Don't Make Me Wait (Peech Boys song)

"Don't Make Me Wait"
Single by Peech Boys
Released 1982
Format 12" single, 7" single
Recorded Acoustilog, New York City, New York, U.S.
Genre Post-disco[1]
Length 7:43 (Extended Version)
Label West End (US WES-22140)
Writer(s) R. Bernard Fowler, Peech Boys
Producer(s) Larry Levan, Michael de Benedictus
Peech Boys singles chronology
"Life Is Something Special"
(1982)
"Don't Make Me Wait"
(1982)
"On a Journey"
(1983)

"Don't Make Me Wait" is a song recorded by the Peech Boys in 1982. It was written by the band and produced by Paradise garage DJ Larry Levan. It was released by West End Records and peaked at #89 on Black Singles and #49 on UK Singles Chart.[2][3]

"Don't Make Me Wait" received a respectable play at Paradise Garage. The song is characterized by overdubbed bass, soulful vocals, and gospel-like piano lines reminiscent of those in house music.[4]

Track listing

12" vinyl[5]
Side one
No. Title Length
1. "Don't Make Me Wait" (Extended Version) 7:14
Side two
No. Title Length
1. "Don't Make Me Wait" (Dub Mix) 5:52

Personnel

Chart positions

Chart (1982) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 6
U.S. Billboard Black Singles 89
UK Singles Chart 49

References

  1. Reynolds, Simon (1999). Generation Ecstasy: Into the World of Techno and Rave Culture. Routledge. p. 1035. ISBN 0-415-92373-5.
  2. Allmusic - Classic West and Records Remixes. Charts/Awards. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  3. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 422. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. "untitled". Blues & soul: Issues 526-537 (Napfield Ltd., the University of Virginia '(originally)'). 1988.
  5. ""Don't Make Me Wait" (West End) on Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
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