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"Clyde" is a song written by J. J. Cale, which first appeared on his 1972 album Naturally. American musical group Dr. Hook covered the song on their 1978 album Pleasure and Pain.[1] The song was also successfully covered by American country music artist Waylon Jennings.[2]

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"Clyde"
Single by Waylon Jennings
from the album Music Man
B-side	"I Came Here to Party"
Released	April 1980
Genre	Country
Length	2:39
Label	RCA
Songwriter(s)	J. J. Cale
Producer(s)	Richie Albright Ron Haffkine Waylon Jennings
Waylon Jennings singles chronology
"I Ain't Living Long Like This" (1979) "Clyde" (1980) "Theme from The Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys)" (1980)

Released in April 1980, as the first single from Jennings' album Music Man, it reached #7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.[3]

Chart performance

Chart (1980)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4]	7
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[5]	3
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1

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