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Clarence Carter

Clarence George Carter (January 14, 1936 – May 13, 2026) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. His most successful songs include "Slip Away", "Back Door Santa" (both released 1968), "Patches" (1970), and "Strokin'" (1986).

Infobox

Born
Clarence George Carter (1936-01-14)January 14, 1936 Montgomery, Alabama, U .
Died
May 13, 2026(2026-05-13) (aged 90) Atlanta, Georgia, U .
Genres
R&B soul
Occupations
Singer songwriter musician record producer
Instruments
Vocals guitar
Years active
1962–2026
Labels
Fairlane Duke Atlantic Fame Ichiban

Tables

· Discography › Studio albums
US
US
Year
US
Album
US R&B
1968
1968
Year
1968
Album
This Is Clarence Carter
Chart positions
200
Chart positions
49
1969
1969
Year
1969
Album
The Dynamic Clarence Carter
Chart positions
169
Chart positions
22
Testifyin'
Testifyin'
Year
Testifyin'
Album
138
Chart positions
35
1970
1970
Year
1970
Album
Patches
Chart positions
44
Chart positions
18
1973
1973
Year
1973
Album
Sixty Minutes with Clarence Carter
Chart positions
Chart positions
41
1974
1974
Year
1974
Album
Real
Chart positions
Chart positions
1975
1975
Year
1975
Album
Loneliness & Temptation
Chart positions
Chart positions
58
1976
1976
Year
1976
Album
A Heart Full of Song
Chart positions
Chart positions
1980
1980
Year
1980
Album
Let's Burn
Chart positions
189
Chart positions
28
1981
1981
Year
1981
Album
Mr. Clarence Carter in Person
Chart positions
Chart positions
1982
1982
Year
1982
Album
Love Me with a Feeling
Chart positions
Chart positions
1984
1984
Year
1984
Album
Singing for My Supper
Chart positions
Chart positions
1985
1985
Year
1985
Album
Messin' with My Mind
Chart positions
Chart positions
1986
1986
Year
1986
Album
Dr. C .
Chart positions
Chart positions
20
1987
1987
Year
1987
Album
Hooked on Love
Chart positions
Chart positions
34
1989
1989
Year
1989
Album
Touch of Blues
Chart positions
Chart positions
52
1990
1990
Year
1990
Album
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Chart positions
Chart positions
48
1992
1992
Year
1992
Album
Have You Met Clarence Carter.. ?
Chart positions
Chart positions
73
1995
1995
Year
1995
Album
I Couldn't Refuse
Chart positions
Chart positions
1996
1996
Year
1996
Album
Carter's Corner
Chart positions
Chart positions
1999
1999
Year
1999
Album
Bring It to Me
Chart positions
Chart positions
2011
2011
Year
2011
Album
Sing Along with Clarence Carter
Chart positions
Chart positions
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Year
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Year
Album
Chart positions
US
US R&B
1968
This Is Clarence Carter
200
49
1969
The Dynamic Clarence Carter
169
22
Testifyin'
138
35
1970
Patches
44
18
1973
Sixty Minutes with Clarence Carter
41
1974
Real
1975
Loneliness & Temptation
58
1976
A Heart Full of Song
1980
Let's Burn
189
28
1981
Mr. Clarence Carter in Person
1982
Love Me with a Feeling
1984
Singing for My Supper
1985
Messin' with My Mind
1986
Dr. C .
20
1987
Hooked on Love
34
1989
Touch of Blues
52
1990
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
48
1992
Have You Met Clarence Carter.. ?
73
1995
I Couldn't Refuse
1996
Carter's Corner
1999
Bring It to Me
2011
Sing Along with Clarence Carter
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
· Discography › Singles
US Pop
US Pop
Year
US Pop
Single
US R&B
Chart positions
AUS
Chart positions
UK
Chart positions
CAN
1967
1967
Year
1967
Single
"Tell Daddy"
Chart positions
Chart positions
35
Chart positions
Chart positions
Chart positions
"Thread the Needle"
"Thread the Needle"
Year
"Thread the Needle"
Single
98
Chart positions
38
Chart positions
Chart positions
Chart positions
1968
1968
Year
1968
Single
"Looking for a Fox"
Chart positions
62
Chart positions
20
Chart positions
Chart positions
Chart positions
"Slip Away" / "Funky Fever"
"Slip Away" / "Funky Fever"
Year
"Slip Away" / "Funky Fever"
Single
6 88
Chart positions
2 49
Chart positions
Chart positions
— —
Chart positions
12 85
Chart positions
RIAA: Gold
"Too Weak to Fight"
"Too Weak to Fight"
Year
"Too Weak to Fight"
Single
13
Chart positions
3
Chart positions
Chart positions
Chart positions
14
Chart positions
RIAA: Gold
"Back Door Santa"
"Back Door Santa"
Year
"Back Door Santa"
Single
4
Chart positions
Chart positions
Chart positions
Chart positions
1969
1969
Year
1969
Single
"Snatching It Back"
Chart positions
31
Chart positions
4
Chart positions
Chart positions
Chart positions
11
"The Feeling Is Right"
"The Feeling Is Right"
Year
"The Feeling Is Right"
Single
65
Chart positions
9
Chart positions
Chart positions
Chart positions
30
"Doin' Our Thing"
"Doin' Our Thing"
Year
"Doin' Our Thing"
Single
46
Chart positions
9
Chart positions
Chart positions
Chart positions
37
1970
1970
Year
1970
Single
"Take It Off Him and Put It on Me"
Chart positions
94
Chart positions
23
Chart positions
Chart positions
Chart positions
"I Can't Leave Your Love Alone"
"I Can't Leave Your Love Alone"
Year
"I Can't Leave Your Love Alone"
Single
42
Chart positions
6
Chart positions
Chart positions
Chart positions
"Patches"
"Patches"
Year
"Patches"
Single
4
Chart positions
2
Chart positions
10
Chart positions
2
Chart positions
16
Chart positions
RIAA: Gold
"It's All in Your Mind"
"It's All in Your Mind"
Year
"It's All in Your Mind"
Single
51
Chart positions
13
Chart positions
Chart positions
Chart positions
1971
1971
Year
1971
Single
"The Court Room"
Chart positions
61
Chart positions
12
Chart positions
Chart positions
Chart positions
"Slipped, Tripped and Fell in Love"
"Slipped, Tripped and Fell in Love"
Year
"Slipped, Tripped and Fell in Love"
Single
84
Chart positions
25
Chart positions
Chart positions
Chart positions
"Scratch My Back (And Mumble in My Ear)"
"Scratch My Back (And Mumble in My Ear)"
Year
"Scratch My Back (And Mumble in My Ear)"
Single
Chart positions
41
Chart positions
Chart positions
Chart positions
1972
1972
Year
1972
Single
"Back in Your Arms"
Chart positions
Chart positions
46
Chart positions
Chart positions
Chart positions
1973
1973
Year
1973
Single
"Put on Your Shoes and Walk"
Chart positions
112
Chart positions
40
Chart positions
Chart positions
Chart positions
"Sixty Minute Man" / "Mother-in-Law"
"Sixty Minute Man" / "Mother-in-Law"
Year
"Sixty Minute Man" / "Mother-in-Law"
Single
65 80
Chart positions
17 24
Chart positions
Chart positions
— —
Chart positions
— —
"I'm the Midnight Special"
"I'm the Midnight Special"
Year
"I'm the Midnight Special"
Single
101
Chart positions
15
Chart positions
Chart positions
Chart positions
1975
1975
Year
1975
Single
"I Got Caught"
Chart positions
Chart positions
49
Chart positions
Chart positions
Chart positions
1981
1981
Year
1981
Single
"It's a Monster Thang"
Chart positions
Chart positions
81
Chart positions
Chart positions
Chart positions
1986
1986
Year
1986
Single
"Strokin'"
Chart positions
Chart positions
Chart positions
24
Chart positions
82
Chart positions
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Year
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Year
Single
Chart positions
Certifications
US Pop
US R&B
AUS
UK
CAN
1967
"Tell Daddy"
35
"Thread the Needle"
98
38
1968
"Looking for a Fox"
62
20
"Slip Away" / "Funky Fever"
6 88
2 49
— —
12 85
RIAA: Gold
"Too Weak to Fight"
13
3
14
RIAA: Gold
"Back Door Santa"
4
1969
"Snatching It Back"
31
4
11
"The Feeling Is Right"
65
9
30
"Doin' Our Thing"
46
9
37
1970
"Take It Off Him and Put It on Me"
94
23
"I Can't Leave Your Love Alone"
42
6
"Patches"
4
2
10
2
16
RIAA: Gold
"It's All in Your Mind"
51
13
1971
"The Court Room"
61
12
"Slipped, Tripped and Fell in Love"
84
25
"Scratch My Back (And Mumble in My Ear)"
41
1972
"Back in Your Arms"
46
1973
"Put on Your Shoes and Walk"
112
40
"Sixty Minute Man" / "Mother-in-Law"
65 80
17 24
— —
— —
"I'm the Midnight Special"
101
15
1975
"I Got Caught"
49
1981
"It's a Monster Thang"
81
1986
"Strokin
24
82
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

References

  1. One week at number 4 on separate Christmas chart
  2. Clarence Carter
    https://web.archive.org/web/20080705222556/http://www.clarencecarter.net/bio1.htm
  3. "Clarence Carter Biography"
    https://www.allmusic.com/artist/clarence-carter-mn0000148477#biography
  4. "Fame Studios website"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20100315075926/http://www.fame2.com/studioshistory1.html
  5. RIAA
    https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=clarence+carter
  6. Top Pop Singles 1955-2002
    https://archive.org/details/joelwhitburnstop00whitbur/page/111
  7. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-1995
  8. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/arts/music/clarence-carter-dead.html
  9. The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles
  10. The Book of Golden Discs
    https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/301
  11. Clarence Carter
    https://web.archive.org/web/20120212052031/http://www.clarencecarter.net/bio2.htm
  12. Just My Soul Responding: Rhythm And Blues, Black Consciousness And Race Relations
    https://books.google.com/books?id=01eDH_6_xkMC&q=%22clarence+carter%22+soul&pg=PA374
  13. "Strokin' by Clarence Carter"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20130602035605/https://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=27766
  14. WhoSampled
    http://www.whosampled.com/sample/2531/Run-DMC-Christmas-in-Hollis-Clarence-Carter-Back-Door-Santa/
  15. Soul Blues Music
    https://web.archive.org/web/20130630180541/http://www.soulbluesmusic.com/clarencecarter.htm
  16. “Patches” and “Strokin'” hitmaker Clarence Carter dies Archived May 14, 2026, at the Wayback Machine Soul Tracks
    https://soultracks.com/clarence-carter-dies/
  17. "Clarence Carter, US soul star who had hits with Patches and more, dies aged 90"
    https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/may/14/clarence-carter-us-soul-star-who-had-hits-with-patches-and-more-dies-aged-90
  18. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/arts/music/clarence-carter-dead.html
  19. Rolling Stone
    https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/clarence-carter-strokin-singer-1235266836/
  20. AP
    https://apnews.com/article/clarence-carter-90-died-patches-strokin-f26c5ce79e36469fa4b86bd149a019c9
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