What Cha Gonna Do with My Lovin' (song)

"What Cha Gonna Do with My Lovin'" is a 1979 single by Stephanie Mills from the album of the same name. It became a hit, reaching No. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] It was a Top 10 hit on the R&B chart, as well as a minor hit in Canada.[2]

"What Cha Gonna Do with My Lovin'"
Single by Stephanie Mills
from the album What Cha Gonna Do with My Lovin'
B-side	"Put Your Body in It"
Released	July 1979
Recorded	1978
Genre	Disco, funk
Length	8:03 (12") 4:06 (7")
Label	20th Century-Fox Records
Songwriter(s)	Reggie Lucas James Mtume
Producer(s)	James Mtume Reggie Lucas
Stephanie Mills singles chronology
"This Empty Place" (1976) "What Cha Gonna Do with My Lovin'" (1979) "You Can Get Over" (1979)

"What Cha Gonna Do with My Lovin'"
Single by Inner City
from the album Paradise (UK) Big Fun (US)
B-side	"Put Your Body in It"
Released	November 1989
Recorded	1989
Genre	Disco, funk
Label	Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Reggie Lucas James Mtume
Inner City singles chronology
"Do You Love What You Feel" (1989) "What Cha Gonna Do with My Lovin'" (1989) "That Man (He's All Mine)" (1990)

Charts

Chart (1979)	Peak position[3]
Canada RPM Top Singles[4]	82
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5]	22
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	8

Inner City recording

In 1989, the song was recorded by American dance group Inner City. It was the group's fifth single and their fifth consecutive UK top 20 hit, reaching No. 12. Along with "Good Life", this is the only other Inner City song to make the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 76. While all the group's previous singles had topped the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in the US, this was the first not to do so, although it still reached No. 8.[6]

Chart history

Chart (1989–90)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)	86
Ireland (IRMA)[7]	24
Netherlands	12
UK [8]	12
US Billboard Hot 100[9]	76
US Billboard Disco/Dance[10]	8
US Cash Box Top 100[11]	77

References

1. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
2. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1979-11-10. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
3. Stephanie Mills chart history singles.www.billboard.com
4. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1979-11-10. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
5. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
6. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 128.
7. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Whatcha Gonna Do". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
8. "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1989-11-18. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
9. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
10. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 128.
11. Cash Box Top 100 Singles, March 31, 1990