Birth name Canzetta Maria Staton Born March 13, 1940 (age 74) Hanceville, Alabama United States Genres Gospel, soul, R&B, House/Dance Occupations Musician Instruments Vocals Years active 1953–present Labels Apollo, Savoy, Warner Bros. Associated acts The Source Website Candi Staton Candi Staton (/ˈsteɪtən/; born Canzetta Maria Staton; March 13, 1940, Hanceville, Alabama)[1] is an American soul and gospel singer, best known for her 1970 remake of Tammy Wynettes Stand By Your Man and her 1976 disco hit Young Hearts Run Free. In Europe her biggest selling record is the anthemic You Got The Love from 1986 released in collaboration with The Source. Staton was inducted into the Christian Music Hall of Fame.[2] Contents [hide] 1 Biography 1.1 Early years 1.2 Solo career 2 Personal life 3 Discography 3.1 Albums 3.2 Singles 4 References 5 External links Biography[edit] Early years[edit] At the age of eleven or twelve, Staton and her sister Maggie were sent to the Jewell Christian Academy in Nashville, Tennessee. Her vocal abilities quickly set her apart from the crowd; the schools pastor teamed the two sisters with a third girl(Naomi Harrison) to form the Jewell Gospel Trio. As teenagers, they toured the traditional gospel circuit in the 1950s with The Soul Stirrers, C. L. Franklin, and Mahalia Jackson. They recorded several sides for Nashbro, Apollo, and Savoy Records between 1953 and 1963.[citation needed] Solo career[edit] Candi Staton onstage at Guilfest 2012 In 1968, Staton launched her solo career as a Southern soul stylist, garnering 16 R&B hits for Rick Halls Fame Studios and gaining the title of First Lady of Southern Soul for her Grammy-nominated R&B renditions of the songs Stand by Your Man and In the Ghetto.[3] Staton appeared on the September 23, 1972 edition (Season 2, Episode 1) of Soul Train. In 1975, Staton began collaborating with producer David Crawford on disco songs such as Young Hearts Run Free, which reached #1 on the US R&B charts, #2 in the UK Singles Chart and went Top 20 on the Pop Hot 100 [4] during the summer of 1976. It was remixed and re-released in 1986 reaching the UK Top 50.[4] Follow up song Destiny hit the Top 50 in the UK.[4] Candis version of Nights on Broadway hit the UK Top 10 in 1977;[4] it had been a US Billboard hit for the Bee Gees over a year before. In 1978, she scored another Top 50 hit in the UK with Honest I Do I Love You.[4] In 1979, from her album Chance Staton released album single When You Wake Up Tomorrow (co-written by Patrick Adams and Wayne K. Garfield) and the title song Chance, a TOP 20 R&B charted record. Other Dance club chart hits included When You Wake Up Tomorrow and Victim. In 1982, Candi again hit the UK chart with a version of Elvis Presleys Suspicious Minds.[4][5] In 1997, singer Kym Mazelle recorded Young Hearts Run Free for the film adaption of Romeo and Juliet.[6] In 1982, Staton returned to gospel music. She married her fourth husband, John Sussewell (drummer for Ashford & Simpson and also Dory Previns sixth album). Together they founded Beracah Ministries in Atlanta, Georgia with help from Jim and Tammy Faye Bakkers PTL Ministries.[3] She has since recorded eight gospel albums, two of which received Grammy Award nominations. In popular culture [show] In 1991, she returned to popular mainstream charts by lending her vocals to The Sources Top Ten British hit, You Got the Love, a club-styled dance hit that sold two million copies and that is still considered a seminal classic of that era, leading to many remixes and cover versions being created.[citation needed] Staton signed with Intersound Records in 1995. In 2000, she released her eleventh album, Heres a Blessing. In 2004, the British record label Honest Jons released a compilation CD of her country-soul work from the late 1960s and early 1970s, the self-titled Candi Staton, and Staton followed it up with a secular project in 2006 entitled His Hands, produced by Mark Nevers of Lambchop and with the title track written by Will Oldham. Two of Statons children, Cassandra Hightower (background vocals) and Marcus Williams (drums), joined her on the CD. A second studio album for Honest Jons, titled Whos Hurting Now?, appeared in 2009. Statons television show New Direction aired on TBN. Staton has also made appearances on the Praise the Lord telecast with Paul Crouch and his wife Jan Crouch.[5] Personal life[edit] Staton has been married five times: Joe Williams (1959–1968) (divorced) 4 children; Marcus Williams Marcel Williams Terry Williams Cassandra Hightower Clarence Carter (1970–1973) (divorced) 1 child; Clarence Carter Jr. Jimmy James (1974-1977) John Sussewell (1980–1998) (divorced)[7] Otis Nixon (2010–2012) (divorced)[8] Discography[edit] Main article: Candi Staton discography Albums[edit] Im Just a Prisoner (1970) Stand By Your Man (1971) Candi Staton (1972) Candi (1974) Young Hearts Run Free (1976) UK #34[4] Music Speaks Louder Than Words (1977) House of Love (1978) Chance (1979) Candi Staton (1980) Nightlites (1982) Make Me An Instrument (1983) The Anointing (1985) Sing A Song (1986) Love Lifted Me (1988) Stand Up And Be A Witness (1990) Standing On The Promises (1991) I Give You Praise (1993) Its Time (1995) Cover Me (1997) Outside In (1999) Heres a Blessing (2000) Christmas In My Heart (2000) Glorify (2001) Proverbs 31 Woman (2002) His Hands (2006) The Ultimate Gospel Collection (2006) I Will Sing My Praise to You (2008) Whos Hurting Now? (Release: spring 2009) Singles[edit] Id Rather Be An Old Mans Sweetheart (Than a Young Mans Fool) (1969) R&B #9 US #46 Im Just A Prisoner (Of Your Good Lovin) (1969) R&B #13 US #56 Sweet Feeling (1970) R&B #5 US #60 Stand By Your Man (1970) R&B #4 US #24 He Called Me Baby (1971) R&B #9 US #52 In The Ghetto (1972) R&B #12 US #48 Do It In The Name Of Love (1973) R&B #17 US #80 As Long as He Takes Care of Home (1974) R&B #6 US #51 Young Hearts Run Free (1976) US #20 UK #2 R&B #1 (1986 re-release #47, 1999 re-release #29) Destiny (1976) UK #41 Nights On Broadway (1977) UK #6 R&B #16 US #102 Honest I Do Love You (1978) UK #48 R&B #77 Victim (1978) R&B #17 When You Wake Up Tomorrow (1979) R&B #13 Suspicious Minds (1982) UK #31 You Got The Love (1986) UK #95 R&B #88 You Got The Love (The Source featuring Candi Staton - 1991) UK #4 (1997 re-release UK #3 (Now Voyager Mix), 2005 import release UK #60, 2006 You Got the Love (New Voyager Mix) (featuring Candi Staton - re-release) #7 UK) Love On Love (1999) UK #27 Young Hearts Run Free (re-recording) (1999) UK #29 I Just Cant Get To Sleep At All (2000) Energise Records, UK; limited release Love Sweet Sound Groove Armada featuring Candi Staton (2007) Wilder Side Rasmus Faber & Alf Tumble featuring Candi Staton (2010)[4] Hallelujah Anyway (2012)
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