Summary
"Do That to Me One More Time" is a song performed by the American pop duo Captain & Tennille. It was their 13th charting hit in the United States, and their second number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song was included on the duo's 1979 studio album, Make Your Move, and was written by Toni Tennille. It features a Lyricon solo by saxophonist Tom Scott.
| "Do That to Me One More Time" | ||||
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| Single by Captain & Tennille | ||||
| from the album Make Your Move | ||||
| B-side | "Deep in the Dark" | |||
| Released | October 1979 (US) January 1980 (UK) | |||
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| Length | 3:45 (single version) 4:17 (album version) | |||
| Label | Casablanca | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Toni Tennille | |||
| Producer(s) | Daryl Dragon | |||
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The duo also recorded a version of the song in Spanish translated as Amame Una Vez Mas.
History edit
After a decline in popularity from the height of their success in the mid-1970s, the Captain and Tennille signed with Casablanca Records under the guidance of Neil Bogart. "Do That to Me One More Time" was a comeback for the duo, but they failed to achieve further success on Casablanca and their contract was not renewed. Vocalist and songwriter Toni Tennille played the song for Bogart at her house with husband Daryl Dragon in Pacific Palisades, California on an electric piano. Bogart reacted enthusiastically, saying: "That's a smash! There's no doubt in my mind that's going to be your first single."[5] According to Billboard, the song is about sex, specifically "male virility."[6] According to Toni Tennille, she wrote the song about how she felt for Daryl Dragon; however as she put it, "the funny thing was, later on he told me that he never paid any attention to the lyrics... so he didn't know what I was saying".[7]
Composition edit
The song is performed in the key of C major. The key changes to D major for the final chorus and ending. It moves at a tempo of 90 beats per minute in common time. The vocals span from E4 to B5.[8][9]
Release and reception edit
"Do That to Me One More Time" became Captain & Tennille's second and final number-one hit (also their final Top 40 song in the U.S.) when it reached the pinnacle of the Billboard Hot 100 chart the week ending February 16, 1980.[5] The song had logged four consecutive weeks in the runner-up position on this chart behind Michael Jackson's hit "Rock with You" before ascending to the top of the chart. The song spent a single week in the pole position before being succeeded on February 23 by Queen's "Crazy Little Thing Called Love". Overall, "Do That to Me One More Time" spent 27 weeks on the Hot 100.[10]
The song also achieved some crossover success on the Billboard adult contemporary and R&B charts. It was their highest-charting hit on the UK Singles Chart, where it reached number seven in March 1980. It also peaked at number three in Australia and was number one in the Netherlands.[11] Record World called it a "warm & tender pop-a/c gem."[12]
Charts and certifications edit
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References edit
- ^ "Explore: Soft Rock | Top Songs | AllMusic". AllMusic. November 12, 2011. Archived from the original on November 12, 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
- ^ "VH1's 40 Most Softsational Soft-Rock Songs". Stereogum. SpinMedia. May 31, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (March 16, 2020). "The Number Ones: The Captain & Tennille's "Do That To Me One More Time"". Stereogum. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
The music, which the Captain produced, is ugly and antiseptic late-'70s easy-listening nothingness...
- ^ Munk, D. (2016) Captain & Tennille-a-palooza!: The life lesson I learned from Toni Tennille, plus a recipe for her rice Creole dish in Eating With The Stars. Stargayzing. [online] Available at: https://stargayzing.com/captain-tennille-a-palooza-the-life-lesson-i-learned-from-toni-tennille-plus-a-recipe-for-her-rice-creole-dish/ (Accessed: December 26th 2023).
- ^ a b Bronson, Fred (2003). The Billboard Book of #1 Hits, 5th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 521.
- ^ M. Tye Comer; Mariel Concepcion; Monica Herrera; Jessica Letkemann; Evie Nagy & David J. Prince (February 11, 2010). "The 50 Sexiest Songs Of All Time". Billboard. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
- ^ Studio 10. (2016) Toni Tennille on Studio 10. YouTube. [online] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jw0kA7h4VZE (Accessed: December 24th 2023).
- ^ Tennille, Toni (October 20, 2008). "Captain & Tennille "Do That To Me One More Time" Sheet Music". Musicnotes. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ "Key & BPM for Do That To Me One More Time by Captain & Tennille". Tunebat.
- ^ "Captain & Tennille - Chart History | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
- ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. October 27, 1979. p. 1. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
- ^ a b "National Top 100 Singles for 1980". Kent Music Report. January 5, 1981. Retrieved January 17, 2022 – via Imgur.
- ^ "Captain & Tennille".
- ^ "Captain & Tennille – Do That To Me One More Time" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
- ^ "Top 40-lijst van week 10, 1980". Top40.nl. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
- ^ "Captain & Tennille – Do That to Me One More Time" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Captain & Tennille - Do That To Me One More Time". charts.nz. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
- ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved September 5, 2018.
- ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ^ "Official Charts Company". Official Charts. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ a b c U.S. chart peak positions AllMusic.com. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
- ^ "Top 20 Hit Singles of 19__". Retrieved December 26, 2018. [permanent dead link]
- ^ "1980 Talent in Action – Year End Charts : Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 92, no. 51. December 20, 1980. p. TIA-10. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
- ^ "Canadian single certifications – Captain and Tenille – Do That to Me One More Time". Music Canada. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- ^ "American single certifications – Captain & Tennille – Do That to Me One More Time". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
External links edit
- UK 7" release info Discogs