"Clyde" | ||||
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Single by Waylon Jennings | ||||
from the album Music Man | ||||
B-side | "I Came Here to Party" | |||
Released | April 1980 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 2:39 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
Songwriter(s) | J. J. Cale | |||
Producer(s) | Richie Albright Ron Haffkine Waylon Jennings | |||
Waylon Jennings singles chronology | ||||
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"Clyde" is a song written by J. J. Cale, which first appeared on his 1972 album Naturally. American musical group Dr. Hook covered the song on their 1978 album Pleasure and Pain.[1] The song was also successfully covered by American country music artist Waylon Jennings.[2]
Released in April 1980, as the first single from Jennings' album Music Man, it reached #7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.[3]
Chart performance
Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 7 |
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[5] | 3 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
References
- ^ "Dr. Hook - Pleasure & Pain at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
- ^ "Is the Waylon Jennings' Song 'Clyde' About Grand Junction's Clyde Jorgensen?". 99.9 KEKB. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
- ^ "Waylon Jennings Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Waylon Jennings Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.