A lover's question
| A lover's question | |
|---|---|
| Clyde McPhatter | |
| publication | 1958 |
| Genre (s) | Rhythm and Blues |
| Author (s) | Brook Benton, Jimmy T. Williams |
| Cover versions | |
| 1970 | Del Reeves |
| 1978 | Jacky Ward |
A Lover's Question is a rhythm and blues song from 1958 that became a hit with Clyde McPhatter . Brook Benton and Jimmy T. Williams wrote the song .
The song was McPhatter's first top 10 hit after leaving The Drifters . Benton sang the demo version of the song and song producer Clyde Otis played it to Jerry Wexler and Ahmet Ertegun , who loved the song and released it on Atlantic Records . On the B-side of the single is I Can't Stand Up Alone .
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In the song, the singer asks himself various questions that move a lover. Is she loyal, (I'd like to know when she's not with me, if she's still true to me) , she feels the same (I'd like to know when we're kissing, does she feel just what I feel) , he would also like to know where the answer can be found (Oh, tell me where, the answer lies, is it in her kiss or in her eyes) .
Chart successes
The song reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number one on Billboard's rhythm and blues charts for a week. The 1970 cover version of country singer Del Reeves reached number 14 on Billboard Country Songs ; by Jacky Ward 1978 third place in the same charts.
More cover versions
- Tony Christie
- Jay and The Americans
- Ben E. King
- Kenny Loggins and Messina
- Ronnie Mc Dowell
- Lou Rawls
- Otis Redding
Individual evidence
- ↑ BMI Repertoire Search - A Lover's Question ( Memento from July 17th, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
- ^ Atlantic 1199
- ↑ Song facts
- ↑ Lyrics Lover's Question
- ^ Whitburn, Joel: Top Pop Singles 1955-1993 . Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Ltd., 1994, p. 396; US catalog number: Atlantic 1199
- ^ Whitburn, Joel: Top 40 R&B and Hip-Hop Hits. 1942-2004. New York, NY: Billboard Books, 2006, p. 387
- ^ Whitburn, Joel: The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits. 1944-2006 . 2nd Edition. New York, NY: Billboard Books, 2006, p. 284; the performers on the cover are listed as "Del Reeves and the Goodtime Charlies"; US catalog number: United Artists 50622
- ^ Whitburn, Joel: The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits. 1944-2006 . 2nd Edition. New York, NY: Billboard Books, 2006, p. 371; US catalog number: Mercury 55018