Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)

"Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)"
Single by Aretha Franklin
from the album Let Me in Your Life
B-side	"If You Don't Think"
Released	November 1973
Genre	Soul
Length	3:28
Label	Atlantic
Writer(s)	Morris Broadnax, Clarence Paul, Stevie Wonder
Producer(s)	Jerry Wexler
Certification	Gold (U.S.)
Aretha Franklin chronology "Angel" (1973) "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" (1973) "I'm in Love" (1974) Luther Vandross chronology "I'll Let You Slide" (1983) "Superstar"/"Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do" (1984) "'Til My Baby Comes Home" (1985)

"Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" is a song written by Morris Broadnax, Clarence Paul, and Stevie Wonder. The song was originally recorded by Stevie Wonder in 1967, but his version was not released as a single and did not appear on an album until 1977's anthology Looking Back. The most well-known version of this song is the 1973 release by Aretha Franklin, who had a million-selling, top 10 hit, on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard's R&B chart. The song reached No. 1 on the R&B chart and No. 3 on the Hot 100 chart in 1974. With this peak at number three Franklin became the first artist in the history of the Hot 100 chart to have a hit song peak at each position from one to ten on the chart. To date, only two other artists have achieved this feat (Marvin Gaye in 1983 and Madonna in 1996. Aretha's version of the song was ranked by Billboard as the No. 11 song for 1974.

The song's subject tells of their abandonedment by their partner, but declares their determination to contact and win their partner back.

Personnel

Musicians

• Aretha Franklin - lead vocals, acoustic piano
• Donny Hathaway - electric piano
• Chuck Rainey - bass
• Kenneth Bichel - synthesizer
• Bernard "Pretty" Purdie - drums
• Joe Farrell - flute
• Hugh McCracken - guitar
• Gwen Guthrie - background vocals
• Cissy Houston - background vocals
• Margaret Branch - background vocals
• Ann S. Clark - background vocals

Others

• Eumir Deodato - arranger
• Gene Orloff - concert master
• Arif Mardin - producer

Charts

Chart (1973-74)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	3
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles	1

Cover versions

"Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)"
File:Miki howard single cover picture.jpg
Single by Miki Howard
from the album Miki Howard
B-side	"Come Share My Love"
Released	April 26, 1990
Format	12" single, cassette single CD single
Recorded	1989
Genre	R&B soul new jack swing
Length	4:03
Label	Atlantic
Producer(s)	Jon Nettlesbey, Terry Coffey
Miki Howard singles chronology
"Love Under New Management" (1989) "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" (1990) "Come Home to Me" (1990)

"Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)"
File:Cyndi Lauper Until.jpg
Single by Cyndi Lauper
from the album At Last
Released	2004
Format	CD single, Vinyl, 12"
Recorded	2003
Genre	Pop
Length	4:40
Label	Sony
Producer(s)	Cyndi Lauper, Russ Titelman
Cyndi Lauper singles chronology
"Walk On By" (2003) "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" (2004) "Stay" (2004)

"Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)"
Single by Basia
from the album London Warsaw New York
B-side	Baby You're Mine
Released	1990
Format	Vinyl, 12", cassette single
Recorded	1989
Genre	Electronic, Jazz
Length	3:52
Label	Epic Records
Producer(s)	Basia, Danny White
Basia singles chronology
"Cruising for Bruising" (1990) "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" (1990) "More Fire Than Flame" (1993)

• In 1983, Leo Sayer featured a cover on his album "Have You Ever Been in Love", and released it as a single.
• The song became a hit again in 1984 when Luther Vandross released it as part of a medley with "Superstar". The Vandross medley peaked at No. 87 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 5 on the Hot Black Singles chart.
• In 1986, saxophonist Richard Elliot featured a cover on his album "Trolltown."
• Basia recorded this song on her 1989 album London Warsaw New York; she had an adult contemporary chart hit with her version. The Basia video for "Until You Come Back to Me" featured footage shot in Seattle, with scenes including the Alaskan Way Viaduct and the landmark Paramount Theatre.
• Miki Howard recorded the song for her 1989 self-titled album. Howard's version was an R&B hit in 1990 when it peaked at No. 3 on Billboard's Hot Black Singles chart.
• Another remake was done by Bobby Caldwell on his 1995 album Soul Survivor. On the American Idol 3: Greatest Soul Hits album, Camile Velasco recorded this song.
• Cyndi Lauper's version of "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" was the second single from her 2003 album At Last. It was a promo-only release. A live version is sung by Lauper on her Live at Last DVD.
• The Rippingtons have a version on their 2005 CD release Wild Card.
• Dionne Bromfield covered this song on her debut album Introducing Dionne Bromfield in 2009.
• R&B stylist Milira covered the song on her 1990 debut release, Milira.
• Hill St. Soul covered this song on her debut album Soul Organic in 1999.

Notes

• Chart positions for Luther Vandross and Miki Howard cover versions.

Charts

Chart (1984)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	87
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles	5
Chart (1990)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	67
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles	3

References

Preceded by "Living For the City" by Stevie Wonder

Billboard Hot Soul Singles number-one single January 12, 1974

Succeeded by "I've Got to Use My Imagination" by Gladys Knight and the Pips

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics