Carol Duboc

Background

Duboc co-wrote "Precious" for Chanté Moore, which reached No. 20 on the Billboard R&B chart in 1993 and was certified gold in 1994. She also co-wrote "That Boy" by Jade, which went platinum in 1994, and "This World Is All" by Patti LaBelle, which hit No. 7 on the Billboard R&B chart and earned gold certification that same year. Other co-writes include "Never Do You Wrong" by Stephanie Mills (No. 34 on the Billboard R&B chart) and "Fly Away" by Tom Jones (No. 11 on the Billboard UK chart).

Her first solo album, With All That I Am, came out in 2001, followed by Duboc (2002), All of You (2005), Songs for Lovers (2008), Burt Bacharach Songbook (2009), Smile (2013), Colored Glasses (2015), and Open the Curtains (2016). She co-wrote and co-produced Smile with keyboardist Jeff Lorber; its first single "Elephant" peaked at No. 28 on the Billboard Smooth Jazz chart. She also co-wrote and co-produced Colored Glasses with Lorber. Open the Curtains featured an all-female ensemble including Mindi Abair, Jennifer Batten, Sheila E., Bibi McGill, Patrice Rushen, and Rhonda Smith.

Duboc appeared in the 2005 movie Be Cool and sang on its soundtrack for "Best of My Love" and "Lady Marmalade." She was a guest artist on the compilation albums Ladies Jazz Vol. 4 and 5.