I Do Love You (Billy Stewart song)
1965 single by Billy Stewart
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"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 | Billy Stewart | |||
| Billy Stewart singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
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
GQ 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 in the 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
- 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]
