I Like (What You're Doing to Me)

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"I Like (What You're Doing to Me)"
7" single by Young & Company
A-side "I Like (What You're Doing to Me)"
B-side "I Like (What You're Doing To Me) (Instrumental)"
Released1980
Length3:47
Label Excaliber Records Ltd. EXC 501
Composers (B. Young, B. Hank, M. Young)
Producers Young & Young

"I Like (What You're Doing to Me)" is a song that brought success to Young & Company in the 1980s. It also brought success to Joya in the 1990s.

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Young & Company version

"I Like (What You're Doing to Me)" was a 1980 single for the American group Young & Company. It was a hit for them in the UK that year.

Background

"I Like (What You're Doing to Me)" was written by Billy Young, Buddy Hank & Mike Young. It was released in the UK in 1980 in 7" format on Excaliber Records Ltd. EXC 501. [1] [2]

The song earned the group a Record Business Disco Award in the Top New Act category. [3]

Reception

Young & Co's debut album, I Like What You're Doing to Me was reviewed in the 17 January issue of Cash Box. The title song and "Strut Your Stuff" were picked out as suitable for black contemporary play lists. [4]

Airplay

As shown for the week of 22 December in UK music trade magazine, Record Business , "I Like (What You're Doing to Me)" was an extra at two stations, a breaker / climber at one station and on the A list of four stations. [5]

Charts

Record Business 16 - 100 & 1 - 60

For the week of 27 October, "I Like (What You're Doing to Me)" debuted at No. 77 in the Record Business 61 - 100 Singles chart. [6] For the week of 3 November, the single moved up from the previous week's position to its debut position of no. 45 in the Record Business 1 - 60 Singles chart. [7] It peaked at No. 19 for the week of 1 December. [8]

Record Business End of Year Top 30 Soul/Disco Singles

No. 7. [9]

Music Week Top 75 Singles

For the week of 29 November, "I Like (What You're Doing to Me)" reached its peak position of No. 20, and held that position for another week. [10] [11] [12]

Other charts

The record also made the top ten of the Record Business Disco Top 50 chart. [13]

Joya version

"I Like What You're Doing To Me"
Cassette single by Joya
from the album Here I Am
A-side "I Like What You're Doing to Me (Radio Edit) (With Rap)"
B-side "Takin' Care of Business (Snippet), Love U All Ova (Snippet), Gettin' Off on You (Snippet)"
Released1994
Length3:49
Label Atlas 31458 0876-4

Joya recorded a version of the song which became a hit for her in 1995.

Background

"I Like What You're Doing to Me" was the first single from Joya's Here I Am album that was released on Atlas / PolyGram 31454 03302. [14] The song was released as a cassette single on Atlas 31458 0876-4 in 1994. [15]

Reception

Joya's Here I Am album was reviewed by M.R. Martinez in the 20 May 1996 issue of Cash Box . Referring to her new single "I Like What You're Doing to Me" as Funky, Martinez wrote that along with "Here I Am" and "Takin' Care of Business" exhibited her vocal skills. [16]

Charts

Cash Box

"I Like What You're Doing to Me" debuted at No. 90 in the Cash Box Top 100 R&B Singles chart for the week of 4 March 1995. [17]

Billboard

"I Like What You're Doing to Me" peaked at No. 46 on the Billboard R&B chart in 1995. [18]

References

  1. MusicVF.com - I Like (What You're Doing to Me), : Young & Company
  2. Discogs - Young & Company – I Like (What You're Doing To Me)
  3. Record Business, February 2, 1981 Volume Three Number 44 - Page 8 DISCO, Record Business Disco Awards, AN ANALYSIS of performance in the RB disco charts of acts and labels in 1980. Top New Act, Young & Co - I Like (What You're Doing To Me) (Excaliber)
  4. Cash Box, January 17, 1981 - Page 11 ALBUM REVIEWS< NEW AND DEVELOPING ARTISTS, I LIKE WHAT YOU’RE DOING TO ME — Young And Company
  5. Record Business, December 22, 1980 Volume Three Number 40 - Page 15 AIRPLAY GUIDE 100, BREAKER I LIKE (WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO ME) YOUNG & CO.
  6. Record Business, October 27, 1980 Volume Three Number 32 - Page 13 THE SINGLES CHART 61-100, ★ This Week 77, Last Week ▬, Wks on Chart 1, Sales Index 4, Airplay Index •
  7. Record Business, November 3, 1980 Volume Three Number 33 - Page 10 THE SINGLES CHART 1 - 60 ★ This Week 45, Last Week 77, Wks on Chart 2, SALES RATING 8, AIPLAY RATING 1
  8. Record Business, December 1, 1980 Volume Three Number 37 - Page 10 THE SINGLES CHART 1 - 60 ★, This Week 19, Last Week 21, Wks on Chart 6, SALES RATING 6, AIPLAY RATING 36
  9. Record Business January 19, 1981 Volume Three Number 42 - Page 9 CHART ANALYSIS OF 1980, TOP 30 SOUL/DISCO SINGLES, 7 I LIKE WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO ME Young & Co. (Excaliber)
  10. Music Week, November 29, 1980 - Page 13 TOP 75 SINGLES, This Week ▲ 20, Last Week 26, Wks. on Chart 5
  11. Music Week, December 6, 1980 - Page 13 TOP 75 SINGLES, This Week 20, Last Week 20, Wks. on Chart 6
  12. Music Week, December 13, 1980 - Page 13 TOP 75 SINGLES, This Week 26, Last Week 20, Wks. on Chart 7
  13. Record Business, January 12, 1981 Volume Three Number 41 - Page 12 Disco Top 50, 7 4
  14. Cash Box, May 20, 1996 - Page 7 URBAN, REVIEWS by M.R. Martinez, JOYA: Here I AM (Atlas/PolyGram 31454 03302).
  15. Discogs - Joya – I Like What You're Doing To Me
  16. Cash Box, May 20, 1996 - Page 7 URBAN, REVIEWS by M.R. Martinez, JOYA: Here I AM (Atlas/PolyGram 31454 03302).
  17. Cash Box, March 4, 1995 - Page 10 TOP 100 R&B Singles, MARCH 4, 1995, 90 I LIKE WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO ME JOYA DEBUT
  18. MusicVF.com - I Like What You're Doing to Me : Joya