"Do I Do" is a song written and performed by American singer and songwriter

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, first released in 1982 on the compilation album, ''

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'' (1982). The single peaked at #2 on the US ''

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'' soul chart and #13 on the ''Billboard''

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. On the ''Billboard'' dance chart, "Do I Do" went to number one for two weeks. Overseas, it reached #10 in the UK.

Background

The album version of the song is ten and a half minutes long. It features a rare example of Wonder

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near the end of the track.

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is also featured on the track with a trumpet solo. Both of these are omitted from the single edit of the song (some longer edits retain the Gillespie solo but omit the rapping). Wonder audibly counts down at the end of the track, which is not commonly heard at the end of musical singles. The song is noted by bassists for its intricate bassline, played by Nathan Watts. A commercial success, it was the recipient of three Grammy Award nominations including for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song. The song became the basis for Ja Rule’s " Livin it Up."

Personnel

- Lead vocals, piano, harmonica ''(uncredited in initial liner notes; credited in 2000 reissue)'', horn arrangements *

- Trumpet * Nathan Lamar Watts - Bass * Dennis Davis - Drums *Earl DeRouen - Percussion *Rick Zunigar and Benjamin Bridges - Guitars *Isaiah Sanders -

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*Windy Barnes, Melody McCullough, Shirley Brewer, and Alexandra Brown - Background vocals *Eugene Ghee, Janice Robinson, Britt Woodman, Virgil Jones, Anthony Tooley, Victor Paz, Clifton Anderson, Earl McIntyre, Frank Wess, Robert Rutledge, Lorenzo Wyche, J.D. Parran, Robert Eldridge, Alfred Wilson, Larry Gittens - Horns * Paul Riser - String arrangements Stevie Wonder - ''At the Close of a Century'' (1999) compilation album liner notes.

Background

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

See also