(Ain't Nobody Loves You) Like I Do
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" Like I Do" is a single by American singer La Toya Jackson
. The song is taken from her fifth album, La Toya
. It is one of only four songs by Jackson to have an accompanying music video. The song features a bridge sung by Mike Stock.
The single was released in 1987 throughout Europe
, excluding the United Kingdom
. Despite being produced by the European trio Stock Aitken Waterman
, who were big hit-producers at the time, the single failed to chart. The B-side of the single, "(Tell Me) She Means Nothing To You At All
", was released as its own single in France
. The 12" singles include a longer version of the song.
However, the single did fairly well on the German
DJ charts. It debuted at No. 17 and stayed on the charts for several months. She also performed the song live on the German television show Die Verflixte Sieben (with Rudi Carrell
). The music video for the single was given little airplay and was never released on video or DVD
. It didn't surface on the internet
until March 2007.
The Miami News
described the number as "so unlike anything Stock Aitken and Waterman have produced that it seems a mistake to see their names on the credits. 'Like I Do' is funky, gritty and doesn't repeat every other verse 25 times."
was filmed and released to promote the single. The clip is similar to Jackson's 1983 music video "Heart Don't Lie
" in its colourful, cartoon-like cinematography and dance routines. The video can be found on YouTube
and on various Jackson fan Web sites.
La Toya Jackson
La Toya Yvonne Jackson is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, television personality, actress, businesswoman, philanthropist, activist and former model. She is the fifth child of the Jackson family...
. The song is taken from her fifth album, La Toya
La Toya
La Toya, also known as You're Gonna Get Rocked! is the 5th studio album by American singer La Toya Jackson. While the cover and box states the album's name as La Toya, the actual disc and cassette tape state the name as You're Gonna Get Rocked!...
. It is one of only four songs by Jackson to have an accompanying music video. The song features a bridge sung by Mike Stock.
The single was released in 1987 throughout Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, excluding the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. Despite being produced by the European trio Stock Aitken Waterman
Stock Aitken Waterman
Stock Aitken Waterman, sometimes known as SAW, were a UK songwriting and record producing trio consisting of Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman. They had great success during the mid to late 1980s and early 1990s...
, who were big hit-producers at the time, the single failed to chart. The B-side of the single, "(Tell Me) She Means Nothing To You At All
(Tell Me) She Means Nothing To You At All
" She Means Nothing to You At All" is a single by American singer La Toya Jackson. It was one of three songs Jackson recorded with British hitmaking producers Stock Aitken & Waterman. The song was co-written by Jackson and Stock Aitken & Waterman....
", was released as its own single in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. The 12" singles include a longer version of the song.
However, the single did fairly well on the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
DJ charts. It debuted at No. 17 and stayed on the charts for several months. She also performed the song live on the German television show Die Verflixte Sieben (with Rudi Carrell
Rudi Carrell
Rudi Carrell , born Rudolf Wijbrand Kesselaar, was a Dutch entertainer. Along with famous entertainers such as Johannes Heesters, Linda de Mol and Sylvie van der Vaart, Carrell was one of the most successful Dutch personalities active in Germany.He worked as a television entertainer and hosted his...
). The music video for the single was given little airplay and was never released on video or DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
. It didn't surface on the internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
until March 2007.
The Miami News
The Miami News
The Miami News was the dominant evening newspaper in Miami, Florida for most of the 20th century, its chief concurrent competitor being the morning-edition of The Miami Herald. The paper started publishing in May 1896 as a weekly called The Miami Metropolis. The Metropolis had become a daily paper...
described the number as "so unlike anything Stock Aitken and Waterman have produced that it seems a mistake to see their names on the credits. 'Like I Do' is funky, gritty and doesn't repeat every other verse 25 times."
Music video
A music videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
was filmed and released to promote the single. The clip is similar to Jackson's 1983 music video "Heart Don't Lie
Heart Don't Lie
Heart Don't Lie is the third album released by singer La Toya Jackson. It is her most critically acclaimed and commercially successful album to date, peaking at #149 on the Billboard 200.- Album information :...
" in its colourful, cartoon-like cinematography and dance routines. The video can be found on YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
and on various Jackson fan Web sites.