"Clyde" is a song written by
J. J. Cale
John Weldon "J. J." Cale (December 5, 1938 – July 26, 2013) was an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and sound engineer. Though he avoided the limelight, his influence as a musical artist has been acknowledged by figures such as Mark Knop ...
, which first appeared on his 1972 album ''
Naturally''. American musical group
Dr. Hook
Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show (shortened to Dr. Hook in 1975) is an American rock band, formed in Union City, New Jersey. The band had commercial success in the 1970s with hit singles "Sylvia's Mother", " The Cover of 'Rolling Stone'" (both 1972) ...
covered the song on their 1978 album ''
Pleasure and Pain''. The song was also successfully covered by American country music artist
Waylon Jennings
Waylon Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. He pioneered the Outlaw Movement in country music.
Jennings started playing guitar at the age of eight and performed at age f ...
.
Released in April 1980, as the first single from Jennings' album ''
Music Man'', it reached #7 on the ''
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Hot Country Singles
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This 50-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly by collecting airplay data from Nielsen BDS along with digital sal ...
chart and #1 on the ''
RPM
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'' Country Tracks chart in Canada.
Chart performance
References
1972 songs
1980 singles
Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show songs
Waylon Jennings songs
Songs written by J. J. Cale
RCA Records singles
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