Don't Make Me Wait (Peech Boys song)

"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 No. 89 on the Billboard R&B singles chart and No. 49 on the UK Singles Chart.^[2][3]

"Don't Make Me Wait"
Single by Peech Boys
Released	1982
Recorded	Acoustilog, New York City, New York, U.S.
Genre	Post-disco[1]
Length	7:43 (Extended Version)
Label	West End (US WES-22140)
Songwriter(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" 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]

• US: West End / WES-22140

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

• Charles Walden – engineer
• Larry Levan, Michael de Benedictus - producers
• Howie Weinberg at Masterdisk, New York – mastering
• "Special thanks to: Robert P. Kasper"

Chart positions

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

References

1. Reynolds, Simon (1999). Generation Ecstasy: Into the World of Techno and Rave Culture. Routledge. p. 1035. ISBN 0-415-92373-5.
2. "Classic West and Records Remixes". AllMusic. 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 (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.