Without Love (Clyde McPhatter song) explained

Without Love (There Is Nothing)
Type:	single
Artist:	Ray Charles
B-Side:	No One
Released:	June 1963
Recorded:	1963
Genre:	Rhythm & blues
Length:	3:33
Label:	ABC-Paramount
Producer:	Sid Feller
Prev Title:	No One
Prev Year:	1963
Next Title:	Busted
Next Year:	1963

Without Love (There Is Nothing)
Type:	single
Artist:	Tom Jones
Album:	Tom
B-Side:	The Man Who Knew Too Much
Released:	December 1969
Genre:	Pop, power ballad
Length:	3:43
Label:	Parrot
Prev Title:	Love Me Tonight
Prev Year:	1969
Next Title:	Daughter of Darkness
Next Year:	1970

"Without Love (There is Nothing)" is a song written by Danny Small and originally recorded by Clyde McPhatter in 1957. McPhatter's version peaked at number six on the R&B Best Seller chart and number nineteen on Billboard Hot 100.^[1]

Later versions

Throughout the years the song has been recorded by a number of artists:

• In 1969, Tom Jones recorded the most successful charting version of the song, and it reached number five on the U.S. Hot 100 and number one on the Easy Listening chart in early 1970.^[2] In Canada, the single went to number one on the RPM 100 national Top Singles chart on Valentine's Day (February 14), 1970.^[3]
• In 1978, this song was recorded by Filipino singer Sam Sorono on his Sings Tom Jones' Greatest Hits LP album with EMI Records.^[4]
• Ray Charles, Little Richard, Elvis Presley, Jay and the Americans, and Oscar Toney Jr. have also recorded the song.

See also

• List of RPM number-one singles of 1970
• List of Billboard Easy Listening number ones of 1970

Notes and References

1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 392.
2. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Joel Whitburn . 2002 . Record Research . 131.
3. Web site: Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 2012-03-15.
4. Discogs - Sam Sorono – Sing Tom Jones' Greatest Hits