Thin Line Between Love and Hate
| "Thin Line Between Love and Hate" | |
|---|---|
 A-side label of U.S. vinyl single | |
| Single by The Persuaders | |
| from the album Thin Line Between Love and Hate | |
| B-side | "Thigh Spy" |
| Released | August 1971 |
| Genre | R&B |
| Length | 3:16 |
| Label | Atco Records |
| Songwriter(s) | Richard Poindexter Robert Poindexter Jackie Members |
| Producer(s) | Richard Poindexter Robert Poindexter |
"Thin Line Between Love and Hate" is the title of a 1971 song by the New York City-based R&B vocal group The Persuaders. The song was written and produced by the Poindexter brothers, Robert and Richard, and was also co-written by Robert's wife, Jackie Members.
Background[]
This painful tragic song tells a story about a man coming early in the morning, only to find his wife waiting for him. Instead of being angry with him, she plays mind games with him. The song ends with the man in the hospital and the woman in jail.
Chart history[]
This was the group's biggest hit song, spending two weeks atop the Billboard R&B chart in late 1971. It also reached #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was a certified Gold Record by the RIAA.[1]
| Chart (1971) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 15 |
| U.S. Billboard Best Selling Soul Singles[2] | 1 |
Cover versions[]
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The song has been covered or sampled by many musical acts.
- The rock band The Pretenders recorded a cover version of this song, included on their 1984 album Learning to Crawl. Featuring Paul Carrack on keyboards and backing vocals, it was released as a single, peaking at #83 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #49 on the UK Singles Chart.[3] This version changed the lyric from first-person viewpoint to second-person.
- Jamaican reggae singer B.B. Seaton recorded a version as the title track of his 1973 album for Trojan Records.
- A sample of "Thin Line Between Love and Hate" was featured in the song "Washed Away" by the hip-hop band Arrested Development. This song can be found on their 1992 album 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of....
- Also in 1992, rapper Kid Frost sampled this song on his track "Thin Line". This song is included on his album East Side Story and reached #82 on the Billboard R&B chart.
- In 1995, Annie Lennox recorded a cover, featured on her second solo album Medusa.
- In 1996, R&B vocal trio H-Town recorded the song, which was included in the film A Thin Line Between Love and Hate starring Martin Lawrence. Released as "A Thin Line Between Love & Hate", this version featured Roger Troutman, and Shirley Murdock on female vocals and reached #6 on the Billboard R&B chart and #37 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 488.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 457.
- ^ Official Charts Company info OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved 22 April 2009.
External links[]
- 1971 Persuaders single info From discogs.com
- 1984 Pretenders single info From discogs.com
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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- 1971 singles
- 1984 singles
- 1996 singles
- The Persuaders (R&B group) songs
- The Pretenders songs
- H-Town (band) songs
- Atco Records singles
- 1971 songs