Soul was a genuinely accomplished musician. But because the 1970s were notorious for prime-time stars launching flashy, short-lived singing careers, he was easily lumped into that category.
It was a perfect time for its release. Starsky & Hutch was more than halfway through its second season, and Soul was a bona fide television star. Therefore, the show's popularity helped the song become a huge hit and made Soul a singing idol.
Ironically, the tune wasn't included on the LP when it was first released, according to Billboard. But its popularity prompted Soul's record company to re-release the album with the new song added to the track listing.
The tune was written by Tony Macauley, who helmed many major pop hits of the late ’60s and ’70s, including The Foundations’ “Build Me Up Buttercup” and Edison Lighthouse’s “Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)."
"I walked round the park with my dog, and I remember when I got the second verse together, which I thought was really sweet, the way it all paid off and hung together as an idea," the songwriter explained. "I remember kneeling on the ground singing it to my dog and several people walking past, probably thinking 'poor man.'"
David Soul would never capture the lightning-in-a-bottle success that was "Don't Give Up on Us" ever again. He charted twice more that same year with the songs "Going In With My Eyes Open" and "Silver Lady."
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