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Do That to Me One More Time

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"Do That to Me One More Time"
Single by Captain & Tennille
from the album Make Your Move
B-side"Deep in the Dark"
ReleasedOctober 1979 (US)
January 1980 (UK)
Genre
Length3:45 (single version)
4:17 (album version)
LabelCasablanca
Songwriter(s)Toni Tennille
Producer(s)Daryl Dragon
Captain & Tennille singles chronology
"You Need a Woman Tonight"
(1978) 		"Do That to Me One More Time"
(1979) 		"Love on a Shoestring"
(1980)

"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.

The duo also recorded a version of the song in Spanish, translated as Ámame una vez más.

History

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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

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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

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"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 "Do That to Me One More Time" a "warm & tender pop-a/c gem."[12] Writing for Stereogum, Tom Breihan criticized the song due to perceiving the lyrics about married sex to be too sleazy and described the production as "ugly and antiseptic late-'70s easy-listening nothingness", scoring the song 2/10.[13]

Charts and certifications

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Personnel

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Credits sourced from the original album liner notes.

Captain & Tennille

Additional musicians

Rena Scott version

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"Do That to Me One More Time"
Song by Rena Scott
from the album Love Zone
A-side"Do That to Me One More Time"
B-side"Can't Wait till Tomorrow"
Released1987
Length4:50
LabelSedona Recording Company SDS-7503
Composer(s)Toni Tennille
Producer(s)Tim O'Brien
USA chronology
"Hold Up"
(1986) 		"Do That to Me One More Time"
(1987) 		"(No Parking in My) Love Zone"
(1988)

Rena Scott recorded the song which was a hit on the Billboard Hot Black Singles and Cash Box Top Black Contemporary Singles charts in 1988.

Background

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Rena Scott's version of the song was released on Sedona 70530.[32] It was taken from her Love Zone album which was produced by Tim O'Brien.[33][34]

Reception

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The record was reviewed in the 19 February 1988 issue of Black Radio Exclusive by Duff Marlowe. Marlowe called the song an exciting version and was getting hot action all across black radio. There were rave reviews by program directors across the US.[35]

According to Deborah Sims, the program director for WBLK in Buffalo, New York, Rena Scott's "Do That to Me One More Time" was the perfect adult record.[36]

Airplay

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1987

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As per the 11 December 1987 issue of Black Radio Exclusive, Scott's single was added to the playlist of WIKS in New Bern, NC, WPAL in Charleston, SC,[37] WGOK in Mobile, AL, WZAZ in Jacksonville, FL,[38] and WKXI in Jackson MS.[39] It was reported by Billboard in the magazine's 12 December issue, Hot Black Singles Action, Radio Most Added section, that "Do That to Me One More Time" by Rena Scott had a total of fourteen add-ons.[40]

1988

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As per the January 18 - 31, 1988 issue of The R&B Report, Rena Scott's single had been added to the playlists of R&B stations, WDAS in Philadelphia, WLUM in Elm Grove, WGPR in Detroit,[41] and WEDR in Miami.[42] The song's radio action was recorded in the 2 February issue of Radio & Records in the Urban Contemporary New & Active section. The song was having one heavy rotation, eighteen medium rotations and seventeen light rotations.[43] It was also no. 2 on the New Artists chart with 36/3 in Reports/Adds.[44]

Charts

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Billboard

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For the week of 16 January 1988, the single debuted at no. 84 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart.[45][46] At week five, on 13 February, it reached its peak position of no. 55.[47][48] It was still in the chart for the week of 12 March.[49]

Cash Box

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It debuted at no. 81 in the Cash Box Top Black Contemporary Singles chart for the week of 30 January 1988.[50] At week four, it peaked at no. 59[51] and held that position for another week[52][53] during its seven-week chart run.[54][55]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Explore: Soft Rock | Top Songs | AllMusic". AllMusic. November 12, 2011. Archived from the original on November 12, 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  2. ^ "VH1's 40 Most Softsational Soft-Rock Songs". Stereogum. SpinMedia. May 31, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  3. ^ 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...
  4. ^ 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).
  5. ^ a b Bronson, Fred (2003). The Billboard Book of #1 Hits, 5th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 521.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Studio 10. (2016) Toni Tennille on Studio 10. YouTube. [online] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jw0kA7h4VZE (Accessed: December 24th 2023).
  8. ^ Tennille, Toni (October 20, 2008). "Captain & Tennille "Do That To Me One More Time" Sheet Music". Musicnotes. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  9. ^ "Key & BPM for Do That To Me One More Time by Captain & Tennille". Tunebat.
  10. ^ "Captain & Tennille - Chart History | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  11. ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  12. ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. October 27, 1979. p. 1. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  13. ^ Breihan, Tom (March 16, 2020). "The Number Ones: The Captain & Tennille's "Do That To Me One More Time"". Stereogum. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  14. ^ a b "National Top 100 Singles for 1980". Kent Music Report. January 5, 1981. Retrieved January 17, 2022 – via Imgur.
  15. ^ "Captain & Tennille – Do That To Me One More Time" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  16. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9470a." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  17. ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 9498." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  18. ^ "Top 40-lijst van week 10, 1980". Top40.nl. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
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  21. ^ Steffen Hung. "Captain & Tennille - Do That To Me One More Time". charts.nz. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  22. ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  23. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  24. ^ "Official Charts Company". Official Charts. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  25. ^ a b c U.S. chart peak positions AllMusic.com. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
  26. ^ "Image – RPM Weekly – Library and Archives Canada". Libraries and Archives Canada. July 17, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  27. ^ "Top 20 Hit Singles of 19__". Retrieved December 26, 2018. [permanent dead link]
  28. ^ "1980 Talent in Action – Year End Charts : Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 92, no. 51. December 20, 1980. p. TIA-10. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  29. ^ "Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  30. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Captain and Tenille – Do That to Me One More Time". Music Canada. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  31. ^ "American single certifications – Captain & Tennille – Do That to Me One More Time". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  32. ^ Cash Box, January 30, 1988 - Page 13 CASH BOX TOP BLACK CONTEMPORARY SINGLES, 81 DO THAT TO ME ONE MORE TIME(JCISedona-75030) . Rena Scott DEBUT
  33. ^ AllMusic - Love Zone, Track listing; Credits
  34. ^ Billboard, August 19, 1989 - Page 24 TRIPLE THREAT, RENA SCOTT, THIS LOVE'S FOR YOU
  35. ^ Blak Radio Exclusive, Volume XIII, No. 5 February 19, 1988 - Page 30 MUSIC REVIEWS By Duff Marlowe, RENA—DO THAT TO ME ONE MORE TIME—SEDONA
  36. ^ Billboard, February 27, 1988 - Page 10 Radio, THE OUTA' BOX, BLACK/URBAN
  37. ^ Black Radio Exclusive, Volume XII, No. 45 December 11, 1987 - Page 21 WIKS, A RENA SCOTT, DO THAT TO; WPAL, A RENA SCOTT, DO THAT TO ME
  38. ^ Black Radio Exclusive, Volume XII, No. 45 December 11, 1987 - Page 23 WKOK, A RENA SCOTT, DO THAT TO ME; WZAZ A RENA SCOTT, DO THAT TO ME
  39. ^ Black Radio Exclusive, Volume XII, No. 45 December 11, 1987 - Page 24 WKXI, A RENA SCOTT, DO THAT TO ME
  40. ^ Billboard, December 12, 1987 - Page 20 Black, FOR WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 12, 1987, HOT BLACK SINGLES ACTION, RADIO MOST ADDED
  41. ^ The R&B Report, Jan. 18 - 31, 1988 Vol. 1, No. 23 - Page 43 THE R&B PLAYIISTS, Hots and Adds, WDAS/Philadelphia 215/878-2000, A RENA SCOTT; WLUM/Elm Grove 414-786-1590, A RENA SCOTT; WGPR/Detroit 313/259-8862, A RENA SCOTT
  42. ^ The R&B Report, Jan. 18 - 31, 1988 Vol. 1, No. 23 - Page 44 THE R&B PLAYIISTS, Hots and Adds, WEDR/Miami 305/633-1487, A RENA SCOTT
  43. ^ Radio & Records, Issue Number 723 February 5, 1988 - Page 62 R&R NATIONAL AIRPLAY, URBAN CONTEMPORARY, NEW & ACTIVE, RENA SCOTT "Do It To Me One More Time" (Sedona/JCI) 36/3
  44. ^ Radio & Records, Issue Number 723 February 5, 1988 - Page 62 R&R NATIONAL AIRPLAY, URBAN CONTEMPORARY, NEW ARTISTS, 2 RENA SCOTT/Do It To Me One More Time (Sedona/JCI), 36/3
  45. ^ Billboard, January 9, 1988 - Page 27 BLACK SINGLES A -Z PUBLISHERS /PERFORMANCE RIGHTS /SHEET MUSIC
  46. ^ Billboard, January 16, 1988 - Page 25 BLACK SINGLES A -Z PUBLISHERS /PERFORMANCE RIGHTS /SHEET MUSIC, 84 DO THAT TO ME ONE MORE TIME (Moonlight & Magnolia, BMI)
  47. ^ Billboard, February 13, 1988 - Page 24 Billboard HOT BLACK SINGLES, THIS WEEK 55, LAST WEEK 60 TWO WKS. AGO 72, WKS. ON CHART 5
  48. ^ Billboard, February 20, 1980 - Page 28 Billboard HOT BLACK SINGLES, THIS WEEK 58, LAST WEEK 55 TWO WKS. AGO 60, WKS. ON CHART 6
  49. ^ Billboard, March 12, 1988 - Page 27 BLACK SINGLES A -Z PUBLISHERS /PERFORMANCE RIGHTS /SHEET MUSIC, 87 DO THAT TO ME ONE MORE TIME (Moonlight & Magnolia, BMI)
  50. ^ Cash Box, January 30, 1988 - Page 13 CASH BOX TOP BLACK CONTEMPORARY SINGLES, 81 DO THAT TO ME ONE MORE TIME(JCISedona-75030) . Rena Scott DEBUT
  51. ^ Cash Box, February 20, 1988 - Page 15 CASH BOX TOP BLACK CONTEMPORARY SINGLES, 59 DO THAT TO ME ONE MORE TIME(JCISedona-75030) .. Rena Scott 63 4
  52. ^ Cash Box, February 27, 1988 - Page 15 CASH BOX TOP BLACK CONTEMPORARY SINGLES, 59 DO THAT TO ME ONE MORE TIME(JCISedona-75030) .. Rena Scott 59 5
  53. ^ Cash Box, March 5, 1988 - Page 15 CASH BOX TOP BLACK CONTEMPORARY SINGLES, 87 DO THAT TO ME ONE MORE TIME(JCISedona-75030) . Rena Scott 59 6
  54. ^ Cash Box, March 12, 1988 - Page 12 CASH BOX TOP BLACK CONTEMPORARY SINGLES, 94 DO THAT TO ME ONE MORE TIME(JCISedona-75030) . Rena Scott 87 7
  55. ^ Cash Box, March 19, 1988 - Page 21 CASH BOX TOP BLACK CONTEMPORARY SINGLES
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