“Love Won’t Let Me Wait”
Written by Bobby Eli & Vinnie Barrett
JANIS SIEGEL: Lead Vocal
JOHN DiMARTINO: Piano
CHICO HUFF: Bass
VIC STEVENS: Drums
ANDREW NEU: Saxophone
Producer: Tom Emmi
Mixing Engineer: Ron DiSilvestro
Video Editors: George Murphy, Adam Henderson
Bobby Eli was an American musician, arranger, composer and record producer from Philadelphia, PA. He was a founding member and lead guitarist of the Philadelphia studio band MFSB (Mothers, Fathers, Sisters, Brothers). Eli’s contributions can be heard on recordings by many artists, including Teddy Pendergrass, The Jacksons, David Bowie, Jay Z, Hall and Oates, Patti LaBelle, Elton John, Phyllis Hyman, B.B. King, Wilson Pickett, The Spinners, The Temptations, The Stylistics, and Curtis Mayfield, among others. He was a regular session player for Gamble & Huff’s Philadelphia International label in the 1970s. His credits as a songwriter include million-selling singles, “Love Won’t Let Me Wait,”, “Just Don’t Want To Be Lonely,” and “Sideshow.” Eli also produced, arranged and performed on hit singles for Harold Elvin & The Blue Notes, The Delphonics, The Whispers, Regina Belle, Engelbert Humperdinck, The Dells, Sister Sledge, and Isaac Hayes. Sadly, Bobby Eli left us in August 2023.
Related Segments
Michael Rhodes
Michael Rhodes was an extraordinary bassist who sadly left us in March 2023. A Nashville staple since the late ’70s, his incredibly long list of credits includes recordings for Willie…
Denny Laine
You’ve just ended the most productive creative partnership in the history of popular music. Now who do you call? If you’re Paul McCartney in 1970, the answer is Denny Laine.…
Cynthia Weil
You’ve lost that loving feeling. On Broadway. Here you come again. We’ve got to out of this place. He’s so shy. The names of the songs she wrote are more…
Burt Bacharach
Although just five feet eight inches in height, Burt Bacharach towered over the field in songwriting stature for more than half a century. Working in a style that was decidedly…
Tony Bennett
He made his first record in 1952 and his last in 2021. In the six decades in-between, Tony Bennett became the foremost interpreter of the Great American Songbook and maybe…
Jesse Gress
Jesse Gress was an extraordinary American rock guitarist. Over the years, he toured and recorded extensively with Todd Rundgren and the Tony Levin Band. A performer, music educator, and former…
Randy Meisner
When an eagle flies, it might be the flash of feathers that catches your eye, but it’s the mighty muscle underneath that keeps it aloft. For the musical Eagles, that…
Robbie Bachman
Robin Bachman was a Canadian drummer and the youngest brother of guitarist, singer and songwriter Randy Bachman. He was the original drummer for the Bachman-Turner Overdrive band.
David Lindley
When it comes to sidemen, David Lindley was always way out in front. A multi-instrumentalist who could play anything with strings from an Apache Fiddle to a Zither, Lindley was…
David Crosby
David Crosby was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He first found fame as a member of The Byrds, and later as part of the supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash,…
George Winston
George Otis Winston III was an American pianist who was an established contemporary instrumental music performer. Best known for his solo piano recordings, Winston released his first album in 1972,…
Barrett Strong
Barrett Strong, Jr. was an American singer and songwriter. Together with producer Norman Whitfield, they penned such songs as “I Heard It Through The Grapevine,” War,”, “Just My Imagination (Running…
Floyd Sneed
Floyd Chester Sneed was a Canadian drummer, best known for his work with the band Three Dog Night. Sneed grew up in a musical family and became interested in drums…
Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter was an American jazz saxophonist, composer and bandleader. He came to mainstream prominence in 1959 upon joining Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, for whom he eventually became the primary…