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"
ReleasedNovember 1973
StudioAtlantic Studios (New York, NY)
Genre
Length3:28
LabelAtlantic
SongwritersMorris Broadnax, Clarence Paul, Stevie Wonder
ProducersArif Mardin, Jerry Wexler
Aretha Franklin singles chronology
"Angel"
(1973)		 "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)"
(1973)		 "I'm in Love"
(1974)
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 the week of February 23, 1974. It became an RIAA Gold record. Franklin's version of the song was ranked by Billboard as the No. 11 song for 1974.

Personnel

Aretha Franklin version

Track listing

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

Miki Howard version

"Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)"
Single by Miki Howard
from the album Miki Howard
ReleasedApril 26, 1990
Recorded1989
GenreSoul
Length4:03
LabelAtlantic
SongwritersMorris Broadnax, Clarence Paul, Stevie Wonder
ProducersJon 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)
Music video
"Until You Come Back to Me" on YouTube

Miki Howard recorded the song for her 1989 album Miki Howard. 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.

Track listings

A: "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" – 4:03
B: "Come Share My Love" – 4:43
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
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
  1. "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" – 4:05
  2. "Come Share My Love" – 4:42
  3. "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) 67
US Billboard R&B 3

Year-end charts

Chart (1990) Rank
US Billboard R&B 70

Other cover versions

References

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