| "I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Ann Peebles | ||||
| from the album I Can't Stand the Rain | ||||
| B-side | "One Way Street" | |||
| Released | January 1973 | |||
| Recorded | 1972 | |||
| Length | 2:55 | |||
| Label | Hi | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Earl Randle | |||
| Producer(s) | Willie Mitchell | |||
| Ann Peebles singles chronology | ||||
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| "I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Paul Young | |
| from the album The Secret of Association | |
| B-side | "One Step Forward" |
| Released | 1 October 1984 (UK)[1] August 1985 (US) |
| Recorded | 1984 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 5:05 (album version) 4:39 (single version) |
| Label | Columbia |
| Songwriter(s) | Earl Randle |
| Producer(s) | Laurie Latham |
"I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down" is a song written by Memphis-based songwriter Earl Randle, and first recorded in 1972 by soul singer Ann Peebles. The song was also a hit in 1984 for English singer Paul Young.
- ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 28.