The Dark End of the Street

"The Dark End of the Street"
Single by James Carr
from the album You Got My Mind Messed Up
B-side"Lovable Girl"
ReleasedDecember 1966 (1966-12)
Genre
Length2:20
LabelGoldwax
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James Carr singles chronology
"Pouring Water on a Drowning Man"
(1966)
"The Dark End of the Street"
(1966)
"Let It Happen"
(1967)

"The Dark End of the Street" is a 1967 soul song, written by songwriters Dan Penn and Chips Moman and first recorded by James Carr. It became his trademark song, reaching number 10 on Billboard Magazine's R&B Chart, and crossing over to number 77 on the Billboard Hot 100.