Lover Please

{{Infobox song

| name = Lover Please

| type = single

| album = Lover Please!

| B-side = Let's Forget About the Past

| released = {{Start date|1962|2}}

| recorded =

| genre = Rock and roll{{cite web|first= Tom |last= Breihan |title= The Number Ones: Billy Swan's "I Can Help"|website= Stereogum |date= June 13, 2019 |url= https://www.stereogum.com/2047717/the-number-ones-billy-swans-i-can-help/columns/the-number-ones/|quote= When Swan was in high school, he wrote a rock ‘n’ roll song called “Lover Please,” which the former Drifters singer Clyde McPhatter took to #7 in 1962.|accessdate= June 20, 2023}}

| length = {{Duration|m=1|s=52}}

| label = Mercury

| writer = Billy Swan

| producer = Shelby Singleton

| prev_title = Your Second Choice

| prev_year = 1961

| next_title = Little Bitty Pretty One

| next_year = 1962

}}

"Lover Please" is a 1962 song written by Billy Swan and first recorded by the Rhythm Steppers in 1960. It is most known for the version performed by Clyde McPhatter on his 1962 album Lover Please!{{cite web|title=Clyde McPhatter, Lover Please!|website=Discogs |year=1962 |url=https://www.discogs.com/Clyde-McPhatter-Lover-Please/release/12333737|accessdate=March 5, 2019}}

which set it up to reach No.7 on the U.S. pop chart.{{cite web|title=Clyde McPhatter, "Lover Please" Chart Position|url=http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Lover+Please+by+Clyde+McPhatter&id=9354|accessdate=March 5, 2019}} Overseas, it reached No.6 in Norway. The song ranked No.41 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1962."[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/60s/1962/BB-1962-12-29-Who's-Who.pdf Top 100 Singles of 1962]", Billboard, Section II, December 29, 1962. p. 82. Retrieved March 5, 2019.

Other charting versions

The Vernons Girls, in 1962, which reached No.16 on the UK Singles Chart.{{cite web|title=The Vernons Girls, "Lover Please" Chart Position|url=http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Lover+Please+%2F+You+Know+What+I+Mean+by+The+Vernons+Girls&id=48063|accessdate=March 5, 2019}}
Bobby G. Rice, in 1971, went to No.46 on the U.S. country chart.{{cite web|title=Bobby G. Rice, "Lover Please" Chart Position|url=http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Lover+Please+by+Bobby+G.+Rice&id=113183|accessdate=March 5, 2019}}
Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge released a version in 1975. It sat at No.42 on the adult contemporary chart{{cite web|title=Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge, "Lover Please" Chart Position|url=http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Lover+Please+by+Kris+Kristofferson+%26+Rita+Coolidge&id=69458|accessdate=March 5, 2019}} and was featured on their 1974 album Breakaway. Their recording won the Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 18th Annual Grammy Awards in 1976.
Cindy Church, in 1997, settled at No.44 on the Canadian country chart.

Other versions

Arthur Alexander - on his 1962 album You Better Move On.{{cite web|title=Arthur Alexander, You Better Move On|website=Discogs |year=1962 |url=https://www.discogs.com/Arthur-Alexander-You-Better-Move-On/release/5448977|accessdate=March 5, 2019}}
The Marvelettes - on their 1962 album The Marvelettes Sing.{{cite web|title=The Marvelettes, The Marvelettes Sing|website=Discogs |year=1962 |url=https://www.discogs.com/The-Marvelettes-The-Marvelettes-Sing/release/4048823|accessdate=March 5, 2019}}
Swan included it on his 1974 album I Can Help.{{cite web|title=Billy Swan, I Can Help|website=Discogs |year=1974 |url=https://www.discogs.com/Billy-Swan-I-Can-Help/release/1589059|accessdate=March 5, 2019}}
Orion recorded it for his 1979 album Reborn.{{cite web|title=Orion, Reborn|website=Discogs |year=1979 |url=https://www.discogs.com/Orion-Reborn/release/2880540|accessdate=March 5, 2019}}
Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers - on their 1979 album Back in Your Life.{{cite web|title=Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers, Back in Your Life|website=Discogs |year=1979 |url=https://www.discogs.com/Jonathan-Richman-The-Modern-Lovers-Back-In-Your-Life/release/9050754|accessdate=March 5, 2019}}
Status Quo released their take as part of the 1990 single "The Anniversary Waltz (Part Two)".{{cite web|title=Status Quo, "The Anniversary Waltz (Part Two)" Single Release|website=Discogs |year=1990 |url=https://www.discogs.com/Status-Quo-Anniversary-Waltz-Part-Two/release/1465664|accessdate=March 5, 2019}}
Kinky Friedman - on his 2007 live album Live from Austin TX.{{cite web|title=Kinky Friedman, Live from Austin TX|website=Discogs |url=https://www.discogs.com/Kinky-Friedman-Live-From-Austin-TX/release/1809709|accessdate=March 5, 2019}}
Colin Linden & Luther Dickinson, with The Tennessee Valentines, released a cover on their 2019 album Armour.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8495266/colin-linden-luther-dickinson-amour-lover-please-song-premiere|title=Colin Linden & Luther Dickinson Talk Joint Album 'Amour': Hear 'Lover Please,' Feat. Billy Swan (Exclusive)|last=Graff|first=Gary|date=January 28, 2018|website=billboard.com|publisher=Billboard|access-date=September 20, 2019}}