Carl Carlton (born May 21, 1953) is an American R&B, soul, and funk singer and songwriter, best known for his hits "Everlasting Love" and "She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)".
Carlton was born in Detroit, Michigan, and began his career in the mid-1960s as "Little Carl" Carlton. This was a marketing ploy to capitalize on some vocal similarities to Stevie Wonder, who recorded under the name "Little Stevie Wonder" in the early 1960s. His first recordings were for Lando Records, for which he recorded some minor local hits, including "So What" and "Don't You Need A Boy Like Me." In 1968, Carlton was signed by Don D. Robey to his new label, Back Beat Records. Shortly after signing with the label, Carlton relocated to Houston, Texas, to be closer to his new label. His first single with the label, "Competition Ain't Nothing" became a huge hit on the UK northern soul scene after its release on the UK Action label. Carlton finally saw major success in the United States with a cover version of Robert Knight's "Everlasting Love." This song went to #6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, and #11 on the Billboard R&B Charts in 1974.
Carl Carlton (born Karl Walter Ahlerich Buskohl, 20 April 1955, Ihrhove, East Frisia, Germany) is a German rock musician, guitarist, composer and producer who has played in top international bands and with many well-known musicians. His collaboration with Robert Palmer culminated in the Grammy nominated album Drive, which was released in 2003. In 2005, Carlton joined Eric Burdon and the Animals. The collaboration resulted in the Grammy nominated album Soul of a Man, which was released in 2006. Carlton has released four albums with his own band, Carl Carlton and the Songdogs.
Carlton, who grew up on a farm in Northern Germany, took off for the Netherlands at the age of 17. There he began playing in what was at the time one of the liveliest European rock and pop scenes. Starting in Groningen, Carlton played in numerous rock bands, including Herman Brood & His Wild Romance, Long Tall Ernie & The Shakers (with whom he recorded a gold record in 1976) and Vitesse. In 1979, he traveled across the Atlantic to become a guitarist for the band Mink DeVille. Also in the 1980s, Carlton played with Manfred Mann's Earth Band. Most notably during this time, Carlton acted as a guitarist, composer and producer for two of Germany's biggest rock stars, Peter Maffay and Udo Lindenberg, with whom he recorded thirteen and six albums, respectively. Of these, eleven singles topped the charts. In the meantime, Carlton married and fathered a child, Max Buskohl, who has since followed in his father's footsteps with his own band, Empty Trash. At the end of the 1980s, Carlton began writing film and television scores, while, in addition, he played guitar for Joe Cocker, Keb Mo, Jimmy Barnes, Eric Burdon, Mother's Finest, Simple Minds and numerous other bands.
Yeah, ooh
Ooh, look at her
She's a bad mama jama
Just as fine as she can be, hey
She's a bad mama jama
Just as fine as she can be
Her body measurements
Are perfect in every dimension
She's got a figure that's
Sure enough getting attention
She's poetry in motion
A beautiful sight to see
I get so excited
Viewing her anatomy
(She's built) she's built
She's stacked (oh, she's stacked)
Got all the curves that men like
(She's got all the curves that men like)
(She's built) she's built
She's stacked (oh, she's stacked)
Got all the curves that men like
Look at her
She's a bad mama jama
Just as fine as she can be, hey
She's a bad mama jama, oh
Just as fine as she can be
Looks like she's poured
Into the gold, she bad
The essence of beauty
Ooh, such lovely hair
She's foxy, classy
Oh, sexy, sassy
She's heavenly
A treat for the eye to see
(She's built) she's built
She's stacked (oh, she's stacked)
Got all the curves that men like
(She's got all the curves that men like)
(She's built) she's built
She's stacked (oh, she's stacked)
Got all the curves that men like
She's a bad mama jama
(Ooh, she's bad)
Just as fine as she can be, hey
She's a bad mama jama
Just as fine as she can be
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She's built, she's stacked
Got all the curves that men like
Her body measurements
Are perfect in every dimension
She's got a figure that's
Sure enough getting attention
She's poetry in motion
A beautiful sight to see
I get so excited
Viewing her anatomy
(She's built) she's built
She's stacked (oh, she's stacked)
Got all the curves that men like
(Got all the curves that men like)
(She's built) she's built
She's stacked (oh, she's stacked)
Got all the curves that men like
(She got all the curves that men like)
Look at her
She's a bad mama jama
(Hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah)
Just as fine as she can be (oh, yeah)
She's a bad mama jama
(Oh, oh, oh, oh...)
Just as fine as she can be