Clyde Otis
Biography
Clyde Lovern Otis (September 11, 1924 – January 8, 2008) was an American songwriter and record producer, best known for his collaboration with singer Brook Benton, and for being one of the first African-American A&R executives at a major label. According to the music licensing organization Broadcast Music, Inc., Otis is credited as the writer or co-writer of almost 800 songs.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
41 Original Hits From The Sound Track Of American Graffiti
1973
Aretha Now
1968
Behind Closed Doors
1973
Silver Bullets
1973
50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong (Elvis' Gold Records, Vol. 2)
1959
Only For The Lonely
1970
The Blue Notebooks
2004
Albatross
1977
Queen Of Soul
1968
The Sorcerer
1967
King Creole
1958
Aretha
2021
Elvis' Gold Records - Volume 4
1968
Looking Back
1965
Unforgettable - A Tribute To Dinah Washington
1964
All-Star Festival
1963
The Magic Of Sarah Vaughan
1959
More Johnny's Greatest Hits
1959
The Capitol Studios Sessions
2018
Light: On The South Side
2009
Boombastic
1995
Before We Were So Rudely Interrupted
1977
The Incomparable Brook Benton
1976
Les 40 Plus Grands Succès
1976
Credited work
6,471 releases · 1,311 albums · active 1952–2026
- Performance · 7,422
- Production · 967
- Other credits · 227
- Engineering · 25
Studios: Atlantic Studios · Fine Recording Studios · Muscle Shoals Sound Studios · Capitol Studios