Do That to Me One More Time

"Do That to Me One More Time"
Single by Captain & Tennille
from the album Make Your Move
B-side "Deep in the Dark"
Released 1980
Format 7" (45 rpm)
Genre Adult contemporary, soft rock[1]
Length

3:45 (single version)

4:17 (album version)
Label Casablanca 2215
Writer(s) Toni Tennille
Producer(s) Daryl Dragon
Captain & Tennille singles chronology
"You Need a Woman Tonight"
(1978)		 "Do That to Me One More Time"
(1980)		 "Love on a Shoestring"
(1980)

"Do That to Me One More Time" is a song performed by American pop duo Captain & Tennille. It was their 8th chart-topping hit in the U.S., The song was included on the duo's 1979 album, Make Your Move, and was written by Toni Tennille. It features a Lyricon solo by saxophonist Tom Scott, though Captain mimed to this part on a descant recorder in the promotional video. Even though an edited version was released as a single, yet another version was created for their many TV performances promoting the song. This version contained a "natural" ending, opposed to the fade-out ending that was featured on the single and album versions. This version was mainly lip-synced by Tennille on such TV programs.

History

After a decline in popularity from the height of their success in the mid-1970s, the Captain and Tennille signed with Casablanca Records under the guidance of Neil Bogart. "Do That to Me One More Time" was a comeback for the duo, but they failed to achieve further success on Casablanca and their contract was not renewed. Vocalist and songwriter Toni Tennille played the song for Bogart at her house with husband Daryl Dragon in Pacific Palisades, California on an electric piano. Bogart reacted enthusiastically, saying: "That's a smash! There's no doubt in my mind that's going to be your first single."[2]

Reception

"Do That to Me One More Time" became Captain & Tennille's second and final number-one hit when it reached the pinnacle of the Billboard Hot 100 chart the week ending February 16, 1980.[2] The song had logged four consecutive weeks in the runner-up position on this chart behind Michael Jackson's hit "Rock with You" before ascending to the top of the chart. The song also achieved some crossover success on the Billboard adult contemporary and R&B charts. It was their highest-charting hit on the UK Singles Chart, where it reached #7 in March 1986. The duo also recorded a version of the song in Spanish translated as Amame Una Vez Mas.

Charts

Chart (1980) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] 1
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[3] 4
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles[3] 58
UK Singles Chart[4] 7

Year-end charts

Chart (1980) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 5

Cover versions

Swedish band Tonfallet recorded a cover of the song (called "En Gång Till") in Swedish but failed to hit charts, the record only sold 1000 copies.[5] Dutch eurodance singer Amber included a cover version (as well as a remix) of "Do That to Me One More Time" on the 2001 re-issue of her 1999 album, Amber. Soul/R&B singer Miki Howard covered "Do That to Me One More Time" on her 2006 covers album Pillow Talk. Acoustic Electro-Pop artist Andy Kuncl released his cover of "Do That To Me One More Time" on April 27, 2010. The Association also did a cover version of that song in the 1970s. Argentinean singer Marcela Morelo recorded a Spanish version of the song in her 2010 album "Otro plan".

References

  1. ↑ "Explore: Soft Rock | Top Songs | AllMusic". Web.archive.org. 2011-11-12. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bronson, Fred (2003). The Billboard Book of #1 Hits, 5th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 521.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 U.S. chart peak positions AllMusic.com. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
  4. ↑ UK Singles Chart info Chartstats.com. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
  5. ↑ Musikon info about swedish cover

External links

Preceded by
"Rock with You" by Michael Jackson		 Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
February 16, 1980 		Succeeded by
"Crazy Little Thing Called Love" by Queen