Carrie Lucas

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Carrie Lucas, is a female R&B solo artist born in Carmel, California, In 1976 she was signed to Soul Train Records.

"I Gotta Keep Dancing" and "Gotta Get Away From Your Love" were the two hit singles from Carrie Lucas's first album "Simply Carrie", released in 1977.

"Simply Carrie" was released in 1977. From it's release, "I Gotta Keep Dancing" was an instant hit, racing to number one on the club charts. The album was rounded out with ballads and R&B numbers aimed at making Lucas cemented in disco history. The single "I Gotta Keep Dancing" also peaked at number #64 on the Billboard Magazine Hot 100 Chart in 1977.

Carrie Lucas' sophomore album "Street Corner Symphony" was released in 1978. It featured The Whispers bacckground vocals. The single from the LP, of the same name, was a single 12" that was a hommage to 1960's doo wop groups, in a disco format. The album was released on the producer Dick Griffey Solar Records label.

In 1979, Carrie Lucas released "In Danceland". For her album "In Danceland" Dick Griffey brought in Jody Watley (Shalamar) for backgrounds, Lakeside (co-producers and backgrounds) and Walter and Wallace Scott (Whispers) for backgrounds. Famed organist Kossi Gardner wrote (and played on) the hit "Dance With You" which propelled the album to the top of the dance charts. By the beginning of the new decade, with the outstanding success of "Dance With You," Carrie was poised for her most successful release yet.

1980's "Portrait Of Carrie" was her finest album and most popular, producing three smash hits. The first 12" was an updated reworking of her first hit, this time around entitled simply "Keep Smilin'." Followed by the cutesy "It's Not What You Got (It's How You Use It)" and then the pro-feminist anthem "Career Girl." This time around Dick shared production duties with Leon Sylvers and Kossi Gardner. Backgrounds were once again courtesy of The Whispers.

Carrie was slowly moving out of the music business and her next release wasn't until 1982. "Still In Love" recorded and released under the banner of Solar Records was now distributed by Elektra/Asylum. The album produced two 12" singles, "Men" and the more successful "Show Me Where You're Coming From." As usual Carrie surrounded herself with friends and family for the undertaking. Leon Sylvers co-produced and Walter and Wallace Scott were their co-producing and singing. As a sidenote the future Sheila E. co-wrote the title track.

Her last full length album was released in 1985. By now Griffey had started a new label under the distribution of MCA Records. The Constellation Records release "Horsin' Around" was her most ambitious ever. It spawned four 12" singles "Charlie," "Horsin' Around," "Summer In The Street" and "Hello Stranger." Her remake of the Barbara Lewis classic, "Hello Stranger" reached number 20 on the R&B charts and like Lewis, who had used The Dells, Carrie used The Whispers to create that smooth sound.

Carrie's last know recording was an appearance on the 1990 soundtrack to "Lambada: Set The Night On Fire." She performs the song "I Like The Rhythm." Carrie, now married to Dick Griffey has instead decided to retire from the music business and concentrate on married life and her beloved horses.

Unidisc Records in Canada has released a "Greatest Hits" package that contains most of her 12" mixes in 1999.

Carrie Lucas enjoyed a six-album, seven year-run with Soul Train and Solar Records.

Discography

      • Simply Carrie (Soul Train 1977)
      • Street Corner Symphony (Soul Train 1978)
      • Carrie Lucas In Danceland (Solar 1979)
      • Portrait Of Carrie (Solar 1980)
      • Still In Love (Solar 1982)
      • Horsin' Around (Constellation 1984)

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