O.C. Smith
O.C. Smith began as a jazz vocalist and later moved into country and R&B. The Louisiana vocalist was hired to replace Joe Williams in Count Basie's band in the early '60s after cutting some unsuccessful records for Cadence and others in the '50s. He sang with Basie's band from 1961 to 1963. Following a period where he sang country and even had a hit with "Son of Hickory Holler's Tramp," Smith moved into soul. His biggest hit was "Little Green Apples," which was number two on both the pop and R&B charts in 1968. His other big R&B single was "Daddy's Little Man," which reached number nine in 1969. Smith stayed on Columbia until 1974, but didn't score any more big records. He moved to Caribou in 1976 and recorded later for Shady Brooks, Family, Motown, and Rendezvous. In 1985 he began to balance his work in the recording studio with his new passion for Christian ministry, but despite the fact that he founded his own church in Los Angeles, The City of Angels Church of Religious Science, he continued to perform and record until the time of his death on November 23, 2001.
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Discography
12 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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The Dynamic O.C. Smith - Recorded Live (Live)
R&B - Released by Columbia - Legacy on 1 Apr 1966
24-Bit 192.0 kHz - Stereo -
Hickory Holler Revisted
R&B - Released by Columbia - Legacy on 15 May 1968
24-Bit 192.0 kHz - Stereo -
For Once In My Life (Expanded Edition)
Pop - Released by Columbia - Legacy on 22 Jan 1969
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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What'cha Gonna Do
Pop - Released by Scherazade Recordings on 10 May 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
I Give My Heart to You
Pop - Released by Scherazade Recordings on 16 May 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Help Me Make It Through The Night
R&B - Released by Columbia - Legacy on 16 Jun 1971
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Beach Music Greatest Hits
Soul - Released by Scheherazade Recordings on 6 Jul 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Lenny Welch Meets O.C. Smith: Cadences Early Recordings (1957-1962)
R&B - Released by Jasmine Records on 28 Feb 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Save the Last Dance for Me
Pop - Released by Scheherazade Recordings on 1 Oct 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Dreams Come True
Pop - Released by Scheherazade Recordings on 29 Mar 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo