🔊🎉Today, January 18, 1941, David Ruffin was born Davis Eli Ruffin, in Whynot, Mississippi. On January 24, 1976, his solo single ‘Walk Away from Love,” peaked at no. 9 on the US Hot 100. The song was produced by Van McCoy, for Ruffin’s Motown “Who I Am” 1975 album. On the Billboard 200, “Who I Am” reached no. 31.