Despite considering herself a ballad singer (Cry To Me; Worn Out Broken Heart) there is no doubt the important role Miss Holloway played in the disco genre, which ultimately bled into 90s house music. For a thorough recount of Loleatta Holloway, avoid the rather lame Wikipedia entry about her life and jump on over to the excellent obituary from the UK’s Independent. Cry To Me - Golden Classics of The 70's (Audio Cassette) by Loleatta Holloway - Audio Cassette (1992) for $0.99 from OLDIES.com Disco - Order by Phone 1-800-336-4627. The Holloway Community Singers (members Loleatta Holloway.) over 100 members! The Caravans (members Albertina Walker, Loleatta Holloway.) group had fluctuating line-up with sometime members Shirley Caesar and Dorothy Norwood. Loleatta Holloway joined group around 1963. Loleatta Holloway’s highest charting solo record was a soulful ballad, “Cry to Me.” Born in Chicago in 1946, Holloway developed her throaty, full-bodied vocal style and dramatic presentation while singing with her mother in the gospel group, the Holloway Community Singers.
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Background information | |
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Born | November 5, 1946 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | March 21, 2011 (aged 64) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
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Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Years active | 1967–2011 |
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Website | Official MySpace page |
Loleatta Holloway (/lɒlˈiːtə/, lo-LEE-tə; November 5, 1946 – March 21, 2011) was an Americansinger, mainly known for discosongs such as 'Hit and Run' and 'Love Sensation', both of which have been sampled extensively. In December 2016, Billboard magazine ranked her as the 95th most successful dance artist of all-time.[1]
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Biography[edit]
Loleatta Holloway Cry To Me Song
Holloway began singing gospel with her mother in the Holloway Community Singers in Chicago and recorded with Albertina Walker in the Caravans gospel group. Holloway was also a cast member of the Chicago troupe of Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope. Around this time, she met her future producer, manager, and husband Floyd Smith, and recorded 'Rainbow ’71' in 1971, a Curtis Mayfield song that Gene Chandler had recorded in 1963, it was initially released on the Apache label, but was picked up for national distribution by Galaxy Records.
In the early 1970s, Holloway signed a recording contract with the Atlanta-based soul music label Aware, part of the General Recording Corporation (GRC), owned by Michael Thevis. Holloway recorded two albums for the label, both of them produced by Floyd Smith — Loleatta (1973) and Cry to Me (1975), her first single from the second album, the ballad, 'Cry to Me' rose to #10 Billboard R&B and #68 on the Hot 100, but before the label could really establish Holloway, it went out of business.
Top Philadelphia arranger and producer Norman Harris signed Holloway in 1976 for his new label, Gold Mind, a subsidiary of New York's Salsoul Records; the first release from the album Loleatta was another Sam Dees ballad, 'Worn Out Broken Heart,' which reached #25 R&B, but the B-side, 'Dreaming,' climbed to #72 on the pop chart and launched her as a disco act.
She contributed vocals to 'Re-Light My Fire' for Dan Hartman, who then wrote and produced the title track of her fourth and final album for Gold Mind, Love Sensation (1980). 18 of her songs charted on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, including four #1s. However, it was a ballad that proved to be another big R&B hit for her. 'Only You' was written and produced by Bunny Sigler, who also sang with Holloway on the track, and it reached #11 in 1978.
In the early 1980s, she had another dance hit with 'Crash Goes Love' (#5 on the U.S. Dance chart, #86 on the US R&B Chart). She also recorded one single, 'So Sweet,' for the fledgling house-music label DJ International Records. In the late 1980s, her vocals from 'Love Sensation' were used in the UK #1 hit 'Ride on Time' by Black Box.[2] Holloway, however, was uncredited for her vocals [3] and Holloway successfully sued the group, which led to an undisclosed court settlement in Holloway's favor.
In 1992, she also had a hit with dance band Cappella. There, she appeared billed as Cappella featuring Loleatta Holloway on the single 'Take Me Away' (UK #25). Holloway's fortunes dramatically improved, however, when she had her first US #1 hit when Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch featured her vocals in the chart-topping 'Good Vibrations' (1991). According to Andrew Barker in Variety (March 22, 2011), Holloway also performed with Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch to promote the single and she received full vocal credit as well as a share of the royalties;[4] this was shortly after the backlash against various acts such as Milli Vanilli and the groups that used the vocals of Martha Wash, but refused to give her credit until she sued.
More recent dance chart entries included 'Share My Joy' (Credited to 'GTS Featuring Loleatta Holloway'), 'What Goes Around Comes Around' (credited to 'GTS Featuring Loleatta Holloway') in 2000, and 'Relight My Fire' (credited to 'Martin featuring Holloway'), which hit #5 in 2003. Whilst not a single, 'Like a Prayer', a Madonna cover, was a track on the Madonna tribute albumVirgin Voices. 'Love Sensation '06' and reached #37 on the UK Singles Chart.
Death[edit]
Holloway died aged 64 on March 21, 2011 from heart failure and is survived by her four children.[5][6]
Discography[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Record label | |||||||||||
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US [7] | US R&B [7] | |||||||||||||
1973 | Loleatta | -- | -- | Aware | ||||||||||
1975 | Cry to Me | -- | 47 | |||||||||||
1977 | Loleatta | -- | -- | Gold Mind | ||||||||||
1978 | Queen of the Night | 187 | 47 | |||||||||||
1979 | Loleatta Holloway | -- | -- | |||||||||||
1980 | Love Sensation | -- | -- | |||||||||||
'—' denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Compilation albums[edit]
- Greatest Hits (1996, The Right Stuff)
- Queen of the Night: The Ultimate Club Collection (2001, Salsoul)
- The Greatest Performance of My Life: The Best of Loleatta Holloway (2003, Salsoul)
- The Anthology (2005, Suss'd)
- A Tribute to Loleatta Holloway: The Salsoul Years (2013, Salsoul)
- Dreamin': The Loleatta Holloway Anthology 1976–1982 (2014, Big Break)
Singles[edit]
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
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US [7] | US R&B [7] | US Dan [7] | UK [8] | |||||||||||
1971 | 'Rainbow '71' | -- | -- | -- | -- | N/A | ||||||||
1973 | 'Part Time Lover, Full Time Fool' | -- | -- | -- | -- | Loleatta(1973) | ||||||||
'Mother of Shame' | -- | 63 | -- | -- | ||||||||||
'Our Love' | -- | 43 | -- | -- | ||||||||||
1974 | 'H•e•l•p M•e M•y L•o•r•d' | -- | -- | -- | -- | Cry to Me | ||||||||
1975 | 'Cry to Me' | 68 | 10 | -- | -- | |||||||||
'I Know Where You're Coming From' | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||||
'Casanova' | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||||
1976 | 'Worn Out Broken Heart' | -- | 25 | -- | -- | Loleatta(1977) | ||||||||
1977 | 'Dreamin' | 72 | -- | 3 | -- | |||||||||
'Hit and Run' | -- | 56 | -- | |||||||||||
'Ripped Off' | -- | -- | -- | |||||||||||
'We're Getting Stronger (The Longer We Stay Together)' | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||||
1978 | 'Only You' (with Bunny Sigler) | 87 | 11 | 9 | -- | Queen of the Night | ||||||||
'Catch Me On the Rebound' | -- | 92 | -- | |||||||||||
1979 | 'That's What You Said' | -- | -- | 30 | -- | Loleatta Holloway | ||||||||
1980 | 'Love Sensation' | -- | -- | 1 | -- | Love Sensation | ||||||||
'I've Been Loving You Too Long' | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||||
1983 | 'Love Sensation' (re-release) | -- | -- | 45 | -- | N/A | ||||||||
1984 | 'Crash Goes Love' | -- | 86 | 5 | -- | N/A | ||||||||
1992 | 'Strong Enough' | -- | -- | 35 | -- | N/A | ||||||||
1993 | 'Love Sensation' (remix) | -- | -- | 32 | -- | N/A | ||||||||
1994 | 'Stand Up!' | -- | -- | -- | 68 | N/A | ||||||||
'The Queen's Anthem' | -- | -- | -- | 77 | N/A | |||||||||
1995 | 'I Survived' | -- | -- | -- | 178 | N/A | ||||||||
2000 | 'Chocolate Sensation' / 'Ride On Time' (remix) | -- | -- | 9 | -- | N/A | ||||||||
'Dreamin' (remix) | -- | -- | 1 | 59 | N/A | |||||||||
2005 | 'Stand Up' (remix) | -- | -- | 44 | -- | N/A | ||||||||
2006 | 'Love Sensation '06' | -- | -- | -- | 37 | N/A | ||||||||
'—' denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
As featured performer[edit]
Year | Title | Artist | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
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US [7] | US R&B [7] | US Dan [7] | UK [8] | |||||||||||
1977 | 'Run Away' | Salsoul Orchestra | -- | 84 | 3 | -- | Magic Journey | |||||||
1982 | 'Seconds' | -- | -- | 22 | -- | Heat It Up | ||||||||
1991 | 'Good Vibrations' | Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch | 1 | 64 | 10 | 14 | Music for the People | |||||||
'Take Me Away' | Cappella | -- | -- | -- | 25 | N/A | ||||||||
1994 | 'Keep the Fire Burnin' | Dan Hartman | -- | -- | -- | 49 | Keep the Fire Burnin' | |||||||
1998 | 'Shout to the Top' | Fire Island | -- | -- | 1 | 23 | N/A | |||||||
1999 | '(You Got Me) Burnin' Up' | Cevin Fisher | -- | -- | 1 | 14 | N/A | |||||||
'No Apology' | Love to Infinity | -- | -- | -- | 140 | N/A | ||||||||
2000 | 'Share My Joy' | GTS | -- | -- | 5 | -- | Re-Birth 2 | |||||||
2001 | 'What Goes Around Comes Around' | -- | -- | 3 | -- | 01 | ||||||||
2003 | 'Relight My Fire' | Ricky Martin | -- | -- | 5 | -- | N/A | |||||||
'A Better World' | AgeHa w/ Jocelyn Brown | -- | -- | 3 | -- | Mix The Vibe: Past – Present – Future | ||||||||
'—' denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Video games[edit]
- Make My Video: Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch (1992) – Herself (archive footage)
TV series[edit]
- Re-Micks (2011) – Herself (archive footage)
See also[edit]
- Club Zanzibar (black electronic-music venue in 1980s-era Newark, New Jersey)
References[edit]
- ^http://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-top-dance-club-artists
- ^'Soul icon Loleatta Holloway dies from heart failure at age 64'. Daily Mail. March 23, 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ^Laing, Dave (March 24, 2011). 'Loleatta Holloway obituary'. The Guardian. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ^Barker, Andrew (March 22, 2011). 'Loleatta Holloway, soul singer, dies'. Variety. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ^Parales, Jon (March 23, 2011). 'Loleatta Holloway, Gospel and Disco Singer, Is Dead at 64'. The New York Times. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ^'Soul singer Loleatta Holloway dies aged 64'. New York Post. March 22, 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ^ abcdefgh'US Charts > Loleatta Holloway'. Billboard. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
- ^ ab'UK Charts > Loleatta Holloway'. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
External links[edit]
- Loleatta Holloway at AllMusic
- Loleatta Holloway on IMDb
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Cry to Me | ||||
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Released | 1975 | |||
Recorded | The Sound Pit (Atlanta, Georgia) | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Label | Aware | |||
Producer | Floyd Smith | |||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Cry to Me is the second studio album recorded by American singer Loleatta Holloway, released in 1975 on the Aware label.
Chart performance[edit]
The album peaked at No. 47 on the US R&B albums chart. The title track peaked at No. 10 on the BillboardHot Soul Singles chart and No. 68 on the Hot 100. Three other singles, 'H•e•l•p M•e M•y L•o•r•d', 'I Know Where You're Coming From' and 'Casanova', were released and failed to chart.
Track listing[edit]
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Side one | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | 'Cry to Me' | Sam Dees, David Camon | 5:45 |
2. | 'I Know Where You're Coming From' | Sam Dees | 3:19 |
3. | 'The Show Must Go On' | Sam Dees | 3:50 |
4. | 'The World Don't Owe You Nothing' | Sam Dees, Frederick Knight | 3:10 |
5. | 'Just Be True to Me' | Curtis Mayfield | 3:16 |
Side two | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
6. | 'Something About the Way I Feel' | Ronnie Walker, Johnny Jacobs | 3:23 |
7. | 'I'll Be Gone' | Loleatta Holloway | 4:08 |
8. | 'I Can't Help Myself' | Jerline Williams, William Johnson | 3:48 |
9. | 'Casanova' | Jo Armstead | 3:42 |
10. | 'H•e•l•p• M•e• M•y• L•o•r•d•' | Sam Dees | 2:48 |
Production[edit]
- Floyd Smith – producer
- Milan Bogdan – engineer & mastering
- Ruby Mazur – album design
- Nick Rietz – photography
Charts[edit]
Chart (1975) | Peak [2] |
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U.S. BillboardTop Soul LPs | 47 |
- Singles
Year | Single | Peaks | |
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US [2] | US R&B [2] | ||
1975 | 'Cry to Me' | 68 | 10 |
References[edit]
Loleatta Holloway Hit And Run
- ^Cry to Me review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
- ^ abc'US Charts > Loleatta Holloway'. Billboard. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
External links[edit]
Loleatta Holloway Cry To Me Bpm
- Cry to Me at Discogs (list of releases)
Loleatta Holloway Cry To Me Lyrics
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