Candi Staton

Candi Staton

Candi Staton (* 13. March 1940 as Canzetta Maria Staton in Hanceville , Alabama ) is an American Soul - and Gospel - singer . She celebrated her greatest success in the second half of the 1970s, when she changed her style to disco music for a few years and landed an international hit with Young Hearts Run Free .

Career

Candi Staton grew up in a Christian boarding school in Nashville , where she sang in the Jewel Gospel Trio. She found inspiration and role models during regular tours with soul stars such as Aretha Franklin and Mahalia Jackson . In 1970 Staton's debut album, I'm Just a Prisoner , was released by the Fame record label . In the following years she rose to become one of the most successful singers of Southern Soul . Her version of the Tammy Wynette hit Stand by Your Man (1970) was as much a hit as I'd Rather Be an Old Man's Sweetheart (Than a Young Man's Fool) (1969), Sweet Feeling (1970) and He Called Me Baby (1971). All of the titles reached the top 10 of the American R&B charts. A cover version of the Elvis Presley classic In the Ghetto (1972) also attracted attention. She was nominated twice for a Grammy in those years , in 1970 and 1972, each for "Best Female R&B Vocal Performance". In 1974 Staton switched from Fame to Warner , where she achieved another top 10 hit in the R&B charts in the same year with As Long as He Takes Care of Home .

From 1974 Staton turned to pop and disco music and landed their greatest hit in 1976 with the title Young Hearts Run Free, written and produced by Dave Crawford . Among other things, it was number 2 in Great Britain and in the top 20 in the USA. It even reached number 1 in the R&B charts. Until 1982, it remained more or less loyal to the disco genre, with songs like Run to Me , Destiny (1976), Victim (1978), When You Wake Up Tomorrow (1979) and Looking for Love (1980) were her other hits in the American disco charts. A cover version of the Bee Gees hit Nights on Broadway was her second and final top 10 hit in the UK charts. There she achieved another Top 40 hit in 1982 with another cover, Elvis Presley's Suspicious Minds .

Then she went back to her roots, sang gospel and got involved in Christian TV programs. It also released numerous albums with Christian music, which brought her two more Grammy nominations in 1983 ( Make Me an Instrument ) and 1986 ( Sing a Song ). This time, however, in the category "Best Soul Gospel Performance".

Staton rarely recorded records outside of the gospel genre. A remarkable song was written in 1986: You Got the Love , a collaboration with The Source . The piece was not very successful at first, for example as Staton's last, inglorious entry in the R&B charts (88th place). Only a mix in 1991 brought success: 4th place in Great Britain. Mixes of the song made it into the UK's top 10 two more times (No. 3 in 1997, 7th in 2006) On February 22, 2004, a version of the song also accompanied the final scene of the last episode of the series Sex and the City .

In 1999 Staton recorded the dance CD Outside In , their first “worldly” album in 17 years. The single Love on Love was released in the same year as a hit in Great Britain as a remix of Young Hearts Run Free . With the album His Hands , Staton recorded a traditional R&B album that received much attention from the music press in 2006, another followed in 2009 with Who's Hurting Now? . In the same year, You Got the Love received a lot of attention again, this time in the form of a cover version of Florence + the Machine .

Private

Candi Staton was married three times. Between 1959 and 1968 she was married to Joe Williams. From this marriage there were four children. The second marriage with the blind R&B singer Clarence Carter only lasted from 1970 to 1973. The singer also has a child from this marriage. Staton was most recently married to John Sussewell from 1979 to 1998.

Discography

Albums

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		UK	US	R&B
1970	I'm Just a Prisoner Fame Records	-	-	R&B37 (10 weeks) R&B	Producer: Rick Hall
1971	Stand by Your Man Fame Records	-	US188 (2 weeks) US	R&B12 (12 weeks) R&B	Producer: Rick Hall
1975	Candi Warner	-	-	R&B54 (5 weeks) R&B	Producer: Rick Hall
1976	Young Hearts Run Free Warner	UK34 (3 weeks) UK	US129 (14 weeks) US	R&B14 (13 weeks) R&B	Producer: Dave Crawford
1977	Music Speaks Louder Than Words Warner	-	-	R&B46 (7 weeks) R&B	Producer: Bob Monaco
1978	House of Love Warner	-	-	R&B19 (28 weeks) R&B	Producer: Dave Crawford
1979	Chance Warner	-	US129 (6 weeks) US	R&B23 (14 weeks) R&B	Producers: Candi Staton, Jimmy Simpson
1980	Candi Staton Warner	-	-	R&B70 (3 weeks) R&B	Producers: Candi Staton, Jimmy Simpson

More albums

1972: Candi Staton (Fame) 1982: Nightlites (Sugar Hill) 1983: Make Me an Instrument (Beracah) 1985: The Anointing (Beracah) 1987: Sing a Song (Beracah) 1988: Love Lifted Me (Beracah) 1989: Stand Up and Be a Witness (Beracah) 1991: Standing on the Promises (Beracah) 1993: I Give You Praise (Beracah) 1995: It's Time (Beracah)

1997: Cover Me (Beracah) 1999: Outside In (React) 2000: Here's a Blessing (Beracah) 2001: Glorify (Beracah) 2001: Christmas in My Heart (Beracah) 2002: Proverbs 31 Woman (Beracah) 2006: His Hands (Honest Jons) 2008: I Will Sing My Praise to You (Beracah) 2009: Who's Hurting Now? (Honest Jons) 2014: Life Happens (Beracah)

Compilations

1981: Greatest Hits 1986: Tell It Like It Is ( split album , B-side: Bettye Swann) 1995: The Best of Candi Staton 2000: Suspicious Minds 2001: The Best of Candi Staton 2002: Young Hearts Run Free / House of Love

2003: Candi Staton 2005: Candi / Music Speaks Louder Than Words 2011: Evidence: The Complete Fame Records Masters (2 CDs) 2013: Candi + Young Hearts Run Free (2 CDs) 2013: Music Speaks Louder Than Words + House of Love (2 CDs)

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		UK	US	R&B
1969	I'd Rather Be an Old Man's Sweetheart (Than a Young Man's Fool) I'm Just a Prisoner	-	US46 (8 weeks) US	R&B9 (10 weeks) R&B	Authors: Clarence Carter , George Jackson Raymond Moore
	Never in Public	-	-	R&B22 (4 weeks) R&B	Authors: Aaron McKinney, George Jackson
1970	I'm Just a Prisoner (Of Your Good Lovin ') I'm Just a Prisoner	-	US56 (8 weeks) US	R&B13 (11 weeks) R&B	Authors: Eddie Harris , George Jackson
	Sweet Feeling I'm Just a Prisoner	-	US60 (8 weeks) US	R&B5 (10 weeks) R&B	Authors: Candi Staton, Clarence Carter, Rick Hall, Marcus Daniel
	Stand by Your Man Stand by Your Man	-	US24 (14 weeks) US	R&B4 (17 weeks) R&B	Authors: Billy Sherrill , Tammy Wynette Original: Tammy Wynette, 1968
1971	He Called Me Baby Stand by Your Man	-	US52 (10 weeks) US	R&B9 (11 weeks) R&B	Author and original: Harlan Howard , 1961
	Mr. and Mrs. Untrue Stand by Your Man	-	-	R&B20 (8 weeks) R&B	Authors: Larry Levine , Toni Wine
	Too Hurt to Cry Stand by Your Man	-	-	R&B20 (4 weeks) R&B	Authors: George Jackson, Toni Wine
1972	In the ghetto Candi Staton	-	US48 (11 weeks) US	R&B12 (12 weeks) R&B	Author: Mac Davis Original: Elvis Presley , 1969
	Lovin 'You, Lovin' Me Candi Staton	-	US83 (6 weeks) US	R&B40 (6 weeks) R&B	Author: Barbara Wyrick
1973	Do It in the Name of Love Candi Staton	-	US63 (9 weeks) US	R&B17 (12 weeks) R&B	Authors: Bobby Bloom, Neil Goldberg
	Something's Burning	-	-	R&B83 (2 weeks) R&B	Author: Mac Davis Original: Kenny Rogers and the First Edition , 1969
	Love chain	-	-	R&B31 (11 weeks) R&B	Authors: George Jackson, Raymond Moore, Roland Chambers
1974	As Long as He Takes Care of Home Candi	-	US51 (6 weeks) US	R&B6 (16 weeks) R&B	Author: Phillip Mitchell
1975	Here I Am Again Candi	-	-	R&B35 (9 weeks) R&B	Author: Phillip Mitchell
	Six Nights and a Day Candi	-	-	R&B86 (5 weeks) R&B	Authors: Dan Greer, Earl Cage, Jr., Earl Wright, George Jackson
1976	Young Hearts Run Free Young Hearts Run Free	UK2 gold (20 weeks)UK	US20 (15 weeks) US	R&B1 (21 weeks) R&B	Author: Dave Crawford
	Run to Me Young Hearts Run Free	-	-	R&B26 (12 weeks) R&B	Author: Dave Crawford
	Destiny Young Hearts Run Free	UK41 (3 weeks) UK	-	-	Author: Dave Crawford
1977	A Dreamer of a Dream Music Speaks Louder Than Words	-	-	R&B37 (11 weeks) R&B	Author: Allen Toussaint
	Nights on Broadway Music Speaks Louder Than Words	UK6th silver (12 weeks)UK	-	R&B16 (18 weeks) R&B	Authors: Robin Gibb , Barry Gibb , Maurice Gibb Original: Bee Gees , 1975
	Listen to the Music Music Speaks Louder Than Words	-	-	R&B90 (4 weeks) R&B	Author: Tom Johnston Original: The Doobie Brothers , 1972
1978	Honest I Do Love You House of Love	UK48 (5 weeks) UK	-	R&B77 (4 weeks) R&B	Author: Dave Crawford
	Victim House of Love	-	-	R&B17 (22 weeks) R&B	Author: Dave Crawford
1979	When You Wake Up Tomorrow Chance	-	-	R&B13 (17 weeks) R&B	Authors: Candi Staton, Ken Morris, Patrick Adams, Wayne Garfield
1980	Looking for Love Candi Staton	-	-	R&B42 (11 weeks) R&B	Authors: Andy Schwartz, Randy Klein
1981	Without You I Cry	-	-	R&B78 (7 weeks) R&B	Author: Dave Crawford
	Count on Me Nightlites	-	-	R&B82 (5 weeks) R&B	Author: Candi Staton
1982	Suspicious Minds Suspicious Minds	UK31 (9 weeks) UK	-	-	Author and Original: Mark James, 1968
1999	Love on Love Outside In	UK27 (3 weeks) UK	-	-	Authors: George O'Dowd , Jeremy Healy, Simon Rogers

more publishments

1967: Now You've Got the Upper Hand 1970: Evidence 1971: Too Hurt to Cry 1974: We Can Work It Out 1975: Love Chain 1977: Music Speaks Louder Than Words 1978: I'm Gonna Make You Love Me 1979: opportunity 1979: I Ain't Got Nowhere to Go

1980: The Hunter Get Captured by the Game 2000: I Just Can't Get to Sleep at All 2004: Pépé Bradock Mixes 2006: His Hands 2006: I'll Sing a Love to You 2006: When Will I? 2011: One More Hurt 2012: Hallelujah Anyway 2014: Whadda You Want

Guest Posts

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	UK	US	R&B
1986	You got the love	-	-	UK95 gold (1 week)UK	-	-	The Source feat. Candi Staton Authors: Anthony B. Stephens, Arnecia Michelle Harris, John Bellamy
1991	You Got the Love (Eren's Bootleg Mix 1991)	-	AT20 (4 weeks) AT	UK4 (11 weeks) UK	-	-	The Source feat. Candi Staton Mix: Eren Abdullah
1997	You Got the Love (New Voyager Mix)	DE67 (9 weeks) DE	-	UK3 (49 weeks) UK	-	-	The Source feat. Candi Staton Remix: New Voyager (aka John Rush)

more publishments

• 1972: If You Can't Beat 'Em ( Clarence Carter and Candi)
• 2000: Suspicious Minds (Funky G feat.Candi Staton)
• 2002: Doo Doo Wop (Paul Johnson feat.Candi Staton)
• 2008: You Got the Love (Bootmasters & Eric SSL feat.Candi Staton)
• 2010: Revolution (DarkStarr Mixes) (Mavis feat.Candi Staton)

literature

• Rick Hall: The Man from Muscle Shoals. My Journey from Shame to Fame , Monterey 2015. ISBN 9781942603269 (English).

swell

1. ↑ ^{a b} biography, IMDB
2. ↑ Discography, off. Homepage ( Memento of the original from July 29, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ^ ^{A b} The Awards Insider, Los Angeles Times
4. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Chart sources: Singles Albums UK1 UK2 US
5. ↑ Details on the song, 78s.ch
6. ↑ collected reviews of the album "His Hands"
7. ^ The Billboard Albums by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .
8. ↑ ^{a b c} UK gold / platinum database
9. ^ Joel Whitburn : Top R&B Albums 1965–1998, ISBN 0-89820-134-9 .
10. ^ Joel Whitburn: Hot R&B Songs. Billboard 1942-2010. 6th edition. Record Research Inc., Menomonee Falls 2010, p. 622.

Web links

• Official Candi-Staton homepage
• Works by and about Candi Staton in the catalog of the German National Library
• Candi Staton at Allmusic (English)
• Candi stator at Discogs (English)