Do Me Right
Studio album by
The Detroit Emeralds
Released1971
GenreSoul, R&B
Length37:53
LabelWestbound
ProducerKatouzzion
The Detroit Emeralds chronology
Do Me Right
(1971) 		You Want It, You Got It
(1972)
Singles from Do Me Right
  1. "If I Lose Your Love"/"I Bet You Get the One (Who Loves You)"
    Released: December 1969
  2. "I Can't See Myself (Doing Without You)"/"Just Now and Then"
    Released: May 1970
  3. "Do Me Right"/"Just Now and Then"
    Released: January 1971
  4. "Wear This Ring (with Love)"/"I Bet You Get the One (Who Loves You)"
    Released: June 1971
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Christgau's Record GuideB[2]

Do Me Right is the debut studio album by American vocal group, The Detroit Emeralds, released in 1971 through Westbound Records.

Commercial performance

The album peaked at No. 23 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 151 on the Billboard 200. The album features the title track, which peaked at No. 7 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 43 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "Wear This Ring (with Love)", which charted at No. 18 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 91 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Do Me Right"Abrim Tilmon, James Mitchell2:47
2."Wear This Ring (with Love)"Abrim Tilmon, James Mitchell3:13
3."Long Live the King"Abrim Tilmon, Sam Beatty, Tom Grazcyk3:30
4."What You Gonna Do About Me"William Garrett3:17
5."You Can't Take This Love for You, from Me"Abrim Tilmon, Sam Beatty, Tom Grazcyk3:12
6."Just Now and Then"Abrim Tilmon3:21
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Lee"Abrim Tilmon, Sam Beatty, Tom Grazcyk2:48
8."If I Lose Your Love"Abrim Tilmon, James Mitchell3:16
9."And I Love Her"John Lennon, McCartney3:15
10."I Can't See Myself (Doing Without You)"William Garrett3:18
11."Holding On"Norma Toney, Hermon Weems2:42
12."Admit Your Love Is Gone"Abrim Tilmon, Sam Beatty, Tom Grazcyk3:11

Personnel

Charts

Album

Chart (1971) Peaks
[4]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 151
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 23

Singles

Year Single Peaks
US
[4] 		US
R&B
[4] 		CAN
[5]
1970 "If I Lose Your Love" — 32
"I Can't See Myself Doing Without You" — 41
"Just Now and Then" —
1971 "Do Me Right" 43 7 95
"Wear This Ring (with Love)" 91 18

References

  1. ^ "Do Me Right review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: D". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ The Detroit Emeralds, Do Me Right credits Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "US Charts > The Detroit Emeralds". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
  5. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - May 8, 1971" (PDF).

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