A Lover's Question

"A Lover's Question"
"A Lover's Question"
Single by Jacky Ward
from the album A Lover's Question
B-side	"She Belongs to Me"
Released	February 1978
Genre	Country
Length	3:01
Label	Mercury
Songwriters	Brook Benton ; Jimmy T. Williams
Producer	Jerry Kennedy
Jacky Ward singles chronology

"A Lover's Question"
"A Lover's Question"
Single by Clyde McPhatter
B-side	"I Can't Stand Up Alone"
Released	September 1958
Recorded	1958
Genre	Soul
Length	2:36
Label	Atlantic Records
Songwriters	Brook Benton ; Jimmy T. Williams
Clyde McPhatter singles chronology

"A Lover's Question" is a 1958 Pop, R&B hit for Clyde McPhatter. The single was written by Brook Benton and Jimmy T. Williams and was Clyde McPhatter's most successful Pop and R&B release. The bass singer is Noah Hopkins. "A Lover's Question" made it to #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was #1 for one week on the R&B chart.^[2]

Background

The best-known version of the song is in mono. However, a stereo version was released on the LP Atlantic History of Rhythm & Blues, Vol. 4, along with several other rare stereo versions of late 1950s Atlantic hits.

Jacky Ward version

In 1978, Jacky Ward had a successful remake of the song, peaking at #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.^[3]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1978)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)	3
US Easy Listening (Billboard)^[4]	32
US Billboard Hot 100	106
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	6
Canadian RPM Top Singles	98

Year-end charts

Chart (1978)	Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[5]	42

Other cover versions

In 1961, a cover by Ernestine Anderson reached #98.^[6]
In 1969, a cover by Otis Redding reached #48.^[7]
Jay and the Americans released a cover version of the song on their 1970 album, Wax Museum, Vol. 1.
In 1975, Loggins & Messina's cover reached #89.^[8]
Country singer Del Reeves took the song to #14 on the Hot Country Singles chart in 1970.^[9]

References

^ BMI entry for song Accessed September 3, 2010
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 392.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 371.
^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 250.
^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1978". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 284.

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[1] BMI entry for song Accessed September 3, 2010

[2] Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 392.

[3] Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 371.

[4] Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 250.

[5] "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1978". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2021.

[6] Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X

[7] Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X

[8] Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X

[9] Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 284.

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