Do Me Right (song)

"Do Me Right"
Single by The Detroit Emeralds
from the album Do Me Right
B-side"Just Now and Then"
ReleasedJanuary 1971
GenreSoul
Length2:47
LabelWestbound 172
Songwriter(s)Abrim Tilmon, James Mitchell
Producer(s)Katouzzion
The Detroit Emeralds singles chronology
"I Can't See Myself (Doing Without You)"
(1970) 		"Do Me Right"
(1971) 		"Wear This Ring (with Love)"
(1971)

"Do Me Right" is a song written by Abrim Tilmon and James Mitchell and performed by the Detroit Emeralds. The song was produced by Katouzzion and arranged by Abrim Tilmon and Sonny Sanders.[1]

In the United States, it reached No. 7 on the R&B chart and No. 43 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1971.[2] The song was featured on their 1971 album, Do Me Right.[3]

It is also the title of a different song released as a single by R&B singer Pebbles from her 1987 self-titled debut album. Her single reached #67 on the R&B charts.

Chart performance

Chart (1971) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 43
US Billboard Best Selling Soul Singles 7

Other versions

  • Denise LaSalle released a version of the song as a single in 1973 in the United Kingdom, which did not chart.[4]

References

  1. ^ The Detroit Emeralds, "Do Me Right" single release Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  2. ^ The Detroit Emeralds, "Do Me Right" chart positions Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  3. ^ The Detroit Emeralds, Do Me Right Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  4. ^ Denise LaSalle, "Do Me Right" single release Retrieved January 16, 2016.


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