Carol Deene

Carol Deene
Birth name Carole Carver
Born 3 August 1944
Thurnscoe, Yorkshire, England
Genres Pop
Occupation(s) Singer
Instruments Vocals
Years active 1960s–1970s
Labels Various

Carol Deene (born Carole Carver,[1] 3 August 1944, Thurnscoe, Yorkshire, England)[2] is an English former pop singer.

After appearing on Joan Regan's BBC TV programme Be My Guest in 1961,[3] when she was 16, Deene was signed to the HMV label, and scored three Top 40 hits on the UK Singles Chart in 1962. "Norman" reached number 24 in January 1962, "Johnny Get Angry" reached number 32 in July, and "Some People" hit number 25 in August.[1] Her first chart hit was "Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)", a number 44 entry in the UK chart in October 1961.[1]

In 1962, Deene briefly hosted her own show on Radio Luxembourg.[4] Despite a serious car accident in 1966,[4] Deene continued to record throughout the 1960s and into 1970, and regularly toured the northern clubs. After another car crash in 1974,[4] she only recorded sporadically for a number of labels until the late 1970s.[3] She now lives in Spain where she manages a radio station with her husband.[4]

In January 1997, Diamond Records released a compilation album of Deene's work, entitled Johnny Get Angry.[5]

Single discography

Year Record catalogue numberTitleB-side UK Singles Chart[1]
1961 HMV POP922"Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)""Don't Forget" 44
1962 HMV POP973"Norman""On The Outside Looking In" 24
HMV POP1027"Johnny Get Angry""Somebody's Smiling (While I'm Crying)" 32
HMV POP1058"Some People""Kissin'" 25
HMV POP1086"James""It Happened Last Night" -
1963 HMV POP1123"Let Me Do It My Way""Growin' Up" -
HMV POP1200"Oh Oh Oh Willie""I Want To Stay Here" -
1964 HMV POP1275"Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?""Love is Wonderful" -
HMV POP1337"The Very First Kiss""Hard To Say Goodnight" -
1965 HMV POP1405"Most People Do""I Can't Forget Someone Like You" -
Columbia DB7743"He Just Don't Know""Up In The Penthouse" -
1966 Columbia DB7890"Dancing In Your Eyes""Please Don't Be Unfaithful Again" -
1967 Columbia DB8107"Love Not Have I""Time" -
1968 CBS 3206"When He Wants A Woman""I'm Not Crying" -
1969 Conquest CXT102"One More Chance""Invisible Tears" -
1970 Pye 7N45008"Windmill in Old Amsterdam""Little Mr. Baggy Breeches" -

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 147. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. "Carol Deene". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Larkin C 'Virgin Encyclopedia of Sixties Music' (Muze UK Ltd, 1997) ISBN 0-7535-0149-X p148
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Carol Deene". 45-rpm.org.uk. 1944-08-03. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
  5. "Johnny Get Angry - Carol Deene : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. 1997-01-16. Retrieved 2013-02-07.