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Gene Clark
Person · male · United States · Tipton · born 1944 · died 1991 · recording since 1967
American singer-songwriter, musician, recording artist
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Also known as Harold Eugene Clark · 傑納·克拉克
Timeline
1940s
1960s
· Debut release
Debut release: Gene Clark with The Gosdin Brothers
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
Biography
Biography
Harold Eugene Clark (November 17, 1944 – May 24, 1991) was an American singer-songwriter and founding member of the folk rock band the Byrds. He was the Byrds' principal songwriter between 1964 and early 1966, writing most of the band's best-known originals from this period, including "I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better", "She Don't Care About Time", "Eight Miles High" and "Set You Free This Time".
Although he did not enjoy commercial success as a solo artist, Clark was in the vanguard of popular music during much of his career, prefiguring developments in such disparate subgenres as psychedelic rock, baroque pop, newgrass, country rock, and alternative country. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991 as a member of the Byrds.
Early Life
Clark was born in Tipton, Missouri, the third of 13 children in a family of Irish, German, and Native American heritage. His family moved to Kansas City, Missouri, where as a boy he began learning to play the guitar and harmonica from his father. He was soon playing Hank Williams tunes as well as songs by early rockers such as Elvis Presley and the Everly Brothers. He began writing songs at the age of 11.
By the time he was 15, he had developed a rich tenor voice, and he formed a local rock and roll combo, Joe Meyers and the Sharks. Like many of his generation, Clark developed an interest in folk music because of the popularity of The Kingston Trio. When he graduated from Bonner Springs High School, in Bonner Springs, Kansas, in 1962, he formed a folk group, the Rum Runners.
Formation of the Byrds
Clark was invited to join an established regional folk band, the Surf Riders, based in Kansas City at the Castaways Lounge, owned by Hal Harbaum. On August 12, 1963, he was performing with them when he was discovered by the New Christy Minstrels. They hired him, and he recorded two albums with the ensemble before leaving in early 1964. After hearing the Beatles, Clark quit the New Christy Minstrels and moved to Los Angeles, where he met fellow folkie and Beatles convert Jim (later Roger) McGuinn at the Troubadour Club. In early 1964 they began to assemble a band that would become the Byrds.
Clark wrote or co-wrote many of the Byrds' best-known originals from their first three albums, including "I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better", "Set You Free This Time", "Here Without You", "You Won't Have to Cry", "If You're Gone", "The World Turns All Around Her", "She Don't Care About Time" and "Eight Miles High". He initially played rhythm guitar in the band, but relinquished that position to David Crosby and became the tambourine and harmonica player. Bassist Chris Hillman noted years later in an interview remembering Clark, "At one time, he was the power in the Byrds, not McGuinn, not Crosby—it was Gene who would burst through the stage curtain banging on a tambourine, coming on like a young Prince Valiant. A hero, our savior. Few in the audience could take their eyes off this presence. He was the songwriter. He had the 'gift' that none of the rest of us had developed yet.... What deep inner part of his soul conjured up songs like 'Set You Free This Time,' 'I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better,' 'I'm Feelin' Higher,' 'Eight Miles High'? So many great songs! We learned a lot of songwriting from him and in the process learned a little bit about ourselves."
A management decision gave McGuinn the lead vocals for their major singles and Bob Dylan songs. This disappointment, combined with Clark's dislike of traveling (including a chronic fear of flying) and resentment by other band members about the extra income he derived from his songwriting, led to internal squabbling, and he left the group in early 1966. He briefly returned to Kansas City before moving back to Los Angeles to form Gene Clark & the Group with Chip Douglas, Joel Larson, and Bill Rhinehart.
Solo career, brief return to the Byrds and Dillard and Clark
Columbia Records (the Byrds' record label) signed Clark as a solo artist, and in 1967 he released his first solo album, Gene Clark with the Gosdin Brothers
Gene Clark with The Gosdin BrothersSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracksA1Echoes3:14A2Think I’m Gonna Feel Better1:32A3Tried So Hard2:20A4Is Yours Is Mine2:26A5Keep On Pushin’1:44A6I Found You2:58B1So You Say You Lost Your Baby2:06B2Elevator Operator2:28B3The Same One3:27B4Couldn’t Believe Her1:52B5Needing Someone2:02. The Gosdin Brothers were selected to back him because they shared the same manager, Jim Dickson, and because Chris Hillman, who played bass on the album, had worked with the Gosdin Brothers in the mid-1960s when he and they were members of the Southern California bluegrass band the Hillmen. The album was a unique mixture of pop, country rock and baroque psychedelic tracks. It received favorable reviews, but unfortunately for Clark, it was released almost simultaneously with the Byrds' Younger Than Yesterday, also on Columbia, and (partly because of his 18-month absence from public attention) was a commercial failure.
With the future of his solo career in doubt, Clark briefly rejoined the Byrds in October 1967 as a replacement for the recently departed David Crosby; following an anxiety attack in Minneapolis, he left after only three weeks. During this brief period with the Byrds, he appeared with the band on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, lip-synching the group's current single, "Goin' Back"; he also performed "Mr. Spaceman" with the band. Although there is some disagreement among the band's biographers, Clark is generally viewed as having contributed background vocals to the songs "Goin' Back" and "Space Odyssey" for the forthcoming Byrds' album The Notorious Byrd Brothers and was an uncredited co-author, with McGuinn, of "Get to You", also from that album.
In 1968, Clark signed with A&M Records and began a collaboration with the banjo player Doug Dillard. Guitarist Bernie Leadon (later with The Flying Burrito Brothers and The Eagles), bassist Dave Jackson and mandolinist Don Beck joined them to form the nucleus of Dillard & Clark; in addition, Michael Clarke briefly drummed for the group before joining The Flying Burrito Brothers. They produced two albums, The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark (1968) and Through the Morning, Through the Night (1969).
The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark was a pivotal work of acoustic country rock. It included such enduring songs as "Train Leaves Here This Morning" (a collaboration between Clark and Leadon prominently covered by the latter in 1972 on The Eagles' debut album) and "She Darked the Sun" (covered by Linda Ronstadt on her 1970 album Silk Purse). In contrast, Through the Morning, Through the Night was more indebted to traditional bluegrass but also employed electric instrumentation. By this juncture, Dillard's girlfriend Donna Washburn had joined the group as a backing vocalist, a factor that precipitated the departure of Leadon. The shift to traditional bluegrass also caused Clark to lose interest. Written by Clark, the title song was used by Quincy Jones in the soundtrack of the 1972 Sam Peckinpah film The Getaway; it was also covered by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss (along with "Polly," another Clark-penned track from the album) on their 2007 album Raising Sand. Both albums by Dillard & Clark fared poorly on the charts, but they are now regarded as seminal exemplars of the country rock and progressive bluegrass genres.
The collaboration with Dillard rejuvenated Clark's creativity but greatly contributed to his growing drinking problem. Dillard & Clark disintegrated in late 1969 after the departures of Clark and Leadon. During this period, Clark, Leadon, Jackson and Beck contributed to the debut album of Steve Young, Rock Salt & Nails, released in November 1969.
In 1970, Clark began work on a new single, recording two tracks with the original members of the Byrds (each recording his part separately). The resulting songs, "She's the Kind of Girl" and "One in a Hundred", were not released at the time, because of legal problems; they were included later on the 1973 album Roadmaster
RoadmasterSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracksA1She’s the Kind of Girl2:56A2One in a Hundred2:42A3Here Tonight3:27A4Full Circle Song2:43A5In a Misty Morning4:55A6Rough and Rocky3:15B1Roadmaster4:10B2I Really Don’t Want to Know4:35B3I Remember the Railroad2:29B4She Don’t Care About Time3:36B5Shooting Star4:37. In 1970 and 1971, Clark contributed vocals and two compositions ("Tried So Hard" and "Here Tonight") to albums by the Flying Burrito Brothers.
Frustrated with the music industry, Clark bought a house in Albion, California and married former go-go dancer and Bell Records production assistant Carlie Lynn McCummings in June 1970, with whom he had two sons (Kelly and Kai Clark). In semi-retirement, he subsisted on his still-substantial Byrds royalties throughout the early 1970s, augmented by income from The Turtles' 1969 American Top Ten hit "You Showed Me", a previously unreleased composition by McGuinn and Clark from 1964 rearranged for the band by Chip Douglas.
White Light and Roadmaster
In 1971, Clark released his second solo album, White Light (the title was not on the cover sleeve, and thus some later reviewers mistakenly assumed that the title was Gene Clark). The album was produced by the Native American guitarist Jesse Ed Davis, with whom Clark developed a great rapport, partly due to their common ancestry. An intimate, poetic and mostly acoustic work supplemented by Davis's slide guitar, the album contained many introspective tracks, such as "With Tomorrow", "Because of You", "Where My Love Lies Asleep" and "For a Spanish Guitar" (which Bob Dylan reportedly hailed as one of the greatest songs ever written). All of the material was written by Clark, with the exception of Bob Dylan and Richard Manuel's "Tears of Rage". Launched to considerable critical acclaim, the album failed to gain commercial success, except in the Netherlands, where it was voted album of the year by rock music critics. Once more, modest promotion and Clark's refusal to undertake promotional touring adversely affected sales.
In the spring of 1971, Clark was commissioned by Dennis Hopper to contribute the tracks "American Dreamer" and "Outlaw Song" to American Dreamer, a documentary that chronicled the fractious editing process of The Last Movie. A rerecorded, longer version of the song "American Dreamer" was later used in the 1977 film The Farmer, along with an instrumental version of the same song plus "Outside the Law (The Outlaw)", a re-recording of "Outlaw Song".
In 1972, Clark attempted to record a follow-up album. Progress was slow and expensive, and A&M terminated the project before completion. The resulting eight tracks, including "Full Circle Song" and "In a Misty Morning", along with those recorded with the Byrds in 1970 and 1971 ("She's the Kind of Girl" and "One in a Hundred") and with the Flying Burrito Brothers ("Here Tonight"), were released in 1973 as Roadmaster in the Netherlands only.
Byrds
Clark left A&M in late 1972 to join a reunion of the original five Byrds. They cut the album Byrds, which was released in March 1973 by Asylum Records. While the album charted relatively well (U.S. No. 20), its placement did not live up to the label's initial expectations in the wake of the recent success of Crosby (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young) and Hillman (a member of Stephen Stills's band Manassas). Clark's compositions "Full Circle" and "Changing Heart" and the Neil Young covers on which he sang the lead vocal ("See the Sky About to Rain" and "Cowgirl in the Sand") were widely regarded as the standout tracks on the critically divisive album. Disheartened by the bad reviews and unhappy with Crosby's performance as the record's producer, the group members chose to dissolve the band. Clark briefly joined McGuinn's solo group, with which he premiered "Silver Raven", arguably his most celebrated post-Byrds song.
No Other
On the basis of the quality of Clark's contributions to Byrds, David Geffen signed him to Asylum Records in early 1974. The label was the home of the most prominent exponents of the singer-songwriter movement of the era and carried the kind of hip cachet that Clark hadn't experienced since his days with the Byrds. While composing the album, he spent long periods with a notebook and an acoustic guitar at the picture window of his home, deriving inspiration from staring at the Pacific Ocean.
Produced by Thomas Jefferson Kaye with a vast array of session musicians (including members of The Section and the Allman Brothers Band) and backing singers, the ensuing No Other fused elements of country rock, folk, gospel, soul and choral music with poetic, mystical lyrics. Although the album was praised by critics, its unconventional arrangements (which anticipated the later innovations of Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie) limited public appeal. Furthermore, its high production costs (exceeding $100,000) prompted Geffen to publicly berate Clark and Kaye. The album was minimally promoted and stalled in the Billboard album chart at No. 144. In 2013, members of the bands Beach House, The Walkmen, Grizzly Bear, and Fleet Foxes performed the album in its entirety in a series of concerts.
Clark's return to Los Angeles to record the album resulted in his reversion to a hedonistic lifestyle and accelerated the disintegration of his marriage. Disillusioned by professional and marital failure, he mounted his first solo tour by road, playing colleges and clubs with Roger White (lead guitar and backing vocals) and Duke Bardwell (electric bass, backing vocals and acoustic guitar); the drumless trio was billed as Gene Clark and the Silverados.
In 2019, a remastered/remixed version of No Other was released.
Two Sides to Every Story
After the commercial failure of No Other, Clark was confused about his artistic direction. Throughout 1975 and 1976, he had hinted to the press that he was assembling a set of "cosmic" songs fusing country rock with R&B and funk, elaborating on the soundscapes of his most recent album. In 1976, he recorded a set of ten demos that combined country and folk music with a light touch of cosmic consciousness. These were submitted to RSO Records, which promptly bought out Clark's Asylum contract and issued the long-gestating Two Sides to Every Story in 1977. The album—a melange of bluegrass, traditional honky tonk, echoes
EchoesSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 20 tracks1Boston2:042For Me Again2:323I Knew I’d Want You (remixed)2:204Here Without You2:385Set You Free This Time2:506If You’re Gone (remixed)2:477Is Yours Is Mine (remixed)2:408So You Say You Lost Your Baby (remixed)2:089Tried So Hard (remixed)2:2110Needing Someone2:0511Echoes3:1812The Same One (remixed)3:3113Couldn’t Believe Her (remixed)2:1114Keep On Pushin’ (remixed)1:4715I Found You3:0016Elevator Operator (remixed)2:5717Think I’m Gonna Feel Better (remixed)1:3618The French Girl (remixed)2:3719Only Colombe (remixed)3:0920So You Say You Lost Your Baby (acoustic demo version) (remixed)3:12 of No Other
No OtherSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 8 tracksA1Life’s Greatest Fool4:44A2Silver Raven4:53A3No Other5:08A4Strength of Strings6:30B1From a Silver Phial3:40B2Some Misunderstanding8:10B3The True One3:57B4Lady of the North6:04 ("Sister Moon") and strident country rock (a new arrangement of "Kansas City Southern")—was produced by Kaye with an understated touch.
The emotional fallout from his divorce is reflected in the album title and several of Clark's compositions, including the aforementioned "Sister Moon", "Lonely Saturday", "Past Addresses", "Silent Crusade" and "Hear the Wind". The album also contains covers of the traditional "In the Pines" (a key component of Clark's live repertoire with the Silverados) and "Give My Love to Marie" by James Talley. Once again, his style of sensitive balladry failed to achieve success on the U.S. charts. In a belated attempt to find an appreciative public, he reluctantly overcame his travel anxiety and launched an international promotional tour with the KC Southern Band. Some six weeks before his death in 1991, Clark told interviewer Bill Wasserzieher that he considered Two Sides to Every Story his best album, rivaled only by No Other.
McGuinn, Clark & Hillman
For his British tour dates, Clark found himself on the same bill as ex-Byrds Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman, each fronting their own bands. Shortly after returning to the United States, Clark and McGuinn began touring as an acoustic duo. After Hillman joined his former bandmates, the reformed trio named themselves McGuinn, Clark & Hillman and signed with Capitol Records. Produced by the Albert Brothers (who had recently recorded Crosby, Stills & Nash's 1977 comeback album), the ensuing McGuinn, Clark & Hillman (1979) was a rebirth in both performing and songwriting for Clark, who ensconced himself as the group's dominant creative force. He wrote four songs for the album, including "Backstage Pass" (a rumination on the ennui of touring and his fear of flying), "Release Me Girl" (a disco-inflected collaboration with Thomas Jefferson Kaye), the UFO-inspired "Feelin' Higher" and "Little Mama".
Many critics felt that the album's slick production and disco-influenced soft rock rhythms didn't flatter the group, but the album reached No. 39 on the Billboard 200 (underpinned by the McGuinn-penned "Don't You Write Her Off", which peaked at No. 33 in May 1979) and earned a RIAA gold certification, selling well enough to generate a follow-up. McGuinn, Clark and Hillman's second release was to have been a full group effort entitled City; although it was ultimately released in 1980, a combination of Clark's unreliability (including experimentation with heroin) and his dissatisfaction with their musical direction (mostly regarding Ron and Howard Albert's production) resulted in the album being credited to "Roger McGuinn & Chris Hillman featuring Gene Clark." Despite the turmoil, Clark penned the song "Won't Let You Down". By 1981, Clark had left, and the group recorded one more album as "McGuinn/Hillman".
Rehabilitation, Firebyrd and So Rebellious a Lover
Clark moved to Hawaii with Jesse Ed Davis to try to overcome his drug dependency, remaining there until the end of 1981. Upon his return to Los Angeles, he assembled a new band, the Firebyrds, and in 1982 proceeded to record what would eventually become the album Firebyrd
FirebyrdSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracksA1Tambourine Man5:32A2Something About You Baby2:46A3Rodeo Rider3:56A4Rain Song2:56B1Vanessa3:03B2If You Could Read My Mind3:46B3Feel a Whole Lot Better2:42B4Made for Love3:15B5Blue Raven3:14. While waiting for the album to be released, Clark joined up with Chris Hillman and others in an abortive venture called Flyte, which failed to secure a recording contract and was quickly dissolved. The eventual release of Firebyrd in 1984 coincided with the emergence of jangle rockers like R.E.M. and Tom Petty, who had sparked a new interest in the Byrds. Clark also began developing new fans among LA's roots-conscious Paisley Underground scene.
On 19 May 1985 Clark and musical friends performed at 3-T's in Evansville, Indiana. The ensemble was made up of Gene Clark on guitar and vocals, Michael Clarke on drums, Rick Danko on bass, guitar and vocals, Richard Manuel on keyboards and vocals, John York on bass, guitar and vocals, Blondie Chaplin on guitar and vocals, and Rick Roberts on vocals. The performance was recorded and was unofficially released on the bootleg album, A Star for Every Stage, credited to Gene Clark & Friends.
Later in the decade, he embraced his new status by appearing as a guest with the Long Ryders, in a session arranged by Saul Davis and he cut an acclaimed duo album with Carla Olson of the Textones titled So Rebellious a Lover
So Rebellious a LoverSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracksA1The Drifter4:54A2Gypsy Rider4:32A3Every Angel in Heaven3:55A4Del Gato4:54A5Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)3:39B1Fair and Tender Ladies5:02B2Almost Saturday Night2:37B3I’m Your Toy (Hot Burrito #1)4:13B4Are We Still Making Love3:27B5Why Did You Leave Me Today3:51B6Don’t It Make You Want to Go Home3:21 (including the notable "Gypsy Rider" and "Del Gato") in 1986. The album included contributions from Chris Hillman, Stephen McCarthy (of The Long Ryders) and Randy Fuller (of the Bobby Fuller Four) and was produced and arranged by session drummer Michael Huey.
Later career
In 1985, Clark approached McGuinn, Crosby and Hillman regarding a reformation of the Byrds in time for the 20th anniversary of the release of "Mr. Tambourine Man". The three of them showed no interest. Clark decided to assemble a "superstar" collection of musicians, including ex-Flying Burrito Brothers and Firefall member Rick Roberts, ex-Beach Boys singer and guitarist Blondie Chaplin, ex-Band members Rick Danko and Richard Manuel, and ex-Byrds Michael Clarke and John York. Clark initially called his band "The 20th Anniversary Tribute to the Byrds" and began performing on the lucrative nostalgia circuit in early 1985. A number of concert promoters began to shorten the band's name to "the Byrds" in advertisements and promotional material.
As the band continued to tour throughout 1985, their agent decided to shorten the name to "the Byrds" permanently, to the displeasure of McGuinn, Crosby and Hillman. Clark eventually discontinued performing with his own "Byrds" band, but drummer Clarke continued on with Skip Battin (occasionally with ex-Byrds York and Gene Parsons), forming another "Byrds" group, prompting McGuinn, Hillman, and Crosby to go on the road as "the Byrds" in an attempt to establish a claim to the rights to the name. Their effort failed this time; Clark was not included in the reunion, primarily because of his involvement with the act that didn't include them. Crosby finally secured rights to the name in 2002.
Despite the critical success of So Rebellious a Lover, which led to several TV appearances (including Nashville Now), Clark was increasingly afflicted with serious health problems, including ulcers and alcohol dependence. In 1988, he underwent surgery to remove a malignancy.
A period of abstinence and recovery followed until Tom Petty covered "I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better" on Full Moon Fever (1989), yielding a windfall of royalties from the album (which peaked at No. 3 in the United States) to Clark. Flush with money, he began to neglect his professional obligations. Although the circumstances remain nebulous (with Carla Olson citing alleged financial improprieties), the binge also precipitated his final break-up with Terri Messina, who had had a two-decade on-again, off-again relationship with Clark.
During this period, The Byrds set aside their differences long enough to appear together at their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in January 1991, at which the original lineup performed several songs together, including Clark's "I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better".
Illness and death
Clark's health continued to decline as his substance abuse accelerated, and he was diagnosed with throat cancer in early 1991. He died that same year, on May 24, at the age of 46 from heart disease as a result of a bleeding ulcer. Drug and alcohol addiction were determined to have contributed to his death. He was buried at St. Andrews Catholic Cemetery in Tipton, Missouri, beneath an epitaph that reads "No Other
No OtherSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 8 tracksA1Life’s Greatest Fool4:44A2Silver Raven4:53A3No Other5:08A4Strength of Strings6:30B1From a Silver Phial3:40B2Some Misunderstanding8:10B3The True One3:57B4Lady of the North6:04."
Covers and tribute songs
During his career and after his death, Clark's songs have been covered by a number of artists. Iain Matthews was an early promoter of Clark's songs, covering "Polly" on his 1972 album Journeys from Gospel Oak and "Tried So Hard" on his 1974 album Some Days You Eat the Bear. "Tried So Hard" was later covered by Yo la Tengo on Fakebook in 1990. Death in Vegas and Paul Weller covered his song "So You Say You Lost Your Baby" on their 2003 album Scorpio Rising. In 1993 the Scottish band Teenage Fanclub recorded a tribute entitled "Gene Clark" on their album Thirteen.
In 2007, two of his songs were recorded by Alison Krauss and Robert Plant on the T-Bone Burnett–produced Raising Sand: "Polly Come Home" and "Through the Morning, Through the Night." Also in 2007, Chris and Rich Robinson released a live version of "Polly" on their album Brothers of a Feather: Live at the Roxy. This Mortal Coil covered "Strength of Strings" from his album No Other
No OtherSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 8 tracksA1Life’s Greatest Fool4:44A2Silver Raven4:53A3No Other5:08A4Strength of Strings6:30B1From a Silver Phial3:40B2Some Misunderstanding8:10B3The True One3:57B4Lady of the North6:04 and "With Tomorrow" from his album White Light. Soulsavers with Mark Lanegan recorded a version of "Some Misunderstanding" from No Other on their 2009 release, Broken. The song "Gorgeous" from Kanye West's 2010 album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is based on elements of The Turtles' cover of "You Showed Me".
Documentary
A documentary about Clark's life and career, entitled The Byrd Who Flew Alone, was released in 2013, featuring contributions from family, friends, the three surviving original members of the Byrds, latter-day Byrd John York and late-era collaborators Carla Olson and Pat Robinson. The documentary revealed that Clark was suffering from throat cancer at the time of his death.
Solo albums
Gene Clark with the Gosdin Brothers (aka Echoes) (1967)
White Light (1971)
Collector's Series – Early L.A. Sessions (1972)
Roadmaster (1973)
No Other (1974)
Two Sides to Every Story (1977)
Firebyrd (1984)
Gypsy Angel – The Gene Clark Demos 1983–1990 (2001)
Under the Silvery Moon (2003)
Silverado Live & Unreleased (2008)
Here Tonight – The White Light Demos (2013)
Back Street Mirror (2018)
The Lost Studio Sessions 1964–1982 (2016)
Gene Clark Sings For You (2018)
Collaborations
The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark (1968; with Doug Dillard)
Through the Morning Through the Night (1969; with Doug Dillard)
McGuinn, Clark & Hillman (1979; with Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman)
City (1980; with Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman)
So Rebellious a Lover (1987; with Carla Olson)
Silhouetted in Light – Live in Concert (1992; with Carla Olson)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 24 | 85.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 38 | 92.3th |
| Studio albums | 8 | 88.9th |
| Awards recorded | 2 | 92.6th |
| Timeline events | 11 | 87.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 24 | 53.9th |
| Genres | 5 | 88.3th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (38 release groups · 8 studio albums)
Albums · 8
Gene Clark with The Gosdin Brothers
1967 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 26:09
A1Echoes3:14A2Think I’m Gonna Feel Better1:32A3Tried So Hard2:20A4Is Yours Is Mine2:26A5Keep On Pushin’1:44A6I Found You2:58B1So You Say You Lost Your Baby2:06B2Elevator Operator2:28B3The Same One3:27B4Couldn’t Believe Her1:52B5Needing Someone2:021971 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 35:07
A1The Virgin3:35A2With Tomorrow2:25A3White Light3:38A4Because of You4:03A5One in a Hundred3:30B1For a Spanish Guitar4:57B2Where My Love Lies Asleep4:20B3Tears of Rage4:11B419754:281973 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 39:25
A1She’s the Kind of Girl2:56A2One in a Hundred2:42A3Here Tonight3:27A4Full Circle Song2:43A5In a Misty Morning4:55A6Rough and Rocky3:15B1Roadmaster4:10B2I Really Don’t Want to Know4:35B3I Remember the Railroad2:29B4She Don’t Care About Time3:36B5Shooting Star4:371974 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 43:06
A1Life’s Greatest Fool4:44A2Silver Raven4:53A3No Other5:08A4Strength of Strings6:30B1From a Silver Phial3:40B2Some Misunderstanding8:10B3The True One3:57B4Lady of the North6:041977 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 43:23
A1Home Run King2:57A2Lonely Saturday4:04A3In the Pines4:22A4Kansas City Southern4:38A5Give My Love to Marie6:05B1Sister Moon5:06B2Marylou3:31B3Hear the Wind3:06B4Past Addresses5:22B5Silent Crusade4:121984 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 31:10
A1Tambourine Man5:32A2Something About You Baby2:46A3Rodeo Rider3:56A4Rain Song2:56B1Vanessa3:03B2If You Could Read My Mind3:46B3Feel a Whole Lot Better2:42B4Made for Love3:15B5Blue Raven3:141987 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 44:25
A1The Drifter4:54A2Gypsy Rider4:32A3Every Angel in Heaven3:55A4Del Gato4:54A5Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)3:39B1Fair and Tender Ladies5:02B2Almost Saturday Night2:37B3I’m Your Toy (Hot Burrito #1)4:13B4Are We Still Making Love3:27B5Why Did You Leave Me Today3:51B6Don’t It Make You Want to Go Home3:21— · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 56:11
1Spanish Guitar5:072Because of You (with two false starts)4:283The Virgin4:474Stand by Me2:505Where My Love Lies Asleep5:056One Hundred Years From Now (mistitled 100 Years)2:457Shooting Star4:348Full Circle Song2:379I Remember the Railroad2:2910I Really Don't Want to Know4:3011She Don't Care About Time4:0312Rough and Rocky3:1913Roadmaster4:0614In a Misty Morning5:31
Album · 28
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
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| 1972 | Collector’s Series: Early L.A. SessionsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 23:46A1Tried So Hard2:20 A2Keep On Pushin’1:44 A3Think I’m Gonna Feel Better1:32 A4Is Yours Is Mine2:26 A5Echoes3:18 B1The Same One3:27 B2Needing Someone2:02 B3So You Say You Lost Your Baby2:06 B4Couldn’t Believe Her1:53 B5I Found You2:58 | Compilation | 1972 | |
| 1991 | EchoesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 51:431Boston2:04 2For Me Again2:32 3I Knew I’d Want You (remixed)2:20 4Here Without You2:38 5Set You Free This Time2:50 6If You’re Gone (remixed)2:47 7Is Yours Is Mine (remixed)2:40 8So You Say You Lost Your Baby (remixed)2:08 9Tried So Hard (remixed)2:21 10Needing Someone2:05 11Echoes3:18 12The Same One (remixed)3:31 13Couldn’t Believe Her (remixed)2:11 14Keep On Pushin’ (remixed)1:47 15I Found You3:00 16Elevator Operator (remixed)2:57 17Think I’m Gonna Feel Better (remixed)1:36 18The French Girl (remixed)2:37 19Only Colombe (remixed)3:09 20So You Say You Lost Your Baby (acoustic demo version) (remixed)3:12 | Compilation | 1991 | |
| 1992 | Silhouetted in Light: Live in ConcertSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks · 1:13:161Your Fire Burning6:41 2Number One Is to Survive4:52 3Love Wins Again3:31 4Fair and Tender Ladies4:35 5Photograph3:40 6Set You Free This Time5:31 7Last Thing on My Mind6:15 8Gypsy Rider4:15 9Train Leaves Here This Morning5:42 10Almost Saturday Night3:22 11Del Gato5:26 12I’ll Feel a Whole Lot Better3:57 13She Don’t Care About Time4:02 14Speed of the Sound of Loneliness5:14 15Will the Circle Be Unbroken6:13 | Live | 1 February 1992 | |
| 1998 | Flying HighSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 41 tracks · 2:25:43Disc 1 1You Showed Me1:55 2Feel a Whole Lot Better2:31 3Set You Free This Time2:50 4She Don’t Care About Time2:31 5Tried So Hard2:22 6So You Say You Lost Your Baby2:09 7The French Girl2:39 8Los Angeles2:39 9I Pity the Poor Immigrant4:56 10That’s Alright by Me4:01 11Train Leaves Here This Morning3:51 12Why Not Your Baby3:43 13The Radio Song3:03 14Git It On Brother2:53 15Something’s Wrong2:59 16Wall Around Your Heart3:09 17No Longer a Sweetheart of Mine3:16 18Through the Morning, Through the Night4:08 19Kansas City Southern3:40 20Polly4:23 21Dark Hollow3:04 22One in a Hundred2:48 23She’s the Kind of Girl2:58 Disc 21With Tomorrow2:29 2Spanish Guitar5:02 3The Virgin3:37 4Opening Day4:17 5Winter In3:20 6The American Dreamer1:55 7Full Circle Song2:46 8In a Misty Morning4:58 9I Remember the Railroad2:33 10Silver Raven4:56 11The True One4:01 12Lady of the North6:07 13Hear the Wind3:08 14Silent Crusade4:15 15Past Addresses5:39 16Fair & Tender Ladies5:04 17Changes3:31 18Mr. Tambourine Man5:37 | Compilation | 21 September 1998 | |
| 2001 | Gene Clark Box Set (Fan Compilation)Search SpotifySearch YouTube Music | Compilation | 2001 | |
| 2001 | Under the Silvery MoonSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 29 tracks · 2:12:49Disc 1 1Mary Sue4:51 2Carry On5:53 3Don't You Know3:19 4You Just Love Cocaine4:45 5Dancing on the Moon3:00 6Nothing but an Angel4:20 7More Than That Now4:09 8Liona5:16 9Washington Square5:16 10My Marie6:07 11With You I Can't Lose4:40 12Fair and Tender Ladies3:33 13Sleep Will Return3:27 14Immigrant Girl5:07 15Dangerous Games6:26 Disc 21Rest of Your Life3:35 2You Better Move On (version 1)5:37 3Deportee3:55 4Almost Saturday Night2:28 5When Jokers Are Wild4:08 6The Panther4:44 7Gypsy Rider4:09 8Del Gato4:54 9You Better Move On (version 2)4:25 10The Hurting Game3:32 11That Part of You6:34 12Dragon's Eye5:56 13Can't Say No3:43 14Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow5:00 | Compilation | 2001 | |
| 2001 | Gypsy Angel: The Gene Clark Demos 1983–1990Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 1:09:511Pledge to You6:45 2Mississippi Detention Camp7:31 3Kathleen4:43 4Rock of Ages8:05 5The Last Thing on My Mind6:22 6Dark of My Moon4:55 7Your Fire Burning7:51 8Freedom Walk7:26 9Love Wins Again2:58 10Back in My Life Again3:14 11Day for Night5:06 12Gypsy Rider4:55 | Compilation | 2001 | |
| 2001 | A Star for Every Stage: The Byrds 20th Anniversary Tribute TourSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks1It’s All Over Now Baby Blue 2Old Paint 3Stop Driving Me Crazy 4The Rumour 5The Shape I’m In 6Shake Your Ass 7Why Did You Leave Me? 8Silver Raven 9Feel a Whole Lot Better 10Chimes of Freedom 11Sail On Sailor 12Rock and Roll Star 138 Miles High 14Turn Turn Turn | Live | 2001 | |
| 2007 | In ConcertSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 26 tracks · 2:03:07Disc 1 1Silver Raven5:59 2Tried So Hard2:35 3My Marie6:28 4Rodeo Rider2:52 5Gypsy Rider4:14 6Train Leaves Here This Morning4:28 7Hear the Wind3:33 8Number One Is to Survive5:15 9Mary Sue4:46 10Del Gato5:37 Disc 21Your Fire Burning6:42 2Number One Is to Survive4:52 3Love Wins Again3:32 4Fair & Tender Ladies4:35 5Photograph3:40 6Set You Free This Time5:31 7Last Thing on My Mind6:15 8Gypsy Rider4:15 9Train Leaves Here This Morning5:42 10Almost Saturday Night3:22 11Del Gato5:28 12I’ll Feel a Whole Lot Better3:57 13She Don’t Care About Time4:02 14Speed of the Sound of Loneliness5:14 15Will the Circle Be Unbroken6:13 16Here Without You4:00 | Live | 2007 | |
| 2008 | Silverado ’75: Live & UnreleasedSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 1:05:431Long Black Veil6:35 2Kansas City Southern5:52 3Spanish Guitar6:07 4Home Run King4:09 5Here Without You5:23 6No Other4:16 7Daylight Line4:40 8Set You Free This Time5:48 9She Darked the Sun4:06 10In the Pines4:37 11Train Leaves Here This Morning7:18 12Silver Raven6:52 | Live | 26 May 2008 | |
| 2013 | Here Tonight: The White Light DemosSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 45:061White Light4:45 2Here Tonight3:14 3For No One4:03 4For a Spanish Guitar4:56 5Please Mr. Freud3:34 6Jimmy Christ1:32 7Where My Love Lies Asleep4:32 8The Virgin3:57 9Opening Day5:19 10Winter In3:27 11Because of You4:40 12With Tomorrow1:07 | Compilation | 26 March 2013 | |
| 2014 | Radio LiveSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 50:131She Once Lived Here4:16 2Kansas City Southern4:34 3We’ve Got to Get Ourselves Together3:53 4Home Run King3:34 5Sin City4:10 6No Other4:02 7Hot Burrito #13:55 8Set You Free This Time4:52 9You’re Still on My Mind2:45 10In the Pines5:56 11Long Black Limousine3:23 12Silver Raven4:53 | Compilation | 11 December 2014 | |
| 2016 | Flyte: Live in Los Angeles 1982Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 21 tracks · 1:07:591Tomorrow Is a Long Time (First Set)1:54 2Still Feeling Blue (First Set)2:07 3Train Leaves Here This Morning (First Set)3:39 4Don’t Let Your Sweet Love Die (First Set)2:39 5Running the Roadblocks (First Set)2:48 6Easy Ride (First Set)3:00 7Wheels (First Set)3:04 8My Uncle (First Set)2:55 9If You Could Read My Mind (First Set)5:03 10Once More (First Set)3:38 11Mr. Tambourine Man (First Set)5:48 12Tomorrow Is a Long Time (Second Set)3:05 13Still Feeling Blue (Second Set)2:20 14Train Leaves Here This Morning (Second Set)4:08 15Don’t Let Your Sweet Love Die (Second Set)2:29 16Running the Roadblocks (Second Set)3:26 17Easy Ride (Second Set)2:57 18Wheels (Second Set)3:42 19My Uncle (Second Set)3:03 20Once More (Second Set)3:27 21One Hundred Years From Now (Second Set)2:47 | Live | 2016 | |
| 2016 | The Lost Studio Sessions 1964–1982Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 30 tracks · 1:29:24Disc 1 1The Way I Am2:41 2I’d Feel Better1:53 3That Girl3:08 4A Worried Heart3:44 5If There’s No Love2:33 6Back Street Mirror3:22 7Don’t Let It Fall Through3:02 8Back to the Earth Again3:14 9The Lighthouse3:05 10The Awakening Within2:58 11Sweet Adrienne2:26 12Walking Through This Lifetime3:21 13The Sparrow3:29 14Only Yesterday’s Gone1:58 15She Darked the Sun3:07 16Roll in My Sweet Baby’s Arms3:18 17She Don’t Care About Time1:55 18Don’t That Road Look Rough and Rocky4:30 19Bars Have Made a Prisoner Out of Me3:10 20One Hundred Years From Now2:42 21(The) Letter3:26 22Still Feeling Blue2:14 23No Memories Hangin’ Round3:58 24I’ll Feel a Whole Lot Better2:36 Disc 21The Virgin3:04 2She’s the Kind of Girl2:59 319753:02 4One in a Hundred3:00 Disc 31All for Him (or Her)2:41 2Why Can’t I Have Her Back Again2:48 | Compilation | 2016 | |
| 2018 | Gene Clark Sings for YouSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 53:091On Her Own4:19 2Past Tense3:41 3Yesterday, Am I Right2:56 4Past My Door4:26 5That’s Alright by Me5:48 6One Way Road2:34 7Down on the Pier4:18 87:30 Mode5:59 9On Tenth Street3:50 10Understand Me Too2:36 11A Long Time2:03 12Big City Girl3:56 13Doctor Doctor2:59 14Till Today3:44 | Compilation | 15 June 2018 | |
| 2020 | The A&M and RSO YearsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 27 tracks · 1:36:151Los Angeles2:39 2I Pity the Poor Immigrant4:56 3That’s Alright by Me4:01 4Train Leaves Here This Mornin’3:51 5Why Not Your Baby3:43 6The Radio Song3:03 7Git It On Brother2:53 8Something’s Wrong2:59 9Wall Around Your Heart3:09 10Through the Morning, Through the Night4:08 11Kansas City Southern3:41 12Polly4:23 13Dark Hollow3:04 14One in a Hundred2:48 15She’s the Kind of Girl2:58 16With Tomorrow2:29 17For a Spanish Guitar5:02 18The Virgin3:37 19Opening Day4:17 20Winter In3:20 21The American Dreamer1:55 22Full Circle Song2:46 23In a Misty Morning4:58 24I Remember the Railroad2:33 25Hear the Wind3:08 26Silent Crusade4:15 27Past Addresses5:39 | Compilation | 21 August 2020 | |
| 2021 | CollectedSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 60 tracks · 3:45:29Disc 1 1I’ll Feel a Whole Lot Better2:33 2I Knew I’d Want You2:14 3Set You Free This Time2:50 4If You’re Gone2:46 5Echoes3:17 6I Found You3:00 7So You Say You Lost Your Baby2:08 8Train Leaves Here This Mornin’3:49 9The Radio Song3:01 10Why Not Your Baby3:40 11Don’t Be Cruel1:52 12Don’t Let Me Down3:49 13Rocky Top2:46 14Polly4:21 15White Light3:39 16For a Spanish Guitar5:00 1719753:49 18Because of You4:04 19She’s the Kind of Girl2:58 20Full Circle Song2:45 21She Don’t Care About Time3:35 22Changing Heart2:42 23No Other5:07 Disc 21Life’s Greatest Fool4:44 2Some Misunderstanding8:10 3Strength of Strings6:30 4Home Run King2:58 5In the Pines4:23 6Kansas City Southern4:35 7Hear the Wind3:06 8Give My Love to Marie6:29 9Don’t You Write Her Off3:18 10Backstage Pass4:27 11Surrender to Me3:36 12Won’t Let You Down3:56 13Painted Fire2:51 14Tambourine Man5:37 15If You Could Read My Mind3:51 16Gypsy Rider4:29 17I’m Your Toy (Hot Burrito #1)4:15 Disc 31So You Say You Lost Your Baby (acoustic demo)2:29 2Los Angeles2:37 3I Pity the Poor Immigrant4:55 4That’s Alright by Me3:59 5Wall Around Your Heart3:08 6Lyin’ Down the Middle2:17 7Dark Hollow3:02 8The American Dreamer1:53 9Stand by Me2:44 10Ship of the Lord2:32 11Opening Day4:01 12Winter In3:18 13Because of You (alternate mix)4:05 14One in a Hundred (alternative version)2:51 15She’s the Kind of Girl (alternative version)3:19 16Here Tonight3:28 17Del Gato (live)5:07 18Changes3:30 19Your Fire Burning (demo)7:51 20Here Without You5:23 | Compilation | 2021 | |
| 2022 | Solo FlightSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 17 tracks · 1:14:041Silver Raven6:03 2Full Circle3:12 3My Back Pages3:42 4Fair and Tender Ladies5:35 5Shades of Blue5:07 6Mr. Tambourine Man6:22 7Train Leaves Here This Morning4:19 8Last Thing on My Mind8:17 9Eight Miles High3:38 10Turn, Turn, Turn4:03 11Rain Song4:05 12Four Walls3:08 13Tried Too Hard3:59 14Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door4:53 15You Ain’t Going Nowhere3:52 16Kansas City Southern3:49 17Gypsy Rider | Live | 23 May 2022 | |
| — | Hidden Treasures, Volume 3: Unreleased SongsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks · 1:01:061Christine3:19 2Daylight Line4:04 3Hard Times5:15 4I Saw a Dream Come Through4:11 5If I Don't Have You (without You)4:18 6Into the Night3:47 7Last of the Blue Diamond Miners6:06 8Life and Times5:18 9On the Run (with a Loaded Gun)3:44 10Ship of the Lord2:04 11The Old Mountain God (Song for Peru)3:40 12We Came for Love (Mary Ann)3:48 13What Is Meant Will Be5:35 14Wheel of Time3:22 15Winning Hand2:35 | Compilation | — | |
| — | Hidden Treasures, Volume 2: Unreleased Studio Tracks 2Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 26 tracks · 2:00:231After the Storm4:50 2All I Want (1)4:18 3All I Want (2)4:40 4Carry On (1)4:50 5Carry On (2)5:42 6Dangerous Games6:05 7I Don't Wanna See You Anymore (1)4:40 8I Don't Wanna See You Anymore (2)5:44 9I Need to Fly3:33 10Look Who's Missing Who (1)3:22 11Look Who's Missing Who (2)3:27 12Mary Sue (2)4:43 13Mary Sue (3)5:12 14My Marie (1)6:04 15My Marie (2)4:10 16My Marie (3)6:05 17My Marie (4)5:31 18No Memories Hanging Around4:03 19Shades of Blue (1)2:57 20Shades of Blue (2)4:44 21Sleep Will Return3:24 22Somewhere After Midnight4:30 23Tell It Like It Is5:26 24Why Did You Leave Me Today4:14 25She Don't Care About Time4:10 26You're Gonna Miss That Somebody3:59 | Compilation | — | |
| — | Hidden Treasures, Volume 1: Unreleased Studio Tracks 1Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 26 tracks · 1:26:211100 Years From Now (1)2:45 2100 Years From Now (2)2:52 3Needles and Pins2:27 4I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better (1)2:13 5I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better (2)2:45 6Still Feelin' Blue2:20 7Love Is Gonna Come at Last2:47 8Baby Blue3:53 9You and I (1)2:21 10You and I (2)2:18 11Living Next Door to Alice3:46 12The Closer You Get4:02 13Young Love3:27 14Love Wins Again2:41 15Gypsy Rider4:01 16Day for Night2:52 17I Pity the Poor Immigrant4:33 18Jokers Are Wild4:00 19Del Gato5:37 20Lover's Turnaround3:24 21Number One Is to Survive4:48 22Mary Sue4:56 23Changes3:26 24Los Angeles2:37 25That's Alright by Me2:26 26Straight From the Heart3:04 | Compilation | — | |
| — | Hidden Treasures, Volume 7: Roadmaster, The Alternate TakesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 40:311She's the Kind of Girl2:54 2One in a Hundred2:45 3Here Tonight3:28 4Full Circle Song2:34 5In a Misty Morning5:43 6Rough and Rocky3:23 7Roadmaster4:10 8I Really Don't Want to Know4:30 9I Remember the Railroad2:28 10She Don't Care About Time4:01 11Shooting Star4:35 | Compilation | — | |
| — | Hidden Treasures, Volume 10: Live At The Ritz 1984Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 49:271Silver Raven5:03 2She Darked the Sun4:10 3Promised Land3:53 4Train Leaves Here This Morning5:49 5Rodeo Rider4:39 6Kansas City Southern5:59 7Full Circle3:29 8Rain Song5:28 9Mercury Blues4:32 10Mr Tambourine Man6:25 | Live | — | |
| — | Hidden Treasures, Volume 4: Unreleased Studio Tracks 3Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks · 1:08:241Dancing on the Moon2:59 2Liona5:16 3Washington Square5:16 4With You I Can't Lose4:40 5You Better Move On5:37 6Deportee3:53 7Almost Saturday Night2:27 8When Jokers Are Wild4:07 9The Panther4:41 10Gypsy Rider4:08 11Del Gato4:54 12You Better Move On4:24 13The Hurting Game3:32 14That Part of You6:34 15Dragon's Eye5:56 | Compilation | — | |
| — | Hidden Treasures, Volume 9: Remastered Studio TracksSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 8:081Opening Day4:09 2White Light3:59 | Compilation | — | |
| — | Hidden Treasures, Volume 6: Unreleased And Alternate Studio Tracks 4Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 18 tracks · 1:22:151Carry On5:43 2Tell It Like It Is5:22 3You Just Love Cocaine4:09 4The Panther4:45 5Dragons Eye5:15 6Dangerous Games6:28 7Mary Sue4:43 8My Marie6:06 9Washington Square4:17 10You Better Move On3:39 11Love Deluxe3:22 12Love's a Loaded Word3:15 13Once in a Lifetime4:31 14Where Does the Love Go4:50 15Boyfriends, Girlfriends4:17 16Slip Away3:22 17Prisoner of Time3:59 18Fair Game4:12 | Compilation | — | |
| — | Hidden Treasures, Volume 8: GypsyTalkSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 17 tracks · 52:511Interview, Part 11:30 2Interview, Part 21:40 3Interview, Part 31:04 4Interview, Part 43:08 5Interview, Part 51:32 6Interview, Part 65:38 7Interview, Part 73:01 8Interview, Part 81:14 9Interview, Part 90:48 10Interview, Part 100:40 11Interview, Part 110:46 12Interview, Part 120:55 13Interview, Part 135:52 14Interview, Part 147:23 15Interview, Part 154:35 16Interview, Part 165:23 17Interview, Part 177:42 | Compilation,Interview | — | |
| — | Hidden Treasures, Volume 5: Alternate White LightSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks · 46:171Spanish Guitar5:04 2Because of You4:26 3The Virgin4:44 4Stand by Me2:47 5When My Love Lies Asleep5:02 619753:57 7Lover's Turnaround3:12 8In a Misty Morning4:12 9American Dreamer (1)1:54 10American Dreamer (2)2:29 11American Dreamer (3)1:53 12American Dreamer (4)1:41 13American Dreamer (5)2:39 14Outlaw Song (1)1:07 15Outlaw Song (2)1:10 | Compilation | — |
EP · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Back Street MirrorSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 18:28A1Back Street Mirror3:20 A2Don’t Let It Fall Through3:01 A3Yesterday, Am I Right2:42 B1If I Hang Around3:34 B2She Told Me2:10 B3That’s What You Want3:41 | 21 April 2018 |
Other · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1972 Rough MixesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 7 tracks · 28:151Shooting Star5:07 2Full Circle Song3:00 3I Really Don’t Want to Know4:41 4I Remember the Railroad3:34 5Roadmaster4:12 6Full Circle Song2:48 7Shooting Star4:53 | 2020 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Gene Clark head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 24 | 85.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 38 | 92.3th |
| Studio albums | 8 | 88.9th |
| Awards recorded | 2 | 92.6th |
| Timeline events | 11 | 87.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 24 | 53.9th |
| Genres | 5 | 88.3th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Kansas Music Hall of Fame | lifetime | |
| 2006 | Kansas Music Hall of Fame | lifetime |
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Byrds(band) | — | present | |
| The New Christy Minstrels(band) | — | present | |
| Flyte(band) | — | present | |
| The Jet Set(band) | — | present | |
| The Beefeaters(band) | — | present | |
| The Byrds(band) | — | present | |
| The New Christy Minstrels(band) | — | present | |
| Dillard & Clark(band) | 1968 | 1970 | |
| McGuinn, Clark & Hillman(band) | 1977 | present | original |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gene_Clark_%28cropped%29.pngaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2b6f3780-6fb6-42c2-95bb-5e080772e38cdiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2b6f3780-6fb6-42c2-95bb-5e080772e38ccore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q471979genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q471979seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Clarkbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Clark
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees — rank #45
75px|The Byrds in 1965 | | Gene Clark, Michael Clarke, David Crosby, Chris Hillman, and Roger McGuinn. | First nomination; First year of eligibility | Don Henley
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Tier rule: legacy lists: hof
Image: KRLA Beat/Beat Publications, Inc. · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q471979 · MusicBrainz: 2b6f3780-6fb6-42c2-95bb-5e080772e38c
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