April 27th 1977, Don’t Leave Me This Way by Thelma Houston

“Don’t Leave Me This Way” is a disco song that was initially recorded by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes (in 1975). However, it was Thelma Houston’s rendition that truly popularized it.

In 1978, her version won the Grammy Award for “Best Female R&B Vocal Performance”, and in 2021, Rolling Stone magazine included it on their list of the “500 Best Songs of All-Time”.

On this very day, April 27th 1977, it was the #1 song in America, topping Billboard’s Hot 100 chart. If you’d like to have a listen, please feel free to use the provided link. Taken from her 1976 album, “Any Way You Like It”, here’s THELMA HOUSTON, with “DON’T LEAVE ME THIS WAY”…