Julie, Do Ya Love Me

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"Julie, Do Ya Love Me"
Julie, Do Ya Love Me - Bobby Sherman.jpg
Single by Bobby Sherman
from the album With Love, Bobby
B-side "Spend Some Time Lovin' Me"
ReleasedJuly 1970
Genre Pop
Length2:52
Label Metromedia
Songwriter(s) Tom Bahler
Producer(s) Jackie Mills [1]
Arranged and conducted by Al Capps
Bobby Sherman singles chronology
"Hey, Mister Sun"
(1970)
"Julie, Do Ya Love Me"
(1970)
"Goin' Home (Sing A Song Of Christmas Cheer)"
(1970)

"Julie, Do Ya Love Me" is a song written by Tom Bahler, which was a hit recording in 1970 for Bobby Sherman and later the same year for White Plains.

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Bobby Sherman version

In July 1970, Bobby Sherman released "Julie, Do Ya Love Me" as a single, [2] and it appeared on the album With Love, Bobby, which was released the same year. [3]

Bobby Sherman's version spent 15 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 5, [4] while reaching No. 2 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart, [5] [6] No. 3 on the Cash Box Top 100, [7] No. 3 on Australia's Go-Set chart, [8] and No. 28 on the UK Singles Chart. [9] In Canada, the song reached No. 3 on the " RPM 100" [10] and No. 2 on Toronto's CHUM 30 chart. [11] The song earned Sherman a gold record. [12] The trumpet was played by Lloyd Michels, who for a time played in the band on The Merv Griffin Show . [13] [ better source needed ]

Chart performance

Chart (1970)Peak
position
Australia - Go-Set3
Canada - RPM 1003
Canada - CHUM 302
US Billboard Hot 1005
US Billboard Easy Listening2
US Cash Box Top 1003
UK Singles Chart28

White Plains version

On October 9, 1970, White Plains released the song as a single, and in 1971 it appeared on the album When You Are a King. [14] White Plains' version spent 14 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, reaching No. 8, [15] while spending 9 weeks on the Irish Singles Chart, also reaching No. 8. [16]

Chart performance

Chart (1970)Peak
position
UK Singles Chart8
Irish Singles Chart8

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