Carol Douglas
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Carol Douglas is an American singer whose hit "Doctor's Orders
" (1974) was a pioneer track in the disco
genre.
, New York
. She is the daughter of Minnie Newsome, a jazz performer who has been cited as the inspiration for the Cab Calloway
classic "Minnie the Moocher
"; Douglas' father was a mortician. Sam Cooke
was Douglas' cousin. At the age of 10 Douglas was a contestant and winner on the game show Name That Tune
and says "Ebony
followed my career for the next three years".
Douglas attended the Willard May School for professional children and afterwards the Quintanos High School for young professionals alongside Gregory Hines
, Bernadette Peters
, Carol Lynley
and Patty Duke
. While in high school Douglas sang in a female trio named April May & June who were signed as a management client by Little Anthony and the Imperials.
Douglas made a one-off recording in 1963 for RCA Victor cutting the single "I Don't Mind (Being Your Fool)" under the name Carolyn Cooke: becoming pregnant with her first son at age 15 ended RCA's interest in promoting her.
Douglas also cut several jingles for TV commercials - "[I] used to do voiceovers for Ideal Toys and General Mills with Bernadette Peters" - but recalls: "I never thought I would be a singer", and for most of the 1960s Douglas pursued an acting career, appearing in an episode of her classmate's The Patty Duke Show
but mostly acting in theatrical productions beginning with One Tuesday Morning starring Clarice Taylor
. Later Douglas understudied Jonelle Allen in the off-Broadway production of The Life of Mary McCloud Bethune and co-starred with James Earl Jones
and Cicely Tyson
in the play Moon on a Rainbow Shawl.
Carol Douglas married "high school sweetheart" Ken Douglas in the mid 1960s - resumed her musical career in the early 1970s touring nationally on the oldies circuit in a lineup of the Chantels
featuring original frontwoman Arlene Smith: with these Chantels, Douglas cut the single "Some Tears Fall Dry" for Capitol.
via an ad in Showbiz magazine: label vice president/record producer Eddie O'Loughlin had heard the UK hit single "Doctor's Orders" by Sunny
and was seeking a female vocalist to cut the track for the U.S. market.
Douglas' audition led to a five year contract and her version of "Doctor's Orders", became a hit reached #2 on Billboard
magazine's Disco chart
, #9 R&B and #11 on the Billboard Hot 100
: the single also reached #4 in France
.
Although O'Loughlin was credited as "Doctor's Orders" producer the production had in fact been by Meco Monardo who was also responsible for Gloria Gaynor's "Never Can Say Goodbye" which had ascended the Pop charts at around the same time as "Doctor's Orders": claims have been made for each single to be the hit that broke disco into the Top 40.
Douglas made her album debut in 1975 with The Carol Douglas Album followed in 1976 by Midnight Love Affair and in 1977 by Full Bloom. Monardo's especial expertise was missing in the production of Douglas' post-"Doctor's Orders" tracks which maintained her as a popular club presence with negligible mainstream popularity: the follow-up single to "Doctor's Orders": "A Hurricane is Coming Tonite", became Douglas' only other Hot 100 entry peaking at #81 in April 1975.
Douglas hit #1 on the Disco charts with her "Midnight Love Affair" single: the song did appear on the Top 100 chart in Cash Box magazine but only via a cover by Tony Orlando and Dawn
which reached #94. (In France, Douglas' version reached #82).
Douglas' other recordings included "Headline News" - a minor Edwin Starr
hit from 1966 written by "Doctor's Orders" co-writer Roger Greenaway
remade by the latter track's originator Sunny -, and in the tradition of "Doctor's Orders" Douglas cut discofied covers of several songs which were current or recent hits in the UK including ABBA
's "Dancing Queen
", "I Wanna Stay With You" by Gallagher and Lyle
and "So You Win Again" by Hot Chocolate. In 1977 she recorded the single "You Make Me Feel The Music" for the soundtrack to the film "Haunted".
Douglas would recall: "I always wanted to do a funky black album, but the label wouldn’t allow it. This is how I lost out on R&B/Disco hits like: “Shame" (Evelyn King hit song), “I'm Caught Up (In A One Night Love Affair)” (Jocelyn Brown, of Inner City) and “I Specialize in Love” (Sharon Brown disco and pop hit, US and UK).
"So You Win Again" was arranged by Michael Zager
whose presence on Douglas' 1978 album release Burnin' resulted in a critical (if not commercial) upswing. Burnin' also featured Douglas' version of the Bee Gees
' "Night Fever" - not a Zager arrangement - which became Douglas' only entry in the UK Singles Chart
at #66.
Douglas' 1979 album Come Into My Life was an obvious bid to re-charge her club popularity: only six tracks long with production by Greg Carmichael who had enjoyed several disco hits with studio groups, but the single "I Got The Answer" was only a mild club success.
In 1981, Douglas' cover of the Three Degrees
' "My Simple Heart" was released on 20th Century Records as by then the Midland International (aka Midsong) was defunct. "My Simple Heart" was also Douglas' debut on Carrere Records based in Paris
where Douglas lived for a time: in the early 1980s Carrère handled Douglas' European releases while in the US Douglas was signed to O'Loughlin's Next Plateau label. Her last album to date 'I Got Your Body', re-named 'Love Zone' in the US and Canada, was released in 1983 including her latest four 12" singles from 1981 to 1983: "My Simple Heart", "You're Not So Hot", "I Got Your Body" and "Got Ya Where I Want Ya". The cut "You're Not So Hot" reached #71 in France (1982).
ceremony. In 2003, she returned to the recording studio when she was invited to sing backing vocals on Wanda Dee
's Goddess Is Here! CD. During this period, she also re-recorded a number of her hits, which were also released.
Douglas is not to be confused with (and is no relation to) Carl Douglas
, a fellow pop one-hit wonder
whose famous single, "Kung Fu Fighting
", was in the Billboard Hot 100 at about the same time as Carol Douglas's "Doctor's Orders".
(with Judge Marilyn Milian
) in 2003 as the plaintiff in a case involving herself and fellow disco diva Sharon Brown
. After the ruling, Brown stated that Douglas decision to take her to court was a publicity stunt, to get some free TV air time. In addition to awarding Douglas some (not all) of the money she was requesting, Milian had Douglas sing a brief snippet of "Doctor's Orders", as well as having Brown sing a snippet of her 1982 song "I Specialize in Love
".
Doctor's Orders (song)
"Doctor's Orders" is a song written by Roger Cook, Roger Greenaway and Geoff Stephens which in 1974 was a hit in the UK for Sunny of Sue and Sunny; in the US the song was a hit for Carol Douglas.-Sunny version:...
" (1974) was a pioneer track in the disco
Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...
genre.
Early life and acting career
Carol Douglas - aka Carolyn Strickland and Carolyn Cooke - was born in Bedford-Stuyvesant, BrooklynBedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Bedford-Stuyvesant is a neighborhood in the central portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Formed in 1930, the neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community Board 3, Brooklyn Community Board 8 and Brooklyn Community Board 16. The neighborhood is patrolled by the NYPD's 79th and 81st...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. She is the daughter of Minnie Newsome, a jazz performer who has been cited as the inspiration for the Cab Calloway
Cab Calloway
Cabell "Cab" Calloway III was an American jazz singer and bandleader. He was strongly associated with the Cotton Club in Harlem, New York City where he was a regular performer....
classic "Minnie the Moocher
Minnie the Moocher
"Minnie the Moocher" is a jazz song first recorded in 1931 by Cab Calloway and His Orchestra, selling over 1 million copies. "Minnie the Moocher" is most famous for its nonsensical ad libbed lyrics . In performances, Calloway would have the audience participate by repeating each scat phrase in a...
"; Douglas' father was a mortician. Sam Cooke
Sam Cooke
Samuel Cook, , better known under the stage name Sam Cooke, was an American gospel, R&B, soul, and pop singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur. He is considered to be one of the pioneers and founders of soul music. He is commonly known as the King of Soul for his distinctive vocal abilities and...
was Douglas' cousin. At the age of 10 Douglas was a contestant and winner on the game show Name That Tune
Name That Tune
Name That Tune is a television game show that put two contestants against each other to test their knowledge of songs. Premiering in the United States on NBC Radio in 1952, the show was created and produced by Harry Salter and his wife Roberta....
and says "Ebony
Ebony (magazine)
Ebony, a monthly magazine for the African-American market, was founded by John H. Johnson and has published continuously since the autumn of 1945...
followed my career for the next three years".
Douglas attended the Willard May School for professional children and afterwards the Quintanos High School for young professionals alongside Gregory Hines
Gregory Hines
Gregory Oliver Hines was an American actor, singer, dancer and choreographer.-Early years:Born in New York City, Hines and his older brother Maurice started dancing at an early age, studying with choreographer Henry LeTang...
, Bernadette Peters
Bernadette Peters
Bernadette Peters is an American actress, singer and children's book author from Ozone Park, Queens, New York. Over the course of a career that has spanned five decades, she has starred in musical theatre, films and television, as well as performing in solo concerts and recordings...
, Carol Lynley
Carol Lynley
Carol Lynley is an American actress and former child model.-Life and career:Lynley was born Carole Ann Jones in New York City, the daughter of Frances , a waitress, and Cyril Jones. Her father was Irish and her mother, a native of New England, was of English, Scottish, Welsh, German, and Native...
and Patty Duke
Patty Duke
Anna Marie "Patty" Duke is an American actress of stage, film, and television. First becoming famous as a child star, winning an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at age 16, and later starring in her eponymous sitcom for three years, she progressed to more mature roles upon playing Neely...
. While in high school Douglas sang in a female trio named April May & June who were signed as a management client by Little Anthony and the Imperials.
Douglas made a one-off recording in 1963 for RCA Victor cutting the single "I Don't Mind (Being Your Fool)" under the name Carolyn Cooke: becoming pregnant with her first son at age 15 ended RCA's interest in promoting her.
Douglas also cut several jingles for TV commercials - "[I] used to do voiceovers for Ideal Toys and General Mills with Bernadette Peters" - but recalls: "I never thought I would be a singer", and for most of the 1960s Douglas pursued an acting career, appearing in an episode of her classmate's The Patty Duke Show
The Patty Duke Show
The Patty Duke Show is an American sitcom which ran on ABC from September 18, 1963, until May 4, 1966, with reruns airing through August 31, 1966. The show was created as a vehicle for rising star Patty Duke...
but mostly acting in theatrical productions beginning with One Tuesday Morning starring Clarice Taylor
Clarice Taylor
Clarice Taylor was an American stage, film and television actress.-Biography:Born in Buckingham County, Virginia, Taylor was best-known for her recurring role on television on The Cosby Show as Dr. Heathcliff "Cliff" Huxtable's mother, Anna Huxtable. She was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1986...
. Later Douglas understudied Jonelle Allen in the off-Broadway production of The Life of Mary McCloud Bethune and co-starred with James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones is an American actor. He is well-known for his distinctive bass voice and for his portrayal of characters of substance, gravitas and leadership...
and Cicely Tyson
Cicely Tyson
Cicely Tyson is an American actress. A successful stage actress, Tyson is also known for her Oscar-nominated role in the film Sounder and the television movies The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman and Roots....
in the play Moon on a Rainbow Shawl.
Carol Douglas married "high school sweetheart" Ken Douglas in the mid 1960s - resumed her musical career in the early 1970s touring nationally on the oldies circuit in a lineup of the Chantels
The Chantels
The Chantels were the second African-American girl group to have nationwide success in the United States, preceded by The Bobbettes. The group was established in the early 1950s and attended St. Anthony of Padua school in The Bronx...
featuring original frontwoman Arlene Smith: with these Chantels, Douglas cut the single "Some Tears Fall Dry" for Capitol.
Music career
In 1974, Douglas was recruited by Midland International RecordsMidland International Records
Midland International Records was a US record label that existed in the 1970s. It was founded in 1974 by Eddie O'Loughlin and Bob Reno...
via an ad in Showbiz magazine: label vice president/record producer Eddie O'Loughlin had heard the UK hit single "Doctor's Orders" by Sunny
Sue and Sunny
Sue and Sunny were a vocal duo and session singers operating in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Although sisters, their full stage names were Sue Glover and Sunny Leslie...
and was seeking a female vocalist to cut the track for the U.S. market.
Douglas' audition led to a five year contract and her version of "Doctor's Orders", became a hit reached #2 on Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
magazine's Disco chart
Hot Dance Club Play
The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...
, #9 R&B and #11 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
: the single also reached #4 in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Although O'Loughlin was credited as "Doctor's Orders" producer the production had in fact been by Meco Monardo who was also responsible for Gloria Gaynor's "Never Can Say Goodbye" which had ascended the Pop charts at around the same time as "Doctor's Orders": claims have been made for each single to be the hit that broke disco into the Top 40.
Douglas made her album debut in 1975 with The Carol Douglas Album followed in 1976 by Midnight Love Affair and in 1977 by Full Bloom. Monardo's especial expertise was missing in the production of Douglas' post-"Doctor's Orders" tracks which maintained her as a popular club presence with negligible mainstream popularity: the follow-up single to "Doctor's Orders": "A Hurricane is Coming Tonite", became Douglas' only other Hot 100 entry peaking at #81 in April 1975.
Douglas hit #1 on the Disco charts with her "Midnight Love Affair" single: the song did appear on the Top 100 chart in Cash Box magazine but only via a cover by Tony Orlando and Dawn
Tony Orlando and Dawn
Tony Orlando and Dawn was a pop music group that was popular in the 1970s. Their signature hits include "Candida", "Knock Three Times", "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree", and "He Don't Love You ".-History:...
which reached #94. (In France, Douglas' version reached #82).
Douglas' other recordings included "Headline News" - a minor Edwin Starr
Edwin Starr
Edwin Starr was an American soul music singer. Starr is most famous for his Norman Whitfield produced singles of the 1970s, most notably the number one hit "War".-Biography:...
hit from 1966 written by "Doctor's Orders" co-writer Roger Greenaway
Roger Greenaway
Roger Greenaway , is a popular English songwriter, best known for his collaborations with Roger Cook.-Career:...
remade by the latter track's originator Sunny -, and in the tradition of "Doctor's Orders" Douglas cut discofied covers of several songs which were current or recent hits in the UK including ABBA
ABBA
ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog...
's "Dancing Queen
Dancing Queen
"Dancing Queen" is a pop song recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released in August 1976, but was first performed two months earlier, on 18 June 1976, during a Royal Variety Show in Stockholm the evening before the Swedish royal wedding. It was the follow-up single to the hit "Fernando"...
", "I Wanna Stay With You" by Gallagher and Lyle
Gallagher and Lyle
Gallagher and Lyle was the Scottish pairing of singer-songwriters Benny Gallagher and Graham Lyle.-Career:They joined forces in 1959, initially as members of the local Largs based band, The Bluefrets. They began writing original material for the band and also wrote "Mr Heartbreak's Here Instead"...
and "So You Win Again" by Hot Chocolate. In 1977 she recorded the single "You Make Me Feel The Music" for the soundtrack to the film "Haunted".
Douglas would recall: "I always wanted to do a funky black album, but the label wouldn’t allow it. This is how I lost out on R&B/Disco hits like: “Shame" (Evelyn King hit song), “I'm Caught Up (In A One Night Love Affair)” (Jocelyn Brown, of Inner City) and “I Specialize in Love” (Sharon Brown disco and pop hit, US and UK).
"So You Win Again" was arranged by Michael Zager
Michael Zager
Michael Zager has produced, composed, and/or arranged original music in a wide range of musical idioms, including commercials, albums, network television, and as a source for theme music for films....
whose presence on Douglas' 1978 album release Burnin' resulted in a critical (if not commercial) upswing. Burnin' also featured Douglas' version of the Bee Gees
Bee Gees
The Bee Gees are a musical group that originally comprised three brothers: Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio was successful for most of their 40-plus years of recording music, but they had two distinct periods of exceptional success: as a pop act in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and as a...
' "Night Fever" - not a Zager arrangement - which became Douglas' only entry in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
at #66.
Douglas' 1979 album Come Into My Life was an obvious bid to re-charge her club popularity: only six tracks long with production by Greg Carmichael who had enjoyed several disco hits with studio groups, but the single "I Got The Answer" was only a mild club success.
In 1981, Douglas' cover of the Three Degrees
The Three Degrees
The Three Degrees are an American female vocal group. Formed in 1963 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,, the group has always been a trio though there have been a number of personnel changes and a total of fourteen women have represented the group so far. The original members were Fayette Pinkney,...
' "My Simple Heart" was released on 20th Century Records as by then the Midland International (aka Midsong) was defunct. "My Simple Heart" was also Douglas' debut on Carrere Records based in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
where Douglas lived for a time: in the early 1980s Carrère handled Douglas' European releases while in the US Douglas was signed to O'Loughlin's Next Plateau label. Her last album to date 'I Got Your Body', re-named 'Love Zone' in the US and Canada, was released in 1983 including her latest four 12" singles from 1981 to 1983: "My Simple Heart", "You're Not So Hot", "I Got Your Body" and "Got Ya Where I Want Ya". The cut "You're Not So Hot" reached #71 in France (1982).
Career resurgence
The retro-boom of the 1990s put Douglas back on the road touring and making personal appearances at a number of special events including the Martin Luther King Concert Series, Beatstock '97, Saturday Night Fever 20th Anniversary Reunion and the Dance Music Hall of FameDance Music Hall of Fame
The Dance Music Hall of Fame was created in 2003 when music industry veteran John Parker thought that something needed to be done to honor the creators and innovators of dance music...
ceremony. In 2003, she returned to the recording studio when she was invited to sing backing vocals on Wanda Dee
Wanda Dee
Wanda Dee is a singer songwriter whose career has spanned many years. Her face and vocals are well known to international audiences through her involvement as lead singer on a number of international hits such as 3 a.m...
's Goddess Is Here! CD. During this period, she also re-recorded a number of her hits, which were also released.
Douglas is not to be confused with (and is no relation to) Carl Douglas
Carl Douglas
Carl Douglas is a former Jamaican-born, UK-based, singer, best known for his song "Kung Fu Fighting", which hit number one in both the UK Singles Chart and the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1974. The R.I.A.A. awarded gold disc status on 27 November, and it won a Grammy Award for Best Selling Single...
, a fellow pop one-hit wonder
One-hit wonder
A one-hit wonder is a person or act known mainly for only a single success. The term is most often used to describe music performers with only one hit single.-Characteristics:...
whose famous single, "Kung Fu Fighting
Kung Fu Fighting
"Kung Fu Fighting" is a disco song written by Jim Brusatto and Vivian Hawke performed by Carl Douglas, and composed and produced by Biddu. It was released as a single in 1974, at the cusp of a chopsocky film craze, and eventually rose to the top of the British and American charts, in addition to...
", was in the Billboard Hot 100 at about the same time as Carol Douglas's "Doctor's Orders".
The People's Court
Douglas made an appearance on The People's CourtThe People's Court
The People's Court is a US television court show in which small claims court cases are heard, though what is shown is actually a binding arbitration....
(with Judge Marilyn Milian
Marilyn Milian
Marilyn Milian, , is a former Florida state circuit court judge and currently presides over the American television program The People's Court. She is the first female judge to preside over the long-running show and the second longest-running judge overall.-Early life and education:Born to Cuban...
) in 2003 as the plaintiff in a case involving herself and fellow disco diva Sharon Brown
Sharon Brown (singer)
Sharon Brown is a singer-songwriter and musician who was born in Harlem, New York, U.S.. She is the niece of songwriter Phil Medley, who co-wrote the song "Twist and Shout". She is also the daughter of drummer William Brown, who played with musicians such as The Isley Brothers and Cannonball...
. After the ruling, Brown stated that Douglas decision to take her to court was a publicity stunt, to get some free TV air time. In addition to awarding Douglas some (not all) of the money she was requesting, Milian had Douglas sing a brief snippet of "Doctor's Orders", as well as having Brown sing a snippet of her 1982 song "I Specialize in Love
I Specialize in Love
"I Specialize in Love" is a song written by Lotti Golden and Richard Scher. It was a hit in U.S. nightclubs in the early 1980s when performed by American singer Sharon Brown, the niece of songwriter Phil Medley...
".
Singles/chart peak
- 1974: "Doctor's OrdersDoctor's Orders (song)"Doctor's Orders" is a song written by Roger Cook, Roger Greenaway and Geoff Stephens which in 1974 was a hit in the UK for Sunny of Sue and Sunny; in the US the song was a hit for Carol Douglas.-Sunny version:...
" (#2 Disco, #9 R&B, #11 Pop) - 1975: "A Hurricane Is Coming Tonite" (#14 Disco, #81 Pop)
- 1976: "Midnight Love Affair" b/w "Crime Don't Pay" (#1 Club Play Singles, #15 Disco, #102 Pop)
- 1976: "Headline News" (#5 Club Play Singles, #15 Disco)
- 1977: "Dancing QueenDancing Queen"Dancing Queen" is a pop song recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released in August 1976, but was first performed two months earlier, on 18 June 1976, during a Royal Variety Show in Stockholm the evening before the Swedish royal wedding. It was the follow-up single to the hit "Fernando"...
" (#35 Disco, #110 Pop) - 1977: "I Want to Stay with You" b/w "Light My FireLight My Fire"Light My Fire" is a song by The Doors which was recorded in August 1966 and released the first week of January 1967 on the Doors' debut album. Released as a single in April, it spent three weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and one week on the Cash Box Top 100, nearly a year after...
" (#28 Club Play Singles) - 1977: "We Do It" (#108 Pop)
- 1978: "Night FeverNight Fever"Night Fever" is a disco song, written and performed by The Bee Gees. It first appeared on the soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever. Producer Robert Stigwood wanted to call the film Saturday Night, but singer Robin Gibb expressed hesitation at the title. Stigwood liked the title Night Fever but was...
" (#15 Club Play Singles, #106 Pop) - 1978: "Burnin'" (#11 Club Play Singles) - nominated for a Grammy AwardGrammy AwardA Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
in 1978 - 1979: "I Got the Answer" b/w Love Sick (#51 Club Play Singles)
- 1981: "My Simple Heart" (#45 Club Play Singles, #42 Disco)
- 1982: "You're Not So Hot" (#62 Club Play Singles)
Albums/record labels
- 1975: The Carol Douglas Album - Midland International RecordsMidland International RecordsMidland International Records was a US record label that existed in the 1970s. It was founded in 1974 by Eddie O'Loughlin and Bob Reno...
- 1976: Midnight Love Affair - Midland International Records
- 1977: Full Bloom - Midsong International
- 1978: Burnin' - Midsong International
- 1979: Come into My Life - Midsong International
- 1983: I Got Your Body- CarrèreCarrèreCarrère is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-References:*...
, released in North America as Love Zone - Next Plateau RecordsNext Plateau RecordsNext Plateau Entertainment is an American record label, which currently operates in association and under with Universal Republic Records.-Background:1980’s... - 2005: Disco Queen: Greatest Hits - Classic World ProductionsClassic World ProductionsClassic World Productions-, based in Naperville, Illinois, was a significant issuer of back music catalogues and television programs.- History :...
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart