Thelma Houston

Thelma Houston (born May 7 1946) is a African-American R&B singer. She scored a #1 hit in 1977 with her cover of the song Don't Leave Me This Way.

Discography

Albums

;Dunhill release:

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• 1969: Sunshower

;Motown releases:

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• 1973: Thelma Houston
• 1976: Any Way You Like It
• 1977: Thelma & Jerry
• 1978: Ready to Roll
• 1978: The Devil in Me
• 1978: Two to One
• 1979: Ride to the Rainbow
• 1982: Sunshine

;RCA releases:

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• 1980: Breakwater Cat
• 1981: Never Gonna Be Another One

;Sheffield Lab release:

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• 1981: I've Got the Music in Me

;MCA releases:

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• 1983: Thelma Houston
• 1984: Qualifying Heat

;Reprise release:

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• 1990: Throw You Down

Singles

US pop chart source: Billboard Hot 100; US dance chart: Hot Dance Music/Club Play

Related Topics:
Billboard Hot 100 - Hot Dance Music/Club Play

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• 1970: "Save the Country" (#74 US)
• 1974: "You've Been Doing Wrong For So Long"
• 1976: "Don't Leave Me This Way" (#1 US, #1 Dance)
• 1976: "Any Way You Like It" (#1 Dance, charted as double-sided hit with above title on dance chart)
• 1977: "I'm Here Again" (#18 Dance)
• 1979: "If It's The Last Thing I Do" (#47 US)
• 1979: "Saturday Night, Sunday Morning" (#34 US, #33 Dance)
• 1981: "If You Feel It" (#6 Dance)
• 1981: "96 Tears" (#22 Dance)
• 1984: "I'd Rather Spend The Bad Times With You, Than Spend The Good Times With Somebody New"
• 1984: "You Used To Hold Me So Tight" (#7 Dance)
• 1985: "Bad Times, Good Times" (#4 Dance)
• 1989: "Lean On Me"
• 1991: "Throw You Down" (#5 Dance)
• 1995: "Don't Leave Me This Way" (new version) (#19 Dance)