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"Thin Line Between Love and Hate" is the title of a 1971 song by the New York City-based R&B vocal group The Persuaders. The song was written and produced by the Poindexter brothers, Robert and Richard, and was also co-written by Robert's wife, Jackie Members.

"Thin Line Between Love and Hate"
A-side label of U.S. vinyl single
Single by The Persuaders
from the album Thin Line Between Love and Hate
B-side	"Thigh Spy"
Released	August 1971
Genre	R&B
Length	3:16
Label	Atco Records
Songwriter(s)	Richard Poindexter Robert Poindexter Jackie Members
Producer(s)	Richard Poindexter Robert Poindexter

Background

This painful, tragic song tells a story about a man coming home early in the morning to find his wife waiting for him, seemingly unconcerned with his being out all night. But he warns against taking advantage of a woman's love and acceptance, because one day she might break -- advice he gives from his hospital bed.

Chart history

This was the group's biggest hit song, spending two weeks atop the Billboard R&B chart in late 1971. It also reached #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was a certified Gold Record by the RIAA.[1]

Chart (1971)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	15
U.S. Billboard Best Selling Soul Singles[2]	1

Cover versions

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The song has been covered or sampled by many musical acts.

• The rock band The Pretenders recorded a cover version of this song, included on their 1984 album Learning to Crawl. Featuring Paul Carrack on keyboards and backing vocals, it was released as a single, peaking at #83 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #49 on the UK Singles Chart.[3] This version changed the lyric from first-person viewpoint to second-person.
• Jamaican reggae singer B.B. Seaton recorded a version as the title track of his 1973 album for Trojan Records.
• A sample of "Thin Line Between Love and Hate" was featured in the song "Washed Away" by the hip-hop band Arrested Development. This song can be found on their 1992 album 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of....
• Also in 1992, rapper Kid Frost sampled this song on his track "Thin Line". This song is included on his album East Side Story and reached #82 on the Billboard R&B chart.
• In 1995, Annie Lennox recorded a cover, featured on her second solo album Medusa.
• In 1996, R&B vocal trio H-Town recorded the song, which was included in the film A Thin Line Between Love and Hate starring Martin Lawrence. Released as "A Thin Line Between Love & Hate", this version featured Roger Troutman, and Shirley Murdock on female vocals and reached #6 on the Billboard R&B chart and #37 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1]

See also

• R&B number-one hits of 1971 (USA)

References

External links

• 1971 Persuaders single info From discogs.com
• 1984 Pretenders single info From discogs.com

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