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From '' A Lonely Man ''
Label: Dynamic Sounds – DY-3345, DY 3345
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: Jamaica
Released: 1974
Tracklist
A1 Lonely Man
A2 Black Beauty
A3 I'm A Free Man
A4 If I Should Dream My Life Over
A5 Losing Your Love
B1 Peace In The Garden
B2 Where Can I Find True Love
B3 I'm Not Your Love
B4 Rendevous
B5 100 Lbs Of Clay
Written-By [Uncredited] – Bob Elgin, Kay Rogers, Luther Dixon
Written-By – Freddie McLean (tracks: A1 to B4)
Engineer – Ronald Logan
Producer – Neville Hinds, Warwick Lyn
℗ 1974 Dynamic Sounds
🎵 [SONG INFO]
"A Hundred Pounds of Clay" is a song written by Kay Rogers, Luther Dixon, and Bob Elgin and performed by Gene McDaniels.
The song was produced by Snuff Garrett.
Earl Palmer played drums on the song.
The song appeared on McDaniels' 1961 album 100 Lbs. Of Clay!
Chart performance
The song reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart and No. 11 on the R&B chart in 1961.
The song peaked at No.3 in New Zealand.
Other versions
Craig Douglas's cover version went to No. 9 on the UK Singles Chart in 1961.
Dalida released a French version of the song in 1961 entitled "Avec Une Poignée De Terre".
Arthur Alexander released a version on his 1962 debut album for Dot Records You Better Move On.
The Impressions released a version on their 1967 album, The Fabulous Impressions.
Dickie Goodman sampled the song in his 1973 novelty song, "The Touchables In Brooklyn".
Gary Lucas released a version on his 1998 album, Busy Being Born.
The Belmonts released a version on their 2009 album, The Belmonts Anthology Vol. 1 Featuring A Hundred Pounds of Clay.
Dee Dee Sharp released a version on her It's Mashed Potato Time album, changing the lyrics to "two hundred pounds" and dedicating the song to Chubby Checker.
Enrique Guzman released a version in México, named "Cien kilos de barro" in 1962.
Song controversy
In the early 1960s, the BBC banned the song and wouldn't allow British radio stations to play it. The BBC censors, believing that the song suggested that women were created only to be sexual beings, regarded it as blasphemous.
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#reggae
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#reggaecover
From '' A Lonely Man ''
Label: Dynamic Sounds – DY-3345, DY 3345
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: Jamaica
Released: 1974
Tracklist
A1 Lonely Man
A2 Black Beauty
A3 I'm A Free Man
A4 If I Should Dream My Life Over
A5 Losing Your Love
B1 Peace In The Garden
B2 Where Can I Find True Love
B3 I'm Not Your Love
B4 Rendevous
B5 100 Lbs Of Clay
Written-By [Uncredited] – Bob Elgin, Kay Rogers, Luther Dixon
Written-By – Freddie McLean (tracks: A1 to B4)
Engineer – Ronald Logan
Producer – Neville Hinds, Warwick Lyn
℗ 1974 Dynamic Sounds
🎵 [SONG INFO]
"A Hundred Pounds of Clay" is a song written by Kay Rogers, Luther Dixon, and Bob Elgin and performed by Gene McDaniels.
The song was produced by Snuff Garrett.
Earl Palmer played drums on the song.
The song appeared on McDaniels' 1961 album 100 Lbs. Of Clay!
Chart performance
The song reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart and No. 11 on the R&B chart in 1961.
The song peaked at No.3 in New Zealand.
Other versions
Craig Douglas's cover version went to No. 9 on the UK Singles Chart in 1961.
Dalida released a French version of the song in 1961 entitled "Avec Une Poignée De Terre".
Arthur Alexander released a version on his 1962 debut album for Dot Records You Better Move On.
The Impressions released a version on their 1967 album, The Fabulous Impressions.
Dickie Goodman sampled the song in his 1973 novelty song, "The Touchables In Brooklyn".
Gary Lucas released a version on his 1998 album, Busy Being Born.
The Belmonts released a version on their 2009 album, The Belmonts Anthology Vol. 1 Featuring A Hundred Pounds of Clay.
Dee Dee Sharp released a version on her It's Mashed Potato Time album, changing the lyrics to "two hundred pounds" and dedicating the song to Chubby Checker.
Enrique Guzman released a version in México, named "Cien kilos de barro" in 1962.
Song controversy
In the early 1960s, the BBC banned the song and wouldn't allow British radio stations to play it. The BBC censors, believing that the song suggested that women were created only to be sexual beings, regarded it as blasphemous.
#rocksteady
#reggae
#rocksteadycover
#reggaecover
