"A Hundred Pounds of Clay"
Single by Gene McDaniels
from the album 100 Lbs. Of Clay!
B-side"Come On Take a Chance"
ReleasedFebruary 1961
GenreSoul
Length2:22
LabelLiberty Records 55308
Songwriter(s)Kay Rogers, Luther Dixon, Bob Elgin
Producer(s)Snuff Garrett
Gene McDaniels singles chronology
"A Hundred Pounds of Clay"
(1961) 		"A Tear"
(1961)

"A Hundred Pounds of Clay" is a song written by Kay Rogers, Luther Dixon, and Bob Elgin[1] and performed by Gene McDaniels. The song was produced by Snuff Garrett.[2] Earl Palmer played drums on the song.[3] The song appeared on McDaniels' 1961 album 100 Lbs. Of Clay![4]

Chart performance

The song reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart and No. 11 on the R&B chart in 1961.[5]

Other versions

Song controversy

In the early 1960s, the BBC banned the song and wouldn't allow British radio stations to play it.[citation needed] The controversy arose not from the fact that it was a religious song, but because the censors interpreted the song as suggesting women were created simply to be sexual beings, and the BBC felt something that was considered blasphemous.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Search Results for 'a hundred pounds of clay' | SecondHandSongs". SecondHandSongs.
  2. ^ Gene McDaniels, "A Hundred Pounds Of Clay" Single Release Retrieved January 1, 2014
  3. ^ Scherman, Tony, Backbeat: The Earl Palmer Story, foreword by Wynton Marsalis, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C., 1999 p. 175
  4. ^ Gene McDaniels, 100 Lbs. Of Clay Retrieved January 1, 2014
  5. ^ Gene McDaniels, "A Hundred Pounds Of Clay" Chart Positions Retrieved January 1, 2014
  6. ^ Craig Douglas, "A Hundred Pounds of Clay" Chart Position Retrieved January 1, 2014
  7. ^ Dalida, L' Intégrale Des Années Barclay Retrieved January 1, 2014
  8. ^ The Impressions The Fabulous Impressions Retrieved January 1, 2014
  9. ^ Dickie Goodman, The Original Flying Saucers Retrieved January 1, 2014
  10. ^ Gary Lucas, Busy Being Born Retrieved January 1, 2014
  11. ^ The Belmonts, The Belmonts Anthology Vol. 1 Featuring A Hundred Pounds of Clay Retrieved January 1, 2014
  12. ^ Simmons, Rick. "The Story Behind: Gene McDaniels, "A Hundred Pounds of Clay"". www.rebeatmag.com. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
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