Dorothy Moore

Dorothy Moore in Jamaica (2011)

Dorothy Moore (born October 13, 1946 in Jackson , Mississippi ) is an American pop , R&B and soul singer .

biography

In the mid-1960s, Moore was the lead singer of The Poppies , which had a small hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with the song Lullaby of Love . The first solo singles appeared in 1967/68 under the pseudonym Dottie Cambridge. However, it was only successful from 1973 under the name Dorothy Moore. The songs Cry Like a Baby (1973) and We Can Love (1975) were small hits on the R&B charts.

The international breakthrough came in 1976 with the single Misty Blue , which not only reached number 2 on the R&B charts, but also climbed to number 3 on the US pop charts and number 5 on the UK charts . With Funny How Time Slips Away Moore was able to build on this success in the same year. 1977 followed with I Believe You a third hit in the English and US charts. Until 1982, a few songs rose to middle positions on the R&B charts.

Despite numerous publications up into the 2000s, there was no further commercial success.

Discography

Albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		UK	US	R&B
1976	Misty Blue	-	US29 (23 weeks) US	R&B10 (18 weeks) R&B
1977	Dorothy Moore	-	US120 (13 weeks) US	R&B26 (18 weeks) R&B
1991	Feel the love	-	-	R&B49 (15 weeks) R&B

More albums

• 1978: Definitely Dorothy
• 1978: Once More with Feeling
• 1980: Talk to Me
• 1980: The Dorothy Moore Album
• 1986: Givin 'It Straight to You
• 1988: Time Out for Me
• 1989: Winner
• 1992: Stay Close to Home
• 1996: Misty Blue and Other Greatest Hits (Compilation)
• 2002: Please Come Home for Christmas
• 2003: Misty Blue: The Definitive Anthology (2 CDs, compilation)

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		UK	US	R&B
1973	Cry like a baby	-	-	R&B79 (5 weeks) R&B
1975	We can love	-	-	R&B76 (6 weeks) R&B
1976	Misty Blue Misty Blue	UK5 silver (13 weeks)UK	US3 (21 weeks) US	R&B2 (23 weeks) R&B
	Funny How Time Slips Away Misty Blue	UK38 (3 weeks) UK	US58 (11 weeks) US	R&B7 (13 weeks) R&B
	For Old Time Sake Dorothy Moore	-	-	R&B53 (12 weeks) R&B
1977	We Should Really Be in Love	-	-	R&B74 (6 weeks) R&B	with Eddie Floyd
	I believe you Dorothy Moore	UK20 (9 weeks) UK	US27 (15 weeks) US	R&B5 (21 weeks) R&B
1978	With pen in hand Dorothy Moore	-	-	R&B12 (17 weeks) R&B
	Let the Music Play Dorothy Moore	-	-	R&B50 (9 weeks) R&B
	1-2-3 (You and Me) Dorothy Moore	-	-	R&B93 (5 weeks) R&B
	Special Occasion Once More with Feeling	-	-	R&B30 (16 weeks) R&B
1979	(We Need More) Loving Time Once More with Feeling	-	-	R&B81 (5 weeks) R&B
1980	Talk to Me / Every Beat of My Heart Talk To Me	-	-	R&B87 (4 weeks) R&B
1982	What's Forever For	-	-	R&B90 (2 weeks) R&B
1991	All night blue	-	-	R&B75 (7 weeks) R&B

More singles

• 1967: Cry Your Eyes Out (as Dottie Cambridge)
• 1968: He's About a Mover (as Dottie Cambridge)
• 1972: See How They've Done My Love
• 1974: Don't Let Go
• 1976: Daddy's Eyes
• 1978: Loving You Is Just an Old Habit
• 1979: Once or Twice
• 1980: Angel of the Morning
• 1980: Make It Soon
• 1980: There'll Never Be Another Night Like This
• 1982: Laugh It Off
• 1984: Just Another Broken Heart
• 1985: Just Came Apart at the Dreams
• 1988: Can't Get Over You (Once Again I'm Misty Blue)
• 1991: Be Strong Enough to Hold On
• 1993: Stay Close to Home

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1. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: UK US
2. ↑ ^{a b} UK gold / platinum database
3. ^ The Billboard Albums by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .
4. ^ Joel Whitburn : Top R&B Albums 1965–1998, ISBN 0-89820-134-9 .
5. ^ Joel Whitburn: Hot R&B Songs. Billboard 1942-2010. 6th edition. Record Research Inc., Menomonee Falls 2010, p. 463.

Web links

• Dorothy Moore at Allmusic (English)
• Dorothy Moore at Discogs (English)