Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds : DON'T PULL YOUR LOVE

Rumored to have been written with Elvis Presley in mind, and first recorded (as DON’T PULL YOUR LOVE OUT) in 1970 by Country Store—an obscure group produced by the song's writers Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter— DON’T PULL YOUR LOVE had been optioned by ABC-Dunhill Records A&R vice-president Steve Barri to be recorded by the Grass Roots, who Steve had been producing for five years. However, the Grass Roots passed on the song, which Barri recalls the group considered "a bit light[weight]”.

Recorded in December 1970 by soft rockers Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds, DON’T PULL YOUR LOVE was released April 1971 and reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and their Easy Listening Chart in July 1971. That same month, the single was certified gold.