Carol Deene

Carol Deene (born Carole Carver,[1] 3 August 1944, Thurnscoe, West Riding of Yorkshire, England)[2] is an English former pop singer.

Carol Deene
Background information
Birth name	Carole Carver
Born	(1944-08-03) 3 August 1944 Thurnscoe, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Genres	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1960s–1970s
Labels	Various

After appearing on Joan Regan's BBC TV programme Be My Guest in 1961,[3] when she was 16, Deene was signed to the HMV label, and scored a minor hit in late 1961 and three Top 40 hits on the UK Singles Chart in 1962.

Deene's first hit was "Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)", a number 44 entry in the UK chart in October 1961.[1] The song was a cover of a US hit written by John D. Loudermilk and originally performed by Sue Thompson -- and so was Deene's second hit, "Norman". "Norman" reached number 24 in January 1962.

Varying things a bit, Deene covered the Joanie Somers US chart hit "Johnny Get Angry" for her third single, and saw it reach number 32 in July. Her fourth single "Some People" (the title theme of the film of the name name) hit number 25 in August.[1] Deene's fifth single reverted to the pattern of her first two, being a cover of a US hit written by John D. Loudermilk and originally performed by Sue Thompson: "James (Hold The Ladder Steady)" reached #29 and #39 on the NME and Melody Maker charts respectively, although it missed the UK Singles chart.

In 1962, Deene briefly hosted her own show on Radio Luxembourg.[4]

The hits stopped after 1962, but despite a serious car accident in 1966,[4] Deene continued to record throughout the 1960s and into 1970, and regularly toured the northern clubs. After another car crash in 1974,[4] she only recorded sporadically for a number of labels until the late 1970s.[3] She now lives in Spain where she manages a radio station with her husband.[4]

In January 1997, Diamond Records released a compilation album of Deene's work, entitled Johnny Get Angry.[5]

Single discography

Year	Record catalogue number	Title	B-side	UK Singles Chart[1]
1961	HMV POP922	"Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)"	"Don't Forget"	44
1962	HMV POP973	"Norman"	"On The Outside Looking In"	24
	HMV POP1027	"Johnny Get Angry"	"Somebody's Smiling (While I'm Crying)"	32
	HMV POP1058	"Some People"	"Kissin'"	25
	HMV POP1086	"James (Hold The Ladder Steady)"	"It Happened Last Night"	-
1963	HMV POP1123	"Growin' Up"	"Let Me Do It My Way"	-
	HMV POP1200	"I Want To Stay Here"	"Oh Oh Oh Willie"	-
1964	HMV POP1275	"Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?"	"Love is Wonderful"	-
	HMV POP1337	"Hard To Say Goodnight"	"The Very First Kiss"	-
1965	HMV POP1405	"Most People Do"	"I Can't Forget Someone Like You"	-
	Columbia DB7743	"He Just Don't Know"	"Up in the Penthouse"	-
1966	Columbia DB7890	"Dancing in Your Eyes"	"Please Don't Be Unfaithful Again"	-
1967	Columbia DB8107	"Love Not Have I"	"Time"	-
1968	CBS 3206	"When He Wants A Woman"	"I'm Not Crying"	-
1969	Conquest CXT102	"One More Chance"	"Invisible Tears"	-
1970	Pye Records 7N45008	"A Windmill in Old Amsterdam"	"Little Mr. Baggy Breeches"	-
1979	Koala Records KOA 101	"Angel in Your Arms"	"Oh Babe"	-
	Koala Records KOA 102	"Nativity Song"	"The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine"	-
	RIM Records RIM 003	"Ready for the Times To Get Better"	"It's So Easy"	-

References

1. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 147. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
2. "Carol Deene". IMDb. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
3. Larkin C 'Virgin Encyclopedia of Sixties Music' (Muze UK Ltd, 1997) ISBN 0-7535-0149-X p148
4. "Carol Deene". 45-rpm.org.uk. 3 August 1944. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
5. "Johnny Get Angry – Carol Deene : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. 16 January 1997. Retrieved 7 February 2013.