<P> `` Do n't Leave Me This Way '' is a song written by Kenneth Gamble , Leon Huff and Cary Gilbert . First charting as a hit for Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes featuring Teddy Pendergrass , an act on Gamble & Huff 's Philadelphia International label in 1975 , `` Do n't Leave Me This Way '' was later a huge disco hit for Motown artist Thelma Houston in 1977 . The song was also a major hit for British group the Communards in 1986 . </P>
<P> `` Do n't Leave Me This Way '' is a song written by Kenneth Gamble , Leon Huff and Cary Gilbert . First charting as a hit for Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes featuring Teddy Pendergrass , an act on Gamble & Huff 's Philadelphia International label in 1975 , `` Do n't Leave Me This Way '' was later a huge disco hit for Motown artist Thelma Houston in 1977 . The song was also a major hit for British group the Communards in 1986 . </P>
who sang the original don t leave me this way
who sang the original don t leave me this way
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes