I Do Love You (Billy Stewart song)

"I Do Love You"
Single by Billy Stewart
from the album I Do Love You
B-side "Keep Loving"
Released February 1965
Genre Soul music
Length 2:58
Label Chess
Writer(s) Billy Stewart
Billy Stewart singles chronology
"Tell It Like It Is"
(1964)
"I Do Love You"
(1965)
"Sitting in the Park"
(1965)

"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] The song was featured on his 1965 album, I Do Love You.[2]

The song was arranged by Phil Wright.[3]

Stewart re-released the song as a single in 1969 which reached #94 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4]

GQ version

GQ released a version of the song as a single in July 1979 which reached #5 on the U.S. R&B chart and #20 on the Billboard Hot 100.[5] The song was featured on their 1979 album, Disco Nights.[6]

The single ranked #99 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1979.[7]

Warren G sampled GQ's version on the song "Relax Ya Mind" from his 1997 album, Take a Look Over Your Shoulder.

Other versions

References

  1. "Billy Stewart, "I Do Love You" 1965 Chart Positions". Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  2. "Billy Stewart, I Do Love You". Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  3. "Billy Stewart, "I Do Love You" Single Release". Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  4. "Billy Stewart, "I Do Love You" 1969 Chart Position". Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  5. "GQ, "I Do Love You" Chart Positions". Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  6. "GQ, Disco Nights". Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  7. "Billboard Top 100 - 1979". Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  8. "Barbara Mason, Oh How It Hurts". Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  9. "Jackie Edwards, "I Do Love You" Single Release". Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  10. "The Heptones, "I Do Love You" Single Release". Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  11. "Janet Kay, "I Do Love You" Single Release". Retrieved November 28, 2016.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 12/1/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.