Baby Don't You Do It Baby Don't You Do It "Baby Don't You Do It" is a 1964 single by American singer Marvin Gaye. Released on the Tamla label, this song discusses a man who is at a standstill with his girlfriend, who he feels is neglecting his love stating "Don't break my heart/...I've tried to do my best". Featured on the Holland–Dozier–Holland-written and produced track, for the first time on a Marvin Gaye record, were Motown's top session girl group, the Andantes. The song was originally written and intended for the Supremes, but eventually reassigned to Marvin Gaye to record. In October 1964 Gaye's
She Called Me Baby Patsy Cline recorded the song as "He Called Me Baby" in a February 1963 session at Columbia Recording Studio (Nashville). Cline had begun recording tracks for an album to be entitled "Faded Love" on 4 February 1963; "He Called Me Baby" was one of four tracks cut on 7 February 1963 in what would prove to be Cline's final recording session. After Cline's death on 5 March 1963 Decca Records elected not to release the "Faded Love" album instead including Cline's final tracks on two 1964 album releases, the second of which: the 2 November 1964 release "That's How a