After a few years as an actress Douglas decided to concentrate on her music career and in the early 1970s she landed the role of lead singer for the reformed soul group The Chantels. She toured the U.S. with the group for a while before receiving a record contract with Midland International Records in 1974 as a solo act. The first single released under the label, "Doctor's Orders", became a hit, reaching #2 on Billboard magazine's Disco chart, #9 R&B and #11 on the Billboard Hot 100. The follow up single "A Hurricane Is Coming Tonite" became a minor hit, reaching #81 on Billboard's Hot 100. In 1976 she hit #1 on the disco chart with "Midnight Love Affair" / "Crime Don't Pay", both from her second album Midnight Love Affair. The single also reached the #96 spot on Cash Box magazine's top 100 chart. The following year she recorded the track "You Make Me Feel the Music" for the soundtrack to the 1977 motion picture The Haunted.
"So You Win Again" was arranged by Michael Zager whose presence on Douglas' 1978 album release Burnin' resulted in a critical (if not commercial) upswing. Burnin' also featured Douglas' version of the Bee Gees' "Night Fever" - not a Zager arrangement - which became Douglas' only entry in the UK Singles Chart at #66.
Douglas' 1979 album Come Into My Life was an obvious bid to re-charge her club popularity: only six tracks long with production by Greg Carmichael who had enjoyed several disco hits with studio groups, but the single "I Got The Answer" was only a mild club success. Although she did not appear in the disco themed movie Saturday Night Fever, Douglas was enough of a disco star that her name appears on the marquee of the disco featured in the movie. Even though Douglas would go on to chart over a half-dozen other hits on the U.S. disco chart, none of them would reach the success on the mainstream pop charts like "Doctor's Orders".In 1981, Douglas' cover of the Three Degrees' "My Simple Heart" was released on 20th Century Records as by then the Midland International (aka Midsong) was defunct. "My Simple Heart" was also Douglas' debut on Carrere Records based in Paris where Douglas lived for a time: in the early 1980s Carrère handled Douglas' European releases while in the US Douglas was signed to O'Loughlin's Next Plateau label. Her last album to date 'I Got Your Body', renamed 'Love Zone' in the US and Canada, was released in 1983 including her latest four 12" singles from 1981 to 1983: "My Simple Heart", "You're Not So Hot", "I Got Your Body" and "Got Ya Where I Want Ya". The cut "You're Not So Hot" reached #71 in France (1982).
The retro-boom of the 1990s put Douglas back on the road touring and making personal appearances at a number of special events including the Martin Luther King Concert Series, Beatstock '97, Saturday Night Fever 20th Anniversary Reunion and the Dance Music Hall of Fame ceremony. In 2003, she returned to the recording studio when she was invited to sing backing vocals on Wanda Dee's Goddess Is Here! CD. During this period, she also re-recorded a number of her hits, which were also released.
In the Morning
Carol Douglas Lyrics
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All alone without a care
Now I′ll build my world around you
If in the morning you'll be there
I never gave up my love so easily
To any man who came along
Now you′re takin' everything
I never knew that I had
So much more to give
In the morning will you still be there
Lying next to me with sunlight in your hair
In the morning will you touch me
With your eyes and smile
I don′t want no other love
Cause you′re the best I ever had
Loving you will not be easy
I'll take the good times with the bad
I never gave up my love so easily
To any man who came along
Now you′re takin' everything
You′re all that makes me live
I never knew that I had
So much more to give
In the morning will you still be there
Lying next to me with sunlight in your hair
In the morning will you touch me
With your eyes and smile
In the morning will you still be there
Lying next to me with sunlight in your hair
In the morning will you touch me
With your eyes and smile
Will you still be there?
Sunlight in your hair
Will you still be there?
Stay with me
Will you still be there?
Sunlight in your hair
Will you still be there?
Stay with me
Will you still be there?
Sunlight in your hair
Will you still be there?
Stay with me
Midnight love affair
In the morning
Will you still be here?
Midnight love affair
In the morning
Will you still be here?
Will you still be here?
Will you still be here?
The song "In the Morning" by Carol Douglas is a love song that explores the vulnerability and depth of the singer's love for their partner. The lyrics describe how the singer has found someone special, and they are ready to build their world around them. The singer acknowledges that they have never given up their love so easily, but they are willing to take the good times and the bad with this person because they are the best they ever had. The repetition of the phrase "will you still be there?" shows the singer's fear of losing this person and their desire for them to stay in the morning.
The chorus, "In the morning will you still be there, lying next to me with sunlight in your hair, in the morning will you touch me with your eyes and smile," is particularly poignant as it captures the singer's hope that their love will endure the night and last into the morning. The use of natural imagery, such as sunlight and hair, further emphasizes the beauty of the singer's love for their partner.
Overall, the song is a passionate and heartfelt declaration of love. The singer's vulnerability and willingness to open themselves up to this person create a powerful emotional resonance that is sure to resonate with listeners.
Line by Line Meaning
Only yesterday I found you
Recently, I met you
All alone without a care
At that time, you were not worried about anything
Now I'll build my world around you
I will make you the center of my life
If in the morning you'll be there
Assuming you will be present with me tomorrow morning
I never gave up my love so easily
Before you, I have not loved someone so quickly
To any man who came along
I have never had this kind of love with anyone before
Now you're takin' everything
Now you have control of everything
You're all that makes me live
You are the only person who gives meaning to my life
I never knew that I had
I did not realize that I possessed
So much more to give
So much love to share with a person
In the morning will you still be there
Are you going to be present with me tomorrow morning?
Lying next to me with sunlight in your hair
Are you still going to be sleeping next to me with sunlight reflecting on your hair?
In the morning will you touch me
Will you still reach out and touch me in the morning?
With your eyes and smile
With the look in your eyes and smile on your face
I don't want no other love
I do not have any interest in loving someone else
Cause you're the best I ever had
Because you are the best romantic partner I have ever had
Loving you will not be easy
Being in a romantic relationship with you is not simple
I'll take the good times with the bad
I am willing to endure the difficult moments in our relationship because of the good moments
Will you still be there?
You will still be present?
Sunlight in your hair
Sunlight shining on your hair
Stay with me
Do not leave me
Midnight love affair
A romantic encounter that took place at midnight
In the morning
Tomorrow morning
Will you still be here?
Will you still be present with me?
Will you still be here?
Will you still be near me?
Will you still be here?
Will you still love me?
Writer(s): The Reverend Gary Davis
Contributed by Molly V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@funtimeslondon
I saw her do this live in NY - Studio 54 ... in 1984. Sweet woman ...
@thomassebastiano3618
great song reminds me of the old disco days in Brooklyn New York great fun great times in my life thank you Carol Douglas !!
@luishurtadoacosta6481
Hace varios años que no escuche a Carol Douglas ❤❤❤❤eres un gran legendaria de la música Disco
@karimgateau8653
👍….....From Paris ( France )
@FIGHTSEEN
A disco queen with a smooth elegant sound.
@joseantoniobranco9404
Simply cool... Classic disco sound!!!
@ibanT
Lovely song!
@VicSabb
Kool Album
@stefandautun8890
ex L an !!!
@philippemeunier842
Bof Elle Est Coupee