Reunited - Single Version

The original Peaches and Herb were Herbert "Herb" Feemster and Francine "Peaches" Barker (nicknamed thus as a child because of her prim demeanor). They had a Top 10 US single in 1967 with "Close Your Eyes." When Barker got married in 1970, Feemster left the music business and joined the police. He returned in 1975 with Linda Greene, who was recommended to him by the record producer Van McCoy. They retained the name Peaches & Herb and successfully recorded a disco-oriented million seller "Shake Your Groove Thing." The follow-up was the ballad "Reunited," the words about lovers getting back together again so touched Greene that she cried when she first heard the song. It became their biggest hit in both the UK and US.

As detailed in a 2009 interview with The Washington Post, Herb Feemster has been a court security officer since 1986, performing on occasion as Peaches & Herb with various versions of Peaches. Feemster doesn't have to work, as he makes plenty of money from royalty payments. But, says Feemster, "I want to work till I die. I don't believe in retirement."

The song was written by the team of Dino Fekaris and Freddie Perren, and produced by Perren at the studio he owned in Los Angeles called Mom & Pop's Company Store. Perren and Fekaris formed their own production company after working at Motown Records, where Perren co-wrote several Jackson 5 hits as part of "The Corporation" team that included label head Berry Gordy. 1979 was big for the duo, which placed two songs at #1 in the US that year - "Reunited" and "I Will Survive."