Claudine Clark | |
---|---|
Also known as | Joy Dawn |
Born | Macon, Georgia, U.S. | April 26, 1941
Genres | R&B |
Claudine Clark (born April 26, 1941) [1] is an American R&B musician, best known as the singer and composer of the 1962 hit " Party Lights", [2] which reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Clark was born in Macon, Georgia, United States, [1] but grew up in Philadelphia, and she began recording in 1958 for the Herald record label, with her debut single, "Angel of Happiness". [1] She was backed on that recording by the Spinners. [1] Clark then moved to New York, but she also found no commercial return from her recording on Gotham Records, before moving to Chancellor Records. [1] Clark then had a hit with her second single for Chancellor, with her self-penned "Party Lights". Originally the B-side of the label's preference for the A-side, "Disappointed", "Party Lights" peaked at No.5 on the Billboard Hot 100. [1] Clark's follow-ups, "Walk Me Home from the Party" and "Walkin' Through a Cemetery", were commercial failures. [1]
She continued to record and compose, including under the alias Joy Dawn for the Swan Records label, but saw no further tangible success. [1]
Claudine Clark | |
---|---|
Also known as | Joy Dawn |
Born | Macon, Georgia, U.S. | April 26, 1941
Genres | R&B |
Claudine Clark (born April 26, 1941) [1] is an American R&B musician, best known as the singer and composer of the 1962 hit " Party Lights", [2] which reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Clark was born in Macon, Georgia, United States, [1] but grew up in Philadelphia, and she began recording in 1958 for the Herald record label, with her debut single, "Angel of Happiness". [1] She was backed on that recording by the Spinners. [1] Clark then moved to New York, but she also found no commercial return from her recording on Gotham Records, before moving to Chancellor Records. [1] Clark then had a hit with her second single for Chancellor, with her self-penned "Party Lights". Originally the B-side of the label's preference for the A-side, "Disappointed", "Party Lights" peaked at No.5 on the Billboard Hot 100. [1] Clark's follow-ups, "Walk Me Home from the Party" and "Walkin' Through a Cemetery", were commercial failures. [1]
She continued to record and compose, including under the alias Joy Dawn for the Swan Records label, but saw no further tangible success. [1]