Do This for Me
1965 · Vardan 201 · San Francisco Bay Area, California
- Artist
- The Emotions
- Title
- Do This for Me
- Release
- Love Of A Girl / Do This For Me
- Year
- 1965
- Label
- Vardan # 201
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA
- Songwriter
- Danny Saunders, McHenry Otis
- Genre
- Soul, Gospel & Funk · Soul
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation — Soul, Gospel, & Funk Songs
Do This for Me (Emotions, The) "We've been in the service now, friend will always be..." Soldier's perspective, coming home.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Vardan Records 201, B-side. Credits: Arranged by Arthur Wright; Producer Arvey Andrews; Written-By D. Saunders, M. Otis. Discogs lists two label variants (record # at bottom of label: r3929077; at right side: r32775402). Re-released as The Lovers "Do This For Me / Someone" (Philips 40353, Feb 1966, Gate-Vardan Production, pub. Mark Nine Music BMI) - https://www.discogs.com/release/6781447
About the artist
Bay Area soul vocal group (James Gregory, Daniel Saunders, Melvin Williams, McHenry Otis, Robert Coleman) managed by Arvey Andrews; after a name dispute with an East Coast Emotions they became The Lovers and re-issued "Do This For Me" on Gate, picked up nationally by Philips. [Source: Discogs]