"Run Away" is a 1977 disco single written by Ronnie James and Vincent Montana, Jr. and performed by the

Salsoul Orchestra The Salsoul Orchestra was the backing Band (music), band of session musicians for many acts on the New York City label Salsoul Records and, under its own name, recorded several hit singles and albums between 1975 and 1982. History The orchestr ...

with featured vocals by

Loleatta Holloway Loleatta Holloway (, ; November 5, 1946 – March 21, 2011) was an American singer known for disco songs such as "Hit and Run" and " Love Sensation". In December 2016, ''Billboard'' named her the 95th-most successful dance artist of all time. Acc ...

. The single was from the band's '' Magic Journey'' album. Along with the tracks, "Magic Bird of Fire", and "Getaway", "Run Away" went to #3 on the US disco chart. On the soul chart, "Run Away" peaked at #84.

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*In 1997,

Nuyorican Soul Nuyorican Soul is an American music group from New York City, New York. It was formed by Little Louie Vega and Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez. In 1996, the group released " Runaway". The single reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Dance Club Songs cha ...

covered the song, with featured vocals by

La India Linda Bell Viera Caballero (born March 9, 1969), known professionally as La India, is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter of salsa, house music and Latin pop. La India has been nominated for both Grammy and Latin Grammy Awards, winning the L ...

. This version went to number one on the US dance charts. *In 2009, British proto-goth-jazz singer Bobby Klang took his version to number 88 in the Belgian charts.

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{{Loleatta Holloway 1977 singles 1977 songs 1997 singles Loleatta Holloway songs Salsoul Records singles

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