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 - Single
Artist: Carl Douglas, Bus Stop, Daz Sampson
Genre: Jazz, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Kung Fu Fighting
Artist: Carl Douglas
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop
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
Collections
Title: Spirit Of Disco - Funk 4CD (CD4)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Disco, Italo Disco, Synth Pop, Classical
Title: NOW 100 Hits Party 2019 (CD2)
Genre: Folktronica, Hard NRG, Soul, Blues, New Wave, Dancefloor, Reggae Fusion, Disco, Dance Pop, Synth Pop
Title: NOW 100 Hits Party 2019 (CD2)
Genre: Folktronica, Hard NRG, Soul, Blues, New Wave, Dancefloor, Reggae Fusion, Disco, Dance Pop, Synth Pop
Title: 100 Hit Tracks - Ultimate Driving Songs The Classics (CD1)
Genre: Soul, Blues, Rock, New Wave, World Music, Country, Pop, Alternative, Acoustic, Indie, Folk
Title: NOW 100 Hits Party 2020 (CD5)
Genre: Folktronica, Hard NRG, Soul, Blues, New Wave, Dancefloor, Reggae Fusion, Disco, Dance Pop, Synth Pop
Title: NOW 100 Hits Party (CD5)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Good Times 100 Ultimate Party Anthems (CD2)
Genre: Garage, Hip Hop/R&B, New Wave, Dancefloor, Liquid Funk, Reggae, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop, Synth Pop
Title: 100 Disco Classics 2020 (CD2)
Genre: Post Disco, Soul, Rock, Disco, Eurodisco, Synth Pop, Funk, Classical
Title: Dance Around Summer Colour 2020 (CD2)
Genre: Electronica, House, Techno, Hip Hop/R&B, Dancehall, Latin, Trap
Title: Fetenhits - 70s (CD1)
Genre: Rock, New Wave, World Music, Eurodisco, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Folk
Title: The 70s Glam-Pop Album
Genre: Soul, Avant Garde Jazz, Avant Garde Metal, World Music, Pop Rock, Folk
Title: The 70s Glam Pop
Title: Ultimate Dad: BMG Company 5CD (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Rock, Alternative Rock, Punk Rock, Reggae, World Music, Pop, Classical, Folk
Title: Mastermix DJ Edits 23
Title: Greatest Ever Decade The Seventies (CD2)
Genre: Gospel, Avant Garde Jazz, Rock, New Wave, Punk, Avant Garde Metal, World Music, Country, Disco, Synth Pop, Funk, Folk
Title: 70er - Alle Hits 2021 (CD2)
Genre: Soul, Rock, Experimental Rock, World Music, Country, Disco, Pop, Acoustic, Classical, Folk
Title: Greatest Ever: Feelgood Songs (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: 100 Hit Tracks꞉ Ultimate FM Gold (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Reggae, World Music, Pop, Alternative, Folk
Title: The Best Of Rare Mod (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Punk Rock, Funk, Psychedelic
Title: The Best Of Rare Mod (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Punk Rock, Funk, Psychedelic
Title: Rediscover The ‘70s: One Hit Wonders
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Greatest Ever One Hit Wonders (CD3)
Genre: Garage, Gospel, Rock, New Wave, Country, Pop, Pop Rock, Synth Pop, Alternative
Title: 70s Pop: Hits & Misses 2022
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Pop Dance Republic (CD2)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Feet Keep Dancing: Funk & Soul
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Dance Hits Collection, Vol. 16
Genre: Electronica, House, Dancefloor, Dance Pop, Hardcore
Title: Let's Go Disco: Britain's Dancing Years
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco, Funk
Title: Mastermix DJ Edits Collection 70s 2023
Genre: Electronica, Soul, Pop
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