Without Love (Clyde McPhatter song)

"Without Love (There is Nothing)" is a song written by Danny Small and originally recorded by Clyde McPhatter in 1957. McPhatter's version peaked at number six on the R&B Best Seller chart and number nineteen on Billboard Hot 100.[1]

"Without Love (There Is Nothing)"
Single by Tom Jones
from the album Tom
B-side"The Man Who Knew Too Much"
ReleasedDecember 1969
LabelParrot
Songwriter(s)Danny Small
Tom Jones singles chronology
"Love Me Tonight"
(1969)		 "Without Love (There Is Nothing)"
(1969)		 "Daughter of Darkness"
(1970)

Cover versions

Throughout the years the song has been recorded by a number of artists, including Ray Charles, Elvis Presley, Jay and the Americans, and Oscar Toney. In 1969, Tom Jones recorded the most successful charting version of the song, and it reached number five on the U.S. Hot 100 and number one on the Easy Listening chart in early 1970.[2] In Canada, the single went to number one on the RPM 100 national Top Singles chart on Valentine's Day (February 14), 1970.[3] In 1978, this song was covered by Filipino singer Sam Sorono[4] (1950–2008) on his Sings Tom Jones' Greatest Hits LP album with EMI Records.[5] In 1996 Ike Turner released an album with the title "Without Love ... I Have Nothing".

gollark: SPEAK LOUDER THEN.
gollark: Just constantly shout "TURN THE VOLUME DOWN" until they get rid of you and/or turn it down!
gollark: Actually, instead of ear protection you can use *active* sound blocking, by carrying around a giant set of speakers and automatically playing the Soviet national anthem at twice the volume of whatever they're playing.
gollark: *can't tell if serious*
gollark: Just go to live concerts but constantly wear very good ear protection to avoid hearing it!

See also
  • List of RPM number-one singles of 1970
  • List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1970 (U.S.)

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 392.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 131.
  3. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
  4. Sam Sorono
  5. Discogs - Sam Sorono – Sing Tom Jones' Greatest Hits


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