Clyde McPhatter

Songs Performed or Written by Clyde McPhatterTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Clyde Lensley McPhatter (November 15, 1932 – June 13, 1972) was an American rhythm and blues, soul, and rock and roll singer. He was one of the most widely imitated R&B singers of the 1950s and early 1960s and was a key figure in the shaping of doo-wop and R&B. McPhatter's high-pitched tenor voice was steeped in the gospel music he sang much of his early life. He was the lead tenor of the Mount Lebanon Singers, a gospel group... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: A Lover's Question - #2: Treasure of Love - #3: Lover Please - #4: Without Love (There Is Nothing) - #5: Ta Ta
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  The Drifters
1.
03/1954

Lucille
The Drifters

16 pts




7
R&B


as Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters
US B side to Such a Night
[Atlantic 45-1019]
written by Clyde McPhatter greentick
Honey Love
2.
06/1954

Honey Love
The Drifters

31 pts




1
R&B


featuring Clyde McPhatter
[Atlantic 45-1029]
written by Clyde McPhatter greentick & Gerald Wexler
  The Carlisles
Honey Love
3.
10/1954

Honey Love
The Carlisles

9 pts


12
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[Mercury 70435-X45]
written by Gerald Wexler & Clyde McPhatter greentick
  Clyde McPhatter
4.
02/1956

Seven Days
Clyde McPhatter greentick

from Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters   
46 pts
44
US


2
R&B


[Atlantic 1081]
written by Willis Carroll & Carmen Taylor
5.
05/1956

#2  Treasure of Love
Clyde McPhatter greentick

from Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters   
135 pts
16
US


1
R&B
27
UK
[Atlantic 1092]
written by Joe Shapiro & Lou Stallman
6.
02/1957

#4  Without Love (There Is Nothing)
Clyde McPhatter greentick

from Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters   
71 pts
19
US


4
R&B


[Atlantic 1117]
written by Danny Small
7.
05/1957

Just to Hold My Hand
Clyde McPhatter greentick

from Love Ballads   Love Ballads
53 pts
26
US


6
R&B


[Atlantic 1133]
written by Don Robey & Paul Perryman
8.
08/1957

Long Lonely Nights
Clyde McPhatter greentick

from Love Ballads   Love Ballads
44 pts
49
US


1
R&B


[Atlantic 1149]
written by Douglas Henderson, Jerry Abbott, Lee Andrews & Mimi Uniman
9.
12/1957

Rock and Cry
Clyde McPhatter greentick

from Love Ballads   Love Ballads
6 pts
93
US






[Atlantic 1158]
written by Joyce Heath
10.
05/1958

Come What May
Clyde McPhatter greentick

from Love Ballads   Love Ballads
39 pts
43
US


3
R&B


[Atlantic 1185]
written by Frank Tableporter
11.
10/1958

#1  A Lover's Question
Clyde McPhatter greentick

149 pts
6
US


1
R&B


[Atlantic 1199]
written by Brook Benton & Jimmy Williams [Jimmy T. Williams]
12.
04/1959

Lovey Dovey
Clyde McPhatter greentick

29 pts
49
US


12
R&B


[Atlantic 2018]
written by Memphis Edward Curtis & Ahmet Ertegun
13.
04/1959

I Told Myself a Lie
Clyde McPhatter greentick

11 pts
70
US






B side to Lovey Dovey
[MGM 12780]
written by Jimmy Williams [Jimmy T. Williams] & Otis Blackwell
14.
06/1959

Since You've Been Gone
Clyde McPhatter greentick

35 pts
38
US


14
R&B


[Atlantic 2028]
written by Neil Sedaka & Howard Greenfield
15.
08/1959

Twice as Nice
Clyde McPhatter greentick

7 pts
91
US






[MGM 12816]
written by Charles Singleton
16.
10/1959

You Went Back on Your Word
Clyde McPhatter greentick

21 pts
72
US


13
R&B


[Atlantic 2038]
written by Brook Benton & Bobby Stevenson
17.
12/1959

Let's Try Again
Clyde McPhatter greentick

29 pts
48
US


13
R&B


[MGM 12843]
written by Billy Smith
  Narvel Felts
Honey Love
18.
02/1960

Honey Love
Narvel Felts

7 pts
90
US






[Pink 702]
written by Jerry Wexler & Clyde McPhatter greentick
  Clyde McPhatter
19.
02/1960

Just Give Me a Ring
Clyde McPhatter greentick

6 pts
96
US






[Atlantic 2049]
written by Clyde McPhatter greentick
20.
04/1960

Think Me a Kiss
Clyde McPhatter greentick

12 pts
66
US






[MGM 12877]
written by Ray Stanley
21.
07/1960

#5  Ta Ta
Clyde McPhatter greentick

from Ta Ta!   
62 pts
23
US


7
R&B


[Mercury 71660]
written by Clyde McPhatter greentick & Jimmy Oliver
  Bobby Hendricks
22.
11/1960

Psycho
Bobby Hendricks

10 pts
73
US






[Sue 732]
written by Clyde McPhatter greentick & Jimmy Oliver
  Clyde McPhatter
23.
02/1961

Tomorrow Is a-Comin'
Clyde McPhatter greentick

4 pts
103
US






[Mercury 71783]
written by Gene Pitney
24.
03/1961

I'll Love You Til the Cows Come Home
Clyde McPhatter greentick

3 pts
110
US






US B side to Tomorrow Is a-Comin'
[Mercury 71783]
written by Joy Kennedy
25.
07/1961

I Never Knew
Clyde McPhatter greentick

22 pts
56
US


17
R&B


[Mercury 71841]
written by Jimmy Oliver & Clyde McPhatter greentick
26.
03/1962

#3  Lover Please
Clyde McPhatter greentick

from Lover Please!   
115 pts
7
US






[Mercury 71941]
written by Bill Swan
27.
06/1962

Little Bitty Pretty One
Clyde McPhatter greentick

from Lover Please!   
43 pts
25
US






[Mercury 71987]
written by Bobby Day
28.
11/1962

The Best Man Cried
Clyde McPhatter greentick

3 pts
118
US






[Mercury 72051]
written by Ruth Batchelor & Bob Roberts [songwriter]
29.
09/1963

From One to One
Clyde McPhatter greentick

4 pts
127
US






[Mercury 72166]
written by Lincoln Chase
30.
01/1964

Deep in the Heart of Harlem
Clyde McPhatter greentick

from Songs of the Big City   
17 pts
90
US


10
R&B


[Mercury 72220]
written by Jimmy Radcliffe & Carl Spencer
31.
04/1965

Crying Won't Help You Now
Clyde McPhatter greentick

10 pts
117
US


22
R&B


[Mercury 72407]
written by Ed Townsend


See also...

Ruth Brown & Clyde McPhatterThe Drifters


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