I Do Love You (Billy Stewart song)

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"I Do Love You"
Single by Billy Stewart
from the album I Do Love You
B-side"Keep Loving"
ReleasedFebruary 1965
GenreSoul
Length2:58
LabelChess
Songwriter(s)Billy Stewart
Billy Stewart singles chronology
"Tell It Like It Is"
(1964) 		"I Do Love You"
(1965) 		"Sitting in the Park"
(1965)

"I Do Love You" is a song written and performed by Billy Stewart. It reached #6 on the U.S. R&B chart and #26 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1965.[1] The song was featured on his 1965 album, I Do Love You.[2]

The song was arranged by Phil Wright.[3]

Stewart re-released the song as a single in 1969 which reached #94 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4]

This song also sounds loosely based around the last 30 seconds of The Impressions song . "I've Been Trying" from their 1964 album "Keep On Pushing"

GQ version[]

GQ released a version of the song as a single in July 1979 which reached #5 on the U.S. R&B chart and #20 on the Billboard Hot 100.[5] The song was featured on their 1979 album, Disco Nights.[6]

The single ranked #99 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1979.[7]

The song is featured on 2001 film Baby Boy.

Warren G sampled GQ's version on the song "Relax Ya Mind" from his 1997 album, Take a Look Over Your Shoulder.

Other versions[]

  • Barbara Mason released a version of the song on her 1968 album, Oh How It Hurts.[8]
  • Jackie Edwards released a version of the song as a single in 1972 in the UK, but it did not chart.[9]
  • The Heptones released a version of the song as a single in 1972, but it did not chart.[10]
  • Janet Kay released a version of the song as a single in 1980 in the UK, but it did not chart.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ "Billy Stewart, "I Do Love You" 1965 Chart Positions". Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  2. ^ "Billy Stewart, I Do Love You". Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  3. ^ "Billy Stewart, "I Do Love You" Single Release". Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  4. ^ "Billy Stewart, "I Do Love You" 1969 Chart Position". Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  5. ^ "GQ, "I Do Love You" Chart Positions". Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  6. ^ "GQ, Disco Nights". Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  7. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1979". Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  8. ^ "Barbara Mason, Oh How It Hurts". Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  9. ^ "Jackie Edwards, "I Do Love You" Single Release". Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  10. ^ "The Heptones, "I Do Love You" Single Release". Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  11. ^ "Janet Kay, "I Do Love You" Single Release". Retrieved November 28, 2016.


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