What'cha Gonna Do About It
| "What'cha Gonna Do About It" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Doris Troy | ||||
| B-side | Tomorrow Is Another Day[1] | |||
| Released | October 1963[1] | |||
| Recorded | July 29, 1963[1] | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 1:45[1] | |||
| Label | Atlantic[2] | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Doris Payne - Gregory Carroll - Rex Garvin[3] | |||
| Producer(s) | Artie Ripp[1] | |||
| Doris Troy singles chronology | ||||
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| Audio | ||||
| "What'cha Gonna Do About It" on YouTube | ||||
What'cha Gonna Do About It is a 1963 song by Doris Troy. It made #37 on the UK Singles Chart in 1964 and #38 in 1965.[2]
Musical composition[]
Featuring a stuttering single-note piano line throughout - giving the song a Caribbean feel to the record - the song is a cocky warning to her man to change his ways for the good of their relationship.[2]
Cover versions[]
Peter Doyle cover version[]
New Seekers vocalist Peter Doyle, before joining the New Seekers, did a cover of What'cha Gonna Do About It which made #27 on the ARIA Charts.[3]
Other cover versions[]
- The Hollies did a British Invasion cover version of this for their debut album Stay with The Hollies.[4]
- Cilla Black did a cover of this for her debut album Cilla.[5]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Doris Troy - What'cha Gonna Do About It". 45cat. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Doris Troy Biography
- ^ Jump up to: a b "What'cha Gonna Do About It - REV BLACK & THE ROCKIN' VICARS (1967)". Pop Archive. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ "What'cha Gonna Do About It? - Doris Troy". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ "Cilla album review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
Categories:
- Doris Troy songs
- 1964 songs
- Songs written by Gregory Carroll (R&B singer)
- Songs written by Doris Troy
- Songs written by Rex Garvin