Denise LaSalle

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Denise LaSalle album, 2004
Denise LaSalle album, 2004

Denise LaSalle (born Denise Allen, 16 July 1939, Leflore County, Mississippi) is an American Urban, R&B/Soul singer, songwriter, and record producer.

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[edit] Career

Raised in Belzoni, Mississippi, she sang in local churches before moving to Chicago in the early 1960s. She sat in with R&B musicians and wrote songs, influenced by country music as well as the blues, before winning a recording contract with Chess Records in 1967. Her first single, "A Love Reputation" was a modest regional hit.

After establishing an independent production company, Crajon, with her then husband Bill Jones, her first major success came in 1971 when her song, "Trapped By A Thing Called Love", released on Westbound Records, made # 1 on the national R&B chart and #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Follow-ups "Now Run And Tell That" and "Man Sized Job" also made the R&B Top Ten, and she continued to have hits on Westbound and then on ABC Records through the mid 1970s. She also carried on as a record producer and live performer.

In 1980 she signed as a singer and songwriter with Malaco Records, for whom she released a string of critically acclaimed albums through the 1980s and 1990s, starting with Lady in the Street (1986) and Right Place, Right Time (1984). Both albums became major successes among soul blues, R&B and soul fans and on Urban radio stations. She continues to work as a live performer, particularly at festivals, and more recently has issued more gospel tinged material.

Lasalle now resides in Jackson, Tennessee with her husband, James E. Wolfe, where they participate in the community.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

  • 1967 Love Reputation
  • 1972 Trapped By A Thing Called Love
  • 1973 On The Loose
  • 1975 Here I Am Again
  • 1976 Second Breath
  • 1977 The Bitch Is Bad
  • 1978 Under The Influence
  • 1978 Shot Of Love
  • 1979 Unwrapped
  • 1980 I´m So Hot
  • 1981 Guaranteed
  • 1983 A Lady In The Street
  • 1984 Right Place Right Time
  • 1985 Love Talkin'
  • 1985 My Toot Toot
  • 1986 Rain And Fire
  • 1987 It's Lying Time Again
  • 1989 Hittin´ Where It Hurts
  • 1989 Holdin’ Hands With The Blues
  • 1990 Still Trapped
  • 1992 Love Me Right
  • 1994 I´m Here Again ... Plus
  • 1995 Still Bad
  • 1997 Smokin’ In Bed
  • 1999 God’s Got My Back
  • 2000 This Real Woman
  • 2001 I Get What I Want – The Best Of
  • 2001 There’s No Separation
  • 2002 Still The Queen
  • 2003 My Toot Toot: Definitive Anthology
  • 2004 Wanted
  • 2007 Pay Before You Pump

[edit] Singles

  • 1967 "Love Reputation / One Little Thing"
  • 1970 "Trying To Forget / We’ve Got Love"
  • 1971 "Trapped By A Thing Called Love / Keep It Coming"
  • 1972 "Man Size Job / I’m Over You"*
  • 1972 "Deeper I Go Better It Gets / Now Run And Tell That"
  • 1972 "Heartbreaker Of The Year / Hung Up Strung Out"
  • 1972 "Too Late To Check Your Trap / Heartbreaker Of The Year"
  • 1972 "Right Track / Too Late To Check Your Trap"
  • 1973 "Don’t Nobody Live Here / Good Goody Getter"
  • 1973 "What Am I Doing Wrong / Your Man And Your Best Friend"
  • 1973 "Make A Good Thing Better/ What It Takes To Get A Good Woman"
  • 1974 "Get Up Off My Mind / Best Thing I Ever Had"
  • 1975 "Any Time Is The Right Time / My Brand On You"
  • 1975 "Here I Am Again/ Hung Up Strung Out"
  • 1975 "Count Down / A Promise Is A Promise (And Fly Me To The Moon)"
  • 1976 "Married But Not To Each Other / Who’s The Fool"
  • 1976 "Hellfire Loving / Versions"
  • 1977 "One Life To Live / Before You Take It To The Street"
  • 1977 "Love Me Right / Fool Me Good"
  • 1977 "Freedom To Express Yourself / Second Breath"
  • 1977 "Before You Take It To The Street"
  • 1978 "P.A.R.T.Y. (Where Is It?) / Under The Influence"
  • 1978 "Working Overtime / No Matter What They Say"
  • 1979 "Think About It / Versions"
  • 1980 "Try My Love / May The Funk B With You"
  • 1980 "I’m So Hot / Versions"
  • 1981 "I’m Trippin’ On You / O’ll Get Some Help (& Satisfaction)"
  • 1983 "Down Home Blues / X-Rated Versions"
  • 1983 "Lady In The Street / I Was Not The Best Woman"
  • 1983 "Lay Me Down / I Was Telling Him About You"
  • 1983 "Come To Bed / Keeps Me Running Back"
  • 1983 "Come To Bed / I Was Not The Best Woman"
  • 1984 "Right Place Right Time / Come To Bed"
  • 1984 "Right Place Right Time / Bump And Grind"
  • 1984 "Treat Your Man Like A Baby / Come To Bed"
  • 1984 "He’s Not Available / Right Place Right Time"
  • 1985 "My Toot Toot / Give Me Yo Most Strongest Whisky"
  • 1985 "Santa Claus Got The Blues / Love Is A Five Letter Word"
  • 1986 "Let The Four Winds Blow / Sometimes / Right Time, Right Place"
  • 1986 "What’s Going On In My House / Learnin’ How To Cheat On You"
  • 1989 "Bring It On Home To Me / Write This One Off"
  • 1989 "I Forgot To Remember / Caught In Your Own Mess"
  • 1989 "Don’t Cry No More / Eee Tee"
  • 1990 "Drop That Zero / Trapped 1990"
  • 1992 "Don’t Pick It Up / Don’t Jump My Pony"
  • 1992 "When We’re Making Love / Don’t Pick It Up"
  • 1992 "Don’t Jump My Pony / Juke Box Strip"
  • 1992 "Fool Me Good / Love Me Right"
  • 1995 "Right Side Of The Wrong Bed"
  • 1995 "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy"
  • 2001 "There's No Separation"