"She Does It Right" is a

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by the band Dr. Feelgood. Recorded in 1974 it appeared on their debut

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, ''

Down by the Jetty ''Down by the Jetty'' is the debut album by English rock band Dr. Feelgood, released in January 1975. The band's Johnny Kidd & the Pirates-influenced originals ("Keep It Out of Sight") appear alongside covers material like " Bonie Moronie" a ...

''. "She Does It Right" was also issued as a

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in the UK in March 1975. It failed to reach the

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Wilko Johnson John Andrew Wilkinson (12 July 1947 – 21 November 2022), better known by the stage name Wilko Johnson, was an English guitarist, singer, songwriter and occasional actor. He was a member of the pub rock/rhythm and blues band Dr. Feelgood in t ...

, and produced by

Vic Maile Vic Maile (1943 – 11 July 1989) was a British record producer. After starting his career as sound engineer with Pye mobile studios for the Animals on their song "We Gotta Get Out of This Place", Maile worked with some of the biggest names in th ...

, the song was Dr. Feelgood's second single release, following their debut with "

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". The

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of the record, "I Don't Mind", was also penned by Johnson. "She Does It Right" was also later included in Dr. Feelgood's 1997's

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, '' Twenty Five Years of Dr. Feelgood''. During an interview with Wilko Johnson, ''Songwriting Magazine'' described the track as "three and a half minutes of

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heaven".

References

1975 singles Music in Southend-on-Sea Dr. Feelgood (band) songs 1975 songs Song recordings produced by Vic Maile United Artists Records singles Songs written by Wilko Johnson {{1970s-single-stub