Don Gardner was an American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, and drummer. By 1953, he formed his own group, the Sonotones, in which he played drums and sang. Keyboardist Richard "Groove" Holmes left the Sonotones in early 1960, and was replaced by Dee Dee Ford. When the Sonotones played at the Smalls Paradise club in Harlem, New York, they were heard by blues performer Arthur Crudup, who recommended them to the Fire record label owner Bobby Robinson. He produced a song written by Gardner, I Need Your Loving, a "gospel-drenched" call-and response number in the mold of Ike and Tina Turner, and the song became their biggest hit. Fire released the official follow-up, this single, Don't You Worry, in 1962. It reached number 7 on the R&B chart and number 66 on the Pop chart. This single is in Very Good Plus condition.

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