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)"
"Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)"
Single by Miki Howard
from the album Miki Howard
Released	April 26, 1990
Recorded	1989
Genre	Soul
Length	4:03
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Morris Broadnax, Clarence Paul, Stevie Wonder
Producer(s)	Jon Nettlesbey, Terry Coffey
Miki Howard singles chronology
Music video
	"Until You Come Back to Me" on YouTube

"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; pop;
Length	3:28
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Morris Broadnax, Clarence Paul, Stevie Wonder
Producer(s)	Aretha Franklin, Arif Mardin, Jerry Wexler
Aretha Franklin singles chronology
Official audio
	"Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" on YouTube

"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 best-known version of this song is the 1973 release by Aretha Franklin, who had a million-selling top 10 hit on Billboard charts. The song reached No. 1 on the R&B chart and No. 3 on the Hot 100 chart in 1974.^[2] It became an RIAA Gold record.^[3]

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 four other artists have achieved this feat: Marvin Gaye in 1983, Madonna in 1996, Drake in 2013, and Taylor Swift in 2015. Franklin's version of the song was ranked by Billboard as the No. 11 song for 1974.^[4]

Personnel

Aretha Franklin version^[5]^[6]

Aretha Franklin – lead vocals, acoustic piano
Kenneth Bichel – synthesizer
Margaret Branch – background vocals
Ann S. Clark – background vocals
Donny Hathaway – electric piano
Hugh McCracken – guitar
Bernard Purdie – drums
Chuck Rainey – electric bass
Pat Smith – background vocals
Richard Tee – organ
Arif Mardin – horn arrangement, string arrangement
Joe Farrell – flute
Gene Orloff – concert master

Track listing

7" single

A. "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" – 3:25

B. "If You Don't Think" – 3:49

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1973–1974)	Peak position
Canada RPM Top Singles^[7]	8
UK Singles Chart (The Official Charts Company)^[8]	26
US Billboard Hot 100^[9]	3
US Billboard Easy Listening^[10]	33
US Billboard R&B Singles^[11]	1
US Cash Box Top 100^[12]	7

Year-end charts

Chart (1974)	Rank
Canada^[13]	101
US Billboard Hot 100^[14]	11
US Cash Box^[15]	59

Miki Howard version

Miki Howard recorded the song for her 1989 self-titled album. Her version was an R&B hit in 1990 when it peaked at No. 3 on Billboard's Hot Black Singles chart. Mark Romanek directed the video for Howard's rendition.^[16]

Track listings

US 7" vinyl single

A: "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" – 4:03

B: "Come Share My Love" – 4:43

US 12" vinyl single

A: "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" (Remix 12" Version) – 5:22

B1: "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" (LP Version) – 4:00

B2: "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" (Remix Dub) – 4:46

UK 12" vinyl single

A: "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" (Brixton Bass Mix) – 5:20

B1: "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" (LP Version) – 4:00

B2: "Come Share My Love" (LP Version) – 4:43

UK CD single

"Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" – 4:05
"Come Share My Love" – 4:42
"Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" (Brixton Bass Mix) – 5:20

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
UK (The Official Charts Company)^[17]	67
US Billboard R&B^[18]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)	Rank
US Billboard R&B^[19]	70

Other cover versions

In 1983, Leo Sayer featured a cover on his album Have You Ever Been in Love, and released it as a single, titled "Till You Come Back to Me". It reached no. 51 in the UK.^[20]
The song was again covered in 1983 by Luther Vandross who released it on his album Busy Body as part of a medley with "Superstar", as well as its closing track. The medley peaked at no. 87 on the Billboard Hot 100^[21] and no. 5 on the Hot Black Singles chart in 1984.^[22]
Basia recorded this song on her 1990 album London Warsaw New York. When released as a single, her version reached no. 33 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart.^[23] The music video for her cover featured footage shot in Seattle, with scenes including the Alaskan Way Viaduct and the landmark Paramount Theatre. The clip was directed by Nick Morris.

References

^ ^a ^b Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (October 15, 1996). "Walking in Rhythm: Seventies Soul". Precious and Few - Pop Music in the Early '70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 61. ISBN 031214704X.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 215.
^ Whitburn, Joel (1994). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990. Record Research. ISBN 0-89820-089-X.
^ "Top Pop Singles" (PDF). Billboard. New York, New York: Billboard Publications, Inc. December 28, 1974. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
^ Aretha Franklin with Arif Mardin Orchestra. "Atlantic Recording Sessions: September 7, 1973 (NYC)". Jazz Disco. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
^ Franklin, Aretha. "Let Me in Your Life" (Original Album Notes). Atlantic. 1974.
^ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
^ "ARETHA FRANKLIN | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
^ "Aretha Franklin Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
^ "Aretha Franklin Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
^ "Aretha Franklin Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
^ "Cash Box Top 100 2/23/74". Tropicalglen.com. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
^ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
^ "Top 100 Hits of 1974/Top 100 Songs of 1974". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
^ "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1974". tropicalglen.com. Archived from the original on 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
^ "Picks and Pans Review: Singular Video : People.com". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
^ "MIKI HOWARD | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
^ "Miki Howard Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
^ "R&B/Hip-Hop Songs - Year-End 1990 | Billboard". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
^ "LEO SAYER | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
^ "Luther Vandross Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 600.
^ "Basia Chart History". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on August 30, 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-09.

[Breithaupt_1996-1] Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (October 15, 1996). "Walking in Rhythm: Seventies Soul". Precious and Few - Pop Music in the Early '70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 61. ISBN 031214704X.

[2] Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 215.

[3] Whitburn, Joel (1994). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990. Record Research. ISBN 0-89820-089-X.

[4] "Top Pop Singles" (PDF). Billboard. New York, New York: Billboard Publications, Inc. December 28, 1974. Retrieved July 11, 2017.

[5] Aretha Franklin with Arif Mardin Orchestra. "Atlantic Recording Sessions: September 7, 1973 (NYC)". Jazz Disco. Retrieved 24 September 2019.

[6] Franklin, Aretha. "Let Me in Your Life" (Original Album Notes). Atlantic. 1974.

[7] "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2018-09-09.

[8] "ARETHA FRANKLIN | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2018-09-09.

[9] "Aretha Franklin Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2018-09-09.

[10] "Aretha Franklin Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2018-09-09.

[11] "Aretha Franklin Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2018-09-09.

[12] "Cash Box Top 100 2/23/74". Tropicalglen.com. Retrieved 2018-09-09.

[13] "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2017-02-05.

[14] "Top 100 Hits of 1974/Top 100 Songs of 1974". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2017-02-05.

[15] "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1974". tropicalglen.com. Archived from the original on 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2017-02-05.

[16] "Picks and Pans Review: Singular Video : People.com". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2020-11-26.

[17] "MIKI HOWARD | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2018-09-09.

[18] "Miki Howard Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2018-09-09.

[19] "R&B/Hip-Hop Songs - Year-End 1990 | Billboard". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2018-09-09.

[20] "LEO SAYER | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2018-09-10.

[21] "Luther Vandross Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2018-09-10.

[22] Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 600.

[23] "Basia Chart History". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on August 30, 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-09.

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v t e Aretha Franklin
Studio albums	Aretha (1961) The Electrifying Aretha Franklin (1962) The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin (1962) Laughing on the Outside (1963) Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah Washington (1964) Runnin' Out of Fools (1964) Yeah!!! (1965) Songs of Faith (1965) Soul Sister (1966) Take It Like You Give It (1967) I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (1967) Aretha Arrives (1967) Lady Soul (1968) Aretha Now (1968) Soul '69 (1969) Soft and Beautiful (1969) This Girl's in Love with You (1970) Spirit in the Dark (1970) Young, Gifted and Black (1972) Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky) (1973) Let Me in Your Life (1974) With Everything I Feel in Me (1974) You (1975) Sparkle (1976) Sweet Passion (1977) Almighty Fire (1978) La Diva (1979) Aretha (1980) Love All the Hurt Away (1981) Jump to It (1982) Get It Right (1983) Who's Zoomin' Who? (1985) Aretha (1986) Through the Storm (1989) What You See Is What You Sweat (1991) A Rose Is Still a Rose (1998) So Damn Happy (2003) This Christmas, Aretha (2008) A Woman Falling Out of Love (2011) Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics (2014)
Live albums	Aretha in Paris (1968) Aretha Live at Fillmore West (1971) Amazing Grace (1972) One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism (1987) Oh Me Oh My: Aretha Live in Philly, 1972 (2007)
Compilation albums	Take a Look (1967) Aretha's Gold (1969) Aretha's Greatest Hits (1971) The Best of Aretha Franklin (1973) Aretha Sings the Blues (1980) 30 Greatest Hits (1985) Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings (1992/2014) Greatest Hits: 1980–1994 (1994) The Very Best of Aretha Franklin, Vol. 1 (1994) Greatest Hits (1998) Aretha's Best (2001) Respect: The Very Best of Aretha Franklin (2002) The Queen in Waiting: The Columbia Years (1960–1965) (2002) Rare & Unreleased Recordings from the Golden Reign of the Queen of Soul (2007) Jewels in the Crown: All-Star Duets with the Queen (2007) A Brand New Me (2017) The Atlantic Singles Collection 1967–1970 (2018)
Singles	"Precious Lord (Part 1)" (1959) "Today I Sing the Blues" (1960) "Won't Be Long" (1960) "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody" (1961) "Operation Heartbreak" (1961) "I Surrender, Dear" (1962) "Try a Little Tenderness" (1962) "Say It Isn't So" (1963) "Skylark" (1963) "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" (1964) "One Step Ahead" (1965) "You Made Me Love You" (1965) "Mockingbird" (1967) "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" (1967) "Respect" (1967) "Baby I Love You" (1967) "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (1967) "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" "Chain of Fools" (1967) "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (1968) "(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone" (1968) "Think" (1968) "You Send Me" (1968) "The House That Jack Built" (1968) "I Say a Little Prayer" (1968) "See Saw" (1968) "My Song" (1968) "The Weight" (1969) "Tracks of My Tears" (1969) "I Can't See Myself Leaving You" (1969) "Gentle on My Mind" (1969) "Share Your Love with Me" (1969) "Eleanor Rigby" (1969) "Call Me" (1970) "Son of a Preacher Man" (1970) "Spirit in the Dark" (1970) "The Thrill Is Gone" (1970) "Don't Play That Song" (1970) "Border Song (Holy Moses)" (1970) "You're All I Need to Get By" (1971) "Bridge over Troubled Water" (1971) "Spanish Harlem" (1971) "Rock Steady" (1971) "Day Dreaming" (1972) "Angel" (1973) "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" (1973) "I'm in Love" (1974) "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (1974) "Something He Can Feel" (1976) "Break It to Me Gently" (1977) "What a Fool Believes" (1981) "It's My Turn" (1981) "Jump to It" (1982) "Get It Right" (1983) "Freeway of Love" (1985) "Who's Zoomin' Who" (1985) "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" (1985) "Jumpin' Jack Flash" (1986) "Jimmy Lee" (1986) "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (1987) "Rock-A-Lott" (1987) "Oh Happy Day" (1988) "Gimme Your Love" (1989) "Through the Storm" (1989) "It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be" (1989) "Everyday People" (1991) "Someday We'll All Be Free" (1992) "Ever Changing Times" (1992) "A Deeper Love" (1993) "Willing to Forgive" (1994) "A Rose Is Still a Rose" (1998) "Here We Go Again" (1998) "Put You Up on Game" (2007) "Angels We Have Heard on High" (2009) "Rolling in the Deep (The Aretha Version)" (2014)
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v t e Leo Sayer
Studio albums	Silverbird Just a Boy Another Year Endless Flight Thunder in My Heart Leo Sayer Here Living in a Fantasy World Radio Have You Ever Been in Love Cool Touch
Compilation albums	The Very Best of Leo Sayer All the Best
Soundtrack albums	All This and World War II Lake Freeze – The Raccoons Songtrack
Singles	"The Show Must Go On" "One Man Band" "Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance)" "Moonlighting" "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" "When I Need You" "How Much Love" "Thunder in My Heart" "Easy to Love" "I Can't Stop Loving You (Though I Try)" "Raining in My Heart" "More Than I Can Say" "Heart (Stop Beating in Time)" "Orchard Road" "Till You Come Back to Me" "Unchained Melody"
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v t e Luther Vandross
Discography Tours
Studio albums	Never Too Much Forever, for Always, for Love Busy Body The Night I Fell in Love Give Me the Reason Any Love Power of Love Never Let Me Go Songs This Is Christmas Your Secret Love I Know Luther Vandross Dance with My Father
Compilation albums	The Best of Luther Vandross... The Best of Love One Night with You: The Best of Love, Volume 2 Love Is on the Way Always & Forever: The Classics Greatest Hits Super Hits Smooth Love The Ultimate Luther Vandross Stop to Love The Very Best of Love The Essential Luther Vandross Artist Collection: Luther Vandross Love, Luther Lovesongs
Live albums	Live Radio City Music Hall 2003
Singles	"Never Too Much" "Don't You Know That?" "If This World Were Mine" "Bad Boy"/"Having a Party" "Since I Lost My Baby" "How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye" "I'll Let You Slide" "Superstar"/"Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" (Medley) "Til My Baby Comes Home" "It's Over Now" "Wait for Love" "Give Me the Reason" "Stop to Love" "There's Nothing Better Than Love" "I Really Didn't Mean It" "So Amazing" "Any Love" "She Won't Talk to Me" "For You to Love" "Here and Now" "Treat You Right" "Power of Love/Love Power" "Don't Want to Be a Fool" "The Rush" "Sometimes It's Only Love" "The Best Things in Life Are Free" "Little Miracles (Happen Every Day)" "Heaven Knows" "Never Let Me Go" "Endless Love" "Always and Forever" "Love the One You're With" / "Going in Circles" "Every Year, Every Christmas" "Your Secret Love" "I Can Make It Better" "Nights in Harlem" "I Know" "Take You Out" "Can Heaven Wait" "I'd Rather" "Dance with My Father" "Think About You" "Buy Me a Rose" "The Closer I Get to You" "One Shining Moment" "Shine"
Other songs	"A House Is Not a Home" "Any Day Now"
Tribute albums	Forever, for Always, for Luther So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross Forever, for Always, for Luther Volume II
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v t e Miki Howard
Studio albums	Come Share My Love Love Confessions Miki Howard Femme Fatale Miki Sings Billie Can't Count Me Out Three Wishes Pillow Talk Private Collection
Compilation albums	The Very Best of Miki Howard
Live albums	Live Plus
Singles	"Come Share My Love" "Imagination" "Come Back to Me Lover" "Baby, Be Mine" "That's What Love Is" "Crazy" "Ain't Nuthin' in the World" "Love Under New Management" "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) "Come Home to Me" "Ain't Nobody Like You" "Release Me" "Shining Through" "But I Love You" "Something I've Never Had"
Filmography	Malcolm X (1992) Poetic Justice (1993)
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v t e Basia
Studio albums	Time and Tide London Warsaw New York The Sweetest Illusion It's That Girl Again Butterflies
Live albums	Basia on Broadway From Newport to London: Greatest Hits Live ... and More
Compilation albums	Brave New Hope Clear Horizon – The Best of Basia Playlist: The Very Best of Basia
Singles	"Prime Time TV" "Promises" "New Day for You" "Time and Tide" "Baby You're Mine" "Cruising for Bruising" "Drunk on Love" "Third Time Lucky" "Blame It on the Summer" "Matteo" "Bubble"
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