A Lover's Question
"A Lover's Question" | ||||
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Single by Clyde McPhatter | ||||
B-side | "I Can't Stand Up Alone" | |||
Released | September 1958 | |||
Format | 7" single | |||
Genre | Soul | |||
Length | 2:36 | |||
Label | Atlantic Records | |||
Certification | Gold (RIAA) | |||
Clyde McPhatter singles chronology | ||||
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"A Lover's Question" is a 1958 pop/R&B hit for Clyde McPhatter. The single was written by Brook Benton and Jimmy T. Williams and was Clyde McPhatter's most successful pop and R&B release. The bass singer is Noah Hopkins. "A Lover's Question" made it to #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was #1 for one week on the R&B chart.[1] Country singer Del Reeves took the song to #14 on the Hot Country Singles chart in 1970.
The best-known version of the song is in mono. However, a stereo version was released on the LP Atlantic History of Rhythm & Blues, Vol. 4, along with several other rare stereo versions of late 1950s Atlantic hits.
Jacky Ward version
"A Lover's Question" | ||||
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Single by Jacky Ward | ||||
from the album A Lover's Question | ||||
B-side | She Belongs To Me | |||
Released | 1978 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:01 | |||
Label | Mercury | |||
Writer(s) | Brook Benton Jimmy T. Williams |
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Producer(s) | Jerry Kennedy | |||
Jacky Ward singles chronology | ||||
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In 1978, Jacky Ward, had a successful remake of the song, peaking at #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.[2]
Chart performance
Chart (1979) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 3 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 6 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 6 |
Canadian RPM Top Singles | 98 |
Cover Versions
Jay and the Americans released a cover version of the song on their 1970 album, Wax Museum, Vol. 1.
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