Loleatta Holloway

Loleatta Holloway (, ; November 5, 1946 – March 21, 2011) was an American singer known for disco songs such as "Hit and Run" and "Love Sensation". Billboard ranked her the 95th most successful dance artist of all time. According to The Independent, she is the most sampled female singer in popular music; her vocals appear in house and dance tracks including the 1989 Black Box single "Ride on Time".

Career

Early career

Holloway began singing gospel with her mother in the Holloway Community Singers in Chicago. From 1967 to 1971, she recorded with Albertina Walker in the Caravans. She was a cast member of the Chicago production of Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope.

In 1971, she recorded "Rainbow '71", a Curtis Mayfield song first recorded by Gene Chandler in 1963. In 1978, the ballad "Only You," written and produced by Bunny Sigler, reached number 11 R&B. In the UK, it topped the singles chart for six weeks and became the year's bestselling single. The sample was used without permission. Several sources reported that Holloway reached a settlement and was paid damages, but the producer, Daniele Davoli, said in 2018 that only Salsoul Records, the owner of the master recording, received payment.

Holloway resented the use of her vocals: "I've been around for years trying to get this one hit record. It annoyed me knowing that Black Box were number one and I was not getting any credit for it." This followed a backlash against acts like Milli Vanilli and producers who had used Martha Wash's vocals without credit.

In 1992, she was billed alongside Cappella on the single "Take Me Away" (UK number 25). Later dance chart entries included "Share My Joy" and "What Goes Around Comes Around" (both credited to "GTS featuring Loleatta Holloway") in 2000, and "Relight My Fire" (credited to Martin featuring Holloway), which reached number five in 2003. "Love Sensation '06" reached number 37 on the UK Singles Chart.

Discography

Studio albums

{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;"

!rowspan=2|Year

!rowspan=2|Album

!colspan=2|Peak chart positions

!rowspan=2|Record label

|- style="font-size:smaller;"

!width=35|US

!width=35|US R&B

| rowspan=1| 1971

| align=left| "Rainbow "71""

| —

| align="left" rowspan=1

| rowspan=3| 1973

| align=left| "Part Time Lover, Full Time Fool"

| —

| align="left" rowspan=3|Loleatta (1973)

| align=left| "Mother of Shame"

| —

| 63

| —

| align=left| "Our Love"

| —

| 43

| —

| rowspan=1| 1974

| align=left| "H•e•l•p M•e M•y L•o•r•d"

| —

| align="left" rowspan=4| Cry to Me

| rowspan=3| 1975

| align=left| "Cry to Me"

| 68

| 10

| —

| align=left| "I Know Where You're Coming From"

| —

| 69

| —

| align=left| "Casanova"

| —

| rowspan=1| 1976

| align=left| "Worn Out Broken Heart"

| —

| 25

| —

| align="left" rowspan=5| Loleatta (1977)

| rowspan=4| 1977

| align=left|"Dreamin'"

| 72

| —

| rowspan=3| 3

| —

| align=left| "Hit and Run"

| —

| 56

| —

| align=left| "Ripped Off"

| —

| align=left| "We're Getting Stronger (The Longer We Stay Together)"

| —

| rowspan=3| 1978

| align=left| "Only You" (with Bunny Sigler)

| 87

| 11

| rowspan=3| 9

| —

| rowspan=3 align=left| Queen of the Night

| align=left| "I May Not Be There When You Want Me (But I'm Right on Time)"

| —

| align=left| "Catch Me On the Rebound"

| —

| 92

| —

| rowspan=1| 1979

| align=left| "That's What You Said"

| —

| 30

| —

|—

| align="left" rowspan=1| Loleatta Holloway

| rowspan=2|1980

| align=left| "Love Sensation"

| —

| 1

| —

| align="left" rowspan=2| Love Sensation

| align=left| "I've Been Loving You Too Long"

| —

| rowspan=1| 1983

| align=left| "Love Sensation" (re-release)

| —

| 45

| —

|—

| align="left" rowspan=11|

| rowspan=1| 1984

| align=left| "Crash Goes Love"

| —

| 86

| 5

| —

| rowspan=1| 1992

| align=left| "Strong Enough"

| —

| 35

| —

| rowspan=1| 1993

| align=left| "Love Sensation" (remix)

| —

| 32

| —

| rowspan=2| 1994

| align=left| "Stand Up!"

| —

| 68

| align=left| "The Queen's Anthem"

| —

| 77

| rowspan=1| 1995

| align=left| "I Survived"

| —

| 178

| rowspan=2| 2000

| align=left| "Chocolate Sensation" / "Ride on Time" (remix)

| —

| 9

| —

| align=left| "Dreamin'" (remix)

| —

| 1

| —

| 59

| 2005

| align=left| "Stand Up" (remix)

| —

| 44

| —

|—

| 2006

| align=left| "Love Sensation '06"

| —

| 49

| 37

|colspan=15 style="font-size:90%"|"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured performer

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! rowspan=2| Title

! rowspan=2| Artist

! colspan=5| Peak chart positions

! rowspan=2| Album

|- style="font-size:smaller;"

! width=35| US

! width=35| UK