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Artist
Carrie Lucas
12+ albums
DiscoCaliforniafunksouldance
about
Born in Monterey, California. Carrie is ("Behind The Mask"-1984). was married to Producer Dick Griffey had already had success with The Whispers when Carrie was asked to sing backgrounds on one of their albums for Don Cornelius' Soul Train label. Griffey was impressed by her natural singing style and her tall statuesque beauty. He secured her an album deal with Soul Train Records and work began on her first release. The Whispers returned the favor and appeared on background vocals, baby brother of course provided keyboards and co-wrote two songs. Lucas wrote four additional tunes. "Simply Carrie" was released in 1977. The one and only 12" single pulled from the album cemented her name in disco history. From it's release, "I Gotta Keep Dancing" was an instant hit, racing to number one on the club charts. The song was penned by her cousin Malcolm Anthony, and cousins Merlin and Wayne Bell also wrote three songs for the album. The album was rounded out with ballads and R&B numbers aimed at making Carrie a MOR artist. The album was a real family affair. By now Griffey and Lucas had become an "item" and both suffered from negative talk in the L.A. music scene. Undeterred they began work on her sophmore release, 1978's "Street Corner Symphony." The album had Greg on keyboards/arrangements, and even Griffey added his vocal lead on a track, The Whispers added backgrounds and served as co-producers as well. Once again a single 12" was released of the title track, a
top songs
1
Dance With You
15,3792I Gotta Keep Dancin' - Keep Smiling
3,3573Show Me Where You're Coming From
1,2204Hello Stranger
1,0835I Gotta Keep Dancin' (Keep Smiling)
1,0096Sometimes a Love Goes Wrong
6877I Gotta Get Away from Your Love
5638Dance With Me
4849I Gotta Keep Dancin'
48210I Gotta Keep Dancin' (Keep Smiling) - 12 Inch Mix
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