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)" is the name of a song written by Morris Broadnax, Clarence Paul, and Stevie Wonder. The song was originally recorded by Stevie Wonder in 1967, but his version did not appear on an album until 1977's Anthology. The most well-known version of this song was done by Aretha Franklin, who had a million selling, top 10 hit on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard's R&B chart in 1973. It reached No. 1 on the R&B chart and No. 3 on the Hot 100 chart in 1974.^[1] The song's lyrics tell of a person who has been abandoned by their love interest, but who will continue to attempt to contact and win back that person until (s)he returns.

Cover versions

• The song became a hit again in 1984 when Luther Vandross released it as part of a medley with "Superstar". The Vandross medley peaked at No. 87 on the Hot 100 and No. 5 on the Hot Black Singles chart.^[2]

• In 1986, saxophonist Richard Elliot featured a cover on his album "Trolltown."^[3][4]

• Basia recorded this song on her 1989 album London Warsaw New York, she had an adult contemporary chart hit with her version. The Basia video for "Until You Come Back to Me" featured footage shot in Seattle, with scenes including the Alaskan Way Viaduct and the landmark Paramount Theatre.

• Miki Howard recorded the song for her 1989 self-titled album. Howard's version was released as a single and peaked at No. 3 on Billboard's Hot Black Singles Chart.

• Another remake was done by Bobby Caldwell on his 1995 album Soul Survivor. On the American Idol 3: Greatest Soul Hits album, Camile Velasco recorded this song.

• Cyndi Lauper's version of "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" was the second single from her 2003 album At Last. It was a promo-only release. A live version is sung by Lauper on her Live at Last DVD.

• Dionne Bromfield covered this song on her debut album "Introducing Dionne Bromfield" in 2009.

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