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Chance is the eighth album by American soul and gospel singer Candi Staton. Singles released from the album included "When You Wake Up Tomorrow" (co-written by Patrick Adams and Wayne K. Garfield), and the title track, which became a top 20 R&B record. The album peaked at No. 23 on the US R&B Album chart and No. 129 on the Billboard 200.
- Candi Staton, Jimmy Simpson
- Soul
- 1979
- Warner Bros. Records
1981 — US. Vinyl —. LP, Album, Stereo. Explore the tracklist, credits, statistics, and more for Chance by Candi Staton. Compare versions and buy on Discogs.
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- Funk / Soul
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- Disco
Candi Staton (* 13. März 1940 als Canzetta Maria Staton in Hanceville , Alabama [1] ) ist eine US-amerikanische Soul - und Gospel - Sängerin . Ihren größten Erfolg feierte sie in der zweiten Hälfte der 1970er Jahre, als sie ihren Stil für einige Jahre zur Disco-Musik hin veränderte und mit Young Hearts Run Free einen internationalen Hit ...
JahrTitel AlbumHöchstplatzierung, Gesamtwochen, ...(uk)Höchstplatzierung, Gesamtwochen, ...(us)1969I’d Rather Be an Old Man’s Sweetheart ...—US 46 (8 Wo.) US1969Never in Public——1970I’m Just a Prisoner (Of Your Good Lovin’) ...—US 56 (8 Wo.) US1970Sweet Feeling I’m Just a Prisoner—US 60 (8 Wo.) US- Biography
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Early life and career
Born in Hanceville, Alabama, Staton and her sister Maggie were sent to Nashville, Tennessee at around age 11 or 12 for school. While attending Jewell Christian Academy, Staton's vocal abilities were soon noticed by her peers and the school's pastor. Amazed by her voice, the pastor paired Staton and her sister with a third girl, Naomi Harrison, and they formed the Jewell Gospel Trio. As teenagers, the group toured the traditional gospel circuit during the 1950s with the Soul Stirrers, C. L. Fr...
Solo career
In 1968, Staton was introduced to Rick Hall by Clarence Carter and launched her solo career as a Southern soul stylist, garnering 16 R&B hits for Rick Hall's Fame Studios and gaining the title of "First Lady of Southern Soul" for her Grammy-nominated R&B renditions of the songs "Stand by Your Man" and "In the Ghetto". Staton appeared on the September 23, 1972, edition (Season 2, Episode 1) of Soul Train. In 1976, Staton began collaborating with producer David Crawford on disco songs such as "...
Later
In 1991, Staton returned to UK popular charts by lending her vocals to the Source's British hit, "You Got the Love". Staton signed with Intersound Records in 1995. In 2000, she released her eleventh album, Here's a Blessing. In 2004, the British record label Honest Jon's released a compilation album of her soul work from the late 1960s and early 1970s, the self-titled Candi Staton. Staton followed it up with a secular project in 2006 entitled His Hands, produced by Mark Nevers of Lambchop and...
Staton has been married six times and has five children. She was first married to Pentecostal minister, Joe Williams, from 1960 until 1968. Together they had four children: Marcus Williams, Marcel Williams, Terry Williams and Cassandra Williams-Hightower. In 1970, Staton married singer Clarence Carter and together they had one child, Clarence Carte...
Compilations
1. The best of Candi Staton Featuring Young Hearts Run Free(1995 Warner Archives) Originals (not re-recorded) 2. The Ultimate Gospel Collection(2006) 3. Evidence: The Complete Fame Records Masters(2011) – For the first time ever all 48 of the tracks she made for Rick Hall's label between 1969 and 1974 are together in one place. 22 have never been on CD before and 12 are previously unreleased.
»Chance« ist das achte Album der amerikanischen Soul- und Gospelsängerin. Candi Staton wurde vielleicht nicht so gefeiert wie Aretha Franklin, aber sie war eine Zeit lang eine der besten und beständigsten Sängerinnen des Southern Soul und R&B. 1979, in der Disco-Ära, veröffentlichte sie ihr Album »Chance«, aus dem die Singles »When ...
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