She began gospel singing with her mother in the Holloway Community Singers and she has also recorded with Albertina Walker in The Caravans gospel group. Holloway was also a cast member of the Chicago troupe of Don't Bother Me I Can't Cope.
Holloway found moderate disco success when she placed eighteen songs on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, including four Number ones, and was featured on Dan Hartman's disco classic, "Vertigo / Relight My Fire". In the early 1980s, she had another dance hit with "Crash Goes Love", before she had her first Number one in the UK with "Ride On Time" by Black Box, which featured vocal samples from her own Salsoul recording, "Love Sensation". This happened again in 1991 when Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch featured her vocals in the chart topping cover version of the song "Good Vibrations". Although both songs were notorious for initial copyright infringements (see: white label), they did help elevate Holloway to legendary status in the dance music/disco community.
A more recent dance chart entry was "Relight My Fire" (credited to Martin featuring Loleatta Holloway), which hit #5 in 2003.
Her latest hit "Love Sensation '06" peaked at #22 in the Dutch Top 40[1] and reached #37 on the UK Singles Chart as well as #49 in Australia.
Holloway died on March 21, 2011 from heart failure. She was 64 years old. She is survived by her four children.
Catch Me On The Rebound
Loleatta Holloway Lyrics
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Catch me
On the rebound, baby
You′ll have to catch me
Catch me
On the rebound
I don't like what′s going down
I told you to stop that running around
Said you went out with the boys
To the game yesterday
I've been keeping up on the score
And the team didn't play
You′re falling out of love with me
But boy, can′t you see
I'm the referee
Watch out for the wall
You′re headed for the fall
You'll have to catch me
You′ll have to catch me
On the rebound, baby
You'll have to catch me
Catch me
On the rеbound
I don′t like what's going down
I told you to stop that running around
When you play around with my heart
Thеre's a penalty you′ll see
That use the judges would score
In favor of me
I think you′re trying to make a double play
But baby with me
It ain't that way
I play it by the rules
See, I′m nobody's fool
In Loleatta Holloway's song "Catch Me On the Rebound," the singer addresses her partner who she suspects is cheating on her. The lyrics suggest that the relationship is falling apart and the partner is not paying enough attention to the singer. She warns him that she won't stand for this behavior and that he will have to catch her on the rebound. She tells the partner that he's falling out of love with her and needs to stop running around with other women. The singer makes a sports analogy by saying that she's the referee in their relationship and he's headed for a fall.
The song continues by juxtaposing sports and love, suggesting that when the partner plays around with her heart, there will be a penalty in their relationship. The singer tells him that she's not interested in his double play antics and that she plays by the rules. The lyrics of the song suggest that the singer is a strong and assertive woman who won't tolerate her partner's bad behavior.
Overall, "Catch Me On the Rebound" is a song about a relationship that is falling apart because of infidelity, but the singer is determined to catch herself before she falls and moves on from the relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
Catch me
I am elusive and not easily caught.
Catch me
I am evading capture.
On the rebound, baby
You will have to catch me off the bounce from my previous relationship.
You'll have to catch me
I am not going to be caught easily.
Catch me
I am hard to keep up with and capture.
On the rebound
I have recently ended a relationship and I am not looking for another right away.
I don't like what′s going down
I do not approve of your behavior and actions.
I told you to stop that running around
I have previously expressed to you that I do not appreciate your infidelity.
Said you went out with the boys
You claimed to have spent time with your male friends.
To the game yesterday
You said you attended a sporting event with your friends.
I've been keeping up on the score
I have been monitoring your activities and behavior.
And the team didn't play
Your excuse for your absence was not valid.
You're falling out of love with me
I perceive that your commitment and feelings for me are weakening.
But boy, can’t you see
I am calling your attention to the situation.
I'm the referee
I will be the one to judge and make decisions about our relationship.
Watch out for the wall
You are approaching an obstacle or challenge.
You're headed for the fall
You are on a path towards failure or disappointment.
When you play around with my heart
Your actions are causing emotional distress.
There's a penalty you'll see
There are consequences for your actions.
That use the judges would score
Even an impartial authority figure would find fault with your behavior.
In favor of me
I am in the right in this situation.
I think you're trying to make a double play
You are attempting to deceive me in your actions and intentions.
But baby with me
I am not naive or easily fooled.
It ain't that way
I will not tolerate deception or disloyalty in our relationship.
I play it by the rules
I operate according to a moral and ethical standard.
See, I’m nobody's fool
I am intelligent and aware of the situation.
Writer(s): Norman Harris, Ronald Tyson
Contributed by Emma L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@tommoulton
I guess I will have to chime in here. I just finished the Salsoul Sound Of Tom Moulton box set coming out this spring and Catch Me On The Rebound is Jimmie Williams. I remix it about 7 months ago and being a big Fan of Ronnie Baker and also my good Friend Jimmie Williams they play different styles. Jimmie is more on the Funky side and he played on a lot of the Salsoul tracks and of course he is most famous for Ain't No stopping Us Now.
@stephanie6799
Thank you Tom for the Correction!
@rickjason1786
Tom Moulton Hi Tom, where can we get Loleatta's " Who Do U Think U R" ?
@rickjason1786
Tom Moulton "Who Do U Think U R " is one of the best records I've heard in many moons.
@gerardskiling4065
Thanks Tom for your great mixes.
Really like The Fantastic Johnny C. Waiting for the rain.
From London.
@antoniolicona1858
Wow..this track brings back some hellava memories especilly in Chicago at the music box 326 ron hardy baby.he used punk us so bad off this song it was ridiculous miss them days rip mr.Hardy we love u ..
@knight3a
Loleatta has at least 4 songs that are classic Chicago House cuts. Love Sensation, Catch Me on a Rebound, Hit and Run and Dreaming . She is by far the Queen of Disco House
@djpopcorn
Don't forget Runaway! ❤🎉
@knight3a
@@djpopcorn and Runaway 😂. How did I forget that classic song? 😂 ….Thank you
@djpopcorn
@@knight3a I was like what.....no he didn't! 😂