Don't Throw It All Away

"Don't Throw It All Away" is a song written by British musician Gary Benson and first released by the Shadows on their 1975 album Specs Appeal. Benson released his version as a single later the same year, which reached number 20 on the UK Singles Chart in the fall of 1975.[2]

For the Andy Gibb song, see (Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away.
"Don't Throw It All Away"
Single by Gary Benson
B-side"This House"
ReleasedSeptember 1975
GenreSoft rock
LabelState
Songwriter(s)Gary Benson
David Richard Mindell
Producer(s)Steve Edgley[1]

Charts
Chart (1975) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[3] 20

Lori Balmer version

Australian pop singer Lori Balmer covered the song in 1976, reaching No. 66 in Australia.

Charts
Chart (1976) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 66

Dave & Sugar version
"Don't Throw It All Away"
Single by Dave & Sugar
from the album That's the Way Love Should Be
B-side"Queen of My Heart"[5]
ReleasedFebruary 1977
RecordedNovember 1976
StudioRCA Victor Studio, Nashville, Tennessee
GenreCountry
Length3:09
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Gary Benson
David Mindell
Producer(s)Jerry Bradley
Charley Pride
Dave & Sugar singles chronology
"I'm Gonna Love You"
(1976)		 "Don't Throw It All Away"
(1977)		 "That's the Way Love Should Be"
(1977)

A country version by Dave & Sugar on their That's the Way Love Should Be LP, released in 1977, was the first of two American charting versions. Co-produced by Charley Pride, the song became the group's third U.S. top 10 hit, reaching number five on both the American and Canadian Country charts.[5] It was also a top 40 hit on the Easy Listening charts of both nations.[6][7]

Charts
Chart (1977) Peak
position
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[8] 34
Canada RPM Country Tracks[9] 5
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] 5
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[11] 32

Stacy Lattisaw version
"Don't Throw It All Away"
Single by Stacy Lattisaw
from the album Sneakin' Out
B-side"Down for You"
Released1982
GenreR&B, soul
Length3:58
LabelCotillion/Atlantic
Songwriter(s)Gary Benson (musician), David Richard Mindell
Producer(s)Narada Michael Walden[12]
Stacy Lattisaw singles chronology
"Feel My Love Tonight"
(1981)		 "Don't Throw It All Away"
(1982)		 "Attack of the Name Game"
(1982)

Stacy Lattisaw covered "Don't Throw It All Away" in 1982. It was the first of three charting singles from her Sneakin' Out LP. The song peaked at number 101 on the Billboard Pop chart and reached the top 10 on the R&B chart.[13]

Charts
Chart (1982) Peak
position
US Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100[14] 101
US Billboard R&B 9

Other versions

References
  1. Discogs: Gary Benson - Don't Throw It All Away
  2. "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1975-08-09. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  3. "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1975-08-09. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. Whitburn, p. 115
  6. Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 65.
  7. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1977-04-30. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  8. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1977-04-30. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  9. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1977-04-23. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  10. "Dave & Sugar Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  11. Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 65.
  12. Discogs: Stacy Lattisaw - Don't Throw It All Away
  13. Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Billboard Hot 100 1959-2004
  14. Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Billboard Hot 100 1959-2004
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