Lyrics for Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance) by The Contours
You broke my heart ′Cause I couldn't dance You didn′t even want me around
And now I'm back, to let you know I can really shake 'em down Do you love me? (I can really move) Do you love me? (I′m in the groove) Do you love? (Do you love me) Now that I can dance (dance) Watch me now, oh (work, work) Ah, work it all baby (work, work) Well, you′re drivin' me crazy (work, work) With a little bit of soul now (work) I can mash-potatoe (I can mash-potatoe) And I can do the twist (I can do the twist) Now tell me baby (tell me baby) Do you like it like this (do you like it like this) Tell me (tell me) tell me Do you love me? (Do you love me) Now, do you love me? (Do you love me) Now, do you love me? (Do you love me) Now that I can dance (dance) Watch me now, oh (work, work) Ah, shake it up, shake it (work, work) Ah, shake ′em, shake 'em down (work, work) Ah, little bit of soul now (work) Ah, shake it, shake it baby (work, work) Ah, you′re driving me crazy (work, work) Ah, don't get lazy (work) I can mash-potatoe (I can mash-potatoe) And I can do the twist (I can do the twist) Well now tell me baby (tell me baby) Do you like it like this (do you like it like this) Tell me (tell me) tell me Do you love me? (Do you love me?) Now, do you love me? (Do you love me?) Now, do you love me? (Do you love me?) (Now, now, now) Ah, I′m working hard baby (work, work) Well, you're driving me crazy (work, work) And don't you get lazy (work) Ah, hey hey baby (work, work) Well, you′re driving me crazy (work, work) And don′t you get lazy (work)
Writer(s): Berry Gordy Jr
You broke my heart
'Cause I couldn't dance
You didn't even want me around
And now I'm back to let you know
I can really shake 'em down
Do you love me? (I can really move)
Do you love me? (I'm in the groove)
Now do you love me (do you love me?)
Now that I can dance? (dance)
Watch me now (work, work)
Oh, work it out, baby (work, work)
Well, you're drivin' me crazy (work, work)
With a little bit of soul now (work)
I can mash
potato (I can mash potato)
And do the twist (I can do the twist)
Now tell me, baby (tell me, baby)
Do you like it like this? (do you like it like this?)
Tell me (tell me)
Tell me
Do you love me? (do you love me?)
Now do you love me? (do you love me?)
Now do you love me (do you love me?)
Now that I can dance? (dance)
Dance
Watch me now (work, work)
Oh, shake it up, shake it (work, work)
Oh, shake 'em, shake 'em down (work, work)
Oh,
little bit of soul now (work)
(Work, work)
Oh, shake it, shake it, baby (work, work)
Oh, you're driving me crazy (work, work)
Oh, don't get lazy (work)
I can mash potato (I can mash potato)
Do the twist (I can do the twist)
Well, now tell me, baby (tell me, baby)
Do you like it like this? (do you like it like this?)
Tell me (tell me)
Tell me
Oh, do you love me? (do you love me?)
Now do you love me? (do you love me?)
Now do you love me?
(do you love me?)
(Now, now, now)
(Hey! work, work)
Oh, work it out, baby (work, work)
Well, you're driving me crazy (work, work)
Oh, don't you get lazy (work)
(Work, work)
Oh, hey, baby (work, work)
Well, you're driving me crazy (work, work)
October 1962 | |||
1961 - 1962 | |||
Soul, doo-wop, rock & roll | |||
Gordy | |||
Berry Gordy, Jr. | |||
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Allmusic |
Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance) is the only album issued by The Contours during their recording career at Motown Records. Issued on Motown's Gordy subsidiary in October 1962 (see 1962 in music), the album includes the hit title track and the number 21 R&B hit single "Shake Sherry". Also including the early singles "Whole Lotta' Woman" and "The Stretch", Do You Love Me is notable as the first LP to be released by Gordy Records. The song was also performed in the movies Dirty Dancing, Getting Even With Dad, Teen Wolf Too (by Ragtime), and "Beethoven's 2nd". It was performed by Bootsy Collins and the Funk Brothers in the movie Standing in the Shadows of Motown and in 2016 was used in a Pepsi-Cola commercial featuring Janelle Monáe. It also appeared in a 2020 Boston Dynamics commercial featuring dancing robots.
Barni Wright was credited for the cover design.[2]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks composed by Berry Gordy; except where indicated
Side A[edit]
- "Do You Love Me"
- "Shake Sherry"
- "You Better Get in Line"
- "The Stretch" (Loucye Gordy Wakefield, William "Mickey" Stevenson)
- "It Must Be Love" (Joe Billingslea, Sylvester Potts)
- "Whole Lotta Woman" (Smokey Robinson, Billy Gordon, Billy Hoggs)
Side B[edit]
- "Claudia" (Clarence Paul, Ivy Jo Hunter, William "Mickey" Stevenson)
- "So Grateful"
- "The Old Miner" (William "Mickey" Stevenson)
- "Funny" (William "Mickey" Stevenson, Billy Gordon, Sylvester Potts)
- "Move Mr. Man" (Berry Gordy, Jr., Rebecca Nichols)
1988 CD reissue track listing[edit]
Side A[edit]
- "Do You Love Me" 6:37
- "Just a Little Misunderstanding" 2:43
- "Shake Sherrie" 2:51
- "Can You Do It?" 2:19
- "Don't Let Her Be Your Baby" 2:50
Side B[edit]
- "First I Look at the Purse" 3:00
- "Whole Lotta Woman" 2:37
- "Can You Jerk Like Me?" 2:30
- "It's So Hard Being a Loser" 2:39
- "You Get Ugly" 2:22
Note: The Song "Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance)" on the CD/tape (Not LP) reissue versions is not the 1962 hit single version (2:54). It is some kind of very strange extended disco remix (6:37) version. Also, besides the songs "Shake Sherrie" and "Whole Lotta Woman" the other songs are different from the original 1962 LP release and consist of later hits, etc.
References[edit]
- ^ //www.allmusic.com/album/r4442
- ^ "The Contours - do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance)". Discogs.