Do What You Gotta Do (album)

Do What You Gotta Do is the eighteenth studio album American singer Bobby Vee and was released in October 1968 by Liberty Records.

It contain several Motown covers including "I Can't Help Myself","That's What Love Songs Often Do", "Do What You Gotta Do".

including the different mix of "Run Like The Devil", which he recorded as a single in 1965[2] According to Robert Reynolds, in The Music of Bobby Vee, there are some good tracks besides “My Girl/Hey Girl” and “Just Keep it Up”, but even a similar medley attempt at combining the Four Tops splendid classics “I Can’t Help Myself/The Same Old Song”, does not capture the freshness of “My Girl/Hey Girl”.

"Do What You Gotta Do" debuted on the Hot 100 on August 31, 1968, peaking at number 83 during a 4-week stay on the chart.

[10] Cashbox gave the album a positive review, saying that it "showcases him in a performance of honest, strong ballads and rhythmic numbers"[11] Robert Reynolds, in The Music of Bobby Vee called it a "Good Album".