"[1] Sunny cut the track in November 1973 with Roger Greenaway producing while Chris Gunning provided the arrangement and conducted.

The American version of "Doctor's Orders" was recorded for Midland International who ran an ad in Showbiz magazine specifically to recruit a singer to cover Sunny's UK hit for the US market: the successful applicant, Carol Douglas, was a veteran performer who had remained an unknown recording artist.

[The track's] producers wanted to capture my more melodic pop/commercial tones which undeniably made me sound white on the radio.

"[6] Douglas' version, recorded at Groove Sound Studio in New York City, was produced by Meco Monardo but because of contractual complications the production credit was assigned to Midland International vice-president Ed O'Loughlin.

In June 1975, Midland International reported that global sales of the Carol Douglas single "Doctor's Orders" totaled one million units.