Jim Gilstrap
James "Jim" Gilstrap (born November 10, 1946 ) is an American singer from Texas who has sung primarily as a background singer (for example for Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson ).
A very popular Gilstrap song is Swing Your Daddy , which was released in 1974 and made it into the top ten of the charts . Was written Swing Your Daddy by British songwriter Kenny Nolan .
Gilstrap was also a backing singer in the 1978 film Grease, starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John .
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DE
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 UK
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 US
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R&B
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| 1975 | Swing your daddy | - | - |
US179 (7 weeks) US |
- | |
| 1976 | Love talk | - | - | - |
R&B36 (12 weeks) R&B |
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Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
DE
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UK
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US
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R&B
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| 1975 | Swing Your Daddy Swing Your Daddy |
DE37 (5 weeks) DE |
UK4 (11 weeks) UK |
US55 (9 weeks) US |
R&B10 (13 weeks) R&B |
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| House Of Strangers Swing Your Daddy |
- | - |
US93 (3 weeks) US |
R&B64 (4 weeks) R&B |
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| I'm on fire |
- | - |
US78 (8 weeks) US |
R&B20 (10 weeks) R&B |
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| 1976 | Move Me Love Talk |
- | - | - |
R&B77 (6 weeks) R&B |
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| Love Talk Love Talk |
- | - | - |
R&B70 (4 weeks) R&B |
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Web links
- James Gilstrap in the Internet Movie Database (English)
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gilstrap, Jim |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gilstrap, James |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 10, 1946 |