Carl Douglas
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Biography
[Edit]The one-hit wonder behind the disco novelty smash "Kung Fu Fighting," Carl Douglas was also the first Jamaican-born artist to score a number one single in the United States. Douglas was raised in both California and Jamaica, and eventually moved to England to study sound engineering. In 1964, he formed a group called the Big Stampede, which released a couple of U.K. singles; two years later, he formed the Explosions while living in Spain. Upon returning to England, Douglas teamed up with a band called Gonzales, which quickly led to his becoming a session vocalist for Pye Records. In 1972, Douglas worked with Indian-born producer Biddu on the soundtrack to the Richard Roundtree film Embassy; so, two years later, when Biddu was searching for a vocalist to record the Larry Weiss composition "I Want to Give You My Everything," he contacted Douglas. Needing a quick B-side, Biddu set a melody to some lyrics Douglas had written about the kung fu craze sweeping pop culture courtesy of Bruce Lee's Enter the Dragon and David Carradine's TV series Kung Fu. "Kung Fu Fighting" was recorded in just ten minutes and elevated to the A-side of the single at Pye's insistence. The song topped the charts first in the U.K., then the U.S. and several other countries, selling over nine million copies worldwide. Pye quickly cobbled together an LP featuring a few novelty tracks and some straight-up soul/disco tunes, releasing it as Kung Fu Fighting and Other Great Love Songs. The follow-up single, "Dance the Kung Fu," flopped in America, pegging Douglas as strictly a novelty act, but it made the Top 20 in Britain, and "Run Back" reached the U.K. Top 30 in 1977. Douglas went on to release two more albums, Love, Peace and Happiness in 1979 and Keep Pleasing Me in 1983; the title track of the former was a U.K. Top 30 hit. Douglas eventually moved to Hamburg, Germany, where he owns a profitable production company that supplies music for films and advertisements.
Title: Kung Fu Fighting 2011 (Carl Douglas vs. Simon Ledger) - Single
Artist: Carl Douglas
Genre: Pop
Title: Kung Fu Fighting (40th Anniversary Remix Edition)
Artist: Carl Douglas
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco, Pop
Title: Kung Fu Fighting
Artist: Carl Douglas
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Kung Fu Fighting - Single
Artist: Carl Douglas, Bus Stop, Daz Sampson
Genre: Jazz, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Collections
Title: Your Songs Best 20 Hits of the 70s
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Reggae Chartbusters, Vol. 3
Genre: Reggae
Title: The No. 1 Hits - 1974
Title: Compact Disc Club - The Best Disco In Town CD 3
Genre: Disco
Title: Compact Disc Club - The Best Disco In Town CD 4
Genre: Disco
Title: De Pre Historie 70s CD 3
Title: Disco & The City CD 1
Genre: Disco
Title: Disco & The City CD 3
Genre: Disco
Title: Greatest Oldies Collectors Edition Vol. 5
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: All Stars Disco [Disc 15]
Genre: Disco
Title: Millennium - 1970 - 1974 CD2
Title: Get Ready, Here Come The '70s
Genre: World Music, Country, Pop
Title: Mastermix - Issue 301 (CD 1)
Genre: Eurodance, Hip Hop/R&B, Club/Dance, Dance Pop
Title: 100 Huge Hits Of The 60s & 70s (Disc 3)
Genre: Pop
Title: Top Of The Pops 1975 CD1
Genre: Rock
Title: 100 Hits 70s Pop (CD4)
Genre: Pop
Title: Disco Fever Get Up And Boogie CD2
Genre: Disco
Title: Sommer Hits For Kids
Title: Van Q - Music De Ultieme Foute Collectie 2011 CD9
Genre: Electronica, Soul, Latin, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: Greatest Hits Of The Millenium! 1970 - 1974 (CD4)
Genre: Pop
Title: ChillOut & Lounge Voice
Title: 100 Hits 70s Pop (CD1)
Title: Sounds Of The The 70s - 1974 (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Super Hits Of The Seventies - Have A Nice Day, Volume 14
Genre: Rock
Title: Campari Lounge II (CD2)
Genre: Electronica
Title: Disco Inferno Collection (CD3)
Genre: Electronica, Soul, Disco, Funk
Title: Forever Pop Der 70er (4 CD) (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: 1975 Year End Billboard Hits
Title: Disco Stars 70s (CD2)
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco
Title: Billboard Year End Hits 1975
Genre: Blues
Title: RFM Le Meilleur Du Disco Et De La Funk
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco, Funk
Title: Disco Remix Mistery Revision
Title: Disco History
Genre: Electronica
Title: One Hit Wonders - 1972-74 (CD3)
Genre: Pop
Title: Disco 80 Remix (CD1)
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Pop
Title: The All Time Greatest Songs - 12 - Disco (CD2)
Genre: Disco
Title: Disco Remixes 80s (CD1)
Genre: Disco
Title: Disco Classics (CD2)
Genre: Disco
Title: 70s Top Hits (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: The 70's - 1974 (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: The 70's - 1977 (CD1)
Title: 1000 Original Hits 1974
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: Super Hit 1974
Genre: Eurodance, House, Trance, Techno, Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Rock & Roll, Disco, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: Northern Soul The Collection (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Disco Funk Fever
Title: Viva Con Agua De Sankt Pauli
Title: 1974 - Die Stars, Die Hits, Die Facts
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Dancefloor, DJ/Remixes, Pop
Title: Billboard Charts Top 1000 Hits 1970-1979 (CD6: 1975)
Genre: Industrial, Blues, Jazz, Rock, Gothic Rock, Grunge, Rock & Roll, Punk, Metal, Reggae, World Music, Country, Pop, Alternative, Psychedelic, Indie, Hardcore, Symphonic
Title: City Beach Club 7
Genre: Downtempo, Chill Out, Deep House, Lounge
Title: Magic 80's (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: New Rapsody Vol. 2
Genre: Eurodance, Hard NRG, Disco, Italo Disco, Eurodisco
Title: Disco History 1979
Genre: Disco
Title: Disco History - 1979
Genre: Pop
Title: Horrible Bosses (Unofficial Soundtrack)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Featuring albums
Title: Pure Funk
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Dancefloor, Disco, Pop
Title: Unofficial Soundtrack First Season
Artist: My Name Is Earl
Genre: Rock, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Mixwork In Dub
Artist: Rob Smith
Genre: Downtempo, Electronica, Dancefloor, Reggae, Dub, Dance Pop
Title: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (Original Soundtrack)
Artist: Graeme Revell
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Die Hit Giganten - Best Of Discofox CD2
Artist: Boney M.
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: The Ultimate Collection (CD01)
Artist: Girls Night Out
Genre: Hard NRG, Post Disco, Electropop, Soul, Gospel, Dancefloor, Disco, Dance Pop, Funk
Title: The Ultimate Collection 5CD (CD2)
Artist: Disco Inferno
Genre: Downtempo, Freestyle Music, Garage, Post Disco, Soul, Dub, Disco, Synth Pop, Funk
Title: Mastermix DJ Beats Volume 101
Artist: DJ Beats
Genre: Trip Hop, Post Disco, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Reggae, Dancehall, Disco, Synth Pop, Alternative, Indie
Title: Ultimate Singalong Anthems (CD4)
Artist: 100 Hit Tracks
Genre: Soul, Rock, New Wave, Reggae, Country, Disco, Pop, Synth Pop, Ska, Easy Listening