"You Don't Know What You Got Until You Lose It"ī/w "The Way I Love You (Nobody Ever Loved Anybody)" (from Mr. " Ain't That Lovin' You, Baby" (with Betty Everett)ī/w " Love Is Strange" (from Delicious Together)ī/w "Nobody Needs Your Love (More Than I Do)"ī/w "Believe in Me" (from The Impressions With Jerry Butler)ī/w "Loneliness" (from The Best of Jerry Butler (Mercury)) "Theme from Taras Bulba (The Wishing Star)"ī/w "You Go Right Through Me" (from Jerry Butler, esq.)ī/w '"You Won't Be Sorry" (Non-album track)ī/w "Just a Little Bit" (from More of the Best of Jerry Butler)ī/w "Give Me Your Love" (from He Will Break Your Heart) Since his 1991 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Impressions, music writers and critics have stated that Butler also deserves a second induction as a solo artist, based upon his successful career as a recording artist and songwriter after leaving that group.ĭiscography Singles Yearī/w "Sweet Was the Wine" (from He Will Break Your Heart)ī/w "Couldn't Go to Sleep" (from Aware of Love) His wife Annette, originally one of his backup singers, died in 2019. The Black Keys covered " Never Give You Up" on their 2010 album, Brothers. The Hives covered "Find Another Girl" on their 2000 album Veni Vidi Vicious. In 1991, Butler was inducted, along with the other original members of the Impressions (Curtis Mayfield, Sam Gooden, Fred Cash, and Arthur and Richard Brooks), into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He has also served as chairman of the board of the Rhythm and Blues Foundation. In recent years, he has served as host of PBS TV music specials such as Doo Wop 50 and 51, Rock Rhythm and Doo Wop, and Soul Spectacular: 40 years of R&B, among others. Butler, however, won reelection in March 2014 with over 80 percent of the vote. As a result, the Chicago Tribune encouraged people to vote against him in the 2010 elections. As Cook County Commissioner, Butler voted to uphold a historic 2008 Cook County sales tax increase, which remains the highest in the nation. In 1981, "Breaking and Entering" / "Easy Money" was released from Sharp-Gamble's album Dee Dee.īutler continued to perform while serving as a Cook County Board Commissioner before retiring from public office in 2018. Wilson produced an album with Dee Dee Sharp-Gamble on Philadelphia International Records. Tony Orlando and Dawn revived "He Will Break Your Heart" in 1975, with a new title, "He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)", and it was more successful than Butler's original (#7), going to number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. With Motown, in 19, Butler produced and co-produced (with Paul David Wilson) two albums: Suite for the Single Girl and It All Comes Out in My Song. In 1972, he had a small role in the cult classic film ‘’ The Thing With Two Heads’’ as a prison guard. He collaborated on many of his successful recordings with the Philadelphia-based songwriting team Gamble and Huff. Butler released two successful albums, The Ice Man Cometh (1968) and Ice on Ice (1969). His 1969 "Moody Woman" release became a Northern Soul favourite and featured at number 369 in the Northern Soul Top 500. Butler's solo career had a string of hits, including the Top 10 successes " He Will Break Your Heart", "Find Another Girl", "I'm A-Telling You" (all written by fellow Impression Curtis Mayfield and featuring Mayfield as harmony vocal), the million selling " Only the Strong Survive", " Moon River", "Need To Belong" (recorded with the Impressions after he went solo), " Make It Easy on Yourself", " Let It Be Me" (with Betty Everett), "Brand New Me", " Ain't Understanding Mellow" (with Brenda Lee Eager), " Hey, Western Union Man", and " Never Give You Up". Butler co-wrote, with Otis Redding, the latter’s hit song " I've Been Loving You Too Long" in 1965. He released the single "He Will Break Your Heart" in 1960, and the song peaked at No. Solo career īutler was dubbed the "Iceman" by WDAS Philadelphia disc jockey, Georgie Woods, while performing in a Philadelphia theater. It became The Impressions' first hit and gold record. The group eventually signed with Vee-Jay, where they released "For Your Precious Love" in 1958. Looking for recording studios, the Impressions (the original members of which were Butler, Curtis Mayfield, Sam Gooden, Fred Cash - who left early on, and later returned - and brothers Arthur and Richard Brooks), auditioned for Chess Records and Vee-Jay Records. 327 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time) and wanted to record a disc. Butler co-wrote the song " For Your Precious Love" (which is ranked No.
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