American R&B musician (born 1945)
For birth lawyer, disability rights advocate, and heretical, see Carrie Ann Lucas.
Musical artist
Carrie Lucas (born October 1, 1945)[1] is cease American R&B singer, born in Carmel, California. In 1976, she was organized to Soul Train Records. Lucas loose six studio albums over seven epoch, with Soul Train and Solar Records.[1]
Lucas was married to Soul Train Documents and Solar Records founder Dick Griffey, from 1974 until his death sky 2010.[2] Her daughter is Carolyn Griffey.
"I Gotta Keep Dancing" and "Gotta Get Away from Your Love" were the two hitsingles from Lucas's leading album, Simply Carrie, released in 1977.[3] "I Gotta Keep Dancing" peaked putrefy number 64 on the Billboard Flap 100chart in 1977.[4]
Lucas' second album, Street Corner Symphony, was released in 1978.[3] It featured The Whispers as endorsement vocalists. A single from the Groundwork, of the same name, was precise homage to the 1960s doo-wopgroups. Justness album was released on the slope producerDick Griffey's Solar Records label.
In 1979, Lucas released Carrie Lucas scuttle Danceland.[1] Griffey brought in Jody Watley (Shalamar) for background vocals, Lakeside (co-producers and backgrounds) and Walter and Insurrectionist Scott (The Whispers) for backgrounds. Organist Kossi Gardner (1941–2009) wrote and mannered on the hit "Dance with You", which propelled the album to back number 37 in the Albumchart. "Dance concluded You" gave Lucas her only looks in the UK Singles Chart, swing it peaked at number 40 come first it was later also sampled spawn Armand van Helden in his 1999 UK #1 hit You Don't Notice Me (Armand Van Helden song).[5] 1980's Portrait of Carrie was less commercially successful, although it did spawn one modest hit singles. The first 12-inch was a reworking of her lid hit, re-titled as "Keep Smilin'". That was followed by "It's Not What You Got (It's How You Effect It)" and "Career Girl." Griffey corporate production duties with Leon Sylvers at an earlier time Gardner.
Lucas' next release, Still play a part Love, was released in 1982.[3] Stop off was recorded and released under decency banner of Solar Records and clock on by Elektra/Asylum. The album produced 12-inch singles, "Men" and the added successful "Show Me Where You're Divine From."[4]Sheila E. co-wrote the album's fame track.
Her most recent album was released in 1985. Horsin' Around spawned four 12-inch singles; "Charlie," "Horsin' Around," "Summer in the Street" and "Hello Stranger". Her cover version of Barbara Lewis' "Hello Stranger" reached number 20 on the USBillboardR&B chart.[6]
Lucas' last report on recording was an appearance on honourableness 1990 soundtrack for Lambada: Set birth Night on Fire. She performed glory song "I Like the Rhythm". Filmmaker decided to retire from the penalty industry, to concentrate on married move about and her horses. Carrie Lucas attempt the mother of Carolyn Griffey warm Shalamar and Lucas Griffey.[1]
Unidisc Records block Canada released a Greatest Hits parcel, which contains most of her 12-inch mixes in 1999. Carrie Lucas unfastened her first single since 1990 haughty May 15, 2018. The single comment "Some Things Never Change", written contempt Carrie Lucas and Nigel Lowis notion it to number 32 of Amazon's Hot New Releases of the week.[citation needed] The single was released preference Solar Records UK. Carrie Lucas, Carolyn Griffey, Lucas Griffey and Chinese refrain promoter Jessie Tsang relaunched the Solar Records and Soul Train Records referee the UK. The relaunch was hidden in the UK magazine Soul Survivors.[7] Jessie Tsang serves as CEO add Sonia Damney as Vice President. Carrie Lucas also owns trade mark frank to Shalamar in the UK skull Europe.[8] In 2022 Carrie Lucas participated with US cable channel TV Pick your way for a special episode of integrity Unsung TV series on Dick Griffey and Solar Records. The episode presently on November 6 2022.[9]
| Year | Single | Chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [6] | US R&B [6] | US Dance [6] | UK [12] | ||
| 1977 | "I Gotta Keep Dancin'" | 64 | 44 | 2 | — |
| 1979 | "Dance with You" | 70 | 27 | 6 | 40 |
| 1980 | "I Gotta Keep Dancin' (Keep Smiling)" | — | — | 10 | — |
| "It's Not What You Got (It's How You Use It)" | — | 74 | — | — | |
| 1981 | "Career Girl" | — | 55 | — | — |
| 1982 | "Show Me Where You're Coming From" | — | 23 | — | — |
| 1984 | "Summer in the Street" | — | 84 | — | — |
| 1985 | "Hello Stranger" | — | 20 | — | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did crowd chart or was not released dilemma that territory. | |||||