Caroline/Carolyn Crawford was signed to Motown in 1963 aged only 13 after
winning a local talent contest, which won her a Motown recording
contract. She recorded using the name Carolyn Crawford and released
three singles for Motown between 1963-64 (with one in particular later becoming a Northern Soul
favourite "My Smile Is Just A Frown (Turned Upside Down)") recorded just after she turned 15 as well as her first single "Forget About Me". She also
provided backing vocals on many songs.
In 1971 she was recruited by ex Motown writer/producer William
(Mickey) Stevenson as a fourth member of Hodges, James, Smith &
Hodges (formed to compete with The Supremes in 1970) and
were duly renamed Hodges, James, Smith & Crawford. She stayed
for just two singles (on Mpingo) before leaving and the group name
reverted back.
Crawford released three singles on Philadelphia International
(1974-75) and then Mercury (1978-79) where she released two albums and
also recorded with Hamilton Bohannon in the 70s. She was briefly a
member of Chapter 8 who replaced her with Anita Baker in 1976 when she
left. Her career stalled with just on single as a featured artist on a Mercury singl with Hamilton Bohannon and then she recorded an single ("Timeless" 1989) an album ("Heartaches" 1990) for Ian Levine's Motorcity label.
An unissued recording of "Ready or Not Here Comes Love" that she made in 1971 was released as a the100 Club 40th anniversary single in 2019 and was later issued on Kent Select in 2020.
The latest set of Philadelphia Re-Edit Sessions by Paul Simpson
consists of four of the six songs she recorded in Philadelphia in
1974-75.
Track Listing
01 - Just Got To Be More Careful [PIR ZS8 3553] (1974)
02 - If You Move You Lose [PIR #ZS8 3580] (1975)
03 - Good And Plenty [PIR #ZS8 3580] (1974)
04 - It Takes Two To Make One [PIR #ZS8 3570] (1975)
The remaining two songs on PIR are "Saving All The Love I Got For You"
(flip to 01 above) and "No Matter How Bad Things Are, I Still
Love You" flip to 04 above).
Full tracks are available to listen to on Paul's dedicated website available for a two weeks only.
Click on image below for link to where you can buy from.
| Rating: | 8 |
| Explicit: | N |
| Genre/Style: | Philly Soul |
| Format: | Album |
| Media: | Digital |
| Label: | Simphouse Productions |
| Cat No: | None |
| Date: | 26/06/2023 |
| Price: | $9.99 |
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