What'cha Gonna Do (The Drifters song)

"What'cha Gonna Do" is a song written by Ahmet Ertegun and performed by Clyde McPhatter and The Drifters.[1] In 1955, the track reached No. 2 on the U.S. R&B chart.[2]

"What'cha Gonna Do"
Single by Clyde McPhatter and The Drifters
from the album Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters
B-side"Gone"
ReleasedFebruary 1955
GenreR&B
Length2:42
LabelAtlantic
1055
Songwriter(s)Ahmet Ertegun
Clyde McPhatter and The Drifters singles chronology
"White Christmas"
(November 1954)
"What'cha Gonna Do"
(1955)
"Adorable"/"Steamboat"
(October 1955)

It was featured on their 1956 album, Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters.[3]

Other versions

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  • Rudy Ray Moore released a version of the song as the B-side to his 1962 single "The Ballad of a Boy and a Girl".[4]

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