Carrie McDowell '87 R&B video - Uh Uh, No No Casual Sex

Very nifty vid for this funky little tune off of Carrie's self-titled solo album. Alongside Sam Harris and Kim O'Leary, she was one of a handful of white artists whom Motown tried to market during the late 80's...but Carrie's music, produced by the late, great Willie Hutch, was a bit more in the funky realm than the others'. Hutch also wrote this song. Prior to signing with Hitsville, Carrie had enjoyed some success in her native Iowa with a few independent releases, as well as some childhood appearances with Johnny Carson on "The Tonight Show" in the early 70's!

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[nickfreshalive]

Y E S!

i knew it!

the sad thing is after all of the plays on Soul Train; this video; the awesome 12'' version and dub, Motown still didn't promote her effectively and she went back to obscurity.

thank you so much again, Justin.

[retrorhythms]

You're welcome, Nick! I didn't realize that it was played a lot on ST! She ended up moving to Nashville and recording Christian music. I'm sure the Motown experience wasn't the most positive, based on most things I've heard from other artists who were affiliated in the late 80's:-(

[Funkycraze]

Oh Yeah !! this white girl got soul, I wonder why this was not a bigger hit too!! I am feeling this jam, her vocals are tight, music is good too. She had a good track here, what did they not push further, very similar to Paula Abdul stuff. Nice track

[Lcaine22]

this should've been a big hit for her

[rasun316]

...I was a high school freshman when this song came out! She kinda reminds me of Teena Marie...LOVES IT!!!

[STORMYB]

SONG HAS AN EXCELLENT MESSAGE...WHAT FLOATS EVERY ONE ELSE'S BOAT DOESNT ANOTHER PERSON. GOOD GOING GIRL!

[CarrieMcdowellFriend]

Yes....it is!! I LOVED these days!! Wished I was still on MOTOWN......or at least with BERRY GORDY! What an AWESOME MAN He sTILL IS!!

[retrorhythms]

@CarrieMcdowellFriend Carrie, is that really you? If so, I wanted to say how much I've enjoyed your recordings through the years, including the early ones like "Fallin' Too Fast." Hope all is good your way! Sincerely, Justin Kantor (aka RetroRhythms, the video uploader!) :-)

[CarrieMcdowellFriend]

@Lcaine22 .......Hello this is Carrie....... I had a GREAT time on MOTOWN!! Berry Gordy was my manager.....It was one of the most Wonderful times in my life!! I will forever be Grateful to Berry for all HE did for me. I so enjoyed visiting him in mAY and will go back often to get His advice on my most recent CD project!! Those were GREAT days!! And music!!

[UltraPOPDJ]

I saw the title in Billboard magazine, but never heard it until now. This is totally awesome, love it!

[willjarmon]

@Fiercechild4U i just found a great quality mp3 for this the other night i can send it to you if you like

[AliveinHim888]

@arturobastard So does that mean "Relax, Don't Do It" is too preachy for you too?

[SHISPER]

I was in the studio when Carrie recorded this and several other songs.. She was an amazing, sweet and gifted artist .. Willie Hutch was a great producer too.. He wrote hits for Michael Jackson and others and had alot of his own hits too! thanks for the Flash back!!

[SHISPER]

I was in the studio when Carrie recorded this song.. She was an incredibly sweet and gifted artist and Willie Hutch is a great producer..He wrote hits for Michael Jackson and others and his own successful albums back in his day...thanks for the flash back