Carl Carlton ~ Everlasting Love 1974 Disco Purrfection Version

Another great Detroit born and bred soul artist! His producers capitalized on his vocal similarity to the then Little Stevie Wonder. Soul songs like “So What“ and “Don’t You Need A Boy Like Me“ recorded on the Lando and Action record labels are worth seeking out so you can hear it for yourself. These two singles were jumpin’ and were in the Motown vein of soul. Signed to Back Beat Records, in 1968, he had to wait until the release of his discofied version of the Robert Knight classic “Everlasting Love“. The superior production really punched up the driving energy of the song and it peaked at #6 on the Hot 100 in October of 1974. Back Beat was absorbed by ABC Records and as a result Carl’s royalties were in dispute for years, stalling a very promising career. But you can’t keep a good man down and Carl was championed by Leon Haywood who penned “She’a A Bad Mama Jama“ for him in 1981 and the story of that song can be read here