Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)
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| Single by Aretha Franklin | |||||||||||||||||||
| from the album Let Me in Your Life | |||||||||||||||||||
| B-side | "If You Don't Think" | ||||||||||||||||||
| Released | November 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Soul | ||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 3:28 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Atlantic | ||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Morris Broadnax, Clarence Paul, Stevie Wonder | ||||||||||||||||||
| Producer(s) | Jerry Wexler | ||||||||||||||||||
| Certification | Gold (U.S.) | ||||||||||||||||||
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"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 did not appear on an album until 1977's anthology Looking Back. 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] This peak at number three made Franklin 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 two other artists have achieved this feat (Marvin Gaye in 1983 and Madonna in 1996). Aretha's version of the song was ranked by Billboard as the No. 11 song for 1974.[2] 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 they return.
Charts
| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles | 1 |
Cover versions
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| Single by Miki Howard | ||||
| from the album Miki Howard | ||||
| B-side | "Come Share My Love" | |||
| Released | April 26, 1990 | |||
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12" single, cassette single CD single | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
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| Length | 4:03 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer(s) | Jon Nettlesbey, Terry Coffey | |||
| Miki Howard singles chronology | ||||
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| Single by Cyndi Lauper | ||||
| from the album At Last | ||||
| Released | 2004 | |||
| Format | CD single, Vinyl, 12" | |||
| Recorded | 2003 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 4:40 | |||
| Label | Sony | |||
| Producer(s) | Cyndi Lauper, Russ Titelman | |||
| Cyndi Lauper singles chronology | ||||
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| Single by Basia | ||||
| from the album London Warsaw New York | ||||
| B-side | Baby You're Mine | |||
| Released | 1990 | |||
| Format | Vinyl, 12", cassette single | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
| Genre | Electronic, Jazz | |||
| Length | 3:52 | |||
| Label | Epic Records | |||
| Producer(s) | Basia, Danny White | |||
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- In 1983, Leo Sayer featured a cover on his album "Have You Ever Been in Love", and released it as a single.
- 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 Billboard Hot 100 and No. 5 on the Hot Black Singles chart.[3]
- In 1986, saxophonist Richard Elliot featured a cover on his album "Trolltown."[4][5]
- 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 an R&B hit in 1990 when it peaked at No. 3 on Billboard's Hot Black Singles chart.[6]
- 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.
- The Rippingtons have a version on their 2005 CD release Wild Card.
- Dionne Bromfield covered this song on her debut album Introducing Dionne Bromfield in 2009.
- Hill St. Soul covered this song on her debut album Soul Organic in 1999.
Notes
- Chart positions for Luther Vandross and Miki Howard cover versions.
Charts
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 87 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles | 5 |
| Chart (1990) | Peak position[7] |
| UK Singles Chart | 67 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles | 3 |
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 215.
- ↑ Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1974
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 600.
- ↑ "Trolltown overview". Allmusic.com.
- ↑ "Richard Elliot - Rock Steady". MackAvenue.com.
- ↑ www.billboard.com-mikihoward-r&bsinglescharts
- ↑ "Miki Howard UK chart history". chartstats.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-02. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
| Preceded by "Living For the City" by Stevie Wonder |
Billboard Hot Soul Singles number-one single January 12, 1974 |
Succeeded by "I've Got to Use My Imagination" by Gladys Knight and the Pips |
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