"Tower of Strength" | ||||
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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 | ||||
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"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.