Birth name Gloria Brooks Years active 1978–present Active from 1977 Albums Queen Samantha 2 | Instruments Vocals Associated acts Harry Chalkitis | |
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Occupation(s) Musician, singer-songwriter Labels Atoll RecordsMegatone labelMarlin labelTK Records Similar Sadie Nine, Philippe Chany, Miquel Brown, Arpadys, Richard Gotainer | ||
Queen samantha take a chance
Queen Samantha was a 1970s disco artist produced by the Parisian musician Harry Chalkitis. Gloria Brooks, a singer from Chicago, was the lead vocalist on many of Chalkitis' recordings. All of the songs were co-written by Chalkitis and his wife Myriam (except a charting cover version of "The Letter", originally by The Box Tops). Chalkitis recorded the tracks while living in Paris, and the records were released on Atoll Records, a French label. In the U.S., the records were released by Henry Stone's Marlin label.
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Queen Samantha's biggest hit was "Mama Rue". The single "Take a Chance" backed with "Sweet San Francisco" was released on TK Records and remixed by Steve Thompson and Michael Arato. Other charting singles include 1980's "Funky Celebration", 1982's "Give Me Action", and 1983's "Close Your Eyes" on California's Megatone label.
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Mama RueThe Letter · 2006
Sweet San FranciscoQueen Samantha 2 · 1979
Give Me ActionThe Letter · 2006