(BABY I COULD BE) SO GOOD AT LOVING YOU
BUZZ CLIFFORD
SONGWRITER: BUZZ CLIFFORD
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: SEE YOUR WAY CLEAR
LABEL: BOW RECORDS
GENRE: PSYCHEDELIC ROCK
YEAR: 1969
Reese Francis Clifford III (October 8, 1941 –
January 26, 2018), known professionally as Buzz Clifford, was an American pop
singer and songwriter. His biggest success came with his recording of "Baby Sittin'
Boogie" (1961), which peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Clifford was born in Berwyn,
Illinois. He played
guitar as a child and won several talent competitions as a teenager. He
signed to Bow Records at age 15, releasing a few singles but finding no
success. After signing with Columbia Records,
he released the single "Hello Mr. Moonlight", which did not chart. The
follow-up, "Baby Sittin'
Boogie"/"Driftwood" (though
"Driftwood" was technically the B-side the record tends to be regarded
as a double-A-side), became a crossover hit in the US in
1961, peaking at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100,
No. 27 R&B, and No. 28 Country. The record went on to sell over one million copies, and as a result of its
success, Columbia tried to groom Clifford as a heartthrob pop
singer. He appeared on TV with Perry Como and Merv Griffin and on American Bandstand,
and toured the United Kingdom with Freddy Cannon and Dion. Clifford's
fame was short-lived, however; further singles went nowhere (a remake of Kay
Kyser's "Three Little Fishies" hit #102) and Clifford soon found
himself without a recording contract.
After serving in the National
Guard, Clifford moved to Los Angeles, California,
and found work as a songwriter, writing tunes sung by Keith Barbour, Petula Clark, Clyde McPhatter, Lou Rawls, Leon Russell, Freddie King, and Kris Kristofferson.
Later in the 1960s, he was involved with a band called Carp (including actor Gary Busey and songwriter Daniel Moore),
who released one album on Epic Records in 1969. After a stint as one third of the group Hamilton Streetcar
(with John Boylan of "Appletree Theatre"
fame, and original group member Ralph Plummer—the group was originally named on
behalf of former member John Burge, aka Ian Hamilton) which in 1969 recorded a
self-titled album for Dot Records (Dot DLP25939), he also did recording
sessions in Tulsa,
Oklahoma, with former Beach Boy David Marks,
but these were never issued.
Wanted to tell you
How I felt for so long
Scared to try
‘Cause it might turn out wrong
Wish I could tell you
Take my time simplify
Let you know what I’ve kept to myself
Deep inside
Wanting to touch you
Baby I could be so good at loving you
Baby I could learn to love you a lot
Baby I could be so good at loving you
If you’d let me we’d never stop
Hoping that you feel
Like I do want me to
Loving you
Means oh so much to me
Wait for the moment
Everyday hope and pray
That today might be the one
When I can tell you
Tell you
I love you
Baby I could be so good at loving you
Baby I could learn to love you a lot
Baby I could be so good at loving you
If you’d let me we’d never stop
Baby I could be so good at loving you
Baby I could learn to love you a lot
Baby I could be so good at loving you
If you’d let me we’d never stop.
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