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Drowning in the Sea of Love
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Drowning in the Sea of Love
| cover = Drowning_in_the_Sea_of_Love_-_Joe_Simon.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Joe Simon
| album = Drowning in the Sea of Love
| B-side = Just A Dream
| released = November
| recorded = 1971
| studio =
| genre = Soul
| length =
| label = Spring Records
| writer = Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
| producer =
| prev_title = All My Hard Times
| prev_year = 1971
| next_title = Pool of Bad Luck
| next_year = 1972
| misc =
}}
"'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.
Chart performance
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. 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.
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)."
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References
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