Carol Lloyd (American singer)

Carol Lloyd
Born
Carol Lloyd

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
OccupationSinger
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Years active1977–1983, 2010–2016
Labels
  • Casablanca
  • EarMarc
  • Essential Music Group
  • Philly World

Carol Lloyd is an American singer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is known for the release of her two solo albums: Score in 1979 and Love Carol in 1983.

Career

Carol Lloyd first signed to EarMarc Records in August 1979, the newest division of Casablanca Records, which in turn is chapter label owned by the Universal Music Group.[1] Under EarMarc's supervision, she received enough funding to produce her debut studio album, which would become the disco-oriented Score (1979); Lloyd worked with producers Michael Forte and Bruce Weeden and recorded the album in her native town of Philadelphia at Alpha International Studios.[2] She collaborated with several individuals, including saxophonist Mark Adler, design agency Gribbitt!, and drummer Robert Sonsini.[3] Her debut single, and title track to the parent album, was released in September 1979. A cover of Four Tops's "Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)", followed as the album's second and final single. It was distributed in December 1979, also by EarMarc.[4] The single received frequent attention in dance clubs and heavy airplay by disc jockeys.[4]

Love Carol served as the follow-up to Score and was released in 1983 by a different label, independently-owned Philly World Records.[5] Unlike its predecessor, it was largely unsuccessful and received little to no attention. It along with Score was digitally reissued in the United States in 2014 and 2016, respectively, by the Essential Music Group.[6][7]

Discography

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Dance
[8]
"Score" 1979 — Score
"Shake Me, Wake Me" 89
"Come See About Me" 1983 — Love Carol

References

  1. ^ Billboard staff (August 18, 1979). "4 Acts Tie with Marc P. Simon, EarMarc Label". Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 33. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 15. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  2. ^ Billboard staff (May 21, 1977). "Philadelphia is no longer a one studio town". Billboard. Vol. 89, no. 20. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 39. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  3. ^ Score (Liner notes). Carol Lloyd (Vinyl release ed.). Casablanca, Earmarc. 1979. EMLP 4002.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ a b Billboard staff (December 22, 1979). "Billboard's Top Single Picks: For Week Ending 12/22/79". Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 51. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 76. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  5. ^ Love Carol (Liner notes). Carol Lloyd (Vinyl release ed.). Philly World. 1983. PWLP 1004.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ "Carol Lloyd – Love Carol (Remastered)". iTunes Store (US). June 24, 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  7. ^ "Carol Lloyd – Score (Remastered)". iTunes Store (US). May 11, 2010. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  8. ^ "Carol Lloyd Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 11, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2018.