Kung Fu Fighting and Other Great Love Songs

Kung Fu Fighting and Other Great Love Songs is the first 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.

Kung Fu Fighting and Other Great Love Songs
Douglas dress in a gi and headband, striking toward the camera
Cover to the American version from 20th Century Records, with the title Kung Fu Fighting and Other Great Love Songs
Studio album by
Carl Douglas
Released1974
Recorded1974
StudioNova Sound Studios, London, England, United Kingdom
GenreDisco, soul[1]
Length30:14
Label20th Century
ProducerBiddu
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
  1. "Kung Fu Fighting"
    Released: September 1974
  2. "Dance the Kung Fu"
    Released: February 1975
  3. "Blue Eyed Soul"
    Released: April 1975

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

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".[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Carl Douglas, except where noted

  1. "Kung Fu Fighting" – 3:15
  2. "Witchfinder General" – 2:56
  3. "When You Got Love" (Biddu) – 3:31
  4. "Changing Times" – 3:00
  5. "I Want to Give You My Everything" (Larry Weiss) – 2:37
  6. "Dance the Kung Fu" (Biddu and Douglas) – 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
US Billboard 200[2] 37
US Soul LPs (Billboard)[3][4] 1

References
  1. Henderson, Alex. Carl Douglas – Kung Fu Fighting and Other Great Loves Songs: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  2. "Carl Douglas Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. February 1, 1975. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  3. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. February 8, 1975. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  4. "Billboard Soul LPs". Billboard. Vol. 87, no. 6. February 8, 1975. p. 45. ISSN 0006-2510.
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