Tracks were cut at LAW and Paramount and Sunset studios in LA. Recording Studios in 1984-5, with producer Lee Waters. She was working on solo album in Las Vegas at L.A.W. She became best known for the hit (You're) Having My Baby, a duet with Paul Anka. Also recorded "Make It Up To Me Baby" on the Buddah label in 1973, written by Anka and Harris and very much sought after by soul collectors. Odia Coates (born 1942 in Vicksburg, Mississippi, in Oakland, California) was an American soul singer. Both songs come from her only self-titled solo album released in 1975 by United Artists Records with producer Rick Hall. She had minor success as a solo artist with the Anka-penned track "You Come And You Go" and a cover of the Electric Light Orchestra song Showdown. In Australia, "One Man Woman" peaked at number 35, while "(I Believe) There's Nothing Stronger Than Our Love" peaked at number 83, both in 1975. She recorded "Make It Up To Me in Love", (a sequel, ) to "One Man Woman/One Woman Man", with Anka in 1977. The two recorded several more Top 10 & Top 20 hits, including 1974's " One Man Woman/One Woman Man" and 1975's " I Don't Like to Sleep Alone" and "(I Believe) There's Nothing Stronger Than Our Love". Anka was pleased with the results (both artistically and commercially the song reached number one) and recorded several more songs with her. One of the biggest teen idols of the late '50s, Paul Anka moved to the adult sphere several years later and became a successful performer, songwriter, music businessman, and recording artist, remaining so well into the new millennium. Having heard Coates singing on an Edwin Hawkins Singers gospel album, he decided to use her on the recording as it needed a female voice. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on August 24-September 7, 1974. Work with Paul AnkaĬoates is best remembered for her duet with Paul Anka, " (You're) Having My Baby", that went to No. She eventually became a member of the Northern California State Youth Choir, co-founded by Edwin Hawkins and laters Sisters Love. As a young child her family moved to Watts, California, where her father served as pastor in the Beautiful Gates Church Of God In Christ, where she sang in the church choir. The daughter of an evangelical minister, Odia Coates was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi. One Man Woman/One Woman Man - Paul Anka And Odia Coates Feat. Discovered using Shazam, the music discovery app. Odia Coates (November 13, 1941 – May 19, 1991) was an American singer, best known for her high-profile hits with Canadian singer-songwriter Paul Anka. Odia Coates, 23,034 Shazams, featuring on ’70s Love Song Essentials, and Paul Anka Essentials Apple Music playlists. Awesome cross-over modern soul/disco, released by Family Groove most definitely.
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Cinemulatto is all about laying down truth, whether it’s how to raise a mixed-race child, defining the New Tragic Mulatto, or simply locating oneself in an oft-baffling existence. Odia Coates Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family Odia Coates (Novem May 19, 1991) was an American singer, best known for her high-profile hits with Canadian singer-songwriter Paul Anka. Written By Paul Anka :Click on (cc) captions to activate the subtitles First Appeared on Odia Coates Odia Coates - 1975 - Lyrics :There was a time when m.