caption associated_acts years_active label image_size name background instrument genre article_title birth_name occupation
queen samantha cassette cover harry chalkitis 1978 -- present atoll records megatone label marlin label tk records 100px queen samantha solo_singer vocals funk , disco queen samantha
 gloria brooks musician , singer-songwriter
queen samantha

queen samantha was a 1970s disco artist produced by the parisian musician harry chalkitis .
gloria brooks , a singer from chicago , was the lead vocalist on many of chalkitis ' recordings .
all of the songs were co-written by chalkitis and his wife myriam -lrb- except a charting cover version of `` the letter '' , originally by the box tops -rrb- .
chalkitis recorded the tracks while living in paris , and the records were released on atoll records , a french label .
in the u.s. , the records were released by henry stone 's marlin label .
queen samantha 's biggest hit was `` mama rue '' .
the single `` take a chance '' backed with `` sweet san francisco '' was released on tk records and remixed by steve thompson and michael arato .
other charting singles include 1980 's `` funky celebration '' , 1982 's `` give me action '' , and 1983 's `` close your eyes '' on california 's megatone label .
