Clyde (song) explained

Clyde
Type:single
Artist:Waylon Jennings
Album:Music Man
B-Side:I Came Here to Party
Released:April 1980
Genre:Country
Length:2:39
Label:RCA
Producer:Richie Albright
Ron Haffkine
Waylon Jennings
Prev Title:I Ain't Living Long Like This
Prev Year:1979
Next Title:Theme from The Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys)
Next Year:1980

"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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dr. Hook - Pleasure & Pain at Discogs . Discogs.com . 1978 . 2016-10-16.
  2. Web site: Is the Waylon Jennings' Song 'Clyde' About Grand Junction's Clyde Jorgensen?. 99.9 KEKB. 27 February 2014 . 23 June 2018.
  3. Web site: Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 2016-10-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161018233308/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.0216a&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=2io7tdthn50aq7v128498qs0v1 . 2016-10-18 . dead .