He secured her an album deal with Soul Train Records and work began on her first release. The Whispers returned the favor and appeared on background vocals, baby brother of course provided keyboards and co-wrote two songs. Lucas wrote four additional tunes.
"Simply Carrie" was released in 1977. The one and only 12" single pulled from the album cemented her name in disco history. From it's release, "I Gotta Keep Dancing" was an instant hit, racing to number one on the club charts. The song was penned by her cousin Malcolm Anthony, and cousins Merlin and Wayne Bell also wrote three songs for the album. The album was rounded out with ballads and R&B numbers aimed at making Carrie a MOR artist. The album was a real family affair.
By now Griffey and Lucas had become an "item" and both suffered from negative talk in the L.A. music scene. Undeterred they began work on her sophmore release, 1978's "Street Corner Symphony." The album had Greg on keyboards/arrangements, and even Griffey added his vocal lead on a track, The Whispers added backgrounds and served as co-producers as well. Once again a single 12" was released of the title track, a hommage to 1960's doo wop groups. This album was released on Griffey's own label the newly formed Solar Records (Sound Of Los Angeles Records).
Carrie had set a formula and true to it, she released one album and one 12" single in 1979. By now Griffey's stable of artists included Lakeside, The Whispers, Carrie Lucas, Shalamar, and Dynasty. He was enjoying considerable success with all of them and like the producers of the sixties he would cross-collaborate them. For her album "Carrie Lucas In Danceland" Griffey brought in Jody Watley (Shalamar) for backgrounds, Lakeside (co-producers and backgrounds) and Walter and Wallace Scott (Whispers) for backgrounds. Famed organist Kossi Gardner wrote (and played on) the hit "Dance With You" which propelled the album to the top of the dance charts. By the beginning of the new decade, with the outstanding success of "Dance With You," Carrie was poised for her most successful release yet.
1980's "Portrait Of Carrie" was her finest album and most popular, producing three smash hits. The first 12" was an updated reworking of her first hit, this time around entitled simply "Keep Smilin'." Followed by the cutesy "It's Not What You Got (It's How You Use It)" and then the pro-feminist anthem "Career Girl." This time around Dick shared production duties with Leon Sylvers and Kossi Gardner. Backgrounds were once again courtesy of The Whispers.
Carrie was slowly moving out of the music business and her next release wasn't until 1982. "Still In Love" recorded and released under the banner of Solar Records was now distributed by Elektra/Asylum. The album produced two 12" singles, "Men" and the more successful "Show Me Where You're Coming From." As usual Carrie surrounded herself with friends and family for the undertaking. Leon Sylvers co-produced and Walter and Wallace Scott were their co-producing and singing. As a sidenote the future Sheila E. co-wrote the title track.
Her last full length album was released in 1985. By now Griffey had started a new label under the distribution of MCA Records. The Constellation Records release "Horsin' Around" was her most ambitious ever. It spawned four 12" singles "Charlie," "Horsin' Around," "Summer In The Street" and "Hello Stranger." Her remake of the Barbara Lewis classic, "Hello Stranger" reached number 20 on the R&B charts and like Lewis, who had used The Dells, Carrie used The Whispers to create that smooth sound.
Carrie's last know recording was an appearance on the 1990 soundtrack to "Lambada: Set The Night On Fire." She performs the song "I Like The Rhythm." Carrie, now married to Dick Griffey has instead decided to retire from the music business and concentrate on married life and her beloved horses. Unidisc Records in Canada has released a "Greatest Hits" package that contains most of her 12" mixes in 1999. Perhaps someday she'll come out of retirement and grace the dancefloors once more?.
Dance With Me
Carrie Lucas Lyrics
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Dance with you
Dance with you
Dance with you
Dancing with you
Is all I want to do
Want to be with you all the time
(Dance with you)
Come on and dance with me baby
(Dance with you)
Make romance with me baby
(Dance with you)
I'm gonna I'm gonna
(Dance with you)
'Cause I want to I want to
Dancing the night away
Keep going to the break of day
Oh what I love can't you see
Please come and go with me
(Dance with you)
I've gotta keep dancing
(Dance with you)
Hey
(Dance with you)
Whoo whoo whoo whoo
(Dance with you)
I need ya I need ya
(Dance with you)
Have fun with me
(Dance with you)
I'm gonna sing while I swing with ya
(Dance with you)
Come on and ho ho ho
(Dance with you)
I like it I like it
Dancing with you
Is all I want to do
Can't get you off my mind
I want to be with you all the time
Dance with you
I want to stay with you boy
Dance with you
So I can play with you boy
Dance with you
Feels real good now
Dance with you
So good so good
Dance dance dance dance dance dance dance with you
I want to I want to I want to
Dance dance dance dance dance dance dance with you
I need ya I need ya I need ya
Dance dance dance dance dance dance dance with you
I've gotta I've gotta I've gotta
Show me the funk
Will make you jump
Dance with you
Show me the funk
Will make you jump
Dance with you
Show me the funk
Will make you jump
Dance with you
Show me the funk
Will make you jump
Dance with you
Dance dance dance dance dance dance dance with you
I want to I want to I want to
Dance dance dance dance dance dance dance with you
I need ya I need ya I need ya
Dance dance dance dance dance dance dance with you
I've gotta I've gotta I've gotta
In the song 'Dance with You' by Carrie Lucas, the singer expresses her desire to dance and spend time with someone she has feelings for. She sings of wanting to dance the night away with this person, not being able to get them off her mind, and wanting to be with them all the time. The repeated use of the phrase "Dance with you" emphasizes her desire and the importance of dancing and being with this person. The lyrics also include calls for this person to dance with her, to make romance, and to have fun together.
The repetition of the phrase "Dance with you" throughout the song creates a sense of urgency and desire, conveying Carrie Lucas's strong feelings for the person she is singing about. The up-tempo disco beat and catchy melody add to the song's joyful and celebratory tone, suggesting that dance and romance are the perfect combination for a good time. Overall, the song is a classic disco anthem about the power of dance and the desire for love and connection.
Line by Line Meaning
Dance with you
The act of dancing with the person specified in the song
Dancing with you
Is all I want to do
The singer wants to dance with the person exclusively because that's all they desire in life
Can't get you off my mind
Want to be with you all the time
The singer can't stop thinking about the person they want to dance with and just wants to be with them always
(Dance with you)
Come on and dance with me baby
(Dance with you)
Make romance with me baby
(Dance with you)
I'm gonna I'm gonna
(Dance with you)
'Cause I want to I want to
The singer is asking the person to dance with her and implying that there can be romance while doing so since she does want them to as well
Dancing the night away
Keep going to the break of day
Oh what I love can't you see
Please come and go with me
Singer wants to dance all night with the person and continue until the break of day and inviting them to accompany her because of how much she loves dancing with them
(Dance with you)
I've gotta keep dancing
(Dance with you)
Hey
(Dance with you)
Whoo whoo whoo whoo
(Dance with you)
I need ya I need ya
Singer announces that she's got to keep dancing with the person and needs them in order to keep doing so because it's that good
(Dance with you)
Have fun with me
(Dance with you)
I'm gonna sing while I swing with ya
(Dance with you)
Come on and ho ho ho
(Dance with you)
I like it I like it
Singer describes her desire to have fun with the person while they dance together, singing and swinging while doing so because she enjoys it so much
Dancing with you
Is all I want to do
Can't get you off my mind
I want to be with you all the time
The singer reiterates that dancing with the person is all she wants to do and that she can't stop thinking about them and wants to be with them always
Dance with you
I want to stay with you boy
Dance with you
So I can play with you boy
Dance with you
Feels real good now
Dance with you
So good so good
The singer wants to dance with the person so she can stay with them and play with them since it feels really good to do so
Dance dance dance dance dance dance dance with you
I want to I want to I want to
Dance dance dance dance dance dance dance with you
I need ya I need ya I need ya
Dance dance dance dance dance dance dance with you
I've gotta I've gotta I've gotta
Repetition of lines that describe the singers' wants, needs, and unstoppable desire to dance with the person
Show me the funk
Will make you jump
Dance with you
Show me the funk
Will make you jump
Dance with you
Show me the funk
Will make you jump
Dance with you
Show me the funk
Will make you jump
Dance with you
The song asks the band to play funky music, implying that dancing to it will make them jump and will accompany the person dancing with them
Lyrics © DistroKid, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: KOSSI GARDNER
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Jah Nawl
Killer cut from day one. Even though nothing unusual happens during the break, it still kills every time - the bass-line is that good! (Plus the engineer / mixer / band pushes it to the front of the mix at that time!) Then comes the organ riffing, guitar parts and claps, symphonic strings, timbales, the epitome of funky disco!
Harry Heath
This is one of the most banging happy songs disco ever produced it's a thriller
Mike C
One of the greatest uses of a sample ever by Armand here. X
Ruben Zamorano
Carrie Lucas.. Dance whit you.. Clásico de la música Disco.
onesyphorus Ὀνησίφορος
2:02
probably one of the best house songs of all time, I didn't even realise fully how great it was when I first heard it off RTRFM 3 years ago. I heard it yesterday and damn, it all came back to me and it felt crazy. the radio played a remix, but the youtube one was slightly different, but whatever!
Ruben Zamorano
Grandiosa orquestacion y agradables voces música alegre contagiosa y eterna.
Rosa Rojas
Fantastic song..classic forever.
Rosa Rojas
La Onda Disco, la mejor epoca de la musica Mundial.
Camarggio
I've been looking for this song for years, only i though the title was dance with me. Got it now. I can rest in peace now...
I really love it!
nnahoyZ - Electronic Music
🔥🔥 So much energy coming from this track 🔥🔥 Really love it !!!!