Geraldine Hunt ( Milligan; February 10, 1945 – October 27, 2022) was an American-Canadian R&B singer best known for the 1980 No. 1 Hot Dance Music/Club Play hit "Can't Fake the Feeling".
Early life
Hunt's parents are Rosie Lee Vickers and Frank Milligan. Her father was a one-man band,
Despite the bleak living conditions of her childhood, there were bright spots also. A notable time in her life was her years at Hyde Park High School. Her classmate and best friend at school was the late American soul singer-songwriter Minnie Riperton.
In 1975, Hunt relocated to Montreal, Quebec where she recorded her first album in 1978, the disco-oriented Sweet Honesty. In 1980, Hunt's second album No Way yielded the track "Can't Fake the Feeling" which reached No. 1 on the club chart in Billboard where it spent a total of seven weeks: with top 40 radio then being disco-resistant "Can't Fake the Feeling" had a small mainstream success reaching No. 58 R&B. However the track did afford Hunt a hit in France at No. 10 and charted in the UK at No. 44.
In 1982, she helped write and produce some of the music for Chéri.
In 2014, Hunt was honored for her contributions to composing and publishing music at the 25th Anniversary SOCAN Montreal Gala Celebrates Music Creators and Publishers.
Personal life and death
Hunt was the mother of three children; Rosalind Hunt of the musical group Chéri,
Discography
Studio albums
- Sweet Honesty (1978)
- No Way (1980)
Compilation albums
- Can't Fake the Feeling (1993)
Singles
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! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Single
! scope="col" colspan="4"| Peak chart positions
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! style="width:35px;"| US Dance<br>
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| rowspan="1"| 1962
| "I Let Myself Go"
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| rowspan="1"| 1963
| "Sneak Around"
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| rowspan="2"| 1970
| "You and I" <small>(with Charlie Hodges)</small>
| align=center | ―
| align=center | 45
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| "Never, Never Leave Me"
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| rowspan="2"| 1972
| "Cold Blood"
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| "Baby, I Need Your Loving"
| align=center | ―
| align=center | 47
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| rowspan="1"| 1973
| "You Brought Joy"
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| align=center | 78
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| rowspan="1"| 1977
| "Don't Take Your Love Away"
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| rowspan="2"| 1978
| "Hang On to Love"
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| "Hot-Blooded Woman"
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| rowspan="3"| 1980
| "No Way"
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| "I Feel Like a Woman Again"
| align=center | ―
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| "Can't Fake the Feeling"
| align=center | 1
| align=center | 58
| align=center | 10
| align=center | 44
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| rowspan="2"| 1981
| "Heart Heart" <small>(with Charles Marotta)</small>
| align=center | 17
| align=center | 67
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| "It Doesn't Only Happen at Night"
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| colspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
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See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart