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Clyde Lensley McPhatter (November 15, 1932 – June 13, 1972) was an American R&B singer, perhaps the most widely imitated R&B singer of the 1950s and 1960s, making him a key figure in the shaping of doo-wop and R&B. He had high-pitched tenor, that was steeped in the gospel music he sang in much of his younger life. He is best known for his solo hit "A Lover's Question". McPhatter was lead tenor for The Mount Lebanon Singers, a gospel group he formed as a teenager.; and later, lead tenor for Billy Ward and His Dominoes. McPhatter was largely responsible for the success the Dominoes initially enjoyed. After his tenure with the Dominoes, McPhatter formed his own group, The Drifters before going solo. Only 39 at the time of his death, he had struggled for years with alcoholism and depression and was, according to Jay Warner’s On This Day in Music History, "broke and despondent over a mismanaged career that made him a legend but hardly a success." Clyde McPhatter left a legacy of over 22 years of recording history.
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Hard to Find Jukebox Classics: The Fifties: 31 Amazing Stereo Hits [2017]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| A Lover’s Question | 2:33 |
Please Mr. Disc Jockey [2015]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Money Honey | 2:59 |
| Lucille | 3:05 |
| White Christmas | 2:41 |
| The Bells of St Mary's | 2:42 |
Only the Best: Clyde Mc Phatter & the Drifters [2014]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Lover Please | 1:49 |
| Mexican Divorce | 2:32 |
| Little Bitty Pretty One | 2:11 |
| Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:24 |
| Sixty Minute Man | 2:05 |
| Room Full of Tears | 2:54 |
| Such a Night | 2:28 |
| When My Little Girl Is Smiling | 2:38 |
| Money Honey | 2:40 |
Don’t Let Go [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Little Bitty Pretty One | 2:11 |
| Lover Please | 1:49 |
| Money Honey | 2:40 |
| Sixty Minute Man | 2:05 |
| Such a Night | 2:28 |
Merry Christmas with Much Love: 50 Wonderful Songs for a Joyful Christmas [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| White Christmas | 2:40 |
Rockin Robin [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Little Bitty Pretty One | 2:11 |
| Lover Please | 1:49 |
| Sixty Minute Man | 2:05 |
| Such a Night | 2:28 |
| Money Honey | 2:40 |
Such a Night [Excalibur] [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Such a Night | 2:28 |
| Little Bitty Pretty One | 2:11 |
| Sixty Minute Man | 2:05 |
| Lover Please | 1:49 |
| Money Honey | 2:40 |
The R&B No. 1's of the '50s [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Money Honey | 2:57 |
| Long Lonely Nights | 2:24 |
| A Lover's Question | 2:35 |
Honey and Money [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| A Lovers Question | 2:35 |
| Little Bitty Pretty One | 2:20 |
| Just To Hold My Hand | 2:21 |
| Lovey Dovey | 2:37 |
| Since You’Ve Been Gone | 2:30 |
| Come What May | 1:45 |
| Thirty Days | 2:10 |
| Money Honey | 2:59 |
| Such a Night | 2:30 |
| Honey Love | 2:26 |
| White Christmas | 2:39 |
Street Corner Symphonies: The Complete Story of Doo Wop, Vol. 5 (1953) [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Money Honey | 2:55 |
Street Corner Symphonies: The Complete Story of Doo Wop, Vol. 6 (1954) [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Honey Love | 2:24 |
Dylan: Out-Takes and Adaptations -- The Later Years [2011]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Without Love (There Is Nothing) | 2:55 |
Watch the Closing Doors - A History of New York's Musical Melting Pot, Vol. 1: 1945-59 [2011]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Money Honey | 2:56 |
Lover Please: The Complete MGM & Mercury Singles [2010]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Masquerade Is Over (I'm Afraid) | 2:56 |
| Lover Please | 1:57 |
| Little Bitty Pretty One | 2:16 |
| Lucille | 3:34 |
Rhythm & Blues History [2010]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Lucille | 3:04 |
| Money Honey | 3:00 |
| Without Love (There Is Nothing) | 2:58 |
Shake, Rattle And Roll: R&B's Greatest Hits 1953-1958 [2009]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Money Honey | 2:58 |
| Honey Love | 2:25 |
| Long Lonely Nights | 2:25 |
| A Lover's Question | 2:36 |
Hard to Find Jukebox Classics 1957: Rhythm & Rock [2008]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Without Love (There Is Nothing) | 2:58 |
When the Levee Breaks: 15 Classic Tracks That Inspired Led Zeppelin [2008]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Money Honey | 2:56 |
Atlantic Top 60: Doo Wop, Rock and Bobby Socks [2007]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| A Lover's Question | 2:36 |
| Come What May | 1:46 |
| Money Honey | 2:59 |
Atlantic Top 60: R&B Grooves [2007]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| A Lover's Question | 2:36 |
| Money Honey | 2:59 |
| Such a Night | 2:32 |
Drift and Dream [2007]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Money Honey | 2:59 |
| Lucille | 3:06 |
| Such a Night | 2:32 |
| White Christmas | 2:41 |
| Honey Love | 2:27 |
The Golden Age of American Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 11 [2007]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Without Love (There Is Nothing) | 2:56 |
Atlantic R&B Box Set [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Money Honey | 2:57 |
| Such a Night | 2:30 |
| White Christmas | 2:39 |
| Honey Love | 2:25 |
| Without Love (There Is Nothing) | 2:57 |
| Long Lonely Nights | 2:25 |
| A Lover's Question | 2:35 |
Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974, Vol. 2: 1952-1954 [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Money Honey | 2:57 |
| Such a Night | 2:30 |
| White Christmas | 2:39 |
| Honey Love | 2:25 |
Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974, Vol. 3: 1955-1957 [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Without Love (There Is Nothing) | 2:57 |
Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974, Vol. 4: 1957-1960 [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Long Lonely Nights | 2:25 |
| A Lover's Question | 2:35 |
Blowing the Fuse: 31 R&B Classics That Rocked the Jukebox in 1958 [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| A Lover's Question | 2:32 |
The Definitive Soul Collection [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Money Honey | 2:59 |
| Such a Night | 2:32 |
| Lucille | 3:06 |
| Honey Love | 2:27 |
| White Christmas | 2:41 |
1953-1954 [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Lucille | 3:04 |
| Money Honey | 2:59 |
| Such a Night | 2:31 |
| The Bells of St. Mary's | 2:41 |
| White Christmas | 2:40 |
| Honey Love | 2:26 |
| If I Didn't Love You Like I Do | 2:25 |
Clyde [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| A Lover's Question | 2:34 |
| Since You've Been Gone | 2:26 |
| Lovey Dovey | 2:33 |
| Just to Hold My Hand | 2:20 |
| Long Lonely Nights | 2:24 |
Rhino Hi-Five: Clyde McPhatter [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Without Love (There Is Nothing) | 2:58 |
| Long Lonely Nights | 2:27 |
| A Lover's Question | 2:36 |
Treasure of Love & Other Favorites [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Come What May | 1:44 |
| Without Love (There Is Nothing) | 2:58 |
| Since You've Been Gone | 2:28 |
| A Lover's Question | 2:37 |
| Long Lonely Nights | 2:25 |
| Lovey Dovey | 2:33 |
The Definitive Drifters [2006] [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Money Honey | 2:56 |
| Lucille | 3:02 |
| Such a Night | 2:28 |
| Honey Love | 2:23 |
| White Christmas | 2:39 |
The Essential Collection [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Sixty Minute Man | 2:13 |
| Money Honey | 2:47 |
| Such a Night | 2:35 |
| Without Love | 3:04 |
| Lover Please | 2:00 |
| Little Bitty Pretty One | 2:19 |
Rock, Rhythm and Doo Wop, Vol. 1: The Greatest Songs from Early Rock 'n' Roll [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| A Lover's Question | 2:36 |
Shama Lama Ding Dong: The Sensational Sounds of Doo Wop [Starbucks Exclusive] [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Money Honey |
The Atlantic & Mercury Sessions [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Heartaches | 2:17 |
| Come What May | 1:41 |
| Just to Hold My Hand | 2:21 |
| Lucille | 3:28 |
| Long Lonely Nights | 2:24 |
| Since You've Been Gone | 2:26 |
| Lovey Dovey | 2:33 |
| A Lover's Question | 2:57 |
| Such a Night | 2:47 |
| Without Love (There Is Nothing) | 4:10 |
Don't Fight It: The Original Versions of the Songs That Inspired Tom Jones [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Without Love | 2:58 |
Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Money Honey | 2:58 |
The Legendary Group at Their Best [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Without Love (There Is Nothing) | 2:57 |
| The Bells of St. Mary's | 2:39 |
| White Christmas | 2:38 |
| Money Honey | 2:56 |
| Such a Night | 2:30 |
| Honey Love | 2:24 |
| Thirty Days | 2:09 |
Clyde McPhatter & the Drifters/Rockin' & Driftin' [1998]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Without Love (There Is Nothing) | 2:53 |
| The Bells of St. Mary's | 2:37 |
| White Christmas | 2:35 |
| Money Honey | 2:55 |
| Such a Night | 2:26 |
| Honey Love | 2:21 |
| Thirty Days | 2:07 |
Love Ballads/Clyde [1998]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Heartaches | 2:17 |
| Come What May | 1:41 |
| Just to Hold My Hand | 2:21 |
| Lucille | 3:04 |
| Long Lonely Nights | 2:24 |
| Since You've Been Gone | 2:26 |
| Lovey Dovey | 2:33 |
| A Lover's Question | 2:30 |
The Forgotten Angel [1998]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Lucille | 3:02 |
| Money Honey | 2:55 |
| Such a Night | 2:27 |
| The Bells of St. Mary's | 2:38 |
| White Christmas | 2:36 |
| Honey Love | 2:22 |
| Thirty Days | 2:07 |
| Without Love (There Is Nothing) | 2:54 |
| Heartaches | 2:17 |
| Just to Hold My Hand | 2:20 |
| Long Lonely Nights | 2:24 |
| Come What May | 1:41 |
| A Lover's Question | 2:32 |
| Lovey Dovey | 2:30 |
| Since You've Been Gone | 2:24 |
| Lover Please | 1:55 |
| Lucille [Live] | 3:28 |
Golden Archives [1997]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Come What May | 1:44 |
| Without Love (There Is Nothing) | 2:58 |
| A Lover's Question | 2:37 |
| Long Lonely Nights | 2:25 |
| Lovey Dovey | 2:33 |
Treasure of Love & Other Hits [1997]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Come What May | 1:44 |
| Without Love (There Is Nothing) | 2:58 |
| Since You've Been Gone | 2:28 |
| A Lover's Question | 2:37 |
| Long Lonely Nights | 2:25 |
| Lovey Dovey | 2:33 |
Rockin' & Driftin': The Drifters Box [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Money Honey | 2:58 |
| Lucille | 3:04 |
| Such a Night | 2:30 |
| White Christmas | 2:40 |
| Without Love (There Is Nothing) | 2:57 |
| Long Lonely Nights | 2:27 |
| A Lover's Question | 2:35 |
| Lover Please |
The Mercury Sessions: Featuring Live & Studio Recordings [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| A Lover's Question | 2:57 |
| Such a Night | 2:47 |
| Lucille | 3:28 |
| Without Love (There Is Nothing) | 4:10 |
Don't It Sound Good: The Great Atlantic Vocal Groups [1995]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Money Honey | 2:57 |
| Lucille | 3:06 |
| Such a Night | 2:30 |
| Honey Love | 2:26 |
Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 [Box] [1991]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Money Honey | 2:57 |
| Such a Night | 2:28 |
| White Christmas | 2:41 |
| Honey Love | 2:51 |
| Without Love (There Is Nothing) | 2:58 |
| Long Lonely Nights | 2:26 |
| A Lover's Question | 2:36 |
Deep Sea Ball: The Best of Clyde McPhatter [1991]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Without Love (There Is Nothing) | 2:55 |
| Just to Hold My Hand | 2:21 |
| Come What May | 1:42 |
| Lovey Dovey | 2:31 |
| A Lover's Question | 2:33 |
| Thirty Days | 2:08 |
| Long Lonely Nights | 2:23 |
| Since You've Been Gone | 2:26 |
Greatest Hits [1991]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| A Lover's Question | 2:33 |
| Lover Please | 1:46 |
| Without Love (There Is Nothing) | 2:56 |
| Little Bitty Pretty One | 2:11 |
| Money Honey | 2:58 |
| Honey Love | 2:38 |
| Lucille | 3:02 |
Let The Boogie-Woogie Roll: Greatest Hits 1953-1958 [US Release] [1988]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Lucille | 3:06 |
| Money Honey | 2:59 |
| Such a Night | 2:32 |
| Warm Your Heart | 2:48 |
| Honey Love | 2:27 |
| White Christmas | 2:41 |
Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974, Vol. 2 (1952-1955) [1985]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Money Honey | 2:57 |
| Such a Night | 2:28 |
| White Christmas | 2:00 |
| Honey Love | 2:51 |
Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974, Vol. 3 (1955-1958) [1985]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Without Love (There Is Nothing) | 2:54 |
| A Lover's Question | 2:31 |
Bip Bam [1984]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Money Honey | |
| Such a Night | |
| Lucille | |
| Honey Love | |
| If I Didn't Love You Like I Do |
Rock & Roll [1957]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Without Love (There Is Nothing) | 2:58 |
| Bells of St. Mary's | 2:40 |
| White Christmas | 2:41 |
| Warm Your Heart | 2:48 |
| Money Honey | 2:59 |
| Such a Night | 2:31 |
| Honey Love | 2:27 |
| Thirty Days | 2:08 |
Clyde McPhatter & the Drifters [1956]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Without Love (There Is Nothing) | 2:58 |
| White Christmas | 2:41 |
| Warm Your Heart | 2:48 |
| Money Honey [with Clyde McPhatter] | 2:59 |
| Such a Night | 2:32 |
| Honey Love [with Clyde McPhatter] | 2:27 |
| Thirty Days | 2:11 |
Money Honey [1953]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Thirty Days | 2:11 |
| Without Love (There Is Nothing) | 2:58 |
| Just to Hold My Hand | 2:24 |
| Long Lonely Nights | 2:25 |
| Heartaches | 2:18 |
| Come What May | 1:44 |
| A Lover's Question | 2:36 |
