Clyde Otis
Clyde Otis (September 11, 1924 – January 8, 2008), born in Prentiss, Mississippi, was an American songwriter and record producer best known for his collaboration with singer Brook Benton, and for being one of the first African-American A&R executives at a major label.
According to the music licensing organization Broadcast Music Inc., Otis is credited as the writer or co-writer of almost 800 songs.
Early career
After serving in the Marines during World War II, Otis moved to New York and inspired by fellow Marine Bobby Troup, best known for "Route 66", began writing songs. Otis' first success was Nat King Cole’s recording of his song “That’s All There Is to That”, which reached the Billboard Top 20 in 1956.
A&R executive
On joining Mercury Records as director of A&R in 1958, Otis began writing and producing material for Brook Benton. This collaboration led to "It's Just a Matter of Time", "Endlessly", "So Many Ways", "Kiddio" and the novelty song, "The Boll Weevil Song".
Otis also produced a number of duets between Benton and Dinah Washington, among them "Baby (You've Got What It Takes)" and "A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall in Love)"; he worked on Washington's solo efforts, as well, most notably the classic "What a Difference a Day Makes" and "This Bitter Earth".
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Clyde Otis
ALBUMS
- 100 Popcorn Classics released: 2009
- So Much in Love released: 2002
- Popcorn: Golden Hits, Volume 1 released: 1997
- Les plus grands thèmes de la Télé released: 1990
100 Popcorn Classics
Released 2009- Stop Her on the Sight (S.O.S.)
- Everybody Let's Dance
- Jimmy Mack
- Baby Love
- Angel
- Everybody Loves the Cha Cha Cha
- Dance on Little Girl
- Look Who It Is
- You Better Believe It Baby
- Hundred Pounds of Clay
- Only Love Me
- Corazon de melon
- The More I See You
- Keep in Touch
- Crying in the Rain
- You're No Good
- Summertime Cha Cha
- Mr. DJ
- Then Only Then
- A Kookie Little Paradise
So Much in Love
Released 2002- So Much in Love
- Only You (And You Alone)
- When a Man Loves a Woman
- Unchained Melody
- Love Is All Around
- More Than I Can Say
- Endlessly
- My Simple Heart
- Help Me Make It Through the Night
- Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me
- Little Things Mean a Lot
- You Belong to Me
- Sea of Love
- Behind Closed Doors
- I Just Can't Help Believing
- Emotion
Popcorn: Golden Hits, Volume 1
Released 1997- Crying in the Rain
- Hey Hey Lover
- Enough Is Enough
- Starlight, Starbright
- Mr. Happiness
- Everybody Likes to Cha-Cha-Cha
- Everybody Let's Dance
- Sway
- It's a Sin to Tell a Lie
- Bella Dalena
- Question
- I'll Touch a Star
- Please Don't Go
- Stranger in Paradise
- The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)
- You Better Believe It Baby
- Cherry Berry Wine
- Ali Baba
- Giorgina
- I've Got the Blues
- I'd Think It All Over
Les plus grands thèmes de la Télé
Released 1990- Batman
- L'île aux enfants
- Ma sorcière bien aimée
- Mission: Impossible
- Star Trek
- Aux frontières du réel (The X-Files)
- Thierry la Fronde
- Aujourd'hui Madame (Grand' Route)
- Drôles de Dames (Charlie's Angels)
- La panthère rose (Pink Panther)
- Chapi Chapo
- Les animaux du monde (Le lion et le chat)
- Chapeau melon & bottes de cuir (The Avengers)
- Les saintes chéries
- Le petit train rébus
- Bonne nuit les petits
- Les mystères de l'Ouest (Wild Wild West)
- Histoires sans paroles
- La maison de Toutou
- Mannix
- Amicalement vôtre (The Persuaders)
Born: 1924-09-11
Died: 2008-01-08
Clyde Otis
ALBUMS
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by Waylon Jennings
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by Gary Numan
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by Alison Krauss
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by Katatonia
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by Ina Deter
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by ALISON KR
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by Sia
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by Bang!
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by Ocean Blue
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by Christ Agony
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by Autumn's Grey Solace
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by A Beautiful Silence
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by Franky Lee
Cloudy Days
by: Waylon JenningsDark cloud hangin' over me when will it go away
Rain is in my eyes and I can't see life's become just cloudy days
Why she's done me like she's done I guess I'll never know
She knows I need her more than anyone I've made a point to let it show
Cloudy days don't the sun ever shine anymore stormy weather will you always be around
When I'm down I can't stand cloudy days
[ guitar + steel ]
I recall the time when times were good Lord they seem so long ago
But you know they say if rain don't come then love has no chance to grow
Cloudy days don't the sun...