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Tower of Strength (Gene McDaniels song)

"Tower of Strength"
Single by Gene McDaniels
from the album Tower of Strength
B-side "The Secret"
Released September 18, 1961
Genre Soul
Length 2:14
Label Liberty Records 55371
Writer(s) Burt Bacharach, Bob Hilliard
Producer(s) Snuff Garrett
Gene McDaniels singles chronology
"A Tear"
(1961)
"Tower of Strength"
(1961)
"Chip Chip"
(1961)

"Tower of Strength" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Bob Hilliard and performed by Gene McDaniels. The song reached No. 5 on both the US Billboard chart and the R&B chart in 1961. It appeared on his 1961 album, Tower of Strength.

The record was produced by Snuff Garrett and featured the Johnny Mann Singers and Earl Palmer on drums.

McDaniels' version was used in the 1987 movie The Year My Voice Broke.



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