Single:
Walk Away Renee entered the Australian singles chart* on 24 February 1968 and peaked at #34.
Album:
The song was on Reach Out which entered the Kent album charts on 27 July 1968 and peaked at #9.
Songwriters:
Michael Brown, Bob Calilli, Tony Sansone
Producers:
Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Wikipedia:
The Four Tops recorded a successful cover of Walk Away Renee, originally released a year earlier by the Left Banke. Female session group The Andantes provided backing vocals on this Motown release in unison with the other Tops.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walk_Away_Renee
Classic Motown:
Walk Away Renee was first released by the Four Tops as a track on their album Reach Out. After chart success as a single in the UK, it was also released as a single in the USA and became their tenth Top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.
Read more: classic.motown.com/story/four-tops-walk-away-renee/
Lyrics:
And when I see the sign that points one way
The lot we used to pass by every dayJust walk away, Renée
You won’t see me follow you back home
The empty sidewalks on my block are not the same
You’re not to blame
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