| "Strokin'" | ||||
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| Single by Clarence Carter | ||||
| from the album Dr C.C. | ||||
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| Released | 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1984 | |||
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| Length | 6:23 | |||
| Label | Ichiban | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Clarence Carter | |||
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"Strokin'" is a song written and performed by Clarence Carter, featured on the 1986 album "Dr. C.C."[1] It remained on the New Zealand music charts for 46 weeks and reached #2 in the 1990 Year-end chart.
"Strokin'" was reputedly deemed too ribald for a public release or radio play, so the record company placed the records in jukeboxes, where bar patrons discovered the song.[2] "Strokin'" was given further acclaim when it was used in the Eddie Murphy remake of The Nutty Professor. It was most recently used in William Friedkin's film Killer Joe.