Candi Staton

About

Candi Staton (born Canzetta Maria Staton on 13 March 1940, in Hanceville, Alabama, USA) is an American gospel singer. She is best known for her disco hit Young Hearts Run Free and dance hit You Got The Love. Staton sang with the Jewell Gospel Trio and as teenagers, they toured the traditional gospel circuit in the 1950s with The Soul Stirrers, C. L. Franklin, and Mahalia Jackson. They recorded several sides for Nashbro, Apollo[disambiguation needed ], and Savoy Records between 1953 and 1963, before launching a solo career in 1968.

Top Tracks

1. 1

   Young Hearts Run Free

   465039 plays
2. 2

   Nights on Broadway

   45067 plays
3. 3

   He Called Me Baby

   43132 plays
4. 4

   I'm Just A Prisoner (Of Your Good Lovin')

   38796 plays
5. 5

   Too Hurt To Cry

   30112 plays
6. 6

   You Got The Love

   22673 plays
7. 7

   I'd Rather Be An Old Man's Sweetheart (Than A Young Man's Fool)

   22194 plays
8. 8

   Hallelujah Anyway - Larse Vocal

   18964 plays

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