Carolyn Crawford

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Carolyn Crawford

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US-born soul singer Carolyn Crawford won a 1963 talent contest staged by radio station WCHB in Detroit, the prize being a contract with the city’s biggest label, Motown Records. Her debut single, ‘Forget About Me’, proved unsuccessful, but she had a minor US hit in 1964 with Smokey Robinson’s ‘My Smile Is Just A Frown (Turned Upside Down)’. Her third release, ‘When Someone’s Good To You’, flopped in the USA, but became a cult record among British soul fans. Crawford left Motown shortly afterwards, working as a backing vocalist and session singer until joining the Detroit soul group Chapter 8 in 1975. She left that group a year later, to be replaced by Anita Baker, and after a spell with the vocal trio Hodges, James & Smith, she relaunched her solo career in 1979, registering another minor hit with ‘Coming On Strong’ on Mercury. After several years with Chapter 8 she recorded for Ian Levine’s Motor City label, releasing Heartaches.

Monthly Listeners

7,287

Followers

7,983

Total Streams

2.0 million

Top Cities

United Kingdom London
388 listeners
United Kingdom Manchester
263 listeners
United States Los Angeles
176 listeners
United Kingdom Birmingham
142 listeners
United Kingdom Leeds
98 listeners

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Popular Tracks

40 tracks
1
I'll Come Running

I'll Come Running

Sep 26, 2006

611,587

streams

2
My Smile Is Just A Frown (Turned Upside Down)

My Smile Is Just A Frown (Turned Upside Down)

Nov 3, 1992

478,423

streams

3
Ready or Not Here Comes Love

Ready or Not Here Comes Love

Aug 28, 2020

215,301

streams

4
Keep Stepping (Never Look Back)

Keep Stepping (Never Look Back)

Jan 1, 2005

209,292

streams

5
Until You Came Along

Until You Came Along

Jan 1, 2002

206,517

streams

6
Good And Plenty

Good And Plenty

Jan 1, 1971

103,834

streams

7
When Someone's Good To You

When Someone's Good To You

Sep 26, 2006

37,339

streams

8
Forget About Me

Forget About Me

Jan 1, 2001

34,526

streams

9
Think Of The Times

Think Of The Times

Aug 1, 2010

19,896

streams

10
Timeless

Timeless

Oct 31, 2006

14,879

streams

Releases

7 releases
Get Up And Move / Sugar Boy

Get Up And Move / Sugar Boy

2024

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Ace Records
Ready or Not Here Comes Love / What Made You Think

Ready or Not Here Comes Love / What Made You Think

2020

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Ace Records
Let's Start the Dance - The Best of Carolyn Crawford

Let's Start the Dance - The Best of Carolyn Crawford

2012

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Vanilla OMP
My Smile Is Just A Frown Turned Upside Down

My Smile Is Just A Frown Turned Upside Down

2010

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Motorcity OMP
Motown 7" Singles No. 2

Motown 7" Singles No. 2

2009

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Universal Music Group International
Carolyn Crawford - Hypnotised Soul

Carolyn Crawford - Hypnotised Soul

2006

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One Media Publishing
Carolyn Crawford's Timeless

Carolyn Crawford's Timeless

2006

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Charly Records