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Run to Me (Smokie song)

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Wikipedia article




"'Run to Me'" is a song by the British rock band Smokie. It was released as a single in 1980 and was also included on the new Smokie greatest-hits albums issued in the same year ('Smokie's Greatest Hits Volume 2' in continental Europe and Australia and 'The Very Best of Smokie 14 Hit Singles' in the UK).

Background and writing



The song was written by Chris Norman and Smokie drummer Pete Spencer and produced by Smokie.

Commercial performance



The Smokie song by Smokie reached no. 29 in Germany.

Savoy Brown version



English blues rock band Savoy Brown released their cover as a single in 1981. It was featured as the sole studio track on that year's 'Greatest Hits Live in Concert' album. It also appeared on German editions of the band's 'Rock 'N' Roll Warriors' album, released the same year.

It became Savoy's highest-charting single in the United States, peaking at number 68 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 on the week of October 31, 1981.

Charts



Smokie version



Savoy Brown version



References




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