1977 single by Clout
"Substitute" B-side "When Will You Be Mine" Released November 1977 (SA)[ 1]
Length 3 :28 Label Sunshine Records Production Songwriter(s) Willie Harry Wilson Producer(s) Grahame Beggs
"Since You've Been Gone" (1977)
"Substitute " (1977)
"You've Got All of Me" (1978)
"Substitute " is a song by Willie H. Wilson, recorded first by The Righteous Brothers and released as a single from their album The Sons of Mrs. Righteous in 1975.[ 3] A 1978 version by the South African all-female band Clout was a global hit.
In 1978, the song became a big hit for the South African band Clout , reaching No. 2 in the UK charts in August and being certified Gold by the BPI .[ 4] It fared even better in the rest of Europe, Africa and Oceania where it reached No. 1 in Germany, Ireland, New Zealand and South Africa, as well as No. 2 in Belgium, the Netherlands and Switzerland. It fared exceptionally well on the annual charts too, reaching the Top 20 on the final year-end singles charts in the Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa, Switzerland and the UK. This version was produced by Grahame Beggs.
"Substitute" (W.H. Wilson) – 3:28
"When Will You Be Mine" (Carolyne Martin) – 2:59
Sales and certifications [ edit ]
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