Do Me, Baby
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| "Do Me, Baby" | ||
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| U.S. 7" single | ||
| Single by Prince | ||
| from the album Controversy | ||
| B-side(s) | "Private Joy" | |
| Released | 16 July 1982 | |
| Format | 7" single | |
| Recorded | Uptown, Sunset Sound, Hollywood Sound, 1981 | |
| Genre | Soul, Ballad | |
| Length | 7" edit: 3:57 Album: 7:47 |
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| Label | Warner Bros. Records | |
| Writer(s) | Prince | |
| Producer(s) | Prince | |
| Chart positions | ||
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Did not chart |
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| Prince singles chronology | ||
| "Let's Work" (1982) |
"Do Me, Baby" (1982) |
"1999" (1982) |
| Prince (UK) singles chronology | ||
| "Let's Work" (1982) |
… | "1999" (1982) |
"Do Me, Baby" is a classic Prince ballad and the third and final U.S. single from his 1981 album, Controversy. With a running time of almost 8 minutes, it is the longest track on the album. Sung in Prince's falsetto vocals, the soulful track has a distinctive bass guitar line and is dominated by heavy keyboards and piano. The song is a seductive romp and honed the artist's signature style with slow-burning numbers. The song features screams and yells of passion by Prince and a spoken seduction at the end. It would become a standard of many tours and would often be extended to "tease" the audience. The B-side was fellow Controversy track, "Private Joy". Despite improving upon the hugely popular slow jam approach of Barry White, Teddy Pendergrass and others, the single didn't chart until a remake of the song by R&B singer Meli'sa Morgan went to No. 1 on the R&B charts in 1986.
[edit] External link
- "Do Me, Baby" lyrics
