"Do Me Right" is a song written by Abrim Tilmon and James Mitchell and performed by
the Detroit Emeralds
The Detroit Emeralds are an American R&B/soul vocal group, best known in the early 1970s. They enjoyed a run of successful records in the decade including their 1973 transatlantic hit single, " Feel the Need in Me".
Career
"The Emeralds" were ...
. The song was produced by Katouzzion and arranged by Abrim Tilmon and
Sonny Sanders
William Nelson "Sonny" Sanders (August 6, 1939 – October 12, 2016) was an American soul music singer, songwriter, arranger, and record producer.
Born in Chicago, Sanders made his first recording in 1955, on "Tears of Love" / "Roxanna" by Sa ...
.
In the United States, it reached No. 7 on the
R&B chart
The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by ''Billboard''. Rankings are based on a measure of radio airplay, sales data, and streaming activity. The chart had 100 p ...
and No. 43 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1971. The song was featured on their 1971 album, ''
Do Me Right''.
It is also the title of a different song released as a single by R&B singer
Pebbles from her 1987
self-titled debut album. Her single reached #67 on the R&B charts.
Chart performance
Other versions
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Denise LaSalle
Ora Denise Allen (July 16, 1934 – January 8, 2018), known by the stage name Denise LaSalle, was an American blues, R&B and soul singer, songwriter, and record producer who, since the death of Koko Taylor, had been recognized as the "Queen of ...
released a version of the song as a single in 1973 in the United Kingdom, which did not chart.
Denise LaSalle, "Do Me Right" single release
Retrieved January 16, 2016.
References
1971 songs
1971 singles
1973 singles
The Detroit Emeralds songs
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