George McCrae
George Warren McCrae, Jr. (* 19 October 1944 in West Palm Beach , Florida ) is an American pop - and R & B - singer , the 1974 Rock Your Baby had an international number-one hit. He was one of the first disco musicians in the early 1970s .
biography
George McCrae is the son of a police officer and has eight brothers. He married Florida singer Gwen Mosley in the 1960s . With her he performed in southern bars from 1967. In 1969 they made their first joint recording, Three Hearts in a Tangle, in Miami. After that, the couple went their separate ways musically. In the years that followed, not only did McCrae's single Please Help Me Find My Baby go unnoticed, so he worked as a window cleaner, mechanic, machinist, manager of his wife and law student.
When McCrae wanted to end his musical career due to unsuccessfulness, he listened to an instrumental tape by the session musicians Harry Wayne Casey and Rick Finch. Rock Your Baby got lyrics and was a new chance for the singer. With this song he made his breakthrough in 1974 and at the same time had his greatest success ever (ten weeks number one in the German single charts ). In the following years he achieved a number of other great successes worldwide and received 14 gold and eight platinum records .
McCrae toured clubs and discos until the 1990s. On July 17th, 2009 the album Time for a Change was released in Germany. In early 2012 McCrae was a candidate on the SAT.1 television show The Winner Is ... , where he was eliminated in the 2nd round against Nevio Passaro . He now lives in Munstergeleen in the Netherlands and spends part of the year in Aruba .
McCrae's daughter Marcella Molignini was candidate in the talent show Popstars on Stage on ProSieben , she appeared in the December 6, 2007 as the final candidate, but did not make it into the band. Another attempt at pop stars - Just 4 Girls in 2008 failed.
Discography
Albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
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DE | AT | UK | US | R&B | |||
1974 | Rock your baby |
DE1 (44 weeks) DE |
AT7 (4 weeks) AT |
UK13
silver
(26 weeks)UK |
US38 (15 weeks) US |
R&B7 (16 weeks) R&B |
First published: June 17, 1974
Producers: Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch |
1975 | George McCrae |
DE33 (8 weeks) DE |
- |
UK21 (3 weeks) UK |
US152 (5 weeks) US |
R&B24 (7 weeks) R&B |
First published: December 1974
Producers: Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch |
1976 | Together |
- | - | - | - |
R&B33 (8 weeks) R&B |
More albums
- 1976: Diamond Touch
- 1978: George McCrae
- 1979: We Did It!
- 1984: One Step Closer to Love
- 1985: Love's Been Good to Me
- 1987: I Feel Love for You
- 1991: With All My Heart
- 1995: Do Something
- 2004: America Red White & Blue
- 2009: Time for a Change
- 2016: Love
Compilations
- 1975: The Best of George McCrae
- 1981: George McCrae Featuring Rock Your Baby
- 1992: The Very Best Of
- 1993: Rock Your Baby: The Best of George & Gwen McCrae
- 1993: Rock Your Baby
- 1995: The Best of George McCrae: Rock Your Baby
- 1995: Romance
- 2000: The Hits
- 2001: The Very Best Of
- 2002: Rock Your Baby
- 2005: Latest & Greatest Hits
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||||
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | R&B | Dance | |||
1974 |
Rock Your Baby Rock Your Baby |
DE1
gold
(33 weeks)DE |
AT1 (24 weeks) AT |
CH1 (16 weeks) CH |
UK1
gold
(14 weeks)UK |
US1 (17 weeks) US |
R&B1 (19 weeks) R&B |
Dance- ADance |
First published: March 1974
Authors: Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch |
I Can't Leave You Alone Rock Your Baby |
DE3 (20 weeks) DE |
AT11 (8 weeks) AT |
- |
UK9 (9 weeks) UK |
US50 (6 weeks) US |
R&B10 (12 weeks) R&B |
- |
First published: September 1974
Authors: Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch |
|
You Can Have It All Rock Your Baby |
- | - | - |
UK23 (9 weeks) UK |
- | - | - |
First published: November 1974
Authors: Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch |
|
I Get Lifted Rock Your Baby |
- | - | - | - |
US37 (9 weeks) US |
R&B8 (18 weeks) R&B |
- |
First published: December 1974
Authors: Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch Original. KC and the Sunshine Band , 1974 |
|
1975 | Look at You Rock Your Baby |
- | - | - | - |
US95 (1 week) US |
R&B31 (8 weeks) R&B |
- |
First published: February 1975
Authors: Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch |
Sing a happy song to George McCrae |
DE13 (10 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK38 (4 weeks) UK |
- | - | - |
First published: March 1975
Authors: Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch |
|
It's Been So Long George McCrae |
DE27 (8 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK4th
silver
(11 weeks)UK |
- | - | - |
First published: July 1975
Authors: Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch |
|
I ain't lyin ' George McCrae |
DE35 (3 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK12 (7 weeks) UK |
- |
R&B31 (10 weeks) R&B |
- |
First published: August 1975
Authors: Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch |
|
Honey I George McCrae |
- | - | - |
UK33 (4 weeks) UK |
US65 (5 weeks) US |
R&B18 (14 weeks) R&B |
- |
First published: December 1975
Authors: Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch |
|
1976 | Winners Together or Losers Apart Together |
- | - | - | - | - |
R&B44 (7 weeks) R&B |
- | |
Love in Motion / Givin 'Back the Feeling Diamond Touch |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
Dance4 (15 weeks) Dance |
First published: December 1976
Author: Gregg Diamond |
|
1977 | Kiss Me (The Way I Like It) George McCrae (1978) |
- | - | - | - | - |
R&B57 (11 weeks) R&B |
Dance14 (13 weeks) Dance |
First published: October 1977
Author: Saxton Kari |
1978 | Let's Dance (People All Over the World) George McCrae (1978) |
- | - | - | - | - |
R&B93 (3 weeks) R&B |
- |
First published: June 1978
Authors: George McCrae, Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch |
1979 | I Want You Around Me We Did It! |
- | - | - | - | - |
R&B91 (3 weeks) R&B |
- |
First published: December 1978
Authors: Timmy Thomas , Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch |
Don't You Feel My Love We Did It! |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
Dance25 (12 weeks) Dance |
First published: June 1979
Authors: Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch |
|
1984 | One Step Closer (To Love) One Step Closer to Love |
- | - | - |
UK57 (4 weeks) UK |
- | - | - |
First published: January 1984
Authors: George McCrae, Russ Mitchell |
Own the Night Own the Night |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
Dance59 (5 weeks) Dance |
First publication: August 1984
Authors: Franne Golde, MD Lauria, Marti Sharron |
|
1987 | Rock Your Baby (Paul Hardcastle Remix) |
DE42 (9 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK92 (2 weeks) UK |
- | - | - |
First published: January 1987
Remix: Paul Hardcastle |
1995 | Do Something Do Something |
DE82 (4 weeks) DE |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
First published: July 1995
Authors: George McCrae, Andy Fabulous, Capony, Michael LL Muman, Mr. Jay Be |
More singles
- 1971: Take It All Off (release: July)
- 1972: Please Help Me Find My Baby
- 1972: Back Dues (as George Mac Crae)
- 1976: I'll Do the Rockin ' (with Gwen McCrae )
- 1977: I'm Gonna Stay with My Baby Tonight (released January)
- 1984: Listen to Your Heart (release: June)
- 1984: Never Too Late (with Angela Kelman)
- 1987: That's Love
- 1987: Girls Don't Lie
- 1988: Nice and Slow
- 1989: Rock Me All the Way
- 1990: Breathless
- 1991: Take This Love of Mine
- 1991: Calling Love
- 1992: Rock My N ° 1’s (Miami House Attack feat. George McCrae)
- 1994: All Around the World (The Fresh Taste of Happiness)
- 1995: Time for Emotions
- 1995: Wanna Be Your Lover
- 1996: Little Things Softly
- 2002: Rock Your Baby (Flavor feat.George McCrae)
- 2002: Rock Your Baby (Gare du Nord feat.George McCrae)
- 2005: Rock Your Baby (Miami House Attack feat.George McCrae)
- 2006: I Love Her (with Francesco Napoli )
- 2009: It's Been So Long 2009
swell
- ↑ a b Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ a b UK gold / platinum database
- ^ Günter Ehnert: Hit balance sheet - German chart singles 1956-1980 . 1st edition. Verlag popular music-literature, Norderstedt 2000, ISBN 3-922542-24-7 , p. 445 .
Web links
- Official website (English)
- George McCrae at Allmusic (English)
- George McCrae at Discogs (English)
- Biography at Taurus Press
personal data | |
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SURNAME | McCrae, George |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | McCrae, George Warren Jr. (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American pop singer |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 19, 1944 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | West Palm Beach , Florida , United States |