Dawn Penn first recorded this song in 1967. It was based on a track of the same title recorded by American blues musician Willie Cobbs in 1960, which itself was derived from Bo Diddley's 1955 recording "She's Fine, She's Mine." The tune was successful in Penn's native Jamaica, where it was a major hit.
Penn wrote the words when she was experiencing the painful aftermath of love. She recalled to The Sunday Gleaner, "The lyrics came about because I was in love like everyone else and had a broken heart in the process."
"You Don't Love Me" was first put on tape for Studio One, whose owner, Clement "Sir Coxson" Dodd, had her lay it down twice. Penn said that the first recording had an error. "Mr. Dodd made me re-record it in 1968."
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