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What Am I Living For
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Wikipedia article
"'What Am I Living For'" is a song written by Fred Jay and Art Harris and performed by Chuck Willis featuring the Reggie Obrecht Orchestra and Chorus. It reached No. 1 on the U.S. R&B chart and #9 on the U.S. pop chart in 1958.
Chuck Williss version was the first rock and roll record released in stereo, "engineered by Tom Dowd of Atlantic Records".[https://acousticmusic.org/research/history/timeline-of-musical-styles-guitar-history/ TIMELINE OF MUSICAL STYLES & GUITAR HISTORY]
Other charting versions
*Ernest Tubb released a version of the song which reached No. 19 on the U.S. country chart in 1959.
*Conway Twitty released a version of the song which reached No. 26 on the U.S. pop chart in 1960.
*Percy Sledge released a version of the song which reached No. 91 on the U.S. pop chart in 1967.
*Twitty re-released a version of the song which reached No. 59 on the U.S. country chart in 1971.
*Ray Charles released a version of the song which reached No. 20 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart and #54 on the U.S. pop chart in 1971.
Other versions
*Jack Scott released a version of the song as a single in 1960, but it did not chart.
*Ernie Freeman released a version of the song as a single in 1962, but it did not chart.
*Carl McVoy released a version of the song as a single in 1962, but it did not chart.
*Kitty Wells featuring The Jordanaires released a version of the song on her 1962 album 'Queen of Country Music'.
*Billy Fury released a version of the song on his 1963 album 'Am I Blue'. It was produced by Dick Rowe.
*Wanda Jackson released a version of the song on her 1963 album 'Love Me Forever'. It was produced by Ken Nelson.
*Millie Small released a version of the song as the B-side to her 1964 single "Sweet William".
*The Everly Brothers released a version of the song on their 1965 album 'Beat & Soul'. It was produced by Dick Glasser.
*The Animals released a version of the song on their 1966 album 'Animalisms'. It was produced by Tom Wilson.
*Rodger Collins released a version of the song as the B-side to his 1967 single "Hands Off My Girl".
*Danny and The Velaires released a version of the song as a single in 1967, but it did not chart.
*Z. Z. Hill released a version of the song on his 1967 album 'A Whole Lot of Soul'.
*Archie Campbell and Lorene Mann released a version of the song on their 1968 album 'Archie and Lorene Tell It Like It Is'. It was produced by Bob Ferguson.
*Solomon Burke released a version of the song as the B-side to his 1969 single "Proud Mary".
*Wilbert Harrison released a version of the song on his 1969 album 'Let's Work Together'. It was produced by Juggy Murray.
*Johnny Tillotson released a version of the song on his 1969 album 'Tears on My Pillow'. It was produced by Jimmy Bowen.
*Andy Williams released a version of the song as the B-side to his 1969 single "A Woman's Way". It was produced by Dick Glasser.
*Bill Phillips released a version of the song on his 1970 album 'Little Boy Sad'. It was produced by Owen Bradley.
*Lon Satton released a version of the song as the B-side to his 1970 single "Someone Is Standing Outside".
*Filipino singer Eddie Peregrina released a version of the song in 1970. Almost three decades later, singer April Boy Regino sang a Filipino version of the song titled "Paano ang Puso Ko?" as theme of the 1997 film of the same name.
*Jimmy Capps released a version of the song as the B-side to his 1972 single "Free Wheelin'".
*Sonny James released a version of the song as the B-side to his 1973 single "Surprise, Surprise".
*Little Joe Y La Familia Inc. released a version of the song as the B-side to their 1975 single "Paso Del Norte".
*Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown released a version of the song on his 1989 album 'Standing My Ground'.
*Carl Perkins released a version of the song on his 1993 album 'This Old House'.
*Taj Mahal released a version of the song on his 1996 album 'Phantom Blues'. It was produced by John Porter.
*Alan Price and The Electric Blues Company released a version of the song on their 1996 album 'A Gigster's Life for Me'.
*Jimmy Clanton released a version of the song on his 1997 compilation album 'Go, Jimmy, Go!: The Very Best of Jimmy Clanton'.
*The Band released a version of the song on their 2001 re-release of the album 'Moondog Matinee'.
*Julie Hanify, David Mahler, and Larry Polansky released a version of the song on their 2005 album 'Too Late'.
*Van Morrison released a version of the song on his 2006 album 'Pay the Devil'.
*Gene Taylor Blues Band featuring Dave Alvin released a version of the song on their 2008 album 'Live!!! 605 Boogie!!!'
*Dawn McCarthy and Bonnie Prince Billy released a version of the song on their 2013 album 'What the Brothers Sang'.
*Pine Leaf Boys released a version of the song on their 2013 album 'Danser'. It was produced by Joel Savoy.
*Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver released a version of the song on their 2017 album 'Life Is a Story'.
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