Biografia Iniziò la sua carriera come cantante del gruppo R&B The Impressions, introdotto nella Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nel 1991. Dopo aver lasciato il gruppo nel 1960, Butler ebbe 55 successi come solista nelle classifiche Billboard Pop e R&B, incluse le celebri He Will Break Your Heart, Let It Be Me e Only the Strong Survive. Nel 2015 fu ammesso nella National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame.

Jerry Butler morì a Chicago il 20 febbraio 2025, per complicazioni della malattia di Parkinson, all'età di 85 anni.

Discografia Singoli Anno Singolo (A-side, B-side)Posiz. classifica Album US USR&B USAC 1958 For Your Precious Loveb/w Sweet Was the Wine (da He Will Break Your Heart)Entrambe le tracce con The Impressions 11 3 —Jerry Butler, esq. Come Back My Loveb/w Love Me (da Aware of Love)Entrambe le tracce con The Impressions — 29 —1959 Lostb/w One By One (da Aware of Love) — 17 — I Was Wrongb/w Couldn't Go to Sleep (da Aware of Love) — — — 1960 A Lonely Soldierb/w I Found a Love — 25 —He Will Break Your Heart He Will Break Your Heartb/w Thanks to You 7 1 — Silent Nightb/w O Holy Night — — —Non-album 1961 Find Another Girlb/w When Trouble Calls 27 10 —Aware of Love I'm a Telling Youb/w I See a Fool 25 8 — Moon River 11 14 3Need to Belong Aware of Love 105 — —Aware of Love 1962 Isle of Sirensb/w Chi Town (da Jerry Butler, esq.) — — —Need to Belong Make It Easy on Yourselfb/w It's Too Late (non-album) 20 18 — You Can Run (But You Can't Hide)b/w I'm the One (non-album) 63 23 — Theme from Taras Bulba (The Wishing Star)b/w You Go Right Through Me (da Jerry Butler, esq.) 100 — —Non-album 1963 Whatever You Wantb/w You Won't Be Sorry (Non-album) 68 — —Need to Belong I Almost Lost My Mindb/w Strawberries (da Need to Belong) — — —Non-album track Where's the Girlb/w How Beautifully You Lie — — —Need to Belong A Woman With Soulb/w Just a Little Bit (da More of the Best of Jerry Butler) — — —Non-album track Need to Belongb/w Give Me Your Love (da He Will Break Your Heart) 31 * —Need to Belong 1964 Giving Up on Loveb/w I've Been Trying (non-album) 56 * — I Stand Accused 61 * —More of the Best of Jerry Butler I Don't Want to Hear It Anymore 95 * — Let It Be Me (con Betty Everett) / 5 * —Delicious Together Ain't That Lovin' You, Baby (con Betty Everett) 108 * — Smileb/w Love Is Strange (da Delicious Together)Entrambi i brani con Betty Everett 42 * —More of the Best of Jerry Butler 1965 Good Timesb/w I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face 64 33Non-album tracks Since I Don't Have Youb/w Just Be TrueEntrambi i brani con Betty Everett — — —Delicious Together I Can't Stand to See You Cryb/w Nobody Needs Your Love (More Than I Do) 122 — —Non-album Just for Youb/w Believe in Me (da The Impressions With Jerry Butler) — 33 — 1966 For Your Precious Love (re-recording)b/w Give It Up (non-album) — 25 —Love Me Love (Oh, How Sweet It Is)b/w Loneliness (da The Best of Jerry Butler (Mercury)) 103 34 —Non-album tracks You Make Me Feel Like Someoneb/w For What You Made of Me — — — I Dig You Babyb/w Some Kinda Magic 60 8 —Soul Artistry 1967 You Walked Into My Lifeb/w Why Did I Lose You — — — You Don't Know What You Got Until You Lose Itb/w The Way I Love You (Nobody Ever Loved Anybody) (da Mr. Dream Merchant) — — — Mr. Dream Merchantb/w Cause I Love You So (Non-album) 38 23 —Mr. Dream Merchant Lostb/w You Don't Know What You Got Until You Lose It (from Soul Artistry) 62 48 — 1968 Never Give You Upb/w Beside You (daMr. Dream Merchant) 20 7 —The Ice Man Cometh Hey, Western Union Manb/w Just Can't Forget About You 16 1 — Are You Happyb/w (Strange) I Still Love You 39 9 — 1969 Only the Strong Surviveb/w Just Because I Really Love You 4 1 — Moody Womanb/w Go Away, Find Yourself (da The Ice Man Cometh) 24 3 —Ice On Ice What's the Use of Breaking Up / 20 4 — A Brand New Me 109 — — Don't Let Love Hang You Upb/w Walking Around in Teardrops 44 12 — 1970 Got to See If I Can Get Mommy (To Come Back Home)b/w I Forgot to Remember 62 21 — I Could Write a Bookb/w Since I Lost You Lady (da Ice on Ice) 46 15 —You & Me Where Are You Goingb/w You Can Fly 95 42 —"Joe" -- Original Soundtrack Special Memoryb/w How Does It Feel 109 36 —Assorted Sounds with the Aid of Assorted Friends and Relatives 1971 You Just Can't Win (By Making the Same Mistakes)b/w Sho Is GroovingGene (Chandler) & Jerry (Butler) 94 32 —Gene & Jerry -- One & One Ten and Two (Take This Woman Off the Corner)b/w Everybody Is WaitingGene (Chandler) & Jerry (Butler) 126 44 — If It's Real What I Feel (con Brenda Lee Eager)Why Are You Leaving Me 69 8 —Assorted Sounds with the Aid of Assorted Friends and Relatives Ain't Understanding Mellow (con Brenda Lee Eager)b/w Windy City Soul 21 3 —The Sagittarius Movement How Did We Lose It Babyb/w Do You Finally Need a Friend 85 38 —Assorted Sounds with the Aid of Assorted Friends and Relatives Walk Easy My Sonb/w Let Me Be 93 33 —The Sagittarius Movement 1972 I Only Have Eyes for Youb/w A Prayer 85 20 —The Spice Of Life Close to Youb/w You Can't Always TellEntrambi i brani con Brenda Lee Eager 91 6 — One Night Affairb/w Life's Unfortunate Sons (da You & Me) 52 6 — 1973 Can't Understand Itb/w How Long Will It LastEntrambi i brani con Brenda Lee Eager — 26 —The Love We Have, The Love We Had The Love We Had Stays on My Mindb/w Were We Lovers, Were We FriendsEntrambi i brani con Brenda Lee Eager — 64 — Power of Loveb/w What Do You Do on a Sunday Afternoon — 15 —Power of Love 1974 That's How Heartaches Are Madeb/w Too Many Danger Signs — 58 — Take The Time to Tell Herb/w High Stepper — 46 —Sweet Sixteen Playing On Youb/w You and Me Against the World — 33 — 1976 The Devil in Mrs. Jonesb/w I Don't Wanna Be Reminded — 55 —Love's on the Menu 1977 I Wanna Do It To Youb/w I Don't Wanna Be Reminded (da Love's on the Menu) 51 7 —Suite for the Single Girl Chalk It Upb/w I Don't Want Nobody to Know (da Love's on the Menu) — 28 — It's a Lifetime Thingb/w Kiss Me Now (Non-album)Entrambi i brani con Thelma Houston) — 55 —Thelma & Jerry 1978 (I'm Just Thinking About) Cooling Outb/w Are You Lonely Tonight — 14 —Nothing Says I Love You Like I Love You1979 Nothing Says I Love You Like I Love Youb/w I'm Glad to Be Back — 86 — Let's Make Loveb/w Dream World — — — 1980 The Best Love I Ever Hadb/w Would You Mind — 49 —The Best Love Don't Be an Island (con Debra Henry)b/w The Best Love I Ever Had (Slow version) — 75 — 1982 No Love Without Changesb/w All the Way — 83 —Ice 'N Hot 1983 In My Life (con Patti Austin)B-side di Patti Austin: What's At the End of a Rainbow — 92 —Non-album"—" indica singoli non entrati in classifica o non pubblicati. * indica che la classifica R&B non era attiva all'epoca della pubblicazione di questi singoli.

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Bibliografia Pruter, Robert. Chicago Soul. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1991,

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