Do I Love You? (The Ronettes song) explained

Do I Love You?
Cover:Do_I_Love_You_-_The_Ronettes.jpg
Type:single
Artist:the Ronettes
Album:Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes
B-Side:Bebe and Susu
Genre:Pop
Label:Philles
Producer:Phil Spector
Prev Title:(The Best Part of) Breakin' Up
Prev Year:1964
Next Title:Walking in the Rain
Next Year:1964

"Do I Love You?" is a song written by Phil Spector, Pete Andreoli and Vini Poncia. It was recorded by American girl group the Ronettes in 1964 and released on their debut album Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes.

Cash Box described it as "a pulsating, big-sounding romancer...that the gals and the Jack Nitzsche-led instrumentalists wax with money-making enthusiasm."[1] Matthew Greenwald of AllMusic stated that it is lyrically "about preteen romance and devotion" built around "a funky and elegant guitar/keyboard riff".[2] The song has been covered by the bands The Symbols, Jay and the Americans, and Flamin' Groovies.[3]

Release

The song reached number 11 on Cashbox's "Top 50 in R&B Locations" on July 18, 1964, their fourth highest charting hit on a national R&B chart. It peaked at number 34 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on August 1, 1964,[4] becoming the group's fourth consecutive top forty hit on the chart and faring slightly better than their previous single "(The Best Part of) Breakin' Up". It also reached number 35 on the UK Singles Chart and stayed on the chart for four weeks.

Notes and References

  1. CashBox Record Reviews . June 13, 1964 . 12 . 2022-01-12 . Cash Box.
  2. Web site: Do I Love You? - The Ronettes – Song Info. AllMusic. 19 January 2019.
  3. Web site: Do I Love You? - The Ronettes – Cover Songs. AllMusic. 19 January 2019.
  4. The Hot 100 - The week of August 1, 1964. Billboard. 19 January 2019.
  5. Cash Box Top 100 8/01/64. Cash Box magazine. 19 January 2019. 29 October 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20071029094225/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/60s_files/19640801.html. dead.