"I Do Love You" is a song written and performed by Billy Stewart. It reached #6 on the U.S. R&B chart and #26 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1965.[1] It was featured on his 1965 album, I Do Love You.[2]
| "I Do Love You" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Billy Stewart | ||||
| from the album I Do Love You | ||||
| B-side | "Keep Loving" | |||
| Released | February 1965 | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 2:58 | |||
| Label | Chess | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Billy Stewart | |||
| Billy Stewart singles chronology | ||||
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Arrangement was by Phil Wright.[3]
Stewart re-released the song as a single in 1969 which reached #94 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4]
The sound is loosely based around the last 30 seconds of The Impressions track, "I've Been Trying" from their 1964 album "Keep On Pushing".
GQ version
editGQ released a version as a single in July 1979 which reached #5 on the U.S. R&B chart and #20 on the Billboard Hot 100.[5] It was featured on their 1979 album, Disco Nights.[6]
The single ranked #99 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1979.[7]
The song is featured on 2001 film Baby Boy.
Warren G sampled GQ's version on the song "Relax Ya Mind" from his 1997 album, Take a Look Over Your Shoulder.
Other versions
edit- Barbara Mason, on her 1968 album, Oh How It Hurts.[8]
- Jackie Edwards, as a single in 1972 in the UK, but it did not chart.[9]
- The Heptones, as a single in 1972, but it did not chart.[10]
- Janet Kay, as a single in 1980 in the UK, but it did not chart.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Billy Stewart, "I Do Love You" 1965 Chart Positions". Retrieved November 28, 2016.
- ^ "Billy Stewart, I Do Love You". Discogs. 1966. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
- ^ "Billy Stewart, "I Do Love You" Single Release". Retrieved November 28, 2016.
- ^ "Billy Stewart, "I Do Love You" 1969 Chart Position". Retrieved November 28, 2016.
- ^ "GQ, "I Do Love You" Chart Positions". Retrieved November 28, 2016.
- ^ "GQ, Disco Nights". Discogs. January 1979. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1979". Retrieved November 28, 2016.
- ^ "Barbara Mason, Oh How It Hurts". Discogs. 1968. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
- ^ "Jackie Edwards, "I Do Love You" Single Release". Retrieved November 28, 2016.
- ^ "The Heptones, "I Do Love You" Single Release". Retrieved November 28, 2016.
- ^ "Janet Kay, "I Do Love You" Single Release". Retrieved November 28, 2016.
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