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Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)

"Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" is a song written by Morris Broadnax, Clarence Paul, and Stevie Wonder. The song was originally recorded by Stevie Wonder in 1967, but his version was not released as a single and did not appear on an album until 1977's anthology Looking Back. The best-known version of this song is the 1973 release by Aretha Franklin, who had a million-selling top 10 hit on Billboard charts. The song reached No. 1 on the R&B chart and No. 3 on the Hot 100 chart in 1974.[2] It became an RIAA Gold record.[3]

"Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)"

"If You Don't Think"

November 1973

3:28

Atlantic

Morris Broadnax, Clarence Paul, Stevie Wonder

Aretha Franklin, Arif Mardin, Jerry Wexler

With this peak at number three, Franklin became the first artist in the history of the Hot 100 chart to have a hit song peak at each position from one to ten on the chart. To date, only four other artists have achieved this feat: Marvin Gaye in 1983, Madonna in 1996, Drake in 2013, and Taylor Swift in 2015. Franklin's version of the song was ranked by Billboard as the No. 11 song for 1974.[4]

Aretha Franklin – lead vocals, acoustic piano

– synthesizer

Kenneth Bichel

Margaret Branch – background vocals

Ann S. Clark – background vocals

– electric piano

Donny Hathaway

– guitar

Hugh McCracken

– drums

Bernard Purdie

– electric bass

Chuck Rainey

Pat Smith – background vocals

– organ

Richard Tee

– horn arrangement, string arrangement

Arif Mardin

– flute

Joe Farrell

– concert master

Gene Orloff

7" single

"Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)"

April 26, 1990

1989

Soul

4:03

Atlantic

Morris Broadnax, Clarence Paul, Stevie Wonder

Jon Nettlesbey, Terry Coffey

US 7" vinyl single

In 1983, featured a cover on his album Have You Ever Been in Love, and released it as a single, titled "Till You Come Back to Me". It reached no. 51 in the UK.[20]

Leo Sayer

The song was again covered in 1983 by who released it on his album Busy Body as part of a medley with "Superstar", as well as its closing track. The medley peaked at no. 87 on the Billboard Hot 100[21] and no. 5 on the Hot Black Singles chart in 1984.[22]

Luther Vandross

recorded this song on her 1990 album London Warsaw New York. When released as a single, her version reached no. 33 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart.[23] The music video for her cover featured footage shot in Seattle, with scenes including the Alaskan Way Viaduct and the landmark Paramount Theatre. The clip was directed by Nick Morris.

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