Please Don't Leave Me (John Sykes song)

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"Please Don't Leave Me"
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Single by John Sykes
Released1982
StudioLombard Sound (Dublin)
GenreSoft rock
Length4:51
LabelMCA Records
Songwriter(s)Phil Lynott, John Sykes
Producer(s)Chris Tsangarides
John Sykes singles chronology
"Please Don't Leave Me"
(1982) 		"I Don't Wanna Live My Life Like You"
(1995)
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"Please Don't Leave Me" is a song by English hard rock musician John Sykes. It was released in 1982 by MCA Records as his first solo single. It also features members of the Irish hard rock group Thin Lizzy, including frontman Phil Lynott, who co-wrote the track with Sykes.

After leaving his previous band Tygers of Pan Tang, John Sykes was still contractually obligated to deliver a single to MCA Records. Having already written the instrumental for what was to become "Please Don't Leave Me", Sykes approached Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott to see if he would like to collaborate.[1] Acting as the intermediary was producer Chris Tsangarides, who had previously worked with both Tygers of Pan Tang and Thin Lizzy.[2] After listening to the demo, Lynott agreed to help, bringing drummer Brian Downey and keyboardist Darren Wharton with him. The song was recorded at Dublin's Lombard Studios with Tsangarides producing.[1] After finishing the track, Sykes was asked to join Thin Lizzy, which he accepted.[2]

In 1992, "Please Don't Leave Me" was repackaged with material Sykes had recorded with Tygers of Pan Tang, and released as a compilation album in Japan. That same year, Danish hard rock group Pretty Maids covered the song on their album Sin-Decade.[3] Sykes would later re-record "Please Don't Leave Me" for his 1997 album Loveland, on which it was retitled "Don't Hurt Me This Way (Please Don't Leave Me '97)".

Track listing[]

All songs written and composed by John Sykes and Phil Lynott, except where noted.[4][5]

7" vinyl (1982)

No.TitleLength
1."Please Don't Leave Me"4:51
2."Please Don't Leave Me" (instrumental)3:57
Total length:8:48

CD (1992, Japan)

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Please Don't Leave Me" (original version) 4:51
2."Don't Take Nothing"Tygers of Pan Tang2:52
3."Bad Times"Tygers of Pan Tang3:07
4."All or Nothing"Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane2:44
5."Don't Give a Damn"Tygers of Pan Tang4:31
6."Please Don't Leave Me" (short version) 4:18
7."Slave to Freedom" (live)Tygers of Pan Tang5:02
8."Raised on Rock" (live)Tygers of Pan Tang4:44
9."Paradise Drive"Tygers of Pan Tang3:45
10."Love Potion No. 9"Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller2:08
11."Please Don't Leave Me" (instrumental version) 3:57
Total length:42:00

Personnel[]

Credits are adapted from the liner notes.[4]

Musicians

Production

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Dome, Malcolm (February–March 2019). "Thunder and Lightning - The Last Days of Thin Lizzy". Rock Candy. No. 12. London, England: Rock Candy Magazine Limited. pp. 28–32.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Syrjälä, Marko (7 September 2008). "JOHN SYKES - Thin Lizzy, ex-Whitesnake, Blue Murder, Tygers of Pan Tang". Metal-Rules.com. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  3. ^ Syrjälä, Marko (2 April 2011). "PRETTY MAIDS – Vocalist Ronnie Atkins". Metal-Rules.com. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Please Don't Leave Me. John Sykes. MCA Records. 1982. MCA 792.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Please Don't Leave Me (booklet). John Sykes. MCA Records. 1992. MVCM-309.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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