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William Bell (né Yarbrough; born July 16, 1939) [1] is an American soul singer and songwriter. As a performer, he is best known for his debut single, 1961's "You Don't Miss Your Water"; 1968's top 10 hit in the UK "Private Number", a duet with Judy Clay; and his only US top 40 hit, 1976's "Tryin' to Love Two", which also hit No. 1 on the R&B chart.
William Bell " Born Under a Bad Sign " is a blues song recorded by American blues singer and guitarist Albert King in 1967. Called "a timeless staple of the blues", [ 2 ] the song also had strong crossover appeal to the rock audience with its synchronous bass and guitar lines and topical astrology reference. [ 3 ] "
Bell recorded the song upon returning to Memphis, believing that he was making a demo. However, the recording was released as the B-side of the lesser known Bell single "Formula of Love". It was only after DJ 's flipped the record over and began playing the B-side instead of the A-side that sales started to pick up.
The song was written by William Bell and Booker T. Jones, and originally performed by Bell as a soul ballad titled "I Forgot to Be Your Lover". It was released in late 1968 and hitting No. 45 on the Hot 100 and No. 10 on the Billboard Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles chart in early 1969.
"Tryin' to Love Two" was a hit song by R&B singer William Bell in 1977. Released from his album, Coming Back for More, it would become his biggest hit, reaching number one on the R&B charts and crossing over to the pop charts, reaching number ten on the Billboard Hot 100. [1] It would eventually sell over a million singles.
Colorful costumes, endless radio play, and big-money music videos supported the top tunes throughout the '90s. In short, it was a time of musical triumph — and some of the decade’s biggest ...
Pages in category "Songs written by William Bell (singer)" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
John Leventhal (born December 18, 1952) is an American musician, producer, songwriter, and recording engineer who has produced albums for William Bell, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Michelle Branch, Rosanne Cash, Marc Cohn, Shawn Colvin, Sarah Jarosz, Rodney Crowell, Jim Lauderdale, Joan Osborne, Loudon Wainwright III and The Wreckers. He has won ...