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Tier 2 · legacy legend
Dorothy Moore
Person · female · United States · Jackson · born 1946 · recording since 1973
American singer
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Also known as Doroty Moore · ドロシー・ムーア
Timeline
17 events▣ Album 15◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1940s
1970s
· Debut release
Debut release: Cry Like a Baby / Just the One I’ve Been Looking For
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Biography
English biography483 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1371037414
Biography
Dorothy Moore (born October 13, 1946) is an American blues, gospel, and R&B singer best known for her 1976 hit song, "Misty Blue
Misty BlueSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracksA1The Only Time You Ever Say You Love Me3:35A2Dark End of the Street2:54A3Funny How Time Slips Away3:52A4Laugh It Off3:12A5Misty Blue3:42B1Enough Woman Left (To Be Your Lady)3:05B2I Don’t Want to Be With Nobody but You4:15B3Ain’t That a Mother’s Luck3:21B4Too Much Love3:25B5It’s So Good2:27".
Career
Moore's parents were Mary Moore and Melvin Hendrex Senior. Her father performed under the stage name Melvin Henderson as a member of the Five Blind Boys of Mississippi. She was raised by her great grandmother and began singing in the church choir at a young age. She was a member of the Poppies with Petsye McCune and Rosemary Taylor when she was attending Jackson State University. The group recorded for Epic Records' Date subsidiary, reaching number 56 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1966 with "Lullaby of Love". Solo singles for the Avco, GSF and Chimneyville labels followed.
Her career took off with several ballads for Malaco Records. "Misty BlueMisty BlueSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracksA1The Only Time You Ever Say You Love Me3:35A2Dark End of the Street2:54A3Funny How Time Slips Away3:52A4Laugh It Off3:12A5Misty Blue3:42B1Enough Woman Left (To Be Your Lady)3:05B2I Don’t Want to Be With Nobody but You4:15B3Ain’t That a Mother’s Luck3:21B4Too Much Love3:25B5It’s So Good2:27" (1976) reached number 2 on the R&B chart and number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Funny How Time Slips Away" (also 1976) reached number 7 on the R&B chart and number 58 on the pop chart. "I Believe You" was number 5 on the R&B and number 27 on the pop chart in 1977. The album of the same name was rated four and a half out of five stars retrospectively by Bil Carpenter of AllMusic.
After a hiatus, Moore recorded a gospel album, Givin' It Straight to You (1986) for the Rejoice label of Nashville. The album included a cover of "What Is This". She next recorded two albums for Volt Records. She returned to the Malaco label in 1990, for whom she recorded several albums during the ensuing decade and into the new millennium.
Moore has four Grammy Award nominations. Her version of "Misty Blue" appeared on the soundtrack for the 1996 movie Phenomenon, and on the 2005 compilation album, Classic Soul Ballads. Moore serves on the National Advisory Board of the MS Grammy Museum in Cleveland. She has been inducted into the MS Musicians Hall of Fame, Drum Major for Justice MLK Award 2008, Lifetime Achievement Award Monterey Bay Blues Festival, James Brown Heritage Jus' Blues Award 2009, the Blues Foundation Board of Directors Award 2006-2012, nominated for two Blues Music Awards 2013, Mississippi Arts Commission Achievement Award, MS Blues Trail Markers. On June 6, 2015, Moore was inducted into the Official Rhythm & Blues Music Hall of Fame in Clarksdale. Moore continues to sing live at events in and outside of the US in 2018. She was honored with her own blues trail marker on the State of MS Blues Trail in 2022- located on the Jackson State University campus.
Farish Street Records
Moore started the record label Farish Street Records in 2002. The label is named to honor Farish Street, the home to live and juke blues music in the neighborhood where Dorothy was raised.
Moore's albums Please Come Home For Christmas
Please Come Home for ChristmasSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracks1Christmas Everyday5:132Please Come Home for Christmas4:143Santa Claus Is Coming to Town3:194Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas3:245Jingle Bell Rock2:026Little Drummer Girl3:427Silent Night5:108The Christmas Song3:389One Less Chair Around the Table3:33, Gittin' Down Live, I'm Doing Alright and Blues Heart were released on the label.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 12 | 64.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 26 | 89.3th |
| Studio albums | 15 | 94.6th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 17 | 92.4th |
| Recording span (years) | 47 | 88th |
| Genres | 6 | 91th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (26 release groups · 15 studio albums)
Albums · 15
1976 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 33:48
A1The Only Time You Ever Say You Love Me3:35A2Dark End of the Street2:54A3Funny How Time Slips Away3:52A4Laugh It Off3:12A5Misty Blue3:42B1Enough Woman Left (To Be Your Lady)3:05B2I Don’t Want to Be With Nobody but You4:15B3Ain’t That a Mother’s Luck3:21B4Too Much Love3:25B5It’s So Good2:271977 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 39:10
A1Let the Music Play3:47A2I Believe You3:39A3Love Me3:41A4Make It Soon3:27A5With Pen in Hand6:08B11-2-3 (You and Me)3:10B2Loving You Is Just an Old Habit3:58B3Daddy’s Eyes3:23B4For Old Time’s Sake3:43B5Too Blind to See4:141978 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 32:13
A1Special Occasion3:49A2What Am I to Do3:12A3Girl Overboard3:54A4Write a Little Prayer3:00A5The Going Ups and the Coming Downs3:15B1(We Need More) Loving Time3:33B2Being Alone3:51B3If I Could Just Find My Way Back to You4:09B4He Knows Just Where to Look3:301979 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 32:33
A1Once or Twice2:42A2Rain3:07A3How’d We Ever Get This Way3:41A4I Feel the Hurt Coming On2:53A5Can’t Keep a Good Love Down3:23B1Medley: Since I Don’t Have You / Since I Fell for You3:16B2Sleeping Single in a Double Bed2:39B3The End of the World3:15B4Lookin for a Lovin’2:41B5Mississippi Song4:561980 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 42:06
A1Talk to Me / Every Beat of My Heart3:45A2Crazy in Love4:10A3Angel of the Morning5:20A4It’s All in the Game3:38A5If I Could Feel That Old Feeling Again4:10B1There’ll Never Be Another Night Like This7:00B2Something6:38B3Lonely7:251986 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 32:31
A1Keep Your Eyes On Jesus3:12A2Jesus Is Love5:16A3Captain of My Ship3:23A4What Is This5:00B1There’s a Better Day3:00B2Spreadin’ Like Wildfire3:54B3Turn to Him3:50B4I’m So Glad I’m Standing Here Today4:561988 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 35:31
1Walk Through This Pain4:142Can’t Get Over You (Once Again My World Is Misty Blue)4:243Endless Summer Nights4:454Time Out for Me4:205He May Not Be Mine3:376Don’t Hold Your Breath4:207I Still Get Turned On4:218Whatever You Can Do5:301989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 40:11
1Didn't Take the Time4:302Already Spoken For3:273Are You Ready3:554Call Me3:525Rude Awakening4:006Winner (duet with Andre Williams)3:527I Thank You4:358In My Pocket4:039Always So Close4:1910Mother3:381990 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 45:36
1Feel the Love4:172He Thinks I Still Care4:313If You’ll Give Me Your Heart4:444Ain’t Nothin’ Changed4:455More Than Just Another Hurt4:276Your Body’s Here with Me4:057All Night Blue4:008Be Strong Enough to Hold On3:319Lover Girl3:3710Seein’ You Again3:2711Talk to Me4:121992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 50:15
A1Read My Rights4:17A2Blues In the Night4:16A3I’ll Always Love You3:50A4Do Ya?2:56A5You Can’t Blame Love5:30A6Till the End of Time4:17B1Stay Close to Home4:47B2I Betcha’ Didn’t Know That3:56B3It’s Rainin’ On My Side of the Bed4:15B4What You Won’t Do for Love3:33B5A Woman Without Love3:47B6Before I Fall In Love Again4:511997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 47:21
1You Should Have Been Good to Me4:532Who Can the Winner Be?4:223Lie to Me4:284Our Favorite Song5:095Knee Deep in a River4:406It Ain’t Over ’Til Your Heart Says Goodbye4:147I’ll Spend My Life Lovin’ You4:068Why Is Leavin’ You So Hard to Do3:219Daydreamin’3:5810Stop What You’re Doing to Me3:5811One Heartache Too Late4:12Please Come Home for Christmas
2002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 34:15
1Christmas Everyday5:132Please Come Home for Christmas4:143Santa Claus Is Coming to Town3:194Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas3:245Jingle Bell Rock2:026Little Drummer Girl3:427Silent Night5:108The Christmas Song3:389One Less Chair Around the Table3:332005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 50:33
1I’m Doing Alright3:522What You Doing With the Money?5:233My Man Is in Town4:554Must Be Another Woman Involved4:595Single Mother5:046Do Your Duty3:117You Don’t Love Me5:048Stand Up and Try to Be Strong5:049All Because of You5:0410What a Difference a Day Makes4:3911What Is This?3:182012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 42:31
1Coming Down with the Blues4:022Let the Healing Begin4:463Make Up3:034My Time on Earth3:165When the Hurt Comes Down4:316I Found Someone4:297Nosey Neighbors4:128Institutionalize4:399Merry Go Round4:3410Ode to Billy Joe4:59I’m Happy with the One I’ve Got Now
2020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 33:00
1I’m Happy with the One I’ve Got Now4:152You Don’t Say No4:413There Comes a Time4:284Everything About Your Lovin’4:015Sad, Sad Sunday4:456Crazy3:117You Don’t Have to Tell Me4:018I’ll Get By3:38
Single · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Cry Like a Baby / Just the One I’ve Been Looking ForSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 5:16ACry Like a Baby2:56 BJust the One I’ve Been Looking For2:20 | September 1973 | ||
| 1984 | Just Another Broken HeartSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 11:46AJust Another Broken Heart7:05 BJust Another Broken Heart (dub version)4:41 | 1984 |
Album · 9
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | The Dorothy Moore AlbumSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 43:03A1Misty Blue3:38 A2I Don’t Want to Be With Nobody but You4:12 A3Too Much Love3:22 A4Laugh It Off3:08 A5The Only Time You Ever Say You Love Me3:31 A6I Believe You3:39 B1Funny How Time Slips Away3:48 B2Dark End of the Street2:50 B3Ain’t That a Mother’s Luck3:17 B4Enough Woman Left (to Be Your Lady)3:02 B5It’s So Good2:28 B6With Pen in Hand6:08 | Compilation | 1980 | |
| 1981 | At Her Very BestSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 54:29A1Once or Twice2:38 A2I Believe You3:38 A3Ain’t That a Mother’s Luck3:15 A4Angel of the Morning4:01 A5Daddy’s Eyes3:20 A6Since I Don’t Have You3:15 A7Funny How Time Slips Away3:41 A8Something3:34 B1All in the Game3:38 B2Sleeping Single in a Double Bed2:36 B3End of the World3:13 B4Let the Music Play3:45 B5Talk to Me / Every Beat of My Heart3:46 B6Too Much Love (For One Man)3:22 B71-2-3 (You and Me)3:10 B8Misty Blue3:37 | Compilation | 1981 | |
| 1993 | Misty Blue: The Best of Dorothy MooreSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks1Misty Blue 2Dark End of the Street 3Ain’t That a Mother’s Luck 4Funny How Time Slips Away 5With Pen in Hand 6For Old Time’s Sake 7Lover Girl 8If I Could Find My Way Back to You 9How’d We Ever Get This Way 10Rain 11Since I Don’t Have You / Since I Fell for You 12Talk to Me / Every Beat of My Heart 13It’s All in the Game 14Feel the Love 15Ain’t Nothing Changed 16I’ll Always Love You 17Do Ya 18’Til the End of Time 19I Betcha Didn’t Know That 20What You Won’t Do for Love | Compilation | 31 December 1993 | |
| 1996 | Misty Blue and Other Greatest HitsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 48:481Misty Blue3:38 2Funny How Time Slips Away3:48 3Let the Music Play3:47 4I Believe in You3:39 5With Pen in Hand6:08 6For Old Times Sake3:43 7Love Me3:41 8Special Occasion3:49 9Girl Overboard3:54 10All Night Blue3:57 11He Thinks I Stilll Care4:29 12Too Blind to See4:15 | Compilation | 18 June 1996 | |
| 1997 | Songs To Love By...Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 37:471Love Me One More Time (For Old Time’s Sake)3:43 2Before I Fall in Love Again4:51 3If You Give Me Your Heart4:41 4(It’s Gonna Take) More Than Just Another Heart4:25 5All Night Blue3:57 6Write a Little Prayer in Your Book for Me3:00 7The Only Time You Say You Love Me3:31 8Daddy’s Eyes3:23 9Love Me3:41 10Here It Is2:35 | Compilation | 1997 | |
| 2001 | Greatest HitsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 53:501We Can Love2:28 2Misty Blue3:40 3Funny How Time Slips Away3:50 4For Old Time’s Sake3:46 5We Should Really Be In Love3:27 6I Believe You3:42 7With Pen in Hand6:11 8Let the Music Play3:50 91 - 2 - 3 (You and Me)3:11 10Special Occasion3:51 11(We Need More) Loving Time3:37 12Talk to Me / Every Beat of My Heart3:48 13He Thinks I Still Care4:31 14All Night Blue3:58 | Compilation | 16 October 2001 | |
| 2003 | Gittin’ Down Live!Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks · 1:12:191Introduction0:59 2Talk to Me4:14 3Funny How Time Slips Away3:48 4Your Body’s Here with Me6:31 5Dr. Feelgood5:44 6Lover Girl4:48 7Do Ya’4:53 8All Night Blue4:40 9Misty Blue10:49 10I Believe You4:04 11Respect2:45 12When Something Is Wrong with My Baby4:30 13He Thinks I Still Care5:46 14Applause0:20 15Baby What You Want Me to Do (Peepin’ & Hidin’)8:28 | Live | July 2003 | |
| 2003 | Misty Blue the Definitive AnthologySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 37 tracks · 2:30:41Disc 1 1The Only Time You Ever Say You Love Me3:32 2Misty Blue3:38 3Funny How Time Slips Away3:49 4I Don’t Want to Be With Nobody but You4:11 5For Old Times Sake3:44 6I Believe You3:40 7With Pen in Hand6:08 8Love Me3:43 9Special Occasion3:49 10Girl Overboard3:54 11Dark End of the Street2:50 12Ain’t That a Mother’s Luck3:19 13Let the Music Play3:49 14Enough Woman Left (To Be Your Lady)3:03 15Talk to Me4:12 16All Night Blue3:59 17Too Blind to See4:16 18Feel the Love4:15 19He Thinks I Still Care4:30 Disc 21If You’ll Give Me Your Heart4:42 2Ain’t Nothing Changed4:43 3More Than Just Another Hurt4:26 4Your Body’s Here With Me4:03 5Be Strong Enough to Hold On3:30 6Seein’ You Again3:25 7Blues in the Night4:20 8I Betcha Didn’t Know That3:58 9You Can’t Blame Love5:30 10What You Won’t Do for Love3:37 11You Should Have Been Good to Me4:55 12Why Is Leavin’ You So Hard to Do3:24 13Daydreamin’4:03 14Till the End of Time4:19 15It’s Rainin’ on My Side of the Bed4:16 16Knee Deap in a River4:49 17It Ain’t Over ’til Your Heart Says Goodbye4:15 18I’ll Spend My Life Loving You4:05 | Compilation | 6 October 2003 | |
| 2010 | Malaco Soul SistersSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 22 tracks · 1:10:451All Good Things Must Come to An End2:41 2I Tried It and Liked It2:33 3Sugar Britches3:14 4Overflowing (For You)3:57 5I Don’t Trust Myself4:34 6Let Your Love Rain Down On Me3:54 7Turn Off the Pain2:01 8I’m Doing Alright Without You3:24 9In and Out of Love4:28 10Seeing You Again3:05 11It’s Been a Long Time Coming4:43 12I’m Worried4:02 13See How They’ve Done My Love2:33 14One Day You’re Gonna Hurt Me3:19 15Same Old Feeling2:51 16Cry Like a Baby2:56 17Just the One I’ve Been Looking For2:23 18Two of a Kind3:12 19I Know3:08 20Diamonds3:50 21Love Me Like You Used To2:54 22[Untitled]1:03 | Compilation | 16 March 2010 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Dorothy Moore head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 12 | 64.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 26 | 89.3th |
| Studio albums | 15 | 94.6th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 17 | 92.4th |
| Recording span (years) | 47 | 88th |
| Genres | 6 | 91th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dorothy_Moore_with_horses.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e5a30e1e-b85f-4f56-8be4-c892125fcf45discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e5a30e1e-b85f-4f56-8be4-c892125fcf45core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5298560seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Moorebiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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Wikidata: Q5298560 · MusicBrainz: e5a30e1e-b85f-4f56-8be4-c892125fcf45
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