| Love Won't Let Me Wait | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Major Harris |
| Album: | My Way |
| B-Side: | After Loving You |
| Released: | March |
| Genre: | Philadelphia soul[1] |
| Length: | 5:31 |
| Label: | Atlantic |
| Next Title: | Jealousy |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
"Love Won't Let Me Wait" is a hit 1975 single by Major Harris, a former member of R&B/soul group The Delfonics. Written by Vinnie Barrett and Bobby Eli, the single is considered to be a staple of classic soul playlists, and was Harris' only entry into the top five on both the soul and pop charts. The single hit number five on the pop chart, and also hit number one on the soul chart for one week.[2] Billboard ranked it as the No. 24 song for 1975. It was awarded a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. on 25 June 1975.[3]
Many artists have covered the song. Among the more notable renditions is one by jazz vocalist Nancy Wilson who performed the song in a 1994 episode of the Fox police drama television series New York Undercover.[4] This version also appeared on her 1994 Columbia album, Love, Nancy. Luther Vandross also covered the song for his 1988 album Any Love and his first compilation album 1989's The Best Of Luther Vandross...The Best Of Love
| Weekly chart (1975) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report) [5] | 85 | |
| Canadian RPM Top Tracks | 18 | |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary | 46 | |
| UK Singles Chart[6] | 37 | |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 5 | |
| US Billboard R&B Singles | 1 | |
| US Billboard Easy Listening | 33 | |
| US Cash Box Top 100[7] | 3 |
| Year-end chart (1975) | Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Canada [8] | 145 | |
| US Billboard Hot 100[9] | 24 | |
| US Cash Box[10] | 55 |
| Chart (1984) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[11] | 4 | |
| US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100[12] | 106 | |
| US Billboard Adult Contemporary | 14 | |
| US Billboard R&B Singles | 32 |