Gene Chandler
JANICE'S BLUES ALLEY PRESENTS
Gene Chandler
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Gene Chandler is remembered by the rock & roll audience almost solely for the classic novelty and doo wop-tinged soul ballad "Duke of Earl"; the unforgettable opening chant of the title leading the way, the song was a number one hit in 1962. He's esteemed by soul fans as one of the leading exponents of the '60s Chicago soul scene, along with Curtis Mayfield and Jerry Butler. Born Eugene Dixon, he was a member of the doo wop group the Dukays and "Duke of Earl" was actually a Dukays recording; Dixon was renamed Gene Chandler and the single bore his credit as a solo singer. Chandler never approached the massive pop success of that chart-topper (although he occasionally entered the Top 20), but he was a big star with the R&B audience with straightforward mid-tempo and ballad soul numbers in the mid-'60s, many of which were written by Curtis Mayfield and produced by Carl Davis. Chandler's success became more fitful after Mayfield stopped penning material for him, although he enjoyed some late-'60s hits and had a monster pop and soul smash in 1970 with "Groovy Situation." His last successes were the far less distinguished disco- and dance-influenced R&B hits "Get Down" (1978) and "Does She Have a Friend?" (1980). -- Richie Unterberge of All Music Guide.
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01. Walk On With The Duke 02. London Town 03. Daddy's Home 04. The Big Lie 05. You Left Me |
06. I'll Follow You 07. Tear For Tear 08. Miracle After Miracle 09. Kissin' In The Kitchen 10. Duke Of Earl |
| 01. Just Be True 02. Little Like Lovin' 03. It's No Good for Me 04. From Day to Day 05. So Many Ways 06. Check Yourself 07. You Threw a Lucky Punch 08. Walk on With the Duke | 09. Forgive Me 10. London Town 11. Pretty Little Girl 12. Miracle After Miracle 13. Tear for Tear 14. Buddy, Ain't It a Shame 15. No One Can Love You (Like I Do) 16. Think Nothing About It |
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01. Introduction 02. Rainbow 03. If You Can�t Be True 04. Soul Hootenanny 05. Monkey Time 06. What Now? |
07. Introduction 08. Just Be True 09. Ain�t No Use 10. Bless Our Love 11. Song Called Soul |
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01. Nothing Can Stop Me 02. You Can�t Hurt Me No More 03. I�m Just A Fool For You 04. Here Comes The Tears 05. Gonna Be Good Times |
06. The Girl Don�t Care 07. To Choose 08. Bet You Never Thought 09. Baby That�s Love 10. Buddy, Ain�t It A Shame |
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01. Groovy Situation 02. Simply Call It Love 03. Hallelujah, I Love Her So 04. Not The Marrying Kind 05. Give Me A Chance |
06. Am I Blue 07. Bright Lights And You, Girl 08. Hey Little Angel 09. Unforgettable 10. It�s Your Love I�m After |
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01. Get Down 02. Please Sunrise 03. Tomorrow I May Not Feel 04. I�m The Travelling Kind |
05. Greatest Love Ever Known 06. Give Me The Cue 07. What Now Love Quake |
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01. That Funky Disco Rhythm 02. When You�re #1 03. I�ll Remember You |
04. Do What Comes So Natural 05. Stay Here In My Heart 06. Dance Fever |
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01. Does She Have A Friend For Me? 02. Lay Me Gently 03. All About The Paper 04. Rainbow �80 |
05. Do It Baby 06. You�ve Been So Sweet To Me 07. I�ll Be There 08. Let Me Make Love To You |
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01. Duke Of Earl 02. Nite Owl 03. The Big Lie 04. Stand By Me 05. Daddy�s Home 06. I Wake Up Crying 07. Festival Of Love 08. Turn On Your Love Light |
09. Baby, That�s Love 10. Rainbow 11. Think Nothing About It 12. A Sing Called Soul 13. What Now? 14. You Can�t Hurt Me No More 15. Nothing Can Stop Me 16. Gonna Be Good Times |
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01. Duke Of Earl 02. Rainbow 03. Man�s Temptation 04. Soul Hootenanny Part 1 & 2 05. Bless Our Love 06. Pretty Little Girl 07. Just Be True 08. Bet You Never Thought 09. It�s No Good For Me 10. A Song Called Soul |
11. What Now? 12. If You Can�t Be True 13. Here Comes The Tears 14. Gonna Be Good Times 15. Everybody Let�s Dance 16. Rainbow �65 Part 1 & 2 17. You Can�t Hurt Me No More 18. I�m Just A Fool For You 19. Baby, That�s Love 20. Nothing Can Stop Me |
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01. Get Down 02. Candy 03. Just Call My Name 04. Standing In The Wings 05. Love Is Growing Deeper 06. Together You And Me |
07. Train 08. Live Your Life 09. My Yesterday My Today My Forever More 10. You�ll Never Be Free 11. Place In The Sun 12. Tell It Like It Is |
