Biography
Carlton George Douglas (born 10 May 1942) is a British-Jamaican singer best known for his 1974 disco single "Kung Fu Fighting". During his career, Douglas released three studio albums, including Kung Fu Fighting and Other Great Love Songs (1974), which peaked at No. 37 on the US Billboard 200 and peaked at the top of the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. He also recorded the single "Dance the Kung Fu", and was featured on a remix of "Kung Fu Fighting" by fellow British act Bus Stop. His songs have been covered by Jack Black and CeeLo Green, and have been sampled by Kanye West and Nas.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Out Of Sight
1975
Kung Fu Fighter
1974
Kung Fu Fighting
1974
Pure Funk
1998
Longplay Album Volume II
1981
Disko Hits
1975
Kung Fu Fighting / Dance The Kung Fu
You Can't See Me
2005
Supercop (Music From And Inspired By The Dimension Motion Picture)
1996
Sla Radical Dance Disco Club
1990
Disco-Soul
1975
Dance The Kung Fu
1974
Black Music
1974
Music Explosion
1974
Credited work
1,088 releases · 220 albums · active 1966–2024
- Performance · 1,387
- Other credits · 24
- Production · 1
Studios: Nova Sound Studios, London · Air Lyndhurst Hall · Associated Recording Studios · R.G. Jones Studios
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Stars On 45
- Mardi Gras.BB
- Unknown Artist
- Bus Stop
- James Last
- H.G. Francis
- De Strangers