Kurz-Bio:
Die Soul-Sängerin Carla Thomas und
Tochter von Rufus Thomas (links klicken) wurde am 21. Dezember 1942 in Memphis, Tennessee, als Carla Venita Thomas geboren. Bereits mit 17 Jahren nahm sie ein Duett mit ihrem Vater auf und hatte damit großen Erfolg.
Ihre Singles bis 1973:
SATELLITE
08 60....S-102....CARLA and RUFUS..Deep Down Inside (S-1003)/Cause I Love You (S 1004) (
dann ATCO 6177)
ATCO
09 60....45-6177....CARLA and RUFUS..Cause I Love You (60C 4849)/Deep Down Inside (60C 4850) (
SATELLITE 102)
SATELLITE
10 60....S-104....CARLA THOMAS..Gee Whiz (1008)/For You (1009) (
dann ATLANTIC 2086)
ATLANTIC
11 60....45-2086....CARLA THOMAS..Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes) (A 5169)/For You (A 5170) (
Delta-Nr.: 37362/-x) (
SATELLITE 104)
04 61....45-2101....CARLA THOMAS..A Love Of My Own (A-5457)/Promises (A-5458)
ATCO
06 61....45-6199....RUFUS AND FRIEND..I Didn't Believe (61C-5367)/Yeah, Yea-ah (61C-5368)
ATLANTIC
08 61....45-2113....CARLA THOMAS
(Mama, Mama) Wish Me Good Luck (A - 5633)/In Your Spare Time
(Please Think Of Me) (A - 5542)
01 62....45-2132....CARLA THOMAS..I Kinda Think He Does (A-5791)/The Masquerade Is Over (A-5544)
09 62....45-2163....CARLA THOMAS..I Can't Take It (A-6450)/I'll Bring It Home To You (A-6451)
04 63....45-2189....CARLA THOMAS
Arr. & Cond. by Vincent Trauth & Steve Cropper..What A Fool I've Been (A-6926)/The Life I Live (A-6927)
12 63….45-2212….CARLA THOMAS..All I Want For Christmas Is You (A-7232)/Gee Whiz, It's Christmas (A-7233)
07 64….45-2238….CARLA THOMAS..I've Got No Time To Lose (A-7947)/A Boy Named Tom (A-7948)
11 64….45-2258….CARLA THOMAS..A Woman's Love (A-8211)/Don't Let The Love Light Leave (A-8212)
STAX
05 64….S-151….RUFUS & CARLA..Night Time Is The Right Time (STX-7756)/That's Really Some Good (STX-7757)
ATLANTIC
01 65….45-2272….CARLA THOMAS..How Do You Quit
(Someone You Love) (A-8467)/The Puppet (A-6925)
STAX
05 65....S-172....CARLA THOMAS..Stop! Look What You're Doing (STX-8919)/Every Ounce Of Strenght (STX-8920)
08 65….S-176….RUFUS & CARLA THOMAS..When You Move You Lose (STX - 9194)/We're Tight (STX - 9195)
12 65....S-183....CARLA THOMAS..Comfort Me (S - 1165 STX-9619)/I'm For You (S - 1166 STK-9615)
01 66….S - 184….RUFUS & CARLA..Birds And Bees (STX - 9803)/Never Let You Go (STX - 9804)
03 66....S - 188....CARLA THOMAS..Let Me Be Good To You (STX - 10010)/Another Night Without My Man (STX - 9618)
07 66....S-195....CARLA THOMAS..B-A-B-Y (STX-10507)/What Have You Got To Offer Me (STX-10508)
11 66....S - 206....CARLA THOMAS..All I Want For Christmas Is You (STX - 11133)/Winter Snow (STX - 11134)
01 67....S-207....CARLA THOMAS..Something Good
(Is Going To Happen To You) (STX-11318-MO)/It's Starting To Grow (STX-11319-MO)
03 67....S-214....CARLA THOMAS..When Tomorrow Comes (STX-11868-MO)/Unchanging Love (STX-11869-MO)
04 67….S-216….OTIS & CARLA..Tramp (STX-11628)/Tell It Like It Is (STX-11629)
05 67....S - 222....CARLA THOMAS..I'll Always Have Faith In You (STX-12464-PL)/Stop Thief (STX-12261-PL)
07 67….S - 228….OTIS & CARLA..Let Me Be Good To You (STX-11627-PL)/Knock On Wood (STX-11626-PL)
12 67....45-239....CARLA THOMAS..Pick Up The Pieces (STX-13521-PL)/Separation (STX-13522-PL)
01 68….45-244….OTIS & CARLA..Lovey Dovey (STX-11631 SP)/New Year's Resolution (STX-11632 SP)
03 68....45-251....CARLA THOMAS..A Dime A Dozen (STX-14004-PL)/I Want You Back (STX-14005-PL)
09 68....STA-0011....CARLA THOMAS..Where Do I Go (ST-0045 ZTSB 129827)/I've Fallen In Love (With You) (ST-0046 ZTSB 129828)
02 69....STA-0024....CARLA THOMAS..I Like What You're Doing (To Me) (ST-0102-PL)/Strung Out (ST-0103-PL)
ATCO
04 69….45-6665….OTIS & CARLA..Ooh Carla, Ooh Otis (69-C-11636 SP)/When Something Is Wrong With My Baby (69-C-11630 SP)
STAX
06 69....STA-0042....Johnnie Taylor, Carla Thomas..Just Keep On Loving Me (ST-0171)/My Life (ST-0172)
06 69....STA-0044....William Bell, Carla Thomas..I Need You Woman (ST-0175)/I Can't Stop (ST-0176)
11 69....STA-0056....CARLA THOMAS..Some Other Man (Is Beating Your Time) (ST-0261-SP)/Guide Me Well (ST-0262-SP)
01 70....STA-0061....CARLA THOMAS..The Time For Love (ST-0302 SP)/
(I'm Going Back To) Living In The City (ST-0303 SP)
05 70....STA-0067....WILLIAM BELL, CARLA THOMAS..All I Have To Do Is Dream (SM-00340 SP)/WILLIAM BELL, MAVIS STAPLES..Leave The Girl Alone (SM-00341 SP)
09 70....STA-0080....CARLA THOMAS..I Loved You Like I Love My Very Life (SM-00481 SP)/Hi De Ho (That Old Sweet Roll) (SM-00482 SP)
11 71....STA-0113....CARLA THOMAS..You've Got A Cushion To Fall On (SM-00827)/Love Means You Never Have To Say You're Sorry (SM-00828)
07 72....STA-0133....CARLA THOMAS..Sugar (SM-00996-PL)/You've Got A Cushion To Fall On (SM-00827-PL)
11 72....STA-0149....CARLA THOMAS..I May Not Be All You Want (But I'm All You Got) (SM-01110)/Sugar (SM-00996)
08 73....STA-0173....CARLA THOMAS..Love Among People (SS-01280)/I Have A God Who Loves (SS-01281)
Keep Searchin'
Gerd