Don't Walk Away (Jade song)

"Don't Walk Away"
Single by Jade
from the album Jade to the Max
Released	1993
Format	CD single
Recorded	1992
Genre	R&B, New jack swing
Length	4:44
Label	Warner Bros.
Writer(s)	Alton "Wokie" Stewart Vassal Benford Ronald Spearman
Producer	Alton "Wokie" Stewart Vassal Benford Ronald Spearman
Jade singles chronology
"I Wanna Love You" (1992) "Don't Walk Away" (1993) "One Woman" (1993)

"Don't Walk Away/You've Got a Friend"
Single by Javine
from the album Surrender and Garfield The Movie OST
Released	August 9, 2004 (2004-08-09) (UK)
Format	CD single
Recorded	2003
Genre	R&B
Length	"Don't Walk Away" - 03:00 "You've Got a Friend" - 04:58
Label	Innocent Virgin
Writer(s)	"Don't Walk Away" - Alton "Wokie" Stewart, Vassal Benford, Ronald Spearman "You've Got a Friend" - Carole King
Producer	"Don't Walk Away" - Stargate "You've Got a Friend" - Marius De Vries
Javine singles chronology
"Best of My Love" (2004) "Don't Walk Away" / "You've Got a Friend" (2004) "Touch My Fire" (2005)

"Don't Walk Away" is a song by Jade, released as a single in 1993. It became one of the biggest Dance and R&B singles of the year. The song peaked at #2 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and climbed all the way to #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart. The mastermind behind Jade's debut release was Vassal Benford, who has written and/or produced for a myriad of performers like Toni Braxton and Chanté Moore, both who released their debut albums a year before. The success of the single landed the trio spots on The Tonight Show, The Arsenio Hall Show and the UK's Top of the Pops. A cover version of this track by Jenny Jones was released in January 2009.

Charts

End of year chart (1993)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1]	13

Formats and track listings

CD

1. Don't Walk Away (Pop Walk)
2. Don't Walk Away (Lite Walk)
3. Don't Walk Away (Dark Walk)
4. Don't Walk Away (Mack Daddy Stroll)
5. Don't Walk Away (Album Walk)

7" Vinyl

1. Don't Walk Away (Pop Walk)
2. Don't Walk Away (Album Walk)

12" Vinyl

1. Don't Walk Away (Album Walk)
2. Don't Walk Away (A Cappella Walk)
3. Don't Walk Away (Instrumental Walk)
4. Don't Walk Away (TV Walk)

Javine version

"Don't Walk Away" was covered by UK R&B star Javine. It was released as a double-A side single in the UK, along with "You've Got a Friend", a cover of the Carole King classic. The double A-side single reached #16 in the UK singles chart.

The single was her final for Innocent Records / Virgin Records.

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart[2]	16

Formats and track listings

CD: 1

1. Don't Walk Away (Album Version)
2. You've Got a Friend

CD: 2

1. Don't Walk Away (Album Version)
2. Don't Walk Away (Armand Van Helden Club Mix)
3. Don't Walk Away (Soda Club Edit)
4. Don't Walk Away (Bad Boy Remix)

Notes

1. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1993". http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1993. Retrieved 2010-08-27. 
2. ^ Javine - Music Charts