"Do You Love Me" | ||||
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Single by the Contours | ||||
from the album Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance) | ||||
B-side | "Move, Mr. Man" | |||
Released | June 29, 1962 | |||
Recorded | 1962 | |||
Studio | Hitsville USA (Studio A), Detroit, Michigan | |||
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Length | 2:54 | |||
Label | Gordy | |||
Songwriter(s) | Berry Gordy Jr. | |||
Producer(s) | Berry Gordy Jr. | |||
The Contours singles chronology | ||||
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"Do You Love Me" is a rhythm and blues song recorded by the Contours in 1962. Written and produced by Motown Records owner Berry Gordy Jr., it appeared twice on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, reaching numbers three in 1962 and eleven in 1988.[2]
As with many American R&B songs of the 1960s, "Do You Love Me" was recorded by several British Invasion groups. A 1963 version by Brian Poole and the Tremeloes reached number one on the UK Singles Chart.[3] It also became a hit for the Dave Clark Five, reaching number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1964.[2]
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