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"Do You Love Me" is a 1962 (see 1962 in music) hit single recorded by The Contours for Motown's Gordy Records label. Written and produced by Motown CEO Berry Gordy, Jr., "Do You Love Me" was the Contours' only Top 40 single on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in the United States. Notably, the record achieved this feat twice, once in 1962 and again in 1987 (see 1987 in music). Image File history File links Do-you-love-me-45. ...
A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ...
The Contours were one of the early soul singing groups signed to Motown Records. ...
Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance) was the only LP issued by The Contours during their career at Motown Records. ...
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Hitsville U.S.A. was the nickname given to Motown Records first headquarters. ...
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The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ...
The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, formerly known as Top Soul Singles, Top Black Singles, and Top R&B Singles (before the hip-hop term was added in the late 1990s), is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. ...
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ...
The Contours were one of the early soul singing groups signed to Motown Records. ...
1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ...
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The Contours were one of the early soul singing groups signed to Motown Records. ...
Motown Records, Inc. ...
Berry Gordy, Jr. ...
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ...
1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
See also: 1986 in music, other events of 1987, 1988 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // January 3 - Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ...
History
Original release Berry Gordy wrote "Do You Love Me" with the intention that The Temptations, who at this time had no Top 40 hits to their name, would record it. However, when Gordy wanted to locate the group and record the song, they were nowhere to be found (the Temptations hadn't been made aware of Gordy's intentions, and had departed Motown's Hitsville USA studio for a local Detroit gospel music showcase). After spending some time looking for the Temptations, Gordy ran into the Contours (Billy Gordon, Hubert Johnson, Billy Hoggs, Joe Billingslea, Sylvester Potts, and guitarist Hugh Davis) in the hallway. Wanting to record and release "Do You Love Me" as soon as possible, Gordy decided to let them record his "sure-fire hit" instead of the Temptations. The Contours, who were in danger of being dropped from the label after their first two singles ("Whole Lotta' Woman" and "The Stretch") failed to chart, were so elated at Gordy's offer that they immediately began hugging and thanking him. The Temptations (often abbreviated as The Tempts or The Temps) are an American Motown singing group whose repertoire has included doo-wop, soul, psychedelia, funk, disco, R&B, and adult contemporary. ...
Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815 County Wayne County Mayor...
Gospel music may refer to the religious music that first came out of African-American churches in the first quarter of the twentieth century or, more loosely, to both black gospel music and to the religious music composed and sung by predominately white Southern Gospel artists. ...
"Do You Love Me", the fifth release on Gordy Records, became a notably successful dance record, built around lead singer Billy Gordon's screaming vocals. Selling over a million copies, "Do You Love Me" peaked at number-three on the Billboard Pop Singles chart, and was a number-one hit on the Billboard R&B Singles chart. An album featuring the single, Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance), was also released. None of the Contours' future singles lived up to the success of "Do You Love Me", although its success won the group a headlining position on Motown's very first Motor Town Revue tour. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, formerly known as Top Soul Singles, Top Black Singles, and Top R&B Singles (before the hip-hop term was added in the late 1990s), is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. ...
Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance) was the only LP issued by The Contours during their career at Motown Records. ...
The Motortown Revue was the name given to the package tours of Motown artists in the 1960s. ...
Dirty Dancing "Do You Love Me" was featured prominently in the 1987 Patrick Swayze film Dirty Dancing, reviving the record's popularity. Re-issued as a single for the More Dirty Dancing soundtrack album, "Do You Love Me" became a hit for the second time, peaking at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100. The Contours, by then comprised of Joe Billingslea and three new members, joined Ronnie Spector and Bill Medley, among others, on a "Dirty Dancing Tour" which resulted from the film. Penis Wayne Swayze (born August 18, 1952) is an American dancer, actor, singer and songwriter. ...
Dirty Dancing is a 1987 musical and romance film directed by Emile Ardolino. ...
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ...
Ronnie Spector (born August 10, 1943, as Veronica Yvette Bennett in New York City) was lead singer of the girl group The Ronettes, and is known as the original bad girl of rock and roll. ...
Bill Medley (born William Thomas Medley on September 19, 1940 in Los Angeles, California) was one half of The Righteous Brothers singing duo. ...
British Invasion cover versions Like many American R&B songs of the 1960s, "Do You Love Me" was covered by a number of British Invasion groups. Two British groups who recorded their own versions of the song were Brian Poole and the Tremeloes and the Dave Clark Five. Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ...
The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ...
The appearance of The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show, February 9, 1964, marked the dramatic start of the British Invasion. ...
The group were initially cast in the Buddy Holly And The Crickets mould. ...
The Dave Clark Five were a British rock and roll group in the 1960s, and one of the few that were able to present a commercial threat to the Beatles, the dominant group of the period. ...
Credits - Lead vocal by Billy Gordon
- Background vocals by Hubert Johnson, Billy Hoggs, Joe Billingslea, and Sylvester Potts
- Guitar by Huey Davis
- Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers
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