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Birth name | Charlotte Denise McClain |
Born | March 26, 1956 (age 63) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
Genres | Country pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 1976–1991 |
Labels | Epic Records Mercury Records |
Associated acts | Johnny Rodriguez Mickey Gilley Wayne Massey |
Charlotte Denise McClain (born March 26, 1956) is an American country music singer, best known for string of country hits during the 1980s. McClain's biggest hits include 'Who's Cheatin' Who,' 'Sleepin' with the Radio On,' and 'Radio Heart.'
- 2Recording career
Early life[edit]
McClain was born March 26, 1956 to Virginia (née Wiggins; 1934-2009) and Niles McClain. The nickname 'Charly' would come from the neighborhood friends that she played with as a child. McClain would later go on to use it when she began her career playing hotel lounges. Her first experience recording was when father Niles had tuberculosis when she was eight. As she was under age to comply with hospital visiting policy, she had to communicate with him through a tape recorder.[1] That inspired her interest in recording. She began her musical career at age twelve performing with her brother Mike and their band, Charlotte & The Volunteers. The band would perform together for the next six years.Her first TV appearance was on the local WBBJ morning show in Jackson, Tennessee. By the age of seventeen, she was a regular on the club circuit, and appeared at the Memphis show Mid-South Jamboree from 1973–1975.
Recording career[edit]
Steady Rise[edit]
At the age of twenty, McClain signed her first recording contract with Epic Records in 1976. McClain's distinct vocal sound provided an edge in recognizability—as did her attractive appearance.[2]
McClain debuted in late 1976 with her first single, 'Lay Down,' which peaked at No. 67 on the Billboard Country Chart. McClain's initial singles in 1976 and 1977, from her debut albumHere's Charly McClain, failed to chart highly on the Country charts.
McClain's second album, Let Me Be Your Baby, was released in 1978. She hit country's Top Ten for the first time in 1978 with 'That's What You Do to Me,' [2] followed by two other Top 25 hits, 'Let Me Be Your Baby,' and 'Take Me Back.'
In 1979 McClain released Alone Too Long (1979), which included the Top-20 hits 'When A Love Ain't Right' and 'You're a Part of Me'. The Women Get Lonely album followed in 1980, featuring the Top 10 hit 'Men', which peaked at No. 7 in 1980, and the Top-20 duet with Johnny Rodriguez, 'I Hate the Way I Love It.' However, breakthrough success still eluded McClain.
Achieving Success[edit]
McClain hit No. 1 on the Country charts in 1981 with 'Who's Cheatin' Who'.[3] This brought McClain breakthrough success for the 1980s. In 1981, McClain scored three Top-10 hits off her Surround Me with Love album: the title track, 'Sleepin' with the Radio On', and 'The Very Best is You'. McClain's albums were beginning to become more successful as well. Her Who's Cheatin' Who album peaked at No. 28 on the Top Country Albums chart, and her 1981 album, Surround Me With Love went to number 9.
In 1983, McClain hit No. 1 with her Mickey Gilley duet 'Paradise Tonight.' [3] 'McClain's and Gilley's duet partnership became so successful, they released a duet album the following year titled It Takes Believers. The record contained the Top-5 hit, 'Candy Man' (#5 on the Billboard Country Chart), and the top twenty hit, 'The Right Stuff'.
McClain also acted, appearing as a guest star on such shows as Hart to Hart (in 1981 episode titled 'Rhinestone Harts') and CHiPs (in 1983 episode 'Country Action'). McClain's lonely life on the road was also chronicled in a 1981 HBO special titled So You Want to Be a Star.
After having a series of hit singles in 1984, McClain released another best-selling album, Radio Heart in 1985. The album's title track became a No. 1 Country hit in 1985; McClain's last No. 1 to date. The album also spawned two other Top-10 hits that year. McClain married former soap star Wayne Massey in 1984, and their duet 'With Just One Look in Your Eyes' reached number five.[3] The third single off the album was also a duet with Massey. It was titled 'You Are My Music, You Are My Song'. The Radio Heart album peaked at No. 15 on the Top Country Albums chart in 1985.
Later Years[edit]
After 1986, McClain's success began to subside. Her 1987 Still I Stay album brought only one Top 40 single; 'Don't Touch Me There' peaked at No. 20 on the Billboard Country Chart. The album became McClain's last album with Epic. Upon fulfilling her contract, she parted ways with the record label the following year. She continued to chart until her last recording came in 1989.[2] She recorded one studio album with Mercury Records before the end of the decade. Her last charted single was 'You Got the Job', which peaked at No. 65. McClain has not recorded a studio album since 1988's self-titled album on Mercury Records.
Retirement and Family[edit]
Preferring to spend more time with her husband Wayne and their families, McClain retired completely from touring, public appearances, and performances in the early 1990s. Later, she helped to care for her mother Virginia before she died in 2009.[4][5]
Charly McClain and Wayne Massey have no children together. However, Massey does have a son from his first marriage.
Several compilation albums of McClain's music have been released over the years. Probably the most noteworthy of these is 1999's Anthology. It included all of McClain's successful singles from her career with Epic. She continues to reside with her husband Wayne in the Memphis, Tennessee area.[6]
Discography[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Charly McClain biography at Allmusic
- ^ abcCharly McClain biography at Allmusic
- ^ abc'Charly McClain biography at AOL.com'. Archived from the original on 2010-04-13. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
- ^Virginia McClain Obituary from Shackelford Funeral Directors
- ^Virginia McClain obituary on FindAGrave
- ^Tennessee Public Records[full citation needed]
External links[edit]
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charly_McClain&oldid=880735951'
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Track number | Play | Loved | Track name | Artist name | Buy | Options | Duration | Listeners |
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1 | Men |
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| 2:27 | 139 listeners | |||
2 | Sleepin' With the Radio On |
| 2:53 | 332 listeners | ||||
3 | Surround Me With Love |
| 3:57 | 114 listeners | ||||
4 | The Very Best Is You |
| 2:46 | 758 listeners | ||||
5 | Radio Heart |
| 3:09 | 1,526 listeners | ||||
6 | When It's Down to Me and You |
| 3:37 | 41 listeners | ||||
7 | Paradise Tonight (feat. Mickey Gilley) |
| 3:01 | 8 listeners | ||||
8 | Don't Touch Me There |
| 3:25 | 46 listeners | ||||
9 | With Just One Look in Your Eyes (feat. Wayne Massey) |
| 3:22 | 3 listeners | ||||
10 | The Right Stuff (feat. Mickey Gilley) |
| 3:11 | 1 listener | ||||
11 | Fly Into Love |
| 3:13 | 57 listeners | ||||
12 | Take Me Back |
| 3:30 | 53 listeners | ||||
13 | You're a Part of Me |
| 3:26 | 54 listeners | ||||
14 | I Hate The Way I Love It (feat. Johnny Rodriguez) |
| 3:19 | 4 listeners | ||||
15 | Let's Put Our Love In Motion |
| 2:33 | 43 listeners | ||||
16 | Make the World Go Away |
| 2:58 | 2,700 listeners | ||||
17 | Lay Down |
| 2:58 | 38 listeners | ||||
18 | Who's Cheatin' Who |
| 2:23 | 4,393 listeners | ||||
19 | That's What You Do To Me |
| 2:15 | 82 listeners | ||||
20 | Women Get Lonely |
| 2:44 | 58 listeners | ||||
21 | When A Love Ain't Right |
| 2:47 | 51 listeners | ||||
22 | So This Is Love |
| 2:59 | 47 listeners | ||||
23 | Sentimental Ol' You |
| 3:30 | 155 listeners | ||||
24 | With You |
| 2:54 | 100 listeners | ||||
25 | Dancing Your Memory Away |
| 3:28 | 108 listeners | ||||
26 | Band Of Gold |
| 2:51 | 98 listeners | ||||
27 | Candy Man (feat. Mickey Gilley) |
| 3:04 | 1 listener | ||||
28 | You Are My Music, You Are My Song (feat. Wayne Massey) |
| 3:51 | 1 listener | ||||
29 | Let Me Be Your Baby |
| 2:52 | 56 listeners | ||||
30 | Some Hearts Get All the Breaks |
| 3:34 | 61 listeners |
Track number | Play | Loved | Track name | Artist name | Buy | Options | Duration | Listeners |
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31 | Lay Something On My Bed Besides A Blanket |
| 2:49 | 23 listeners | ||||
32 | It's Too Late To Love Me Now |
| 3:00 | 30 listeners | ||||
33 | And Then Some |
| 3:26 | 44 listeners | ||||
34 | Still I Stay |
| 4:02 | 35 listeners |
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