Do I Love You? (The Ronettes song)

"Do I Love You?"
Single by the Ronettes
from the album Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes
B-side	"Bebe and Susu"
Released	June 1964 (1964-06)
Genre	Pop [1]
Length	2:56
Label	Philles
Songwriter(s)	Phil Spector Pete Andreoli Vini Poncia
Producer(s)	Phil Spector
The Ronettes singles chronology
"(The Best Part of) Breakin' Up" (1964) "Do I Love You?" (1964) "Walking in the Rain" (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." ^[2] Matthew Greenwald of AllMusic stated that it is lyrically "about preteen romance and devotion" built around "a funky and elegant guitar/keyboard riff". ^[3] The song has been covered by the bands The Symbols, Jay and the Americans, and Flamin' Groovies. ^[4]

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, ^[5] 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. ^[6]

Charts

Chart (1964)	Peak position
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [7]	14
UK Singles (OCC) [6]	35
US Billboard Hot 100 [8]	34
US Cash Box [9]	36

References

1. Marsh, Dave (1989). The Heart of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made. Plume. p. 241. ISBN   0-452-26305-0.
2. "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. June 13, 1964. p. 12. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
3. "Do I Love You? - The Ronettes – Song Info". AllMusic . Retrieved 19 January 2019.
4. "Do I Love You? - The Ronettes – Cover Songs". AllMusic . Retrieved 19 January 2019.
5. "The Hot 100 - The week of August 1, 1964". Billboard . Retrieved 19 January 2019.
6. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
7. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 4717." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
8. "The Ronettes Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
9. "Cash Box Top 100 8/01/64". Cash Box magazine . Archived from the original on 29 October 2007. Retrieved 19 January 2019.