"Leaving Here" is a song written in 1963 by Motown songwriters Holland-Dozier-Holland. Written at the beginning of the partnership, it is notable in several recordings. "Leaving Here" was originally released as a single in December 1963 by H-D-H lyricist Eddie Holland and peaked at #76 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at #27 on the Billboard R&B chart.

The original recording has subsequently been released on compilation albums such as Heaven Must Have Sent You: Holland/Dozier/Holland Story, released in 2005, and The Complete Motown Singles Vol.3, (1963), released in 2006.

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The Who recorded the song in the studio twice in 1965, and once for BBC Radio, but none of these recordings were released officially until the 1990s; The 1985 compilation Who's Missing and the 1998 remaster of the Odds & Sods compilation album both included the song, though the latter states it is a previously unreleased version.

In 1965 The Birds recorded a cover version of "Leaving Here" which inspired heavy metal band Motörhead to produce their debut single with a cover of the song twelve years later.

The song appeared as "Leavin' Here" on singles released by The Rationals in 1966 and 1967,^[1] as did a 1989 version by Tinsley Ellis on his debut album, Fanning the Flames.^[2]

Pearl Jam recorded the song for the 1996 Home Alive compilation album which was released to fund women's self-defense classes. The song was later included on their 2003 Lost Dogs double album of B-Sides and Rarities.

In 2001, Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards recorded the song for their debut album, Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards, one of two cover songs used on the album, the other songs all being original.

[edit] References

^ The Rationals Band Info. Motor City Music Archives article. Retrieved on 2007-06-21.
^ Song: Leaving here. Second Hand Songs entry. Retrieved on 2007-06-21.