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Dorothy Moore She made you "Misty Blue". She made you ruminate on "Funny How Time Slips Away". She demanded "Let The Music Play" and you danced. She invited you to a "Special Occasion" and she always has her heart open "With Pen In Hand". Well, now she's asking her man (and bootleggers) "What You Doing With The Money?" Born in Jackson, Mississippi on October 13, 1946, Dorothy Moore is a usually remembered as the sweet voiced siren who sang "Misty Blue" but there's much more to this living legend. Moore started singing background at a local studio after high school while singing in clubs around Jackson. In 1966, she signed her first deal with Epic singing lead with a trio, the Poppies. The girl group was produced by Billy Sherrill and recorded for Epic Records, with "Lullaby of Love" becoming a regional hit. Three more singles and the album "Lullaby Of Love" was released before the group folded. Moore continued as a solo act and kept the Mid-South Review rolling. She recorded two unsuccessful singles ("See How They've Done My Love" and "Same Old Feeling") for Avon Records, and then worked with a Malaco production distributed by the GSF label entitled "Cry Like A Baby" b/w "Just the One I've Been Looking For"; it stayed on the R&B chart for five weeks in 1973. A duet on Chimneyville Records with King Floyd called "Don't Let Go" received good airplay and set the stage for her calling card "Misty Blue" in 1976. The song was a #1 R&B and #3 pop single while another 1976 single, "Funny How Time Slips Away", reached #7 R&B. Moore continued on Malaco through the '80s, landing one more Top 10 Pop hit in 1977 with "I Believe You", which earned Dorothy Moore one of Record World’s Top Female Vocalists of the year. "I Believe You" was also a #1 R & B single, and went to number one in the UK.She signed with the reactivated Volt label in the late '80s and recorded two LPs for them before returning to Malaco for the rest of her '90s work. In September 2002, "Please Come Home for Christmas" on her own label, Farish Street Records of Mississippi. She released a single, "Dorothy Moore Sings the National Anthem." and has released three more discs on Farish Street as of 2018. Album Discography "Misty Blue" (Malaco 1976) The
Only Time You Ever Say You Love Me 3:31
Let The Music Play
3:47
Special Occasion 3:49
Once
Or Twice
Talk
To Me / Every Beat Of My Heart 3:45
UK Compilation of 1976 & 1977 tracks A1 Misty Blue 3:38 "Giving It Straight To You" (A&M 1986) 1 Keep Your Eyes On
Jesus "Time Out For Me" (Volt 1988) Walk Through This
Pain
Didn't Take The Time
Feel The Love
Read Me My Rights
1 Misty Blue
1 You Should Have
Been Good To Me
1. Love Me One More
Time (For Old Time's Sake)
1. We Can Love
1 Christmas Everyday
I'm
Doing Alright ***1/2 It had been a too long 9 years since the last all studio set (Malaco's "More Of Moore" ) from the fabulous Dorothy Moore (excluding a 2002 Christmas cd) but now she's back and better than just "alright" with this independently released showcase for her trusty pipes. That smooth, aching voice that captivated us with "Misty Blue" is today more husky and earthy, which perfectly matches the bluesy title track, a song written by the unheralded Rue Davis. This straight blues shuffle is heavy on percussion and tasty synth horns with sentiments similar to Deadric Malone's "Ain't Doin' Too Bad". She visits blues again with "What You Doing With The Money", where Moore's man is spending more than they're taking in. The song was recently done by Barabra Carr as well. The set also closes with a gospel-kissed piano blues, "What Is This?" but this 11-song disc is quite varied in style overall. First and foremost- Dorothy is a singer. The tender "Single Mother" is an empathetic Urban Adult Contemporary winner that I'd like to program right before Little Milton's "Strugglin' Lady" on a mix tape. Speaking of this latter George Jackson-written track, Jackson is also credited with the breezy dancer "Must Be Another Woman Involved". Further displaying her elasticity she masterfully handles the 1920s Bessie Smith classic "Do Your Duty", featuring some hip scats and she updates Dinah Washington's classic "What A Difference A Day Makes". In the liners she says "I chose to bring up the tempo, expand her jazz flavor and modernize backing vocals". That you did Ms. Moore! Another delight is the pretty Southern Soul toe-tapper "My Man Is In Town" and fans of her soul balladry will find "Stand Up And Try To Be Strong" pure honey. Don't make us wait another 9 years Dorothy! Also check out her live set "Gittin' Down Live!"
Talk
to Me
1. Coming Down With the Blues
1 I'm Happy with the One I've Got
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"Dorothy Moore" (Malaco 1977)
"Once More With
Feeling" (Malaco 1978)
"Definitely Dorothy" (Malaco
1979)
"Talk To Me" (Malaco
1980)
"The Dorothy Moore Album" (Embassey/CBS 1980)
"Winner" (Volt 1989)
"Feel The Love" (Malaco 1990)
"Stay Close To Home" (Malaco 1992)
"Misty Blue & Other Greatest Hits" (Malaco
1996)
"More Moore" (Malaco 1997)
"Songs To Love By" (601 Music 1998)
"Greatest Hits" (Varese Vintage 2001)
"Please Come Home For Christmas" (Farish Street 2002)
"I'm Doing Alright" (Farish Street 2005)
"Gittin' Down
Live" (Farish Street 2007)
"Blues
Heart" (Farish Street 2012)
"I'm
Happy With The One I Got Now" (Farish Street 2020)