Is It Because I'm Black

"Is It Because I'm Black"
"Is It Because I'm Black"
Single by Syl Johnson
from the album Is It Because I'm Black
B-side	"Let Them Hang High"
Released	September 1969
Recorded	1969
Venue	Chicago
Genre	R&B; Chicago blues; soul;
Length	3:18
Label	Twinight Records 125
Songwriter(s)	Syl Johnson, Jimmy Jones, Glenn Watts
Producer(s)	Jimmy Jones
Syl Johnson singles chronology

"Is It Because I'm Black" is a song recorded in 1969 by blues and soul singer Syl Johnson. It was co-written by Johnson, record producer Jimmy Jones (James L. Jones), and Glenn Watts. The recording, issued on the Twinight label in September 1969, reached number 11 on the Billboard R&B chart, and number 68 on the Hot 100.^[2]

^ ^a ^b Patience, Stephen (2015). "Syl Johnson - "Is It Because I'm Black?". In Dimery, Robert (ed.). 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die. New York: Universe. p. 248.
^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-1995. Record Research. p. 231. ISBN 0-89820-115-2.

[Patience_2015-1] Patience, Stephen (2015). "Syl Johnson - "Is It Because I'm Black?". In Dimery, Robert (ed.). 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die. New York: Universe. p. 248.

[whitburnr&b-2] Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-1995. Record Research. p. 231. ISBN 0-89820-115-2.

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