1965 single by Billy Stewart
"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]
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 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
References
^ "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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