If You're Gonna Do Me Wrong (Do It Right)

Vern Gosdin

About If You're Gonna Do Me Wrong (Do It Right)

"If You're Gonna Do Me Wrong (Do It Right)" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Vern Gosdin. It was released in February 1983 as the first single and title track from the album If Gonna Do Me Wrong (Do It Right). The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. Gosdin wrote the song with Max D. Barnes. The song entered the charts at the same week as Gosdin's last single for AMI Records, "Friday Night Feelin'". That song charted at number 49 and was never included on an album. Kelly Lang covered the song; her version was released as a single to country radio on March 10, 2014. 


Year:
1990
3:28
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There's a closet full of dresses that I bought you
And here's the keys to the new car in the drive
And before you leave our room
Put on your best perfume.

If you're gonna do me wrong, do it right
Oh, the next time the phone rings I won't answer
I don't want to be the fool I was tonight
I don't want to know the truth
I don't want to see the proof.

If you're gonna do me wrong, honey do it right
If you're gonna break my heart all to pieces
Just walk right out and leave me any day or tonight
Take off your wedding band
When he takes you by the hand.

If you're gonna do me wrong, do it right
Take off your wedding band
When he takes you by the hand

If you're gonna do me wrong, do it right.

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Vern Gosdin

Vern Gosdin (August 5, 1934 – April 28, 2009) was an American country music singer. He idolized The Louvin Brothers and The Blue Sky Boys as a young man and sang in a gospel quartet called The Gosdin Brothers. An inheritor of the soulful honky tonk style of Lefty Frizzell and Merle Haggard, Gosdin was nicknamed The Voice by his peers. He had 19 top-ten solo hits on the Country music charts from the late 1970s through the early 1990s. Three of these hits went to number one: "I Can Tell By the Way You Dance (You're Gonna Love Me Tonight)", "Set 'Em Up Joe" and "I'm Still Crazy". more »

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Written by: MAX BARNES, VERN GOSDIN

Lyrics © GEORGIA FALL MUSIC, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

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10 facts about this song

Recording
The song "If You're Gonna Do Me Wrong (Do It Right)" was recorded by American country music artist Vern Gosdin. It was his first hit single after a few years away from the music industry.
Release Year
The track was released in February 1983 and was his debut single for AMI Records.
Chart Performance
The song reached number five on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and became Gosdin's first major hit.
Songwriters
The song was co-written by Vern Gosdin and Max D. Barnes. Barnes was a prolific songwriter within the country music industry and has crafted hits for many well-known artists.
Album
"If You're Gonna Do Me Wrong (Do It Right)" is the title track to Vern Gosdin's album of the same name. The album was Gosdin's fifth studio album.
Recording Locations
The song was recorded at a notable Nashville studio, Jim Reeves Studio, where many country hits were produced.
Theme
The song touches on the theme of infidelity, with the narrator basically telling their partner they understand they're being cheated on, but to do it with discretion and kindness so it hurts less.
Recognition
"If You're Gonna Do Me Wrong (Do It Right)" helped to solidify Gosdin's reputation as "The Voice" of country music, one of the finest vocalists in the genre.
Cover Versions
George Jones, another iconic country music singer, recorded and released a cover version of the song for his 1999 album, 'Cold Hard Truth.'
Continued Success
The success of "If You're Gonna Do Me Wrong (Do It Right)'' kickstarted Gosdin's career in the '80s, setting the stage for subsequent top hits like "Set 'Em Up Joe" and "Chiseled in Stone."

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