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Back2Stonewall Sunday Tea Dance: (The Best Part of) Breaking Up by Roni Griffith (1982)

(The Best Part of) Breaking Up” is a song written by Phil SpectorPete Andreoli and Vince Poncia. It was first recorded by The Ronettes, in 1964.

In 1982 singer Roni Griffith hit number two on the US Dance Club Songs chart for two weeks with her Hi-NRG version of the song in 1982. By the end of that year Griffin had a platinum and gold record for her hits “(The Best Part of) Breakin’ Up” and “Desire”.

In 1983 Griffin’s career took a strange turn when she pursued a career as Christian Contemporary artist. She appeared on The 700 Club  and in 2004, she released her second Christian Contemporary album, entitled Only You.

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