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Carla Thomas



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Carla Thomas



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In the glorious decade and a half of sound that was Stax in the '60s and early '70s, Carla Thomas was the Queen of Memphis Soul. She was born in Memphis in 1942, and 18 years later she recorded a duet with her father Rufus Thomas, giving the fledgling Satellite label its first taste of success with the regional hit "Cause I Love You." As her 18th birthday drew nigh, she cut her first solo single, the teen ballad "Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes)." Written a few years earlier and rejected by Vee-Jay in Chicago, it gave Satellite its first national hit, breaking the Top Ten mark on both the R&B and pop charts. Shortly thereafter Satellite became Stax, and Carla proceeded to claw her way onto the national charts another 22 times with such immortal slices of soul as her answer song to Sam Cooke, "I'll Bring It on Home to You," as well as "Let Me Be Good to You," "B-A-B-Y," "Tramp" (with Otis Redding), and "I Like What You're Doing to Me." Carla released six solo albums and, with Redding, one duet album on Stax between 1961 and 1971. -- Rob Bowman of All Music Guide.
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1961Gee Whiz
1966Carla
1966Comfort Me
1969Memphis Queen
1969The Queen Alone
1971Love Means Carla Thomas
1994Carla Thomas
2002Live in Memphis


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1961 Gee Whiz

01. Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes)
02. Dance with Me
03. A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening
04. Your Love Indeed
05. Fools Fall in Love
06. To the Aisle
07. (I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over
08. A Love of My Own
09. Promises
10. It Ain't Me
11. For You
12. The Love We Shared


1966 Carla

01. B-A-B-Y
02. Red Rooster
03. Let Me Be Good to You
04. I Got You, Boy
05. Medley: Baby What You Want Me to Do/For Your Love
06. What Have You Got to Offer Me
07. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
08. I Fall to Pieces
09. You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
10. Fate
11. Looking Back



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1966 Comfort Me

01. Comfort Me
02. No Time to Lose
03. Yes, I'm Ready
04. A Lover's Concerto
05. I'm for You
06. What the World Needs Now
07. Let It Be Me
08. A Woman's Love
09. Will You Love Me Tomorrow
10. Forever
11 . Move on Drifter
12. Another Night Without My Man


1969 Memphis Queen

01. I Like What You're Doing (To Me)
02. I Play for Keeps
03. Don't Say No More
04. More Man Than I Ever Had
05. I've Fallen in Love With You
06. He's Beating Your Time
07. Unyielding
08. Strung Out
09. How Can You Throw My Love Aways
10. Guide Me Well
11. Precious Memories
12. Where Do I Go?


1969 The Queen Alone

01. Any Day Now
02. Stop Thief
03. I Take It to My Baby
04. I Want to Be Your Baby
05. Something Good (Is Going to Happen to You)
06. When Tomorrow Comes
07. I'll Always Have Faith in You
08. All I See Is You
09. Unchanging Love
10. Give Me Enough (To Keep Me Going)
11. Lie to Keep Me from Crying



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1971 Love Means Carla Thomas



1994 Carla Thomas



2002 Live in Memphis

01. Lovey Dovey
02. B-A-B-Y
03. When Something Is Wrong With My Baby
04. 634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)
05. Little Red Rooster
06. These Arms of Mine
07. Let Me Be Good to You
08. Lean on Me
09. Gee Whiz
10. I'll Take You There


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