![]() ![]() A 39 hit recording career that spanned 13 years saw her distinctive vocals surpass many others emerging on the scene. This led onto a deal with Epic Records in 1976 with "Charlotte" being dropped for the more catchy "Charly". She sang in her brother's band, known as Charlotte and the Volunteers, had regular appearances on the local country music show "Mid-South Jamboree" and toured with artists such as O. Born 26th March 1956 native Tennessean Charlotte Denise McClain's country music preferences blended in well with the rock, jazz and blues sounds that surrounded her as she grew up in Memphis, a city that's a real melting pot of music. Why have a "Biggest Hits" in 1985 when a "Greatest Hits" came out three years earlier? But the releases, with different recordings, simply prove the immense success of this singer as she quickly piled one hit upon another. Charly McClain 'Anthology' (well worth it if you're a Charly McClain fan) This is THE definitive retrospective for Charly McClain's hit making years at Epic Records, as it contains all but one of her hits from the label from 1976 to 1987 (the only hit missing is a duet with her husband Wayne Massey called 'When Love Is Right', which was a 74 hit in 1986 off of the album of the same name. The two albums twinned in this collection might cause slight confusion by their titles. ![]()
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