Private Number (Judy Clay and William Bell song)

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"Private Number"
Clay and Bell Private Number.jpg
Single by Judy Clay and William Bell
B-side "Love-Eye-Tis"
Released1968
Length2:39
Label Stax
Songwriter(s) William Bell, Booker T. Jones
Producer(s) Booker T. Jones
William Bellsingles chronology
"A Tribute to a King"
(1968)
"Private Number"
(1968)
"I Forgot to Be Your Lover"
(1968)

"Private Number" is a song recorded by American soul singers Judy Clay and William Bell (1968). In the US, it was released as a single, where it peaked at number 17 on the Best Selling Rhythm and Blues chart and number 75 on the Billboard Hot 100. [1] Outside the US, "Private Number" went to number eight in the United Kingdom.

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911 version

"Private Number"
911 private number cd 1.jpg
Single by 911 featuring Natalie Jordan or Fann Wong
from the album There It Is
ReleasedMay 3, 1999 (1999-05-03)
Length3:32
Label Virgin
Songwriter(s) William Bell, Booker T. Jones
Producer(s) Nigel Lowis
911singles chronology
"A Little Bit More"
(1999)
"Private Number"
(1999)
"Wonderland"
(1999)
Alternative cover
911 private number cd 2.jpg
UK CD2 cover

English boy band 911 covered "Private Number" for their third studio album, There It Is (1999). There are two different versions of the song: one version featuring English singer Natalie Jordan and one featuring Singaporean singer Fann Wong. [2] The song was released as the third and final single from the album on May 3, 1999, and peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart. It was the last of their string of 10 consecutive top-10 singles in the UK.

Music video

The music video for "Private Number" was filmed in Hackney, East London. Band member Spike Dawbarn said it was the best video the trio had ever done. [3] It features 911 performing the song in pouring rain. There are two different versions of the video, one featuring Natalie Jordan and one featuring Fann Wong. In Jordan's version, she can be seen singing her parts whilst on a television screen and in a dark room. In Wong's version, she is standing by herself in the rain as well.

Track listings

UK CD1 and cassette single [4] [5]

  1. "Private Number" – 3:32
  2. "Celebration" – 3:43
  3. "Make You My Baby" – 3:09

UK CD2 [6]

  1. "Private Number" (orchestral version) – 3:32
  2. "Rock Me Gently" (acoustic version) – 3:22
  3. "Hold On" – 5:57

Charts

Chart (1999)Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [7] 15
Scotland (OCC) [8] 2
UK Singles (OCC) [9] 3

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United KingdomMay 3, 1999 Virgin [10]

Other cover versions

Sampling

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