Come Go with Me (Pockets song)

"Come Go with Me" is a song by R&B group Pockets, released as a single in 1977 by Columbia Records.[1] It reached No. 17 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart and No. 32 on the Dance/Club Play chart.[2][3]

"Come Go with Me"
Single by Pockets
from the album Come Go With Us
B-side"Wizzard Wuzzit"
ReleasedOctober 1977
GenreSoul
Length3:33
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)A. McKinney, V. White, R. Wright
Producer(s)Verdine White
Pockets singles chronology
"Come Go with Me"
(1977)
""Pasado""
(1978)

Critical reception

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Billboard described the song as having "a definite R&B feel, featuring horns and strings with an Earth Wind & Fire influence coming from its co-writer and producer Verdine White".[4] AllMusic described the song as having "a progressive rhythm track" with "energized vocals" that's "filled with zest".[5]

Charts

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Chart (1977)[2][3] Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100
84
US Billboard Hot R&B Singles
17
US Billboard Dance/Club Play
38

Other versions

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Remixes and re-edits

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A remixed version of the song is featured on the album, Remixed With Love By Joey Negro, Vol. 2 by Joey Negro, which also features remixes of "I Love Music" by The O'Jays, "Love Ballad" by George Benson, and "Ride Like the Wind by Christopher Cross.[6][7]

The song appears as well upon side 1 of Eli Escobar's Money Lotion #8 - Escobar Edits on Money Studies Records, with Colonel Abrahams "Trapped", and Loleatta Holloway's "Catch Me On The Rebound" on the record's flip side.[8][9]

Covers

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The Occasions featuring Tyrone Henry released a cover of the song in 1996 on the Feetmove record label.[10]

References

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  1. ^ Pockets: Come Go with Me. Columbia Records. October 1977.
  2. ^ a b "Pockets: Come Go with Me (Hot R&B Songs)". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on June 23, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Pockets: Come Go with Me (Dance Club Play Songs)". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on June 23, 2018.
  4. ^ Single Picks. Billboard Magazine. October 22, 1977. p. 90.
  5. ^ "Pockets: Come Go with Us". Allmusic.com.
  6. ^ All Music - Joey Negro, Remixed With Love By Joey Negro, Vol. 2
  7. ^ Z Records - Page 4 to 5 ZeddCD038
  8. ^ Discogs - Eli Escobar – Money Lotion #8 - Escobar Edits
  9. ^ Turntable Lab - Eli Escobar, Escobar Edits 12"
  10. ^ "Pockets: Come Go With Me (Covers)". Whosampled.com.