Billy Swan
William Lance "Billy" Swan (born May 12, 1942) is an American songwriter and country singer, best known for his 1974 single, "I Can Help".
Biography
Swan was born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. As a child, he learned drums, piano and guitar, and began writing songs. His first big break was in 1962 when Clyde McPhatter recorded "Lover Please", a song written by Swan when he was in a local band called Mirt Mirly & the Rhythm Steppers who had first recorded the song on Bill Black's Louis label. McPhatter's version quickly became a No. 7 pop hit.
Swan moved to Memphis to work with Black, but this was cut short with Black's illness and subsequent death in 1965. He also for a time worked on Elvis Presley's Graceland estate. He then moved to Nashville, which enabled him to write hit country songs for numerous artists, including Conway Twitty, Waylon Jennings, and Mel Tillis. In 1969, Swan first took on the role of record producer, producing Tony Joe White's Top Ten hit "Polk Salad Annie". Swan also played bass guitar for Kris Kristofferson, and then signed a solo recording deal with Monument Records.
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ALBUMS
- I Can Help released: 1999
- Bop to Be released: 1996
- The Best of Billy Swan released: 1993
- I Can Help released: 1974
I Can Help
Released 1999- Down by the River
- I Can Help
- Don't Be Cruel
- All Shook Up
- Care Too Much
- I'm Worried
- Livin' My Life
- Love Machine
- Bop to Be
- Wild, Young and Wreckless
- Undying Love
- Rock on With the Rhythm
- I'd Rather Be Dancing With You
- Put a Move on It
- Why Don't We Give It a Go
- Your Heart Is Safe With Me
- No One Else Even Comes Close
- Medley: I Can Help/Don't Be Cruel/All Shook Up
The Best of Billy Swan
Released 1993- I Can Help
- Shake, Rattle and Roll
- Stranger
- Lover Please
- Number One
- Don't Be Cruel
- (You Just) Woman Handled My Mind
- Everything's the Same (Ain't Nothing Changed)
- I Just Want to Taste Your Wine
- Vanessa
- You're the One
- Do I Have to Draw a Picture
- I'm Into Lovin' You
- Stuck Right in the Middle of Your Love
- With Their Kind of Money and Our Kind of Love
- Your Picture Still Loves Me (and I Still Love You)
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Billy Swan
by: Billy SwanLover please please come back
Don't take the train coming down the track
Don't please don't please call on me
Don`t leave me in misery
You were never holding me
You were never call with me
Don't you know I die for you
Now you're gone that's what I'll do
Lover please please come back
Don't take the train coming down the track
Don't please don't please call on me
Don't leave me in misery
Oh love story not too long
By the love that went all wrong
Girl loves boy all went bad
Now he's gone and she's so sad
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