Forgotten Heroes? Tina Charles

**Videoskooter** · September 1st, 2006, 04:01 PM

I don't read a lot on this board about her???? Such a sweet little lady ;-)

A little mainstream perhaps but....

"I Love To Love"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdPA2sEfBdo

"Dr. Love"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ta0l9MZpgWM

"You set My Heart On Fire" I Like THIS one :lol:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIbWZAObw7k

**White Raven** · September 19th, 2006, 03:07 PM

Not forgotten! All I want – is disco love!!! Strong&rough disco-beat and fantastic solo with “waw-waw” guitar effect!!! Sounds great! Yea! One interesting thing: in 1980 one Soviet pop-group called “Zdravstvui Pesnia” (maybe “Hello Song”, translated from Russian) made cover version of "You set My Heart On Fire". It sounds very-very funny. Try to imagine Russian-folk-voice singing disco! I have this old vinyl. LOL!

**Mixmachine** · October 13th, 2006, 01:22 PM

catching Up!!:icon_mrgreen:

That Tina Charles was a cutie pie, she was big in South Florida's dance floors.

**Eman** · October 13th, 2006, 03:12 PM

I love Tina Charles! When she was popular, I never found her records except as British Imports!!! Loved her songs Love Bug/Sweets For My Sweet, Why, All Comes Back To You, I Love To Love and Dance Little Lady Dance....ooh and my all time favourite...Dr. Love!!!!

**Greg Wilson** · October 15th, 2006, 07:09 PM

From Feb '76 Time Capsule text:

The final British release featured is 'I Love To Love (But My Baby Loves To Dance)' by Tina Charles, which was produced by Biddu, an Indian musician who'd moved to Britain in the late 60's and subsequently made his name recording (originally as a b-side) 'Kung Fu Fighting', a number 1 on both sides of the Atlantic (and pretty much everywhere else) for Carl Douglas in 1974. Tina Charles had enjoyed success the previous year, singing lead on 'I'm On Fire', a top 5 hit for 5OOO Volts. Earlier in the same year, she had appeared as one of the backing vocalists (along with another noted British singer of the period, Linda Lewis) on Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel's chart topper, 'Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)'. Twelve months on she found herself back at number one, but this time as a solo artist, with a track that was based on two seminal Disco releases from 1974, George McCrae's 'Rock Your Baby' and 'Rock The Boat' by Hues Corperation. 'I Love To Love' is very much regarded as a pop track these days, but, at the time, it would just fail to reach the summit of Blues & Soul's UK singles chart, peaking at number 2. Incidentally, the bass player on the track, also Charles's partner of the time, was Trevor Horn, the seminal 80's record producer (Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Malcolm McLaren, ABC, Art Of Noise, Yes, Grace Jones etc).

www.samurai.fm/timecapsule/

**remicks** · October 17th, 2006, 01:46 AM

Originally Written by Greg Wilson

From Feb '76 Time Capsule text:

The final British release featured is 'I Love To Love (But My Baby Loves To Dance)' by Tina Charles, which was produced by Biddu, an Indian musician who'd moved to Britain in the late 60's and subsequently made his name recording (originally as a b-side) 'Kung Fu Fighting', a number 1 on both sides of the Atlantic (and pretty much everywhere else) for Carl Douglas in 1974. Tina Charles had enjoyed success the previous year, singing lead on 'I'm On Fire', a top 5 hit for 5OOO Volts.

This doesn't seem right .......I'M ON FIRE was released in 1973 ??

added: OK ... I get it I LOVE TO LOVE came out in '76 .... I'M ON FIRE ---1975....

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