Discography and Biography of Carla Thomas. Listen to all their hits.
Carla Thomas Songs

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Carla Venita Thomas (born December 21, 1942, Memphis, Tennessee, United States) is an American singer, who is often referred to as the Queen of Memphis Soul. She is the daughter of Rufus Thomas. Although Thomas released albums in the 1990s and in the 2000s, she is best known for the work she completed for both Atlantic Records and most notably, Stax Records in the 1960s. Musically, Thomas was inspired by Jackie Wilson and Brenda Lee.

Below is a list of Carla Thomas songs, sorted by the most popular first. Place mouse on to see information about song. Click song title to play song and to read details about the song including lyrics (if available). Click year to list all songs from that year. Click label to list songs from that record label. Songs with chart position "---" either never made it into the US top 100 R&B or UK charts or we have no details of their highest chart positions if they did.

(Song are sorted in highest US R&B Top 100 and/or UK Top 100 chart position order)


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1 record label: Atlantic 2086
chart position: RandB #5, US #10
weeksinr&bchart: 14
written by: Carla Thomas
album: Gee Whiz
Carla Thomas Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes)
1961 Atlantic
2 record label: Stax 195
chart position: RandB #3, US #14
written by: Isaac Hayes & David Porter
album: Carla / Atlantic Soul Classics
comments: [southern soul]
Carla Thomas B-A-B-Y
1966 Stax
3 record label: Stax 216
chart position: RandB #2, US #26, UK #18
written by: Lowell Fulson & Jimmy McCracklin
album: King & Queen / Atlantic Soul Classics
comments: [southern soul]
Otis Redding & Carla Thomas Tramp
1967 Stax
4 record label: Stax 45228
chart position: RandB #8, US #30, UK #35
written by: Steve Cropper & Eddie Floyd
album: King & Queen
comments: [northern soul]
Otis Redding & Carla Thomas Knock on Wood
1967 Stax
5 record label: Atlantic 2163
chart position: RandB #9, US #41
written by: Sam Cooke
comments: [southern soul ballad]
Carla Thomas I'll Bring It Home To You
1962 Atlantic
6 record label: Stax 0024
chart position: RandB #9, US #49
written by: Bettye Crutcher, Homer Banks and Raymond Jackson
album: Memphis Queen
Carla Thomas I Like What You're Doing to Me
1969 Stax
7 record label: Stax 188
chart position: RandB #11, US #62
written by: Isaac Hayes, David Porter and Wells
album: Carla
Carla Thomas Let Me Be Good to You
1966 Stax
8 record label: Stax 222
chart position: RandB #11, US #85
written by: Eddie Floyd and Al Bell (as Alvertis Isbell)
album: The Queen Alone
Carla Thomas I'll Always Have Faith in You
1967 Stax
9 record label: Atlantic 2238
chart position: RandB #13, US #67
written by: Willia Parker and Steve Cropper
Carla Thomas I've Got No Time To Lose
1964 Atlantic
10 record label: Stax 601032
chart position: RandB #16, US #68
written by: Don Davis, Fred Briggs and Kent Barker
Carla Thomas Pick Up the Pieces
1967 Stax
11 record label: Atlantic 2101
chart position: RandB #20, US #56
written by: Carla Thomas
Carla Thomas A Love of My Own
1961 Atlantic
12 record label: Stax 244
chart position: R&B #21, US #60
written by: A. Ertegun, M. Curtis
album: King and Queen
Otis Redding & Carla Thomas Lovey Dovey
1968 Stax
13 record label: Atlantic 2189
chart position: RandB #28, US #93
written by: Thom Bell and Steve Cropper
Carla Thomas What A Fool I've Been
1963 Atlantic
14 record label: Atlantic 2258
chart position: RandB #29, US #71
written by: Carla Thomas and Steve Cropper
Carla Thomas A Woman's Love
1967 Atlantic
15 record label: Stax 207
chart position: RandB #29, US #74
written by: Isaac Hayes and David Porter
album: The Queen Alone
Carla Thomas Something Good (Is Going to Happen to You)
1967 Stax
16 record label: Stax 172
chart position: RandB #30, US #92
written by: Al Bell (as Alvertis Isbell) and Eddie Floyd
album: Deep Soul Treasures Vol.2 (compiled by Dave Godin)
comments: [deep soul]
Carla Thomas Stop! Look What You're Doing
1965 Stax
17 record label: Atco 6665
chart position: Cashbox R&B #29
written by: Hayes , Porter
album: King and Queen
Otis Redding & Carla Thomas When Something Is Wrong With My Baby
1969 Atco
18 record label: Stax 251
chart position: Cashbox R&B #34, US #114
written by: Isaac Hayes and David Porter
Carla Thomas A Dime a Dozen
1968 Stax
19 record label: Stax 3276
chart position: RandB #36, US #117
written by: Carla Thomas
album: Memphis Queen
Carla Thomas I've Fallen in Love
1969 Stax
20 record label: Stax 214
chart position: US #99
written by: Isaac Hayes and David Porter
album: The Queen Alone
Carla Thomas When Tomorrow Comes
1967 Stax
21 record label: Stax 0011
chart position: RandB #38, US #86
written by: Galt MacDermot, James Rado and Gerome Ragni
album: Memphis Queen
Carla Thomas Where Do I Go
1968 Stax
22 record label: Stax 0044
chart position: US #106
written by: Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper
William Bell & Carla Thomas I Need You Woman
1969 Stax
23 record label: Stax 0056
chart position: RandB #41, US #107
written by: Isaac Hayes and David Porter
Carla Thomas Guide Me Well
1970 Stax
24 record label: Stax 0042
chart position: US #115
written by: Clyde Wilson
Johnnie Taylor & Carla Thomas Just Keep On Loving Me
1969 Stax
25 record label: Atlantic 2272
chart position: RandB #39
written by: David Porter, Ed Lee and Raymond Moore
Carla Thomas How Do You Quit (Someone You Love)
1965 Atlantic
26 record label: Stax 149
chart position: Cashbox RandB #49
written by: Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson, Carl Hampton
comments: [southern soul]
Carla Thomas I May Not Be All You Want (But I'm All You Got)
1973 Stax
27 record label: Stax 0113
chart position: RandB #49
written by: Homer Banks and Raymond Jackson
Carla Thomas You've Got a Cushion to Fall On
1972 Stax
-- record label: Stax 0080
written by: Irwin Levine, Phil Spector, Tony Wine
Carla Thomas I Loved You Like I Love My Very Life
1970 Stax
-- record label: Stax 601033 (UK)
written by: Parker, Catron, Frierfon
album: King and Queen
Otis Redding & Carla Thomas New Year's Resolution
1967 Stax
-- record label: Stax 601012 (UK)
written by: Redding, Isbell
album: King and Queen
comments: [northern soul]
Otis Redding & Carla Thomas Ooh Carla, Ooh Otis
1967 Stax
-- record label: Stax 601021 (UK)
written by: Hayes, Porter, Wells
album: King and Queen
Otis Redding & Carla Thomas Let Me Be Good to You
1967 Stax
-- record label: Stax 0040
written by: Al Bell, Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson
album: Boy Meets Girl
Johnnie Taylor, Eddie Floyd, William Bell, Pervis Staples, Carla Thomas, Mavis Staples, Cleotha Staples Soul-A-Lujah
1969 Stax
-- record label: Horaces 7 (UK)
written by: Shankey, Goldman, Winchell
comments: [northern soul] recorded in 1963 but not released until 1991
Carla Thomas I'll Never Stop Lovin' You
1991 Horaces
-- record label: Atlantic 2163
written by: Thomas
album: Deep Soul Treasures Vol.3 (compiled by Dave Godin)
comments: [deep soul]
Carla Thomas I Can't Take It
1962 Atlantic
-- record label: Stax 0149
written by: Mack Rice, Marvell Thomas
Carla Thomas Sugar
1972 Stax
-- record label: Stax 183
written by: Isbell, Floyd, Cropper
album: Comfort Me
Carla Thomas Comfort Me
1966 Stax
-- record label: Stax 0067
written by: Boudleaux Bryant
album: Boy Meets Girl
William Bell & Carla Thomas All I Have To Do Is Dream
1970 Stax




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