Loleatta Holloway (born November 5, 1946, Chicago, Illinois) is an American singer, mainly known for disco songs such as "Hit and Run" and "Love Sensation", both of which have been sampled extensively.
In the early 70s, Holloway signed a recording contract with the Atlanta-based soul music label Aware, part of the General Recording Corporation (GRC), owned by Michael Thevis. Holloway recorded two albums for the label, both of them produced by Floyd Smith, Loleatta (1973) and Cry to Me (1975). Holloway later married Smith. Her first single from the second album, the ballad, "Cry To Me" rose to #10 Billboard R&B and #68 on the Hot 100, but before the label could really establish Holloway, it went out of business.
Top Philadelphia arranger and producer, Norman Harris quickly signed Holloway in 1976 for his new label, Gold Mind, a subsidiary of New York's SalSoul Records. The first release from the album, "Loleatta" was another Sam Dees ballad, "Worn Out Broken Heart" which reached #25 R&B, but the b-side, "Dreaming" climbed to #72 on the pop chart and launched her as a disco act. She contributed vocals to "Re-Light My Fire" for Dan Hartman, who then wrote and produced the title track of her fourth and final album for Gold Mind in 1980, "Love Sensation". She placed eighteen songs on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, including four #1s. However, it was a ballad that proved to be another big R&B hit for her. "Only You" was written and produced by Bunny Sigler who also sang with Holloway on the track, and it reached #11 in 1978.
Hit and Run peaked at # 3 on the US Billboard dance chart, and # 56 on the US RnB chart. Huge disco classic. One of my personal favorites.
audio link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yko6BTkZQE
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