Do Me, Baby

1982 single by Prince

"Do Me, Baby"

US promotional 7" single

Single by Prince

from the album Controversy

B-side

"Private Joy"

Released

July 16, 1982

Recorded

April 1979 (Tracking of demo version) June 1981 (Tracking of album version)^[1]

Studio

Alpha Studios (demo version)
Sunset Sound (album version)

Genre

R&B, Soul

Length

3:57 (7" edit)
4:47 (demo version)
7:47 (album version)

Label

Warner Bros.

Songwriter(s)

Prince, Andre Cymone^[2]

Producer(s)

Prince

Prince singles chronology

"Let's Work"
(1982)

"Do Me, Baby"
(1982)

"1999"
(1982)

"Do Me, Baby" is a 1981 ballad performed by Prince, from his fourth album, Controversy. Although it was credited as being written by him, it is alleged to have been written by his former bassist and childhood friend André Cymone.^[3] It was released as the third and final US single from the album. It was later included on his 1993 compilation The Hits/The B-Sides. In 1986, the song was notably covered by R&B singer Meli'sa Morgan. It was featured in one of the opening scenes of the 2007 film Rush Hour 3, with Chris Tucker's character singing along while listening to it on his headphones and simultaneously directing traffic with the dance sequences of Michael Jackson.

Track listing

"Do Me, Baby" (edit) – 3:57
"Private Joy" – 4:25

Personnel

Sourced from Benoît Clerc and Guitarcloud.^[4]^[5]

Prince – lead and backing vocals, Yamaha CP-70 electric grand piano, ARP Omni, Oberheim OB-X, bass guitar, drums

Meli'sa Morgan version

"Do Me Baby"

Single by Meli'sa Morgan

from the album Do Me Baby

Released

1986^[6]

Genre

R&B, soul

Length

5:27

Prince, Andre Cymone

Meli'sa Morgan singles chronology

"Keep in Touch (Body to Body)"
(1982)

"Do Me Baby"
(1986)

"Do You Still Love Me?"
(1986)

Music video

"Do Me, Baby" on YouTube

American singer Meli'sa Morgan released a cover of "Do Me, Baby" in November 1985. Her version was a number one hit on the US Hot Black Singles chart,^[7] where it spent a total of 24 weeks in 1986. It was also her only entry on the US Hot 100, where it charted for a total of 14 weeks and peaked at 46.

Track listing

Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Single

Side one
No.	Title	Lyrics	Producer	Length
1.	"Do Me, Baby"	Prince	Paul Laurence	5:27

Side two
No.	Title	Lyrics	Producer	Length
1.	"Do Me, Baby"	Prince	Paul Laurence	4:59

Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single

Side one
No.	Title	Lyrics	Producer	Length
1.	"Do Me, Baby"	Prince	Paul Laurence	3:59

Side two
No.	Title	Lyrics	Producer	Length
1.	"Do Me, Baby"	Prince	Paul Laurence	4:03

Credits and personnel

Meli'sa Morgan – vocals
Production – Paul Laurence
Recording, mixing – Steve Goldman

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Do Me Baby" by Meli'sa Morgan
Chart (1986)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[8]	46
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[9]	1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Do Me Baby" by Meli'sa Morgan
Chart (1986)	Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[10]	2

References

^ "Prince Estate Drops Rare 1979 Demo Version of 'Do Me, Baby'".
^ "André Cymone plays the records that changed his life - Page 3 of 3 - Wax Poetics". Wax Poetics. 2014-09-18. Archived from the original on 2017-12-30. Retrieved 2017-11-13.
^ "André Cymone plays the records that changed his life - Page 3 of 3 - Wax Poetics". Wax Poetics. 2014-09-18. Archived from the original on 2017-12-30. Retrieved 2017-11-13.
^ Clerc, Benoît (October 2022). Prince: All the Songs. Octopus. ISBN 9781784728816.
^ "Controversy". guitarcloud.org. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
^ Billboard "Reviews", page 67, volume 97, number 47. November 23, 1985.
^ Wynn, Ron. "Biography: Meli'sa Morgan". Allmusic. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
^ "Meli'sa Morgan Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ "Meli'sa Morgan Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1986". Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2021.