"Do I Do" is a song written and performed by American singer and songwriter Stevie Wonder, first released on the compilation album Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I in 1982. The single peaked at #2 on the US Billboard soul chart and #13 on the Billboard Hot 100. On the Billboard dance chart, "Do I Do" reached number one for two weeks. It reached #10 in the UK.
Background The album version of the song is ten and a half minutes long and features a rare example of Wonder rapping near the end of the track. Dizzy Gillespie also appears on the track with a trumpet solo. Both of these elements are omitted from the single edit of the song (some longer edits retain the Gillespie solo but exclude the rapping). Wonder audibly counts down at the end of the track. The song is noted by bassists for its intricate bassline, played by Nathan Watts. A commercial success, it received three Grammy Award nominations including for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song. The song became the basis for Ja Rule's "Livin' It Up."
Personnel Stevie Wonder – lead vocals, piano, harmonica (uncredited in initial liner notes; credited in 2000 reissue),Stevie Wonder - Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium (original 1982 vinyl release) back cover.Stevie Wonder - Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium (2000 reissue). horn arrangements Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet Nathan Lamar Watts – bass Dennis Davis – drums Earl DeRouen – percussion Rick Zunigar, Benjamin Bridges – guitars Isaiah Sanders – Fender Rhodes Windy Barnes, Melody McCullough, Shirley Brewer, Alexandra Brown – background vocals Eugene Ghee, Janice Robinson, Britt Woodman, Virgil Jones, Anthony Tooley, Victor Paz, Clifton Anderson, Earl McIntyre, Frank Wess, Robert Rutledge, Lorenzo Wyche, J. D. Parran, Robert Eldridge, Alfred Wilson, Larry Gittens – horns Paul Riser – string arrangements Stevie Wonder - At the Close of a Century (1999) compilation album liner notes.
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1982–83)PeakpositionFinland (Suomen virallinen lista)11UK Singles (OCC)10US Billboard Hot 10013US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard)1US Hot Black Singles (Billboard)2US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)25
Year-end charts Chart (1982) RankUS Top Pop Singles (Billboard)95
See also List of number-one dance singles of 1982 (U.S.) List of post-disco artists and songs
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