Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)
| "Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)" | |
|---|---|
Soul, northern soul | |
| Length | 2:31 |
| Label | Motown |
| Songwriter(s) | Frank Wilson |
| Producer(s) | Hal Davis and Marc Gordon |
"Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)" is a song and
soul singer Frank Wilson first pressed in 1965 on the Motown subsidiary label Soul.[1] It is Wilson's only Motown single and is a prized item among collectors.[2]
Record history
Approximately 250
Tamla-Motown label,[3][7] and again in 2004 with a version of the same song by Chris Clark on the B-side
.
On CD, the mono Frank Wilson version was issued on The Complete Motown Singles, Volume 5: 1965 (Hip-O Select), while the stereo version appears on the British compilation This Is Northern Soul: The Motown Sound Volume 1 (Motown). The Chris Clark version (in an alternate mono mix) was issued on the British "A Cellarful of Motown!", the first volume of four double discs documenting unreleased Motown songs.[8]
Cover versions
- Bruce Springsteen, on his 2022 LP Only the Strong Survive. He also released it as a single.[9]
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[10] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
|
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Popular culture
- The song has featured in an commercials for KFC,[6] and The Happy Egg Company.[11]
References
- ^ "Frank Wilson– Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) / Sweeter As The Days Go By". Discogs.com. 1965. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
- ^ "Frank Wilson". AllMusic.
- ^ ISBN 1-86105-270-7.
- ^ "Record price for rare Motown disc". BBC. May 1, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
- ^ "40 most collectable records". Djhistory.com. Archived from the original on 2012-08-27. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
- ^ a b Stanley, Bob (August 31, 2011). "Britain's got talcum: Northern Soul, the film". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- ^ "Frank Wilson– Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)". Discogs.com. 9 November 1979. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
- ^ "Frank Wilson / Chris Clark (2)– Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)". Discogs.com. 6 September 2004. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
- ^ Aswad, Jem (September 29, 2022). "Bruce Springsteen to Release 'Only the Strong Survive,' New Album of Classic Soul Covers". MSN. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
- ^ "British single certifications – Frank Wilson – Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
- ^ "The Happy Egg Co – Where happy hens lay tasty eggs – TV Advert Songs". Tvadsongs.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
External links
Bruce Springsteen cover reignites row over lost northern soul classic, Guardian, 9 April 2023.
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