tami lynn sang i'm gonna run away from you.
tami lynn sang i'm gonna run away from you.
who sang i'm gonna run away from you?
tami lynn
in 1971, "i'm gonna run away from you" was released as a single, with "the boy next door" as the b-side, on mojo and atlantic, where it became a hit in the uk among devotees of northern soul. the tune hit number 4 in the uk singles chart in 1971. a full-length album, "love is here and now you're gone", followed in 1972, produced by john abbey. "i'm gonna run away from you" returned to the uk singles chart in 1975 after being reissued, hitting number 36 the second time around.
tami lynn
i'm gonna run to the city of refuge









































"(i'm gonna run to) the city of refuge" is a gospel blues song recorded in 1928 by blind willie johnson, with backing vocals by willie b. harris, who may have been his first wife. it is an adaptation of the traditional song "you better run".









































the earliest known recording of the song (titled "you better run") was by wiseman sextette, 1923.
i'm gonna run to the city of refuge