# Thelma Houston — Don't Leave Me This Way

Thelma Houston’s Don't Leave Me This Way (1976) is No. 9 in our Disco ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1976
- **Label:** Tamla
- **On one list:** Disco
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29
- **Artist:** [Thelma Houston](https://waxonia.com/artist/thelma-houston/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/thelma-houston--dont-leave-me-this-way/

## What we say

### No. 9 in [Disco](https://waxonia.com/genre/disco/)

The greatest vocal performance in the genre, delivered against an arrangement that keeps withholding the release. Houston sounds like she is negotiating rather than pleading.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Thelma%20Houston%20Don't%20Leave%20Me%20This%20Way) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=rUdw7V-FC_Q)

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