JERRY BUTLER
JANICE'S BLUES ALLEY PRESENTS
JERRY BUTLER
 R&B Audio Interview | Jerry Butler Home Page |
UBL Jerry Butler |
| R&B Audio Interview | Jerry Butler Home Page |
UBL Jerry Butler |
b. 8 December 1939, Sunflower, Mississippi, USA. Jerry, older brother of Billy Butler, moved to Chicago as a child and was later part of the city's burgeoning gospel circuit. He subsequently joined several secular groups, including the Roosters, an aspiring trio of Sam Gooden and Richard and Arthur Brooks. Butler then suggested they add his friend, Curtis Mayfield, on guitar. Now called the Impressions, the quintet secured a Top 3 US R&B hit with the haunting 'For Your Precious Love' (1958). However, the label credit, 'Jerry Butler And The Impressions', caused friction within the group. A second single, 'Come Back My Love', was less successful and Butler left for a solo career. His early releases were minor hits until 'He Will Break Your Heart' reached number 1 in the US R&B and number 7 in the pop charts in 1960. The song was written by Mayfield who added guitar and sang backing vocals. Their differences clearly resolved, two subsequent hits, 'Find Another Girl' and 'I'm A Telling You' (both 1961), featured the same partnership. Mayfield's involvement lessened as the Impressions' own career developed, but Butler's chart run continued. 'Make It Easy On Yourself' (1962) and 'I Stand Accused' (1964) were among his finest singles. Butler switched to Mercury in 1966 where he honed the style that won him his 'Ice Man' epithet. 'Hey Western Union Man' and 'Only The Strong Survive' topped the soul chart in 1968 and 1969, while duets with Gene Chandler and Brenda Lee Eager punctuated his early 70s recordings. With his brother, Billy Butler, he formed the Butler Writers Workshop, which encouraged aspiring songwriters and musicians, among whom were Marvin Yancey and Chuck Jackson of the Independents and Natalie Cole. Butler's releases on Motown preceded a more successful spell with Philadelphia International, while the 80s saw his work appear on Fountain and CTI. Up On Love (1980) mixes the best of Butler's Vee Jay singles with that first Impressions hit. Butler is now an elected official in Chicago.
Encyclopedia of Popular Music Copyright Muze UK Ltd. 1989 - 1998
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01. Better Love Is 02. Ain't No Love Without Changes 03. Simply Beautiful 04. No Fair Falling In Love 05. I Can't Get Up The Nerve |
06. All The Way 07. Don't Be Afraid (To Show How You Feel) 08. Ask Me (What You Want) 09. Somebody In Your Life |
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Disc 1 01. Love (Oh, How Sweet It Is) 02. Loneliness 03. Alfie 04. The Right Track 05. You Make Me Feel Like Someone 06. I Dig You Baby 07. You Walked Into My Life 08. (Nobody Ever Loved Anybody) The Way I Love You 09. You Don't Know What You Got Until You Lose It 10. Mr. Dream Merchant 11. I've Been Loving You Too Long 12. Lost 13. Beside You 14. Never Give You Up 15. Hey, Western Union Man 16. Can't Forget About You, Baby 17. Are You Happy 18. Only The Strong Survive 19. Moody Woman 20. Go Away-Find Yourself 21. Only The Strong Survive (Stronger Version) | Disc 2 01. A Brand New Me 02. What's The Use Of Breaking Up 03. Don't Let Love Hang You Up 04. I Forgot To Remember 05. Got To See If I Can't Get Mommy (To Come Back Home) 06. I Could Write A Book 07. Life's Unfortunate Sons 08. Where Are You Goin'? (From The Cannon Film 'Joe') 09. Special Memory 10. You Just Can't Win (By Making The Same Mistake) 11. How Did We Lose It 12. If It's Real What I Feel 13. Walk Easy My Son 14. Ain't Understanding Mellow 15. Windy City Soul 16. Radio Promo 17. One Night Affair 18. I Only Have Eyes For You 19. (They Long To Be) Close To You 20. Can't Understand It 21. Power Of Love 22. Memories Don't Leave Like People Do 23. For Your Precious Love (Live) (Undubbed) |
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01. Only The Strong Survive 02. Hey, Western Union Man 03. Never Give You Up 04. Moody Woman 05. Ain't Understanding Mellow 06. I Dig You Baby |
07. One Night Affair 08. What's The Use Of Breaking Up 09. Lost 10. Mr. Dream Merchant 11. How Did We Lose It 12. Are You Happy |
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01. Time & Faith 02. Need to Belong 03. Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground 04. Trying to Break the Habit 05. I Was Right About You |
06. You're the Only One 07. Sure Feels Good 08. Sitting in Limbo 09. Time & Faith [reprise] |
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01. For Your Precious Love - (w/ The Impressions) 02. Sweet Was The Wine - (w/ The Impressions) 03. Come Back My Love - (w/ The Impressions) 04. I Was Wrong 05. He Will Break Your Heart 06. Find Another Girl 07. I'm A Telling You 08. Aware Of Love 09. Moon River 10. You Can Run (But You Can't Hide) 11. Make It Easy On Yourself 12. Message To Martha 13. Where's The Girl |
14. A Woman With Soul 15. Need To Belong 16. I've Been Trying 17. I Don't Want To Hear It Anymore 18. I Stand Accused 19. Since I Don't Have You - (with Betty Everett) 20. Let It Be Me - (with Betty Everett) 21. I Can't Stand It - (with Betty Everett) 22. Good Times 23. I Can't Stand To See You Cry 24. I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face 25. Nobody Needs Your Love (More Than I Do) |
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01. I Don't Want Nobody To Know 02. I'm Goin' Left 03. I Don't Wanna Be Reminded 04. Don't Let This Smile Fool You 05. I Honestly Love You |
06. Love's On The Menu Tonight 07. The Devil In Mrs. Jones 08. Thank You Early Bird 09. I Think That She's In Love 10. This Is Your Life |
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01. For Your Precious Love 02. Sweet Was the Wine 03. He Will Break Your Heart 04. Find Another Girl 05. I'm a Telling You 06. Aware of Love 07. Moon River 08. I'm the One Who Loves You 09. Make It Easy on Yourself 10. You Can Run (But You Can't Hide) 11. Whatever You Want |
12. Message to Martha 13. Where's the Girl 14. Need to Belong 15. Giving up on Love 16. I've Been Trying 17. I Don't Want to Hear It Anymore 18. I Stand Accused 19. I Can't Stand to See You Cry 20. Nobody Needs Your Love 21. Just for You 22. For Your Precious Love |
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01. He Will Break Your Heart 02. I'm the One Who Loves You 03. Nobody Needs Your Love 04. I Can't Stand to See You Cry 05. Message to Martha 06. I Stand Accused 07. I've Been Trying 08. For Your Precious Love |
09. Need to Belong 10. Find Another Girl 11. Make It Easy on Yourself 12. You Can Run But You Can't Hide 13. Where's the Girl 14. I'm a Telling You 15. I Don't Want to Hear It Anymore 16. Giving up on Love |
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01. Cooling Out 02. Let's Make Love 03. Sad Eyes 04. Mighty Good People |
05. I'm Glad to Be Back 06. Nothing Say I Love Like 07. Dream World 08. Are You Lonely Tonight |
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01. As the Seasons Change 02. Lean on Me 03. I Like Your Lovin' 04. If the World Were Mine 05. Can't Understand It |
06. How Long Will It Last 07. Ever Since I Can Remember 08. Love We Had (Stays on My Mind) 09. Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a little while) 10. Were We Lovers, Were We Friends |
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01. For Your Precious Love 02. He Will Break Your Heart 03. Find Another Girl 04. Moon River 05. Make It Esay On Yourself 06. I Don't Want To Hear It Anymore 07. I Stand Accused |
08. Let It Be Me (with Betty Everett) 09. Mr. Dream Merchant 10. Never Give You Up 11. Hey Western Union Man 12. Only The Strong Survive 13. Moody Woman 14. What's The Use Of Breaking Up |
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01. Only The Strong Survive 02. I Dig You Baby 03. Lost 04. Got To See If I Can't Get Mommy (To Come Back Home) 05. Loneliness 06. Hey Western Union Man |
07. Moody Woman 08. A Brand New Me 09. Never Give You Up 10. Mr. Dream Merchant 11. For Your Precious Love 12. What's The Use Of Breaking Up |
