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Duo US originaire de Louisiane, Dale Houston
(né le 23 Avril 1940, décédé le 27 Septembre 2007) et Grace Broussard ont débuté en 1963 chez
Michelle Records avant de se séparer en 1964.
Dale & Grace began a short but
successful career when they hit the top of U.S. charts in the autumn of 1963
with "I'm Leaving It Up to You." The single, a cover of an earlier Don & Dewey
song, was the pair's first recording for the Montel label of Louisiana. Some
credit it as the first swamp pop tune ever to claim the top spot on U.S. charts.
The ballad also performed well in the U.K. but it did not enter the Top 40. Dale
& Grace's second single, "Stop and Think It Over," became another hit for the
duo when it rolled into the Top Ten in the U.S. that same year. Although the
pair's debut album landed in the Top 100 in the U.S., their next single, "The
Loneliest Night," was not as big a success as either of their first two singles
or the album.
Dale Houston was a Mississippi native who grew up in Baton Rouge, LA, where he
was exposed to the area's swamp pop and Cajun sounds. Grace Broussard hailed
from Prairieville, LA, and was of Cajun descent. Van Broussard, her brother,
helped forge the way for swamp pop. At various times, he performed in a duo with
his sister, as half of Van & Titus, as a solo artist, and in later years led the
Bayou Boogie Band. Dale & Grace had each worked as a solo act before forming
their duo during the early '60s. Before parting ways in 1964, they also put out
records through Hanna-Barbera and Guyden. They got back together for a short
period about 30 years later. Following a second split, Houston put out A Lot of
Good Miles Left in Me. The solo album was released on the local Lanor label.
Donny & Marie Osmond covered Dale &
Grace's first hit, "I'm Leaving It up to You," in 1974, giving Don & Dewey's
song a third go-round and taking it into the Top Ten on both sides of the
Atlantic.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Houston
Style musical : Rock 'n' Roll
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I'M LEAVING IT UP TO YOU
(1963)
HEY BABY
(1964)
LET THE
GOOD TIMES ROLL (1964)
WE
BELONG TOGETHER (1964)
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Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
Singles & EP
| 09/1963 | SP MONTEL 921 (US) | . |
I'm Leaving It
Up To You
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Foolin' Around |
| 1963 | SP MICHELLE MX-921 (US) | . |
I'm Leaving It
Up To You
/
Foolin' Around |
| 1963 | SP LONDON FLX 3107 (NL) |
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I'm Leaving It
Up To You
/
That's What I Like About You |
| 01/1964 | SP LONDON DL 20 737 (GER) |
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I'm Leaving It
Up To You
/
That's What I Like About You |
| 01/1964 | SP MONTEL 922 (US) | . | Stop And Think It Over / Bad Luck |
| 01/1964 | SP MICHELLE MX-923 (US) | . | Stop And Think It Over / Bad Luck |
| 1964 | SP LONDON FLX 21 11 (NL) |
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Stop And Think It Over / Bad Luck |
| 04/1964 | SP MONTEL 928 (US) |
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The Loneliest Night / I'm Not Free |
| 1964 | SP MICHELLE MX-928 (US) | . | I'm Not Free / The Loneliest Night |
| 07/1964 | SP MONTEL 930 (US) | . | Darling It's Wonderful / What's Happening To Me |
| 07/1964 | SP MICHELLE MX-930 (US) | . | Darling It's Wonderful / What's Happening To Me |
| 1964 | EP LONDON RE 1430 (UK) |
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DALE & GRACE No 3 - Our Teenage Love /
Let The
Good Times Roll
/ Darling
It's Wonderful / Bye Bye Love |
| 1965 | SP MICHELLE MX-936 (US) | . | Rules Of Love/ Cool Water |
| 1965 | SP MONTEL MICHELLE M-942 (US) | . | Something Special / What Am I Living For |
| 1966 | SP MONTEL MICHELLE MX-958 (US) | . |
Make The World Go Away / Stranger |
| 05/1966 | SP HBR 472 (US) | . | I'd Rather Be Free / Let Them Talk |
| 196? | SP MICHELLE MX-989 (US) | . | It Keeps Right On A Hurtin' / ? |
| 1974 | SP London 6.11 551 (GER) |
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Oldies
But Goldies -
I'm Leaving It
Up To You
(DALE &
GRACE) / Roll Over Beethoven
(VELAIRES) |
| 1982 | SP ARC 025-82 (NL) |
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By Request
Great Oldies -
I'm Leaving It
Up To You
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| 1983 | SP JIN 1007 (US) | . |
I'm Leaving It
Up To You
/ Stop
And Think It Over |
| 1983 | SP ERIC 272 (US) | . |
I'm Leaving It
Up To You
/ Stop
And Think It Over |
| 19?? | SP TRIP OLDIES TR-77 (US) | . |
I'm Leaving It
Up To You
/ Stop
And Think It Over |
| 19?? | SP COLLECTABLES COL 3026 (US) | . |
I'm Leaving It
Up To You
/ Stop
And Think It Over |
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Album
| 1964 | LP 12" MONTEL MLP-100 (US) |
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I'M LEAVING IT UP TO YOU - I'm Leaving It Up To You / Hey Baby / Casual Look / Tip Of My Finger / Gee Baby / Happy, Happy Birthday Baby / Love Is Strange / Our Teenage Love / Let The Good Times Roll / Darling It's Wonderful / Bye Bye Love / We Belong Together |
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