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Carole Joyner

real name Carole Joyner Gourley

Carole Joyner is credited on 729 releases across 189 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1956–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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729

Credits

189

Albums

8

Decades active

45

In collections

Biography

American songwriter remembered for co-writing the smash hit Young Love (opens in a new tab) with Ric Cartey.
Born August 14, 1938 Died December 7, 1997 in Atlanta (age of 59). BMI IPI #15614312.
The song Young Love has charted nine times between 1956 and 1994, hitting #1 three times by Sonny James (US country), Tab Hunter (UK), and Donny Osmond (UK). She wrote the song with her guitar-playing sweetheart, Ric Cartey, when she was an 18-year-old high school student. Versions by Tab Hunter and Sonny James reached the No. 1 and No. 2 spots on the Billboard chart, the only time the same song has occupied the top two slots. Over the years, more than 25 million copies have been sold.

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Credited work

729 releases · 189 albums · active 1956–2025

  • Performance · 733
  • Other credits · 20

Studios: Le Studio · Studio Frisson · EMI Studios, Heemstede · RCA Victor Studios, Nashville

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