Julie, Do Ya Love Me

"Julie, Do Ya Love Me"
Single by Bobby Sherman
from the album With Love, Bobby
B-side "Spend Some Time Lovin' Me"
Released July 1970
Format Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM
Genre Pop
Length 2:52
Label Metromedia
Writer(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.

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 of the song 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]

Chart performance

Chart (1970) Peak
position
Australia - Go-Set 3
Canada - RPM 100 3
Canada - CHUM 30 2
US Billboard Hot 100 5
US Billboard Easy Listening 2
US Cash Box Top 100 3
UK Singles Chart 28

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.[13] White Plains' version spent 14 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, reaching No. 8,[14] while spending 9 weeks on the Irish Singles Chart, reaching No. 8.[15]

Chart performance

Chart (1970) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 8
Irish Singles Chart 8

References

  1. "Spotlight Singles", Billboard, July 18, 1970. p. 72. Accessed July 10, 2016.
  2. Murrells, Joseph. The Book of Golden Discs, Barrie & Jenkins, (1978). p. 285.
  3. "With Love, Bobby - Bobby Sherman". AllMusic. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  4. Bobby Sherman - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed July 10, 2016.
  5. Bobby Sherman - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed July 10, 2016.
  6. "Billboard Top 40 Easy Listening", Billboard, September 26, 1970. p. 54.
  7. Cash Box Top 100, Cash Box, September 26, 1970. Accessed July 13, 2016.
  8. Ed Nimmervoll, "GO-SET National Top 60", December 5, 1970. Accessed July 10, 2016.
  9. Bobby Sherman - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Accessed July 10, 2016.
  10. "RPM 100", RPM Weekly, Volume 14, No. 7, October 03, 1970. Accessed July 11, 2016.
  11. 1050 CHUM - CHUM Charts at the Wayback Machine (archived February 12, 2006). Chart No. 711, September 05, 1970. CHUM. Accessed July 11, 2016.
  12. Leszczak, Bob. (2015). From Small Screen to Vinyl: A Guide to Television Stars Who Made Records, 1950-2000, Rowman & Littlefield. p. 288. Accessed July 24, 2016.
  13. White Plains - Julie, Do Ya Love Me, norwegiancharts.com. Accessed July 11, 2016.
  14. White Plains - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Accessed July 10, 2016.
  15. Song Title Search Results for "Julie Do Ya Love Me", The Irish Charts. Accessed July 11, 2016.
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