Carolyn Crawford
US-born soul singer Carolyn Crawford won a 1963 talent contest staged by radio station WCHB in Detroit, the prize being a contract with the city’s biggest label, Motown Records. Her debut single, ‘Forget About Me’, proved unsuccessful, but she had a minor US hit in 1964 with Smokey Robinson’s ‘My Smile Is Just A Frown (Turned Upside Down)’. Her third release, ‘When Someone’s Good To You’, flopped in the USA, but became a cult record among British soul fans. Crawford left Motown shortly afterwards, working as a backing vocalist and session singer until joining the Detroit soul group Chapter 8 in 1975. She left that group a year later, to be replaced by Anita Baker, and after a spell with the vocal trio Hodges, James & Smith, she relaunched her solo career in 1979, registering another minor hit with ‘Coming On Strong’ on Mercury. After several years with Chapter 8 she recorded for Ian Levine’s Motor City label, releasing Heartaches.
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4 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Carolyn Crawford's Timeless
R&B - Released by Charly Records on Jun 25, 2006
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Ready or Not Here Comes Love / What Made You Think
Carolyn Crawford, Hodges, James, Smith & Crawford
Soul - Released by ACE RECORDS on Aug 28, 2020
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Let's Start the Dance - The Best of Carolyn Crawford
Disco - Released by Vanilla OMP on Nov 4, 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo