Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)

"Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)"
Single by Aretha Franklin
from the album Let Me in Your Life
B-side	"If You Don't Think"
Released	November 1973
Genre	Soul[1] pop[1]
Length	3:28
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Morris Broadnax, Clarence Paul, Stevie Wonder
Producer(s)	Aretha Franklin, Arif Mardin, Jerry Wexler
Aretha Franklin singles chronology
"Angel" (1973) "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" (1973) "I'm in Love" (1974)
Official audio
"Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" on YouTube

"Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" is a song written by Morris Broadnax, Clarence Paul, and Stevie Wonder. The song was originally recorded by Stevie Wonder in 1967, but his version was not released as a single and did not appear on an album until 1977's anthology Looking Back. The best-known version of this song is the 1973 release by Aretha Franklin, who had a million-selling top 10 hit on Billboard charts. The song reached No. 1 on the R&B chart and No. 3 on the Hot 100 chart in 1974.[2] It became an RIAA Gold record.[3]

With this peak at number three, Franklin became the first artist in the history of the Hot 100 chart to have a hit song peak at each position from one to ten on the chart. To date, only four other artists have achieved this feat: Marvin Gaye in 1983, Madonna in 1996, Drake in 2013, and Taylor Swift in 2015. Franklin's version of the song was ranked by Billboard as the No. 11 song for 1974.[4]

Personnel

Aretha Franklin version[5][6]

• Aretha Franklin – lead vocals, acoustic piano
• Kenneth Bichel – synthesizer
• Margaret Branch – background vocals
• Ann S. Clark – background vocals
• Donny Hathaway – electric piano
• Hugh McCracken – guitar
• Bernard Purdie – drums
• Chuck Rainey – electric bass
• Pat Smith – background vocals
• Richard Tee – organ
• Arif Mardin – horn arrangement, string arrangement
• Joe Farrell – flute
• Gene Orloff – concert master

Track listing

• 7" single

A. "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" – 3:25

B. "If You Don't Think" – 3:49

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1973–1974) Peak position Canada RPM Top Singles[7] 8 UK Singles Chart (The Official Charts Company)[8] 26 US Billboard Hot 100[9] 3 US Billboard Easy Listening[10] 33 US Billboard R&B Singles[11] 1 US Cash Box Top 100[12] 7

Year-end charts Chart (1974) Rank Canada[13] 101 US Billboard Hot 100[14] 11 US Cash Box[15] 59

Miki Howard version

"Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)"
Single by Miki Howard
from the album Miki Howard
Released	April 26, 1990
Recorded	1989
Genre	Soul
Length	4:03
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Morris Broadnax, Clarence Paul, Stevie Wonder
Producer(s)	Jon Nettlesbey, Terry Coffey
Miki Howard singles chronology
"Love Under New Management" (1989) "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" (1990) "Come Home to Me" (1990)
Music video
"Until You Come Back to Me" on YouTube

Miki Howard recorded the song for her 1989 self-titled album. Her version was an R&B hit in 1990 when it peaked at No. 3 on Billboard's Hot Black Singles chart. Mark Romanek directed the video for Howard's rendition.[16]

Track listings

• US 7" vinyl single

A: "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" – 4:03

B: "Come Share My Love" – 4:43

• US 12" vinyl single

A: "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" (Remix 12" Version) – 5:22

B1: "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" (LP Version) – 4:00

B2: "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" (Remix Dub) – 4:46

• UK 12" vinyl single

A: "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" (Brixton Bass Mix) – 5:20

B1: "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" (LP Version) – 4:00

B2: "Come Share My Love" (LP Version) – 4:43

• UK CD single

1. "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" – 4:05
2. "Come Share My Love" – 4:42
3. "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" (Brixton Bass Mix) – 5:20

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
UK (The Official Charts Company)[17]	67
US Billboard R&B[18]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)	Rank
US Billboard R&B[19]	70

Other cover versions

• In 1983, Leo Sayer featured a cover on his album Have You Ever Been in Love, and released it as a single, titled "Till You Come Back to Me". It reached no. 51 in the UK.[20]
• The song was again covered in 1983 by Luther Vandross who released it on his album Busy Body as part of a medley with "Superstar", as well as its closing track. The medley peaked at no. 87 on the Billboard Hot 100[21] and no. 5 on the Hot Black Singles chart in 1984.[22]
• Basia recorded this song on her 1990 album London Warsaw New York. When released as a single, her version reached no. 33 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart.[23] The music video for her cover featured footage shot in Seattle, with scenes including the Alaskan Way Viaduct and the landmark Paramount Theatre. The clip was directed by Nick Morris.

References

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2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 215.
3. Whitburn, Joel (1994). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990. Record Research. ISBN 0-89820-089-X.
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