Loading AI tools
1971 single by Joe Simon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Drowning in the Sea of Love" is a 1971 song recorded by Joe Simon for Spring Records. It was the title track of his seventh LP, and was the first release from the album. The song was written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff.
"Drowning in the Sea of Love" | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Single by Joe Simon | ||||
from the album Drowning in the Sea of Love | ||||
B-side | "Just A Dream" | |||
Released | November 1971 | |||
Recorded | 1971 | |||
Genre | Soul[1] | |||
Label | Spring Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff | |||
Joe Simon singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
Official audio | ||||
"Drowning in the Sea of Love" on YouTube |
The single was Simon's fourth of eight U.S. Top 40 hits. In early 1972, it reached number 11 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and number eight on the Cash Box Top 100.[2] It also reached number three on the R&B chart and became a gold record. Billboard ranked "Drowning in the Sea of Love" as the No. 77 song for 1972.[3][4] The song remained Simon's longest-running and highest-charting U.S. single until his 1975 hit, "Get Down, Get Down (Get on the Floor)."
The Northern Irish band the Adventures recorded a sophisticated pop version which rose to number 44 on the UK pop charts in July 1988.[8] The single was taken from their album The Sea of Love.
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.