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"Julie, Do Ya Love Me"
Single by Bobby Sherman
from the album With Love, Bobby
B-side"Spend Some Time Lovin' Me"
ReleasedJuly 1970
GenrePop
Length2:52
LabelMetromedia
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.

Bobby Sherman version

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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

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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

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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

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

References

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  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". Archived from the original on February 12, 2006. Retrieved 2016-07-12. Chart No. 711, September 05, 1970. CHUM.
  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. ^ "Bobby Sherman - View topic: Trumpet Herald forum".
  14. ^ White Plains - Julie, Do Ya Love Me Archived 2016-08-07 at the Wayback Machine, norwegiancharts.com. Accessed July 11, 2016.
  15. ^ White Plains - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Accessed July 10, 2016.
  16. ^ Song Title Search Results for "Julie Do Ya Love Me", The Irish Charts. Accessed July 11, 2016.