On this date in 1962, THE CONTOURS released the single DO YOU LOVE ME (June 29th 1962) Originally written by Motown president Berry Gordy for THE TEMPTATIONS, the group failed to arrive for the recording session. At the same time but in a different Motown studio, THE CONTOURS arrived to record "It Must Be Love," but Gordy had other ideas - he asked them to cut "Do You Love Me" instead. The song became one of Motown's first hits, its sound standing out among the much more tame offerings on the ch