Pattie Brooks

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Pattie Brooks (* in Fort Riley , Kansas ) is an American disco singer.

biography

Pattie Brooks' biggest hit, After Dark, was part of the platinum-rated soundtrack for the disco movie Thank God It's Friday . A selection of songs from the soundtrack, including Brooks' title, was number one on Billboard's American disco charts for six weeks in 1978 .

Brooks had previously had a huge hit with Girl Don't Make Me Wait / Love Shook / Pop Collage . At the end of 1977, these titles were also jointly number two on the disco charts. The LP Our Ms. Brooks and Got To Go Disco from the musical of the same name, which flopped on Broadway in the summer of 1979, were also placed. It is rated as the “first disco musical”. At the height of her career, Brooks was one of the most popular disco artists on the Casablanca label for four albums .

Even after that, Brooks released albums and, above all, some singles, but they didn't make it to the charts. Brooks also works as a background singer for a large number of artists, above all for singers such as Olivia Newton-John , Dusty Springfield , Donna Summer , Diana Ross , Syreeta , Marlena Shaw or Thelma Houston . Her contributions to other soundtracks are also noteworthy, including the song Close Enough for Love for the crime thriller The Secret of Agatha Christie (1979), a composition by Johnny Mandel . She sang several songs for the comedy Dr. Detroit , including duets with leading actor Dan Aykroyd .

After Brooks had calmed down for a few years, she has focused on her music career again in recent years. In 2014 a new single was released with I Like The Way You Move .

Her daughter Yvette Marine Barlowe, also known as Corvette , was a member of the Mary Jane Girls , who had a top 10 hit with In My House in 1985 .

Discography

Albums

  • 1977: Love Shook (Casablanca, with The Simon Orchestra)
  • 1978: Our Ms. Brooks (Casablanca)
  • 1979: Party Girl (Casablanca)
  • 1980: Pattie Brooks (Casablanca)
  • 1983: In My World (Mirage)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Joel Whitburn: Hot Dance / Disco 1974-2003, 2004, ISBN 0-89820-156-X
personal data
SURNAME Brooks, Pattie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American disco singer
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century
PLACE OF BIRTH Fort Riley , Kansas