Julie, Do Ya Love Me Explained

Julie, Do Ya Love Me
Cover:Julie,_Do_Ya_Love_Me_-_Bobby_Sherman.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Bobby Sherman
Album:With Love, Bobby
B-Side:Spend Some Time Lovin' Me
Released:July 1970
Genre:Pop
Label:Metromedia
Producer:Jackie Mills[1]
Arranged and conducted by Al Capps
Prev Title:Hey, Mister Sun
Prev Year:1970
Next Title:Goin' Home (Sing A Song Of Christmas Cheer)
Next Year:1970

"Julie, Do Ya Love Me" is a song written by Tom Bahler, which was a hit recording in 1970 for Bobby Sherman and later the same year for White Plains.

Bobby Sherman version

In July 1970, Bobby Sherman released "Julie, Do Ya Love Me" as a single,[2] and it appeared on the album With Love, Bobby, which was released the same year.[3]

Bobby Sherman's version spent 15 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 5,[4] while reaching No. 2 on Billboards Easy Listening chart,[5] [6] No. 3 on the Cash Box Top 100,[7] No. 3 on Australia's Go-Set chart,[8] and No. 28 on the UK Singles Chart.[9] In Canada, the song reached No. 3 on the "RPM 100"[10] and No. 2 on Toronto's CHUM 30 chart.[11] The song earned Sherman a gold record.[12] The trumpet was played by Lloyd Michels, who for a time played in the band on The Merv Griffin Show.[13]

Chart performance

Chart (1970)Peak
position
Australia - Go-Set3
Canada - RPM 1003
Canada - CHUM 302
US Billboard Hot 1005
US Billboard Easy Listening2
US Cash Box Top 1003
UK Singles Chart28

White Plains version

On October 9, 1970, White Plains released the song as a single, and in 1971 it appeared on the album When You Are a King.[14] White Plains' version spent 14 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, reaching No. 8,[15] while spending 9 weeks on the Irish Singles Chart, also reaching No. 8.[16]

Chart performance

Chart (1970)Peak
position
UK Singles Chart8
Irish Singles Chart8

Notes and References

  1. "Spotlight Singles", Billboard, July 18, 1970. p. 72. Accessed July 10, 2016.
  2. Murrells, Joseph. The Book of Golden Discs, Barrie & Jenkins, (1978). p. 285.
  3. Web site: With Love, Bobby - Bobby Sherman. . July 10, 2016.
  4. http://www.billboard.com/artist/295300/bobby-sherman/chart Bobby Sherman - Chart History - The Hot 100
  5. http://www.billboard.com/artist/295300/bobby-sherman/chart?f=341 Bobby Sherman - Chart History - Adult Contemporary
  6. "Billboard Top 40 Easy Listening", Billboard, September 26, 1970. p. 54.
  7. http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Cash-Box/70s/1970/CB-1970-09-26.pdf Cash Box Top 100
  8. [Ed Nimmervoll]
  9. http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/14171/bobby-sherman/ Bobby Sherman - Full Official Chart History
  10. "RPM 100", RPM Weekly, Volume 14, No. 7, October 03, 1970. Accessed July 11, 2016.
  11. Web site: 1050 CHUM - CHUM Charts . 2016-07-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060212002118/http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?chart=711 . February 12, 2006 . Chart No. 711, September 05, 1970. CHUM.
  12. Leszczak, Bob. (2015). From Small Screen to Vinyl: A Guide to Television Stars Who Made Records, 1950-2000, Rowman & Littlefield. p. 288. Accessed July 24, 2016.
  13. Web site: Bobby Sherman - View topic: Trumpet Herald forum .
  14. http://www.norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=White+Plains&titel=Julie+Do+Ya+Love+Me&cat=s White Plains - Julie, Do Ya Love Me
  15. http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/13935/white%20plains/ White Plains - Full Official Chart History
  16. http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement Song Title Search Results for "Julie Do Ya Love Me"