Riding high on the success of playing in the hit TV show Starsky and Hutch, David Soul returned to one of his early career choices as a singer. His debut, the Tony Macaulay written and produced "Don't Give Up on Us" was a worldwide smash, spending four weeks at No1 on the UK Singles chart in January and February 1977 and a single week at No1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 1977. In addition, the song spent one week at No1 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart
"Don't Give Up on Us" was rated No93 in VH1's 100 Greatest One-hit Wonders (though Soul had several more hits, including a second no.1, in the UK). Soul recorded a new version of the song in 2004, allegedly after being embarrassed when hearing it by chance in an elevator as sung by Owen Wilson in the film version of Starsky and Hutch.
Zsa Zsa Padilla revived this in 1998, making it the first Filipino revival. Piolo Pascual also covered this song for the soundtrack of the same movie title in the Philippines.
| Preceded by "When a Child Is Born (Soleado)" byJohnny Mathis | UK Singles Chart number one single January 15, 1977 (4 weeks) | Succeeded by "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" by Julie Covington |
| Preceded by "Southern Nights" by Glen Campbell | Billboard Easy Listening Singles number-one single April 9, 1977 | Succeeded by "Right Time of the Night" by Jennifer Warnes |
| Preceded by "Dancing Queen" by ABBA | Billboard Hot 100 number one single April 16, 1977 | Succeeded by "Don't Leave Me This Way" by Thelma Houston |
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