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Chanteur Rhythm 'n' Blues US né Delecta Clark, le 7
Novembre 1938
à Blythesville (Arkansas). Dee Clark a connu son premier succès en 1958 avec "Nobody But You". Son style fut tout d'abord comparé à celui de Little Richard,
puis à celui de
Clyde McPhatter. Ila enregistré chez Vee Jay, Line et Falcon Records. Dee est mort, suite à une attaque cardiaque, le 7
Décembre 1990 à Smyrna (Georgie).
Though
largely unknown among contemporary audiences, Dee Clark was one of the most
successful R&B singers of the late '50s and early '60s, his resonant, expressive
tenor gracing classics like "Raindrops" and "(Hey) Little Girl." Delecta Clark
was born in Blytheville, Arkansas on November 7, 1938; from the age of three, he
grew up on Chicago's West Side, in 1952 joining with schoolmates Sammy McGrier
and Ronnie Strong in the Hambone Kids. A fad that required performers to slap
their thighs, chests, and other parts of the body in emulation of what's now
known as a Bo Diddley beat, the Hambone
Kids were popular long enough for the teenage trio to collaborate with Red
Saunders & His Orchestra for a single, also titled "Hambone," issued on Okeh in
1952. The record was a minor hit, but in 1953 Clark moved on, assuming lead
duties with the Chicago Vocals group the Goldentones -- when local DJ Herb "The
Kool Gent" Kent took over their management, he rechristened his charges the Kool
Gents, landing them a recording deal with Chicago's Vee-Jay label. The group
issued its debut single "This Is the Night" in early 1956, followed that summer
by "I Just Can't Help Myself." (As the Delegates, they also released "The
Convention," a novelty record inspired by that year's presidential election.)
After one final Vee-Jay session yielding 1957's "Mother's Son," the label's
general manager Ewart Abner convinced Clark to go solo -- his debut "Gloria" was,
in fact, a Kool Gents recording, although only Clark's name appeared on the
label. He struggled to forge his own style, mimicking
Clyde McPhatter on the follow-up "Seven
Nights" and aping Little Richard on
1958's "Oh, Little Girl." Neither charted, but when
Little Richard himself abruptly quit
performing to enter Bible college, his booking agent hired Clark to fulfill his
remaining live dates; he ultimately spent five months on the road with
Richard's backing band the Upsetters,
also enlisting the group for studio dates. Clark officially came into his own
with late 1958's "Nobody But You" -- a luminous, uptempo love song ideally
matched to his deeply affecting Vocals, the single reached number 21 on the pop
charts and number three on the R&B charts, creating the template for the
remainder of his Vee-Jay output. Its 1959 follow-up "Just Keep It Up (And See
What Happens)" was an even bigger pop hit, reaching the number 18 spot (although
going only as high as number nine on the R&B rankings), and with the
Bo Diddley-inspired rocker "(Hey) Little
Girl" Clark solidified his popularity, reaching number 20 pop and number two R&B
during a 15-week run on the charts.
In 1960 Clark notched three more consecutive pop chart entries: the Top 40 hit
"How About That," "(Crazy Little Mama) At My Back Door," and "You're Looking
Good." The streak continued in 1961 with "Your Friends," which reached number 34
on the national pop charts and proved an even bigger hit in his hometown Chicago
market. Inspired by the inclement weather that plagued a road trip back from New
York City, the follow-up "Raindrops" was both Clark's biggest hit and his
creative apex -- a vividly cinematic virtuoso performance that reached number
two on the Billboard pop chart, its sophisticated sound anticipated the R&B
genre's coming evolution into soul. But Clark never again recaptured its success
either in the studio or on the charts: none of his next three singles -- "Don't
Walk Away from Me," 1962's "You Are Like the Wind," and "Dance On, Little Girl"
-- even charted. "I'm Going Back to School" was a renaissance of sorts, cracking
the R&B Top 20, but in 1963 Clark again stumbled, and after three successive
singles ("I'm a Soldier Boy," "How Is He Treating You?" and "Walking My Dog")
failing to chart, he left Vee-Jay, signing with Ewart Abner's new label
Constellation for the dance record "Crossfire Time," which squeaked onto the
Billboard Hot 100 at number 92 -- his final U.S. chart appearance.
Clark's Constellation tenure is a study in frustration -- between 1964 and 1966,
he released eight singles for the label, none of which charted. (Some were
nevertheless excellent, in particular the Bob Gaudio-penned "Come Closer," "Warm
Summer Breeze," and "T.C.B.") In the wake of "Old Fashion Love," issued in mid-1966,
Constellation folded and Clark spent the remainder of his career hopscotching
from label to label, never again releasing more than one single on any given
imprint -- these efforts include 1967's "In These Very Tender Moments"
(Columbia), 1968's "Nobody But You" (Wand), 1970s "24 Hours of Loneliness"
(Liberty) and the self-explanatory "Raindrops '73," which appeared on the Warner
subsidiary Rocky. Throughout this period he lived in almost as many cities,
making a living by headlining local lounges and nightclubs during extended stays
in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Orlando. Although 1975's Chelsea label release
"Ride a Wild Horse" enjoyed chart success in the U.K., the single was Clark's
last -- he continued touring relentlessly during the decade-plus to follow, the
grind no doubt contributing greatly to the massive heart attack that ended his
life on December 7, 1990 at the age of only 52.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dee_Clark
Talents : Vocals
Style musical : Rock 'n' Roll, Doo Wop, Rhythm 'n' Blues
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THIS IS
THE NIGHT (1956)
YOUR
FRIENDS
(1961)
RAINDROPS
(1961)
FEVER (1962)
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Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
Singles & EP
| 1956 | SP VEE JAY 173 (US) | . | The KOOL GENTS (Delecta CLARK, leader) -
This Is The Night
/ Do Ya Do |
| 1956 | SP VEE JAY 207 (US) | . | The KOOL GENTS (Delecta CLARK, leader) - You Know / I Just Can't Help Myself |
| 1957 | SP VEE JAY 243 (US) | . | The DELEGATES (with Delecta CLARK) - Mother's Son / I'm Gonna Be Glad |
| 1957 | SP FALCON 1002 (US) | Gloria / Kangaroo Hop | |
| 1957 | SP FALCON 1005 (US) | . | Seven Nights / 24 Boy Friends |
| 1958 | SP FALCON 1009 (US) | . | Oh Little Girl / Wonderin' |
| 1958 | SP ABNER 1019 (US) | . | Nobody But You / When I Call On You |
| 1959 | SP ABNER 1026 (US) | . | Just Keep It Up / Whispering Grass |
| 1959 | SP ABNER 1029 (US) |
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Hey Little Girl / It Wasn't For Love |
| 1959 | SP ABNER 1032 (US) | . | How About That / Blues Get Off My Shoulder |
| 1959 | SP ABNER (promo) (US) | . | Blues Get Off My Shoulder |
| 1959 | EP ABNER 900 (US) |
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Dee CLARK |
| 1959 | EP VEE JAY 900 (US) |
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Dee CLARK |
| 1959 | EP LONDON RE 10031 (F) |
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Just Keep It Up / Whispering Grass / Nobody But You / When I Call On You |
| 1959 | EP TOP RANK / ARTECO RES 109 (F) |
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Hey Little Girl / Just Keep It Up / Seven Night / Nobody But You |
| 1960 | SP ABNER 1037 (US) | . | At My Front Door (Crazy Little Mama) / Cling-A-Ling |
| 1960 | SP VEE JAY 355 (US) | . | You're Looking Good / Gloria |
| 1961 | SP VEE JAY 372 (US) | . |
Your Friends
/ Because I Love You |
| 1961 | SP VEE JAY 383 (US) | . |
Raindrops
/ I Want To Love You |
| 1961 | SP VEE JAY 394 (US) | . | Gotos Delluvia (Raindrops) / + Al SMITH |
| 1961 | SP VEE JAY 409 (US) | . | Don't Walk Away From Me / You're Telling Our Secrets |
| 1962 | SP VEE JAY 428 (US) | . | You Are Like The Wind / Drums In My Heart |
| 1962 | SP VEE JAY 443 (US) | . |
Dance On Little Girl /
Fever
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| 1962 | SP VEE JAY 462 (US) | . | I'm Going Back To School / Nobody But You |
| 1963 | SP VEE JAY 487 (US) | . | I'm A Soldier Boy / Shook Up Over You |
| 1963 | SP VEE JAY 532 (US) | . | How Is He Treating You / The Jones Boy |
| 1963 | SP VEE JAY 548 (US) | . | Walking My Dog / Nobody But Me |
| 1963 | SP CONSTELLATION 108 (US) | . | Crossfire Time / I'm Going Home |
| 196? | SP OLDIES 45 ?? (US) | . |
Raindrops
/ I Want To Love You |
| 1964 | SP OLDIES 45 65 (US) | . | When I Call On You / Nobody But You |
| 1964 | SP OLDIES 45 71 (US) | . | If It Wasn't For Love / Hey Little Girl |
| 1964 | SP OLDIES 45 104 (US) | . | This Is The Night (The KOOL GENTS (Delecta CLARK, leader)) / + The TOKENS |
| 1964 | SP OLDIES 45 113 (US) | . | You Are Like The Wind / + Gladys KNIGHT & The PIPS. |
| 1964 | SP CONSTELLATION 113 (US) | . | It's Raining / That's My Girl |
| 1964 | SP CONSTELLATION 120 (US) | . | Come Closer / That's My Girl |
| 1964 | SP CONSTELLATION 132 (US) | . | Warm Summer Breeze / Heartbreak |
| 1964 | SP CONSTELLATION 142 (US) | . | Ain't Gonna Be Your Fool / In My Apartment |
| 196? | SP OLDIES 45 120 (US) | . | You Are Like The Wind / + The MELLO MOODS |
| 1965 | SP CONSTELLATION 147 (US) | . | T. C. B. / It's Impossible |
| 1965 | SP CONSTELLATION 155 (US) | . | I Can't Run Away / She's My Baby |
| 1966 | SP CONSTELLATION 165 (US) | . | I Don't Need (Nobody Like You) / Hot Potato |
| 1966 | SP CONSTELLATION 173 (US) | . | Old Fashion Love / I'm Goin' Home |
| 1967 | SP COLUMBIA 44200 (US) | . | In These Very Tender Moments / Lost Girl |
| 1968 | SP WAND 1177 (US) | . | Nobody But You (Part 1) / Nobody But You (Part 2) |
| 1970 | SP LIBERTY 56152 (US) | . | 24 Hours Of Loneliness / Where Did All The Good Times Go |
| 1971 | SP UNITED ARTITS 50759 (US) | . | You Can Make Me Feel So Good / Old Time Religion |
| 1973 | SP ROCKY / WARNER BROS. 7720 (US) | . | Raindrops '73 / I'm A Happy Man |
| 1973 | SP ERIC 168 (US) | . |
Raindrops
/ Just Keep It Up |
| 1975 | SP CHELSEA 3025 (US) |
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Ride A Wild Horse Part 1 / Ride A Wild Horse Part 2 |
| 1975 | SP CHELSEA 2005 037 (NL) |
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Ride A Wild Horse Part 1 / Ride A Wild Horse Part 2 |
| 1980 | EP CHARLY CTD 115 (UK) |
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Your Friends
/ Hey Little Girl /
Raindrops
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| 1983 | SP COLLECTABLES COL 014597 (US) | . |
Raindrops
/ I Want To Love You |
| 1984 | SP ORIGINAL SOUND OBG-4507 (US) | . |
Raindrops
/ + Gene CHANDLER |
| 02/1991 | SP COLLECTABLES 9147 (US) |
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Raindrops
/ Hey Little Girl |
| 199? | SP COLLECTABLES COL 030417 (US) | . | Hey Little Girl / Nobody But You |
| 199? | SP COLLECTABLES COL 035587 (US) | . | You're Looking Good / I Like It Like That |
| 199? | SP GOOD OLD GOLD 064 (US) | . |
Raindrops
/ + Gene ALLISON |
| 199? | SP GOLDIES ? (US) | . |
Raindrops
/ I Want To Love You |
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Albums
| 08/1959 | LP 12" ABNER LP-2000 (mono) / SR-2000 (stereo)(US) |
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| 1960 | LP 12" ABNER LP-2002 (mono) / SR-2002 (stereo)(US) |
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HOW 'BOUT THAT - How About That / Cling A Ling / They're Talkin' / At My Front Door / The Convention / I Love You Darling / Senior Blues / Foggy Day / You There / Silently Lovin' You / Moonlight In Vermont / The Time Has Come | ||
| 1960 | LP 12" VEE JAY LP-1019 (US) |
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YOU'RE LOOKING GOOD - You're Looking Good / Wondering / Kangaroo Hop / I Just Can't Help Myself / Little Red Riding Hood / Gloria / Come To California / Baby What You Want Me To Do / 24 Boyfriends / Just Like A Fool / What I Say | ||
| 1961 | LP 12" VEE JAY LP-1026 (mono) / SR-1026 (stereo) (US) |
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DEE CLARK - Just Keep It Up / Blues Get Off My Shoulder / Hey Little Girl / Whispering Grass / Seven Nights / I Can't Dream / Nobody But You / If It Wasn't For Love / Lucky Me / When I Call On You / Nature Boy / Count On Me | ||
| 1961 | LP 12" VEE JAY LP-1028 (mono) / SR-1028 (stereo) (US) |
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DEE CLARK - How About That / Cling-A-Ling / They're Talkin' / At My Front Door / The Convention / I Love You Darling / Senior Blues / Foggy Day / You There / Silently Lovin' You / Moonlight In Vermont / The Time Has Come | ||
| 1961 | LP 12" VEE JAY LP-1037 (mono) / SR-1037 (stereo) (US) |
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HOLD ON... IT'S DEE CLARK - Hold On / Portrait Of My Love / Cupid / Always Together / Raindrops / Cindy / Nature Boy / What Kind Of Fool / Whisperin' Grass / I Want To Love You / Your Friends | ||
| 1962 | LP 12" VEE JAY LP-1047 (mono) / SR-1047 (stereo) (US) |
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THE BEST OF DEE CLARK - Nobody But You / Hey Little Girl /Just Keep It Up / Portrait Of My Love / How About That / Blues Get Off My Shoulder / Raindrops / Your Friends / If It Wasn't For Love / You're Lookin' Good / When I'll Call On You / The Time Has Come | ||
| 1968 | LP 12" SUNSET 5217 (US) |
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WONDERING - Wondering / Kangaroo Hop / I Just Can't Help Myself (The Kool Gents) / Little Red Riding Hood / Gloria / Come To California / What'd I Say / Whispering Grass (Don't Tell The Trees) / Seven Nights / I Can Dream | ||
| 1980 | LP 12" CHARLY CRB 1010 (UK) |
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KEEP IT UP - Your Friends (with the DELLS) / Nobody But Me / You're Telling Our Secrets / Don't Walk Away From Me / Bong Back My Heart / I'm A Soldier Boy / Shook Up Over You / Raindrops / Hey Little Girl / The Convention (with The DELEGATES) / Emma Jean / Oh Little Girl (with The UPSETTERS) / Wondering (with The UPSETTERS) / Nobody But You / When I Call Upon You | ||
| 1982 | LP 12" BRYLEN BN 4542 (US) |
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HEY LITTLE GIRL - Hey Little Girl / How 'Bout That / Only You / Slip Away / Leroy Brown / Barefootin' / You're Looking Good / Twilight Time / Nobody But You / Raindrops | ||
| 1982 | LP 12" Curcio GSR - 70 (I) |
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La Grande Storia Del Rock - 70 - Billy BLAND / Dee Clark - Billy BLAND : Sweet Thing / I Spent My Life Loving You / Busy Little Boy / Steady Kind / I Cross My Heart / Mamma Killed The Chicken / Let The Little Girl Dance / You Took My Love For Granted / Dee Clark : Raindrops / Cupid / Cindy / Nature Boy / Hold On / Portrait Of My Love / Always Together |
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| 1984 | LP 12" SOLID SMOKE SS-8026 (US) |
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HIS BEST RECORDINGS - DEE CLARK & THE KOOL GENTS & THE DELEGATES - This Is The Night (The KOOL GENTS) / I Just Can't Help Myself (The KOOL GENTS) / Crazy Over You (The KOOL GENTS) / When I Call On You (The KOOL GENTS) / Just Like A Fool (The KOOL GENTS) / I'm Gonna Be Glad (The DELEGATES) / Mother's Son (The DELEGATES) / Raindrops / Hey Little Girl / Your Friends / What Kind Of Fool / Wondering / It's Impossible / I'm Going Home | ||
| 1986 | LP 12" CHARLY CRB 1113 (UK) |
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THE DELECTABLE SOUND OF DEE CLARK - Seven Nights / Just Like A Fool / 24 Boyfriends / Why Don't You Come Home / Blues Get Off My Shoulder / I Just Can't Help Myself / Because I Love You / Money / Dance On Little Girl / Drums In My Heart / You Are Like The Wind / Fever / Old Man River / Little Boy Blue / How Is He Treating You / I'm Going Back To School | ||
| 1987 | CD CHARLY CD 69 (UK) |
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RAINDROPS - I Just Can't Help Myself / When I Call on You (The KOOL GENTS) / Just Like A Fool (The KOOL GENTS) / Seven Nights / Why Don't You Come Home / 24 Boyfriends / Oh Little Girl (with The UPSETTERS) / Wondering (with The UPSETTERS) / Nobody But You / Blues Get Off My Shoulder / Just Keep It Up / Hey Little Girl / Your Friends / Raindrops / You're Telling Our Secrets / Walk Away From Me / You Are Like The Wind / Drums In My Heart / Bring Back My Heart / Fever / I'm A Soldier Boy / Shook Up Over You | ||
| 04/1993 | CD NEW ROSE 5108 (F) |
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THE DEE CLARK SHOW - Knock On Wood / Nobody But You / Sweet Soul Music: People Get Ready - Lucille / Just Keep It Up / You Send Me / If I Had A Hammer / Raindrops / Hey Little Girl / I'm Going Back To School | ||
| 01/1993 | CD VEE JAY 703 (US) |
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RAIN DROPS - I Just Can't Help Myself / Mother's Son / Gloria / Kangaroo Hop / Seven Nights / 24 Boyfriends / Emma Jean / If It Wasn't For Love / Nobody But You / Just Keep It Up / Hey Little Girl / How About That / I Love You Darling / At My Front Door / Cling A Ling / You're Looking Good / Your Friends / What Kind Of Fool / Raindrops / Cupid / (Don't) Walk Away From Me / Bring Back My Heart / Fever / I'm Going Back To School / Shook Up Over You | ||
| 05/1995 | CD CHARLY 19 (UK) |
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HEY LITTLE GIRL - I Just Can't Help Myself / When I Call On You / Just Like A Fool / Seven Nights / Oh Little Girl / Wondering / Nobody But You / Just Keep It Up / Hey Little Girl / How About That / Blues Get Off My Shoulder / At My Front Door / You're Looking Good / Your Friends / Because I Love You / Raindrops / (Don't) Walk Away From Me / I'm Going Back To School / Shook Up Over You / I'm A Soldier Boy | ||
| 11/1996 | CD COLLECTABLES COL 5760 (US) |
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GOLDEN CLASSICS - Raindrops / Hey Little Girl / Nobody But You / Crossfire Time / I'm Going Home / That's My Girl / It's Raining / Come Closer / Warm Summer Breezes / Heartbreak / In My Apartment / I Ain't Gonna Be Your Fool / T. C. B. / It's Impossible / She's My Baby / I Can't Run Away / Hot Potato / I Don't Need (Nobody Like You) / Ole Fashun Love | ||
| 08/1998 | CD WESTSIDE 805 (UK) |
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TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS - 1963-1966 - THE CONSTELLATION MASTERS - Crossfire Time / It's Raining / Come Closer / I'm Going Home / That's My Girl / In My Apartment / Heartbreak / Warm Summer Breezes / I Ain't Gonna Be Your Fool / T.C.B. / I Can't Run Away / I Don't Need (Nobody Like You) / She's My Baby / It's Impossible / Hot Potato / Ole Fashun Love / Nobody But You, Pts. 1 & 2 | ||
| 09/2000 | CD COLLECTABLES COL 7250 (US) |
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DEE CLARK / HOW ABOUT THAT - Just Keep It Up / Blues Get Off My Shoulder / Hey Little Girl / Whispering Grass / Seven Nights / I Can't Dream / Nobody But You / If It Wasn't For Love / Lucky Me / When I Call On You / Nature Boy / Count On Me / How About That / Cling-A-Ling / They're Talkin' / At My Front Door / The Convention / I Love You Darling / Senior Blues / Foggy Days / You There / Silently Lovin' You / Moonlight In Vermont / The Time Has Come | ||
| 10/2000 | CD COLLECTABLES COL 7265 (US) |
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YOU'RE LOOKING GOOD / HOLD ON - You're Looking Good / Wondering / Kangaroo Hop / I Just Can't Help Myself / Little Red Riding Hood / Gloria / Come To California / Baby What You Want Me To Do / Twenty-Four Boyfriends / Just Like A Fool / What I Say / Hold On / Portrait Of My Love / Cupid / Always Together / Raindrops / Cindy / Nature Boy / What Kind Of Fool / Whispering Grass / I Want To Love You / Your Friends | ||
| 08/2000 | CD NEON 34538 (NL) |
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RAINDROPS - Raindrops / Hey Little Girl / Nobody But You / Just Keep It Up / How About That / At My Front Door / You're Looking Good / Your Friends / I'm Going Back To School / Because I Love You / (Don't) Walk Away From Me / Shook Up Over You / I'm A Soldier Boy / Blues Get Off My Shoulder / Seven Nights / Just Can't Help Myself / When I Call On You / Just Like A Fool / Oh Little Girl / Wondering | ||
| 03/2002 | CD PRESTIGE ELITE 230 (JAP) |
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RAINDROPS - THE BEST OF DEE CLARK - Raindrops / Just A Little Bit / How About That / Just Keep It Up / Hey Little Girl / Dock Of The Bay / Only You / Twilight Time / Leroy Brown / Little Bitty Pretty One / Lavender Blue / Bare Footin' / High Heel Sneakers / Slip Away | ||
| 04/2005 | 2 CD PAZZAZZ 0005 (US) |
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GENE CHANDLER MEETS THE DUKE OF EARL :
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| 08/2005 | CD PAZZAZZ 200052 (US) |
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HOW ABOUT THAT - Nobody But You / Just Keep It Up / Hey Little Girl / How About That / At My Front Door / You're Looking Good / Your Friends / Raindrops / I'm Going Back To School / I'm A Soldier Boy | ||
| 03/2006 | CD MARGINAL 39 (F) |
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ULTIMATE COLLECTION - Bring Back My Heart / Nobody But You / Don’t Walk Away From Me / Raindrops / Cupid / Your Friends / Fever / I Love You Darling / What Kind Of Fool / Drums In My Heart / Shook Up Over You / I’m A Soldier Boy / Because I Love You / Gloria / Come Closer / In My Apartment / She’s My Baby / That’s My Girl / Tcb / It’s Impossible / Hot Potato / I Don’t Need / Nature Boy / Cross Fire Time / Come To California / Hold On / Just Keep It Up / Hey Little Girl / How About That / At My Front Door / You’re Looking Good | ||
| 04/2011 | 2 CD JASMINE JASCD 593 (US) |
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A HISTORY - 1952-1960 :
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