Kung Fu Fighting and Other Great Love Songs

Kung Fu Fighting and Other Great Love Songs
Cover to the North American version from 20th Century Records
Studio album by Carl Douglas
Released	November 16, 1974
Recorded	1974
Studio	Nova Sound Studios, London, England, United Kingdom
Genre	Disco [1] soul [1] novelty [1]
Length	30:14
Label	20th Century
Producer	Biddu
Carl Douglas chronology
Kung Fu Fighting and Other Great Love Songs (1974) Love Peace and Happiness (1977)
Singles from Kung Fu Fighting and Other Great Love Songs
"Kung Fu Fighting" Released: September 21, 1974 "Dance the Kung Fu" Released: February 1975 "Blue Eyed Soul" Released: April 1975

Kung Fu Fighting and Other Great Love Songs is the debut studio album by Jamaican disco artist Carl Douglas. It reached number one on the Billboard Soul LPs chart and number 37 on Billboard's overall Top LPs & Tape chart in 1975. In Europe, Asia, Africa and South America the album was released under the name Kung Fu Fighter. ^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

The editorial board of AllMusic Guide scored this album three out of five stars, with reviewer Alex Henderson noting that while the two lead singles of the album are novelty songs focusing on disco beats with lyrics about kung fu, "in fact, most of the tracks aren't novelty items" as "other songs have more romantic lyrics and are competent, if unremarkable, examples of Northern soul-pop". ^[3]

Track listing

Songwriters are noted next to track titles.

1. "Kung Fu Fighting" (Carl Douglas) – 3:15
2. "Witchfinder General" (Douglas) – 2:56
3. "When You Got Love" (Biddu) – 3:31
4. "Changing Times" (Douglas) – 3:00
5. "I Want to Give You My Everything" (Larry Weiss) – 2:37
6. "Dance the Kung Fu" (Douglas and Biddu) – 3:09
7. "Never Had This Dream Before" (Lee Vanderbilt) – 3:10
8. "I Don't Care What People Say" (Biddu and Vanderbilt) – 3:36
9. "Blue Eyed Soul" (Biddu) – 4:49

Personnel

• Carl Douglas  – vocals
• Stephen Allan – tape operation
• Biddu  – production, coordination
• Robin Blanchflower – coordination
• Bones – backing vocals
• Richard Dodd – engineering
• Gerry Shury – arrangement on all songs except "When You Got Love" and "I Don't Care What People Say"
• Pip Williams – arrangement on "When You Got Love" and "I Don't Care What People Say"

Charts

Chart performance for Kung Fu Fighting and Other Great Love Songs

Chart (1975)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [4]	40
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [5]	48
US Billboard 200 [6]	37
US Soul LPs (Billboard) [7] [8]	1

References

1. Huey, Steve. "Carl Douglas Biography". AllMusic . Retrieved December 20, 2024.
2. "Carl Douglas – Kung Fu Fighter". Discogs . 1974. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
3. Henderson, Alex. Carl Douglas – Kung Fu Fighting and Other Great Loves Songs: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 93. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
5. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 3914a". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
6. "Carl Douglas Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. February 1, 1975. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
7. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. February 8, 1975. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
8. "Billboard Soul LPs". Billboard . Vol. 87, no. 6. February 8, 1975. p. 45. ISSN   0006-2510.

External links

• Kung Fu Fighting and Other Great Love Songs at Discogs (list of releases)
• Kung Fu Fighting and Other Great Love Songs at MusicBrainz (list of releases)