Charlene, her real name Charlene d'Angelo, is an American singer-songwriter who really started her artistic career in 1973 at the age of 23 by signing with the Motown. Label with which she will produce first 2 Singles under the name of Charlene Duncan, first "make up" in 1973 then "All That Love Went to Waste" in 1974. Two singles which will pass somewhat unnoticed unfortunately ...
A first eponymous album was born 2 years later in 1976, an album which will also go somewhat unnoticed but which will still offer her a first success the following year in 1977 with the title "It Ain't Easy Comin ' Down ”.
A year 1977 which saw the release of the album "Songs of Love", album which will not do better than its predecessor on the charts side but which will also succeed in producing large caliber with the titles "Freddie" and "I ' Ve Never Been to Me ”.
A second title with a modest success in this year 1977 but which will come out 5 years later in 1982 and which will experience a well differ destiny. The title will make a real planetary success that year and project the singer to say the least shattering on the front of the international music scene. Title that will be found on the album of the same name which will also release in 1982, an album which will also know a destiny of international level of the most flattering.
An exceptional 1982 year in all points for the artist since she will produce 2 additional albums starting with "The Sky is the Limit" then "Used to Be". Only the second album will know the public favors in particular thanks to the duo with Stevie Wonder on the title which bears the name of the album.
New album "Hit & Run Lover" two years later in 1984, album with the success of the most modest and which will be unable to produce the slightest Single of planetary class.
A huge underperformance that will take the continuation of the singer's career somewhat.
To discover or rediscover ...
Discography (among others ...) :
70s Decade :
Relove 1973
All that love went to waste 1974
It ain’t easy coming down 1977
Freddie 1977
80s Decade :
Hungry 1980
I’ve never been to me 1982
Johnny doesn’t live here anymore 1982
Used to be 1982
I want to go back there again 1982
We’re both in love with you 1984
Hit & run lover 1984
Fire 1985
2010s Decade :
Sea of tranquility 2012
(Why can’t) Time stand still 2012
Heard you on the radio 2013
2020s Decade :
Destiny 2021
Fairytale life 2022
1974 ... beginnings all in finesse and lightness but which will not allow the young Charlène to make talking about her more than that ...
1977 ... she will have to wait 3 years more to finally see her efforts rewarded that lives up to her expectations. It is now done anyway ...
1977 ... she has shown since her debut real aptitudes in the Intimist field. She will prove once again with this title that she particularly excels in this special register ...
1980...definitely, the 'emotional' register is a register in which she feels particularly comfortable, it must be said...
1982 ... but that's without counting on this title which will be released for the first time in 1977 and that she will come out 5 years later. Its 1980s version will make a real planetary success and offer her its direct ticket for posterity. HU-GE !
1982 ... impossible for this series of competing as the bar was put high previously. Then it is not without interest ...
1982 ... she will share the poster here with Stevie Wonder in a style that is not really that of the singer. Regardless, this allows you to get him out of his comfort zone with a result to say the least, sympathetic ...
1982 ... unfortunately she will have had her last major success with the previous title. The rest will be much more complicated to manage than expected ...
1984 ... and yet she will put a good will more than evident but that will not be enough to bring her back to the top of the race. Hard law of the trade ...
1984 ... we cannot say that she will not have tried by all means to pick up the leading pack. After all is not lost as they say ...
1985 ... for the 80s, the adventure will not exceed this year 1985. It remains to be seen whether she will have the courage or not to come back later ...
2012 ... she will have the courage to come back but it will take her about 25 years to do so. In any case, she has indeed returned ...
2012 ... which can only delight fans of the first hour who did not hope so much. We are not going to lie the best years are indeed her behind but still ...
2013 ... after it remains to be seen whether it is a furtive or lasting return? Because to come back is good but if it is to make only a big blow, not sure that it is very constructive in these cases ...
2021 ... she will disappear again for almost 8 years but she will come back again. Like what, nothing is never finished ...
2022 ... so last title or not ? There is only her that to know the answer and we will therefore have to wait for her to decide - or not - to continue the adventure ...
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