George McCrae
Along with wife Gwen McCrae, Miami, Florida-based artist George McCrae was a prime mover on the early disco front with his own R&B chart-topper "Rock Your Baby" in 1974. Born in 1944 in West Palm Beach, he formed his own vocal group in the early '60s, which eventually included his future wife Gwen. They soon began working as a duo, and when Gwen found success as a solo act, George became her manager as well as backing vocalist.With disco kings Harry Casey and Richard Finch of KC & the Sunshine Band producing and writing his output on Henry Stone's T.K. label, McCrae found a hit on his first try with "Rock Your Baby," originally intended as a single for Gwen. It topped charts around the world, and he rapidly returned with the double-sided hit "I Can't Leave You Alone"/"I Get Lifted," but fads being fickle, McCrae's fortunes slipped as the decade progressed. Although he continued recording during the '80s and '90s, he charted only in England with 1984's "One Step Closer (To Love)." After a long absence from recording and releasing material, he returned in 2009 with Time for a Change, an album issued in Germany. Seven years later he released Love, a set that warmly embraced his soul and disco roots. It was released in the U.S. through eOne.
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Discography
98 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Rock Your Baby / I Can't Leave You Alone (Rerecorded)
Soul - Released by K-Tel on 15 Mar 2024
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It's Been so Long / Rock Your Baby (Rerecorded Version)
Soul - Released by K-Tel on 22 Apr 2025
Available in24-Bit/96 kHz Stereo -
Party Going on (Floating Mix)
Dance - Released by George McCrae on 17 Sept 2024
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Party Going on (Crazy Dance MIX)
Dance - Released by George McCrae on 17 Sept 2024
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Party Going On (Radio Edit)
Pop - Released by Quenepa Records on 3 Sept 2024
Available in24-Bit/48 kHz Stereo -
Together
Disco - Released by Stone Music Family, LLC on 1 Jan 1976
Available in16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo -
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Rock Your Baby: The Best of George McCrae
Soul - Released by Vanilla OMP on 30 Nov 2011
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The Very Best Of George McCrae
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Parlophone UK on 1 Jan 2001
Available in16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo -
The Singles 1974 - 76
R&B - Released by Parlophone UK on 18 May 2010
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George McCrae (Expanded Edition)
Pop - Released by Parlophone UK on 1 Jan 1975
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Playlist: The Best Of George McCrae
Pop - Released by Rhino on 10 Jun 2016
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Rock You Baby
Soul - Released by Collecting Records OMP on 1 Jan 2007
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George McCrae - Disco Pioneer
Miscellaneous - Released by Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group on 18 Oct 2019
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Rock Your Baby
Electronic - Released by Essential 12 Classics on 13 Nov 2012
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Rock Your Baby - The Very Best Of
Soul - Released by Brownbeats Records on 1 Jun 2008
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George McCrae Latest & Greatest Hits
R&B - Released by Trigger Records on 19 Sept 2009
Available in16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo