Kung Fu Fighting and Other Great Love Songs explained

Kung Fu Fighting and Other Great Love Songs
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Carl Douglas
Cover:	Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting and Other Great Love Songs.jpg
Alt:	Douglas dress in a gi and headband, striking toward the camera
Caption:	Cover to the American version from 20th Century Records, with the title Kung Fu Fighting and Other Great Love Songs
Released:	November 16, 1974
Recorded:	1974
Studio:	Nova Sound Studios, London, England, United Kingdom
Genre:	Disco, soul
Label:	20th Century
Producer:	Biddu
Next Title:	Love Peace and Happiness
Next Year:	1977

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 Billboards overall Top LPs & Tape chart in 1975. In Europe, Asia, Africa and South America the album was released under the name Kung Fu Fighter.^[1]

Reception

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".

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 (1975)!scope="col"

Peakposition
US Soul LPs (Billboard)^[2] ^[3]	1

Notes and References

1. Web site: Carl Douglas – Kung Fu Fighter . 2024-05-09 . Discogs.
2. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums . Billboard . February 8, 1975 . November 23, 2021.
3. Billboard Soul LPs . February 8, 1975 . . 87 . 6 . 45 . 0006-2510.