Don't Leave Me This Way

Who it's for

Thelma Houston's disco take on a Philadelphia soul song turns a desperate plea to a departing lover into something you can dance through.

Feelings it meets

• Attachment Anxiety
• Fear of Intimacy
• Breakup

What it is

"Don't Leave Me This Way" was written by Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff and Cary Gilbert, and first recorded by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, with Teddy Pendergrass singing lead, on their 1975 album Wake Up Everybody. Thelma Houston's disco version, produced by Hal Davis, appeared on her 1976 Tamla album Any Way You Like It, reached No.

Where to find it

All major streaming services.

Before you start

Age: All ages

There are those among you who seek the talkative through fear of being alone.Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, “On Talking”