Do That to Me One More Time

History

After a period of declining popularity, Captain & Tennille signed with Casablanca Records under Neil Bogart. Toni Tennille played the song for Bogart at her home in Pacific Palisades, California on an electric piano with her husband Daryl Dragon. Bogart called it a smash and insisted it be their first single. The song is about sex, specifically male virility according to Billboard, though Tennille wrote it about her feelings for Dragon, who later admitted he never paid attention to the lyrics.

Release and reception

The song became Captain & Tennille's second and final number-one hit when it topped the Billboard Hot 100 on February 16, 1980, after four weeks at number two behind Michael Jackson's "Rock with You". It held the top spot for one week before being replaced by Queen's "Crazy Little Thing Called Love". The single spent 27 weeks on the Hot 100 and also charted on adult contemporary and R&B charts. It reached number seven in the UK, number three in Australia, and number one in the Netherlands. Record World called it a warm and tender pop-a/c gem, while Stereogum's Tom Breihan criticized the lyrics as sleazy and the production as ugly and antiseptic, scoring it 2/10.

Rena Scott version

Rena Scott recorded a version released on Sedona 70530 from her album Love Zone, produced by Tim O'Brien. In Black Radio Exclusive, Duff Marlowe called it an exciting version with hot action across black radio, and program directors gave rave reviews. Deborah Sims of WBLK in Buffalo called it the perfect adult record. By December 11, 1987, the single was added to playlists of WIKS, WPAL, WGOK, WZAZ, and WKXI.

Billboard reported fourteen add-ons in its December 12 issue. By January 18–31, 1988, it was added to WDAS, WLUM, WGPR, and WEDR. Radio & Records on February 2 noted one heavy rotation, eighteen medium, and seventeen light rotations, and it ranked number two on the New Artists chart with 36/3 in Reports/Adds. It debuted at number 84 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart on January 16, 1988, peaked at number 55 on February 13, and remained on the chart through March 12.

On the Cash Box Top Black Contemporary Singles chart, it debuted at number 81 on January 30, peaked at number 59 at week four, held that position for another week, and charted for seven weeks.