Do Me Baby (album)

Do Me Baby
Studio album by Meli'sa Morgan
Released	1986
Genre	R&B
Length	40:06
Label	Capitol
Producer	Lesette Wilson Meli'sa Morgan Paul Laurence Bryan Loren
Meli'sa Morgan chronology
Do Me Baby (1986) Good Love (1987)
Singles from Do Me Baby
"Do Me Baby" Released: November 21, 1985 "Do You Still Love Me?" Released: March 19, 1986 "Fool's Paradise" Released: July 9, 1986

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Allmusic	[1]

Do Me Baby is the debut studio album by American recording artist Meli'sa Morgan. Released in 1986, it reached number 41 on the US Billboard Pop Albums and number 4 on the US R&B Albums chart. The album features the number-one R&B hit "Do Me, Baby", a cover of the Prince song. 38 years into its release, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales equivalent units of 500,000 copies alone in the United States.

Track listing

Credits adapted from original liner notes.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Fool's Paradise"	Lesette Wilson Meli'sa Morgan	Lesette Wilson Meli'sa Morgan	4:56
2.	"Heart Breaking Decision"	Freddie Jackson Meli'sa Morgan Robert Aries	Paul Laurence	4:36
3.	"Do You Still Love Me?"	Lesette Wilson Meli'sa Morgan	Lesette Wilson Meli'sa Morgan	5:41
4.	"I'll Give It When I Want It"	Lesette Wilson Meli'sa Morgan	Lesette Wilson Meli'sa Morgan	4:33
5.	"Do Me, Baby"	André Cymone (Uncredited), Prince	Paul Laurence	5:17
6.	"Getting To Know You Better"	Doug Grigsby Meli'sa Morgan Terri Jeffries	Bryan Loren	5:38
7.	"Now Or Never"	Lesette Wilson Meli'sa Morgan	Lesette Wilson Meli'sa Morgan	4:33
8.	"Lies"	Meli'sa Morgan Paul Laurence Royal Bayyan	Paul Laurence	4:52

Personnel

Credits adapted from original liner notes.^[2]

• Alto Saxophone – Najee
• Arranged By – Robert Aries
• Art Direction – Roy Kohara
• Backing Vocals – Clifford Jamerson, Freddie Jackson, Genobia Jeter, Joseph Coleman*, Meli'sa Morgan
• Bass – Douglas Grigsby I I I*, Russell Blake, Timmy Allen
• Design – John O'Brien (4)
• Drum Programming – Royal Bayyan
• Executive-Producer – Beau Huggins, Don Grierson
• Guitar – Douglas Grigsby I I I*, Edward "Speedy" Walker*, Fareed Abdul Haqq, Michael Campbell*
• Handclaps – Ronnie Jones (2), Wayne Edwards (2)
• Keyboards – Lesette Wilson
• Keyboards [Kurzweil] – Paul Laurence
• Percussion – Douglas Grigsby I I I*
• Percussion [Additional] – Ronnie Jones (2), Wayne Edwards (2)
• Programmed By – Rick Stevenson (3)
• Synthesizer – Lesette Wilson, Meli'sa Morgan, Royal Bayyan

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1986) Peak position US Billboard 200[3] 41 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] 4

Year-end charts Chart (1986) Position US Billboard 200[5] 86 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] 9

Singles

Year	Title	US Pop[7]	US R&B[7]	US Dan[7]	UK[8]
1985	"Do Me Baby"	46	1	—	—
1986	"Do You Still Love Me?"	—	5	—	—
	"Fool's Paradise"	—	24	—	41

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[9]	Gold	500,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r13441
2. Meli'sa Morgan - Do Me Baby (Vinyl, LP Album).discogs
3. "Meli'sa Morgan Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
4. "Meli'sa Morgan Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
5. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1986". Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
6. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1986". Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
7. "US Charts > Meli'sa Morgan". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
8. "UK Charts > Meli'sa Morgan". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 5, 2010.
9. "American album certifications – Meli'sa Morgan – Do Me Baby". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 28, 2024.