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What'cha Gonna Do (The Drifters song)

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1955 single by Clyde McPhatter and The Drifters
"What'cha Gonna Do"
Single by Clyde McPhatter and The Drifters
from the album Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters
B-side"Gone"
ReleasedFebruary 1955
GenreR&B
Length2:42
LabelAtlantic
1055
Songwriter(s)Ahmet Ertegun
Clyde McPhatter and The Drifters singles chronology
"White Christmas"
(November 1954)
"What'cha Gonna Do"
(1955)
"Adorable"/"Steamboat"
(October 1955)

"What'cha Gonna Do" is a song written by Ahmet Ertegun and performed by Clyde McPhatter and The Drifters. In 1955, the track reached No. 2 on the U.S. R&B chart.

It was featured on their 1956 album, Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters.

Other versions

  • Rudy Ray Moore released a version of the song as the B-side to his 1962 single "The Ballad of a Boy and a Girl".

References

  1. Clyde McPhatter and The Drifters, "What'cha Gonna Do" Single Release Retrieved May 13, 2023
  2. Clyde McPhatter and The Drifters, "What'cha Gonna Do" Chart Positions Retrieved May 13, 2023
  3. Clyde McPhatter and The Drifters, Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters Retrieved May 13, 2023
  4. Rudy Ray Moore, "The Ballad of a Boy and a Girl" Single Release Retrieved May 13, 2023
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