Carol Duboc is a singer and composer. She has co-written several hit songs, including "Precious", sung by

Chanté Moore Chanté Torrane Moore (born February 17, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, television personality, and author. The first signee with record executive Louis Silas, Jr.'s Silas Records, she rose to prominence with her debu ...

, which was certified

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in 1994 and reached No. 20 on the ''Billboard'' R&B chart in 1993; "That Boy" by Jade (platinum, 1994); "This World Is All" by

Patti LaBelle Patricia Louise Holte (born May 24, 1944), known professionally as Patti LaBelle, is an American Rhythm and blues, R&B singer and actress. She has been referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Godmother of Soul". LaBelle began ...

(gold, 1994); ''Billboard'' R&B chart, No. 7); "Never Do You Wrong" by

Stephanie Mills Stephanie Dorthea Mills (born March 22, 1957) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She rose to stardom as Dorothy Gale in the original seven-time Tony Awards, Tony Award winning Broadway theatre, Broadway run of the musical ''The Wiz'' ...

(''Billboard'' R&B chart, No. 34); and "Fly Away" by

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(''Billboard'' UK, No. 11). Duboc appeared in the movie ''

Be Cool ''Be Cool'' is a 2005 American crime comedy film directed by F. Gary Gray and based on Elmore Leonard's 1999 novel, which was the sequel to Leonard's 1990 novel '' Get Shorty''. The movie is the sequel to the 1995 film adaptation of ''Get Sh ...

'' (2005) and on the soundtrack for the songs " Best of My Love" and "

Lady Marmalade "Lady Marmalade" is a song written by Bob Crewe and Kenny Nolan that is famous for the French refrain of "''Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir''?", which is a sexual proposition that translates into English as: "''Do you want to sleep with m ...

". She was a guest artist on the compilations albums ''Ladies Jazz Vol. 4'' and ''5''. Her first solo album, ''With All That I Am'', appeared in 2001, and was 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 Jeffrey H. Lorber (born November 4, 1952) is an American keyboardist, composer, and record producer. After six previous nominations, Lorber won his first Grammy Award on January 28, 2018 for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album for ''Prototype'' ...

. "Elephant" was the first single and it peaked at No. 28 on the ''Billboard'' Smooth Jazz chart. She also co-wrote and co-produced ''Colored Glasses'' with Jeff Lorber. In 2016, she released ''Open the Curtains'', which consisted of an all-female ensemble that included

Mindi Abair Mindi Abair ( ; born May 23, 1969) is an American saxophonist, vocalist, author.. Her solo career has produced ten No. 1 radio singles, two No. 1 Billboard Jazz CDs, and four more solo CDs that have landed No. 5 and above on the ''Billboard'' Co ...

Jennifer Batten Jennifer Batten (born November 29, 1957) is an American guitarist who has worked as a session musician and solo artist. From 1987 to 1997, she played on all three of Michael Jackson's world tours, and from 1999 to 2001, she toured and recorded w ...

, Sheila E.,

Bibi McGill Bibi McGill (born Belinda McGill) is an American guitarist, yogi, producer and DJ best known as the lead guitarist and musical director of Beyoncé's backing band, the Suga Mamas, as well as for her work with P!nk, Paulina Rubio and Chilean rock ...

Patrice Rushen Patrice Louise Rushen (born September 30, 1954) is an American jazz pianist, R&B singer, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and music director. At the 25th Annual Grammy Awards, her 1982 single, "Forget Me Nots", received a no ...

, and

Rhonda Smith Rhonda Smith is a Canadian bassist, best known for her work with Prince and Jeff Beck. Biography Smith was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her family moved to Montreal when she was a child. She and her three siblings were encouraged to ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Duboc, Carol Living people American women jazz singers American jazz singers American women composers American jazz composers American film actresses Actresses from Kansas City, Missouri Musicians from Kansas City, Missouri Smooth jazz singers Jazz musicians from Missouri Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women