Carol Douglas - Midnight Love Affair - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

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One of the original pioneering divas of the disco movement, singer Carol Douglas broke out of the gate in 1974 with the stunning InchDoctor's Orders,Inch reaching the #2 position on Billboard's disco chart. Douglas made her album debut in 1975 with the Carol Douglas Album followed in 1976 by Midnight Love Affair and in 1977 by Full Bloom. To prove she was no one-hit wonder, Douglas reached the coveted #1 slot on the Billboard Disco chart with the single, InchMidnight Love Affair,Inch in 1976. Douglas soon became a favorite on the club scene and released two more solid albums (1978's InchBurnin'Inch and 1979's InchCome Into My LifeInch) to end the decade. Presented here is the Disco diva's highly influential 1975 debut, InchDoctor's Orders.Inch All selections newly re-mastered.

The talented Brooklyn born vocalist Carol Douglas became a pioneer of the disco genre when, in 1974, she scored a huge hit with InchDoctor's Orders.Inch Other hits followed including the #1 disco hit InchMidnight Love AffairInch and InchDancing Queen,Inch a reworking of the Abba's smash hit. Featured here is a collection of the disco diva's most popular dance tracks, including all the big hits. All selections newly remastered.