Clarence Carter

Aliases: Mr. Clarence Carter
Real name: Clarence George Carter
Born: January 14, 1936
Country: United States
IPI: 00034011441 13 works
Affiliation: BMI
Comments: Singer, songwriter and guitarist
Related: Candi Staton Spouse (1970-1973)
Related labels: Big C Records owned by Carter

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Originals

Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
Back Door Santa	Clarence Carter	November 1968	(15 artists) Sampled by Run DMC
Don't Bother Me	Clarence Carter	1976	Dee Bee
Funky Fever	Clarence Carter	April 1968	(4 artists)
I Stayed Away Too Long	Clarence Carter	November 1966	(2 artists)
Looking for a Fox	Clarence Carter	December 1967	(4 artists)
Look What I Got	Clarence Carter	February 1969	Boz Scaggs
Slip Away	Clarence Carter	April 1968	(25 artists)
Slipped, Tripped and Fell in Love	Clarence Carter	July 1971	(10 artists)
Snatching It Back	Clarence Carter	February 1969	(10 artists)
Strokin'	Clarence Carter	1986	(3 artists)
Take It off Him and Put It on Me	Clarence Carter	January 1970	Buddy Miles
Tell Daddy	Clarence Carter	November 1966	(32 artists)
The Feeling Is Right	Clarence Carter	June 1969	(2 artists)
The Road of Love	Clarence Carter	September 1967	(6 artists)
Too Weak to Fight	Clarence Carter	October 1968	(4 artists)
Weekend Love	Clarence Carter	February 1969	Chicken Shack

Covers by Clarence Carter

Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
Back Stabbers	Clarence Carter	1982	O'Jays
Bad News	Clarence Carter	July 1969	John D. Loudermilk
Brick House	Clarence Carter	1982	The Commodores
Come Back Baby	Clarence Carter	1976	Walter Davis, Ray Charles and His Band
Do What You Gotta Do	Clarence Carter	1968	Johnny Rivers
Drift Away	Clarence Carter	1982	Mike Berry
Everybody Plays the Fool	Clarence Carter	1982	The Main Ingredient
Got a Thing About You Baby	Clarence Carter	1982	Tony Joe White
Harper Valley P.T.A.	Clarence Carter	February 1969	Bobbi Martin
He Don't Love You Like I Love You	Clarence Carter	2009	Jerry Butler
I'd Rather Go Blind	Clarence Carter	February 1969	Etta James
I'll Be Around	Clarence Carter	1982	Unverified
I'm Easy	Clarence Carter	1982	The Commodores
I'm Qualified	Clarence Carter	1968	Jimmy Hughes
Just One More Day	Clarence Carter	1975	Otis Redding
Let It Be	Clarence Carter	August 1970	The Beatles REC, Aretha Franklin REL
Light My Fire	Clarence Carter	February 1969	The Doors
Lonesomest Lonesome	Clarence Carter	May 1972	Ray Price
Lovely Day	Clarence Carter	1993	Bill Withers
Love Me with a Feeling	Clarence Carter	1982	Tampa Red
Making Love (At the Dark End of the Street)	Clarence Carter	February 1969	James Carr
Messin' with My Mind	Clarence Carter	1985	Unverified
Mother-in-Law	Clarence Carter	May 1973	Ernie K-Doe
Part Time Love	Clarence Carter	1968	Little Johnny Taylor
Patches	Clarence Carter	June 30, 1970	Chairmen of the Board
Pledging My Love	Clarence Carter	1982	Unverified
Scratch My Back (And Mumble in My Ear)	Clarence Carter	October 1971	Marcell Strong
Set Me Free	Clarence Carter	1968	Tammy Wynette
She Ain't Gonna Do Right	Clarence Carter	September 1967	Wilson Pickett
Sixty Minute Man	Clarence Carter	May 1973	The Dominoes
Slippin' Around	Clarence Carter	1968	Dan Penn REC, Art Freeman REL
Soul Deep	Clarence Carter	July 1969	The Box Tops
Starting All over Again	Clarence Carter	1982	Mel & Tim
Steal Away	Clarence Carter	February 1969	Jimmy Hughes
Think About It	Clarence Carter	February 1969	Otis Redding
Till I Can't Take It Anymore	Clarence Carter	August 1970	Ben E. King
Try a Piece of My Love	Mr. Clarence Carter	1981	Wild Cherry
Trying to Love Two	Clarence Carter	1982	Unverified
Use Me	Clarence Carter	1982	Unverified
What'd I Say	Clarence Carter	1987	Ray Charles
Willie and Laura Mae Jones	Clarence Carter	August 1970	Tony Joe White
Woman Don't Go Astray	Clarence Carter	1993	King Floyd
You Don't Have to Say You Love Me	Clarence Carter	1982	Pino Donaggio - Orchestra dir. da P. Reverberi, Dusty Springfield
You Talk Too Much	Clarence Carter	1982	Joe Jones [US1]

Sampled songs

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		Back Door Santa	Clarence Carter	November 1968	Covered by (15 artists) Sampled by Run DMC

Songs written by Clarence Carter

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Back Door Santa	Clarence Carter, Marcus Daniel	Clarence Carter	October 3, 1968	Covered by (15 artists)
Don't Bother Me	Clarence Carter, Alfred Cook	Clarence Carter	1976	Covered by Dee Bee
Funky Fever	Clarence Carter, Marcus Daniel, Rick Hall, Joe Wilson [US1]	Clarence Carter	April 3, 1968	Covered by (4 artists)
I Stayed Away Too Long	Clarence Carter	Clarence Carter	October 4, 1966	Covered by (2 artists)
It Ain't Safe	George Jackson [US1], Clarence Carter	Z.Z. Hill	1974	Covered by (2 artists)
Looking for a Fox	Clarence Carter, Marcus Daniel, Wilbur Terrell, Rick Hall	Clarence Carter	November 10, 1967	Covered by (4 artists)
Snatching It Back	George Jackson [US1], Clarence Carter	Clarence Carter	January 6, 1969	Covered by (10 artists)
Someone You Use	Clarence Carter, Tommy Stough, Kitty Mann, Hope Inglese	Candi Staton	May 1970	Covered by (2 artists)
Strokin'	Clarence Carter	Clarence Carter	1986	Covered by (3 artists)
Sweet Feeling	Clarence Carter, Marcus Daniel, Candi Staton, Rick Hall	Candi Staton	May 1970	Covered by (7 artists)
Tell Daddy	Clarence Carter, Marcus Daniel, Wilbur Terrell	Clarence Carter	October 4, 1966	Covered by (32 artists)
The Road of Love	Clarence Carter	Clarence Carter	July 26, 1967	Covered by (6 artists)
Too Weak to Fight	George Jackson [US1], Clarence Carter, Rick Hall, John Keys	Clarence Carter	October 3, 1968	Covered by (4 artists)

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
A Heart Full of Song	Clarence Carter	1976	ABC Records [US]
Hooked on Love	Clarence Carter	1987	Ichiban
In Person	Mr. Clarence Carter	1981	Venture Records [US2]
Loneliness & Temptation	Clarence Carter	1975	ABC Records [US]
Love Me with a Feeling	Clarence Carter	1982	Big C Records
On Your Feet	Clarence Carter	2009	(self-released)
Patches	Clarence Carter	1982	Brylen Records
Patches [1970]	Clarence Carter	August 1970	Atlantic
Patches [1993]	Clarence Carter	1993	Classic Sound, Inc.
Sixty Minutes with Clarence Carter	Clarence Carter	December 1973	Fame
Testifyin'	Clarence Carter	July 1969	Atlantic
The Dynamic Clarence Carter	Clarence Carter	February 1969	Atlantic
This Is Clarence Carter	Clarence Carter	1968	Atlantic

Singles

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Funky Fever	Clarence Carter	April 1968	Atlantic
I Stayed Away Too Long	Clarence Carter	November 1966	Fame
Lonesomest Lonesome	Clarence Carter	May 1972	Atlantic
Looking for a Fox	Clarence Carter	December 1967	Atlantic
Patches	Clarence Carter	June 30, 1970	Atlantic
Scratch My Back (And Mumble in My Ear)	Clarence Carter	October 1971	Atlantic
She Ain't Gonna Do Right	Clarence Carter	September 1967	Fame
Sixty Minute Man	Clarence Carter	May 1973	Fame
Slipped, Tripped and Fell in Love	Clarence Carter	July 1971	Atlantic
Snatching It Back	Clarence Carter	February 1969	Atlantic
Strokin'	Clarence Carter	1986	Ichiban
Take It off Him and Put It on Me	Clarence Carter	January 1970	Atlantic
The Feeling Is Right	Clarence Carter	June 1969	Atlantic
Too Weak to Fight	Clarence Carter	October 1968	Atlantic