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Charlene Marilynn Oliver (née D'Angelo; born June 1, 1950), better known mononymously as Charlene, is an American easy-listening and R&B singer best known for the song "I've Never Been to Me", which, initially being a commercial flop upon its original release in 1977, became a worldwide hit upon a re-release in 1982 and has remained an enduring adult contemporary music staple.
When the song was revived in 1982, the version being played on radio was the take with the monologue (from the Prodigal LP Charlene, P6 10015S1). This version was the one Motown re-issued, not the Songs of Love single version from 1977 (Prodigal, P610018S1). [6] [7] The song was never actually re-recorded by Charlene in 1982. [citation needed]
Charlene is the debut album by Charlene. [1] The two singles released from the album, "It Ain't Easy Comin' Down" and "I've Never Been to Me", both reached No.97 in the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1977. The latter of these was re-released in 1982, reaching No. 3 in the US, and No. 1 in the UK.
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The Billboard Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best-performing songs of the United States. Published by Billboard magazine, the data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based collectively on each single's weekly physical and digital sales, airplay, and, since 2012, streaming.
The funk track "Uptown Funk" by British producer Mark Ronson, featuring American singer Bruno Mars, who co-wrote and voiced the lyrics was named the number 1 song of 2015, despite being released in late 2014. It spent the longest time at number 1 for the year, 14 weeks, and spent the entire year in the Top 40 region.
The song was a multi-format success, peaking at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 on May 1, 1970. [2] It also reached #13 on the R&B chart, [3] and #9 on the Adult Contemporary singles chart. [4] The song is ranked as No. 63 on the Hot 100 singles of 1970. [5] The song was written by Skip Scarborough, Jerry Peters and Anita Poree. The Friends of ...
"Charlene" is an R&B–soul song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Anthony Hamilton, released by So So Def Recordings and Arista Records on August 3, 2004 as the second and final single from Hamilton's debut studio album, Comin' from Where I'm From (2003).