Loleatta Holloway facts for kids
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Loleatta Holloway
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Holloway in 1976
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| Background information | |
| 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 | 1967–2003 |
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Loleatta Holloway (born November 5, 1946 – died March 21, 2011) was an American singer. She became famous for her disco songs like "Hit and Run" and "Love Sensation".
In 2016, Billboard magazine called her the 95th most successful dance artist ever. Many artists have used parts of her songs in their own music. This is called sampling. Holloway is one of the most sampled female singers in popular music. Her voice has been used in many house and dance songs, including the 1989 hit "Ride on Time".
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Loleatta Holloway's Life and Music
Loleatta started singing gospel with her mother in a group called the Holloway Community Singers in Chicago. She also recorded with another gospel group, The Caravans, from 1967 to 1971.
She also performed in a Chicago show called Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope. Around this time, she met Floyd Smith, who would become her producer, manager, and husband.
In 1971, she recorded "Rainbow ’71", a song originally by Curtis Mayfield. This song was first released on a small label, but then a bigger company, Galaxy Records, helped share it across the country.
In the early 1970s, Holloway signed with Aware, a soul music record label in Atlanta. She recorded two albums with them, Loleatta (1973) and Cry to Me (1975).
Her song "Cry to Me" from her second album became a hit, reaching No. 10 on the Billboard R&B chart. But before she could become even more famous, the record label went out of business.
In 1976, a top producer named Norman Harris signed Holloway to his new label, Gold Mind. This label was part of Salsoul Records.
Her first song for Gold Mind was "Worn Out Broken Heart," which did well on the R&B charts. But the other side of the record, "Dreaming," became a hit on the pop charts and helped her become a disco star.
Loleatta also sang on the song "Relight My Fire" for Dan Hartman. He then wrote and produced the main song for her last album with Gold Mind, called Love Sensation (1980).
Many of her songs became popular on the dance music charts. Four of them even reached No. 1. Another big R&B hit for her was the song "Only You" in 1978.
In the early 1980s, she had another dance hit called "Crash Goes Love." She also recorded a song called "So Sweet" for a new house music label, DJ International Records.
Later in the 1980s, parts of her song "Love Sensation" were used in the UK No. 1 hit "Ride on Time" by the group Black Box. However, Holloway was not given credit for her singing. She successfully sued the group and won money.
In 1992, she had a hit with the dance group Cappella on the song "Take Me Away." Her career got a big boost when her singing was featured in the No. 1 hit "Good Vibrations" by Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch in 1991.
She performed with Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch to promote the song. She received full credit for her vocals and also earned money from the song's sales. This happened after other singers, like Martha Wash, had to sue groups for using their voices without credit.
More recently, her songs "Share My Joy" and "What Goes Around Comes Around" were dance hits in 2000. Her song "Relight My Fire" also reached No. 5 on the dance charts in 2003. She also covered Madonna's song "Like a Prayer" for a tribute album.
Death
Loleatta Holloway passed away on March 21, 2011, at the age of 64. She died from heart failure. She was survived by her four children.
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Record label | |||||||||||
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| 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 | — | — | |||||||||||
| "—" means the album did not appear on the charts. | ||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
- 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
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
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| 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" | — | 69 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "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 | |||||||
| "I May Not Be There When You Want Me (But I'm Right on Time)" | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "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 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1984 | "Crash Goes Love" | — | 86 | 5 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1992 | "Strong Enough" | — | — | 35 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1993 | "Love Sensation" (remix) | — | — | 32 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1994 | "Stand Up!" | — | — | — | — | 68 | ||||||||
| "The Queen's Anthem" | — | — | — | — | 77 | |||||||||
| 1995 | "I Survived" | — | — | — | — | 178 | ||||||||
| 2000 | "Chocolate Sensation" / "Ride On Time" (remix) | — | — | 9 | — | — | ||||||||
| "Dreamin'" (remix) | — | — | 1 | — | 59 | |||||||||
| 2005 | "Stand Up" (remix) | — | — | 44 | — | — | ||||||||
| 2006 | "Love Sensation '06" | — | — | — | 49 | 37 | ||||||||
| "—" means the song did not appear on the charts or was not released there. | ||||||||||||||
As featured performer
| Year | Title | Artist | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
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| 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 | 4 | 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 | |||||||
| "No Apology" | Love to Infinity | — | — | — | — | 140 | ||||||||
| 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 | |||||||
| "—" means the song did not appear on the charts or was not released there. | ||||||||||||||
Video games
- Make My Video: Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch (1992) – Herself (old video clips)
TV series
- Re-Micks (2011) – Herself (old video clips)
See also
- List of number-one hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the Hot 100 (U.S.)
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart
- Club Zanzibar (a famous electronic music club in the 1980s in Newark, New Jersey)
