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Private Number (Judy Clay and William Bell song)

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B-side
  
"Love-Eye-Tis"

Format
  
Gramophone

Genre
  
Soul

Released
  
1968

Recorded
  
1968

Length
  
2:39

"Private Number" is a song recorded by American soul singers Judy Clay and William Bell. The song was included on Bell's album Private Numbers (1968).

Contents

In 2000, Bell performed a live version of "Private Number" with Scottish rock band Texas. In 1999, the song was covered by English boy band 911 for their third studio album There It Is. In 2011, Jon Stevens covered the song for his album Testify! and in 2016 Beverley Knight recorded a version with Jamie Cullum for her album Soulsville.

911 version

English boy band 911 covered "Private Number" for their third studio album, There It Is (1999). There are two different versions of the song, one version featuring Natalie Jordan and one featuring Fann Wong. The song was released as the third and final single from the album on 3 May 1999 and peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart.

Music video

The music video features 911 performing the song in pouring rain in China. There are two different versions of the video, one featuring Natalie Jordan and one featuring Fann Wong. In Jordan's version, she can be seen singing her parts whilst on a television screen and in a dark room. In Wong's version, she is standing by herself in the rain as well.

References

Private Number (Judy Clay and William Bell song) Wikipedia