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{{short description|American singer (1942–2000)}}
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[[File:Richard Dimples Fields black tuxedo promo.jpg|thumb|Richard "Dimples" Fields aka "Mr. Look So Good"]]
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Richard "Dimples" Fields
| image = Richard Dimples Fields black tuxedo promo.jpg
| caption = Richard "Dimples" Fields aka "Mr. Look So Good"
| birth_date = {{birth date|1942|03|21}}
| birth_place = [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], U.S.
| death_place = [[Novato, California]], U.S.
| birth_name =
| years_active = 1973–2000
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2000|01|12|1942|03|21}}
| genre = {{hlist|[[Rhythm and blues|R&B]]|[[Soul music|soul]]}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|producer}}
| instruments = Vocals
| label = {{hlist|[[Boardwalk Records|Boardwalk]]|[[RCA Records|RCA]]|[[Columbia Records|Columbia]]}}
}}

'''Richard "Dimples" Fields''' (March 21, 1942 – January 12, 2000)<ref name="Dead">{{Cite web|url=http://thedeadrockstarsclub.com/2000.html|title=The Dead Rock Stars Club 2000|website=Thedeadrockstarsclub.com|access-date=27 August 2021}}</ref> was an American [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] and [[soul music|soul]] singer, popular during the 1980s.
'''Richard "Dimples" Fields''' (March 21, 1942 – January 12, 2000)<ref name="Dead">{{Cite web|url=http://thedeadrockstarsclub.com/2000.html|title=The Dead Rock Stars Club 2000|website=Thedeadrockstarsclub.com|access-date=27 August 2021}}</ref> was an American [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] and [[soul music|soul]] singer, popular during the 1980s.


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Field began singing professionally in the early 1970s, purchasing an Oakland cabaret, the Cold Duck Music Lounge, where he headlined.<ref name="LarkinGE" /> He took his [[nickname]], "Dimples", from a female admirer who remarked that he was always smiling.<ref name="LarkinGE">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|page=857/8}}</ref> He began [[sound recording and reproduction|recording]] for his own DRK [[record label|label]], before signing to [[Boardwalk Records]] in 1981.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> His first minor [[hit record|hit]] was a [[cover version|cover]] of [[The Penguins]]' "[[Earth Angel]]" that year.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> His first [[album]] for Boardwalk also featured the track "She's Got Papers On Me", the lament of a married man wanting his mistress, which was interrupted by his wife, played by [[Betty Wright]], setting out her view of the situation.
Field began singing professionally in the early 1970s, purchasing an Oakland cabaret, the Cold Duck Music Lounge, where he headlined.<ref name="LarkinGE" /> He took his [[nickname]], "Dimples", from a female admirer who remarked that he was always smiling.<ref name="LarkinGE">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|page=857/8}}</ref> He began [[sound recording and reproduction|recording]] for his own DRK [[record label|label]], before signing to [[Boardwalk Records]] in 1981.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> His first minor [[hit record|hit]] was a [[cover version|cover]] of [[The Penguins]]' "[[Earth Angel]]" that year.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> His first [[album]] for Boardwalk also featured the track "She's Got Papers On Me", the lament of a married man wanting his mistress, which was interrupted by his wife, played by [[Betty Wright]], setting out her view of the situation.


Fields' breakthrough [[single (music)|single]] came in 1982 with "If It Ain't One Thing, It's Another",<ref name="Dead"/> which reached number one for three weeks on the [[United States|US]] ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|R&B]] [[record chart|chart]] and number 47 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref>{{Cite book|title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=201}}</ref> He had first recorded and released the song for DRK in 1975, in which he lamented not only the world's problems, but also those of his own life (from an ugly pregnant girlfriend to the need to read the Bible). Fields was persuaded to re-record and update it by an old friend, including it on his album ''Mr. Look So Good!'', before it was issued as a single.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> His only entry in the [[UK Singles Chart]] occurred in February 1982, when "I've Got to Learn to Say No" peaked at number 56.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
Fields' breakthrough [[single (music)|single]] came in 1982 with "If It Ain't One Thing, It's Another",<ref name="Dead"/> which reached number one for three weeks on the [[United States|US]] ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|R&B]] [[record chart|chart]] and number 47 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref name="R&B">{{Cite book|title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=201}}</ref> He had first recorded and released the song for DRK in 1975, in which he lamented not only the world's problems, but also those of his own life (from an ugly pregnant girlfriend to the need to read the Bible). Fields was persuaded to re-record and update it by an old friend, including it on his album ''Mr. Look So Good!'', before it was issued as a single.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> His only entry in the [[UK Singles Chart]] occurred in February 1982, when "I've Got to Learn to Say No" peaked at number 56.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 199}}</ref> This song was reworked by George Michael as "Learn to Say No" as a duet with Jody Watley.
| first= David
| last= Roberts
| year= 2006
| title= British Hit Singles & Albums
| edition= 19th
| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
| location= London
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
| page= 199}}</ref> This song was reworked by George Michael as “Learn to say no” as a duet with Jody Watley.


While Fields had moderate success on the US R&B chart, both under his name and his nickname, "Dimples", "If It Ain't One Thing, It's Another" was his only ''Billboard'' Hot 100 entry. His other big seller was "Your Wife Is Cheating On Us".<ref name="Dead"/>
While Fields had moderate success on the US R&B chart, both under his name and his nickname, "Dimples", "If It Ain't One Thing, It's Another" was his only ''Billboard'' Hot 100 entry. His other big seller was "Your Wife Is Cheating On Us".<ref name="Dead"/>
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Fields died at the Novato Community Hospital in [[Novato, California]], in January 2000, at the age of 57, as the result of a [[stroke]].<ref name="Dead"/><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=January 21, 2000 |title=Richard "Dimples" Fields |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/obituary-clipping-jan-21-2000-733612/ |access-date=2023-07-09 |website=Hammond Daily Star |language=en |via=NewspaperArchive}}</ref> He is buried at Holly Gardens Cemetery in Hammond, Louisiana.
Fields died at the Novato Community Hospital in [[Novato, California]], in January 2000, at the age of 57, as the result of a [[stroke]].<ref name="Dead"/><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=January 21, 2000 |title=Richard "Dimples" Fields |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/obituary-clipping-jan-21-2000-733612/ |access-date=2023-07-09 |website=Hammond Daily Star |language=en |via=NewspaperArchive}}</ref> He is buried at Holly Gardens Cemetery in Hammond, Louisiana.

==Discography==
===Albums===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title
! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Record label
|-
! style="width:35px;"| <small>[[Billboard 200|US]]</small><br><ref name="Awards">{{cite web |title=Richard "Dimples" Fields - Awards |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/richard-dimples-fields-mn0000849531/awards |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=6 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403084816/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/richard-dimples-fields-mn0000849531/awards |archive-date=April 3, 2016}}</ref>
! style="width:35px;"| <small>[[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|US R&B]]</small><br><ref name="Awards"/>
|-
| 1973
| ''It's Finger Lickin' Good''
| align=center | ―
| align=center | ―
| rowspan="3"| Dat Richfield Kat
|-
| 1974
| ''Spoiled Rotten!''
| align=center | —
| align=center | ―
|-
| 1977
| ''Ready for Anything''
| align=center | ―
| align=center | ―
|-
| 1981
| ''Dimples''
| align=center | 33
| align=center | 5
| rowspan="3"| [[Boardwalk Records|Boardwalk]]
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1982
| ''Mr. Look So Good!''
| align=center | 63
| align=center | 3
|-
| ''Give Everybody Some!''
| align=center | ―
| align=center | 40
|-
| 1984
| ''Mmm...''
| align=center | ―
| align=center | 51
| rowspan="2"| [[RCA Records|RCA]]
|-
| 1985
| ''Dark Gable''
| align=center | ―
| align=center | ―
|-
| 1987
| ''Tellin' It Like It Is''
| align=center | ―
| align=center | ―
| [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
|-
| 1990
| ''Dimples''
| align=center | ―
| align=center | ―
| Life Records
|-
| colspan="5" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title
! scope="col" colspan="3"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album
|-
! style="width:35px;"| <small>[[Billboard Hot 100|US]]</small><br><ref name="Awards"/>
! style="width:35px;"| <small>[[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US R&B]]</small><br><ref name="R&B"/>
! style="width:35px;"| <small>[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]</small><br><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/><ref name="UK">{{cite web |title=RICHARD 'DIMPLES' FIELDS songs and albums |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/19456/richard-dimples-fields/ |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=6 January 2024}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1981
| "She's Got Papers on Me"
| align=center | ―
| align=center | —
| align=center | —
| rowspan="3"| ''Dimples''
|-
| "Earth Angel"
| align=center | ―
| align=center | 81
| align=center | ―
|-
| "I've Got to Learn to Say No!"
| align=center | ―
| align=center | 42
| align=center | 56
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1982
| "If It Ain't One Thing...It's Another"
| align=center | 47
| align=center | 1
| align=center | ―
| rowspan="2"| ''Mr. Look So Good!''
|-
| "Taking Applications"
| align=center | ―
| align=center | 35
| align=center | ―
|-
| "People Treat You Funky (When Ya Ain't Got No Money!)"
| align=center | ―
| align=center | 32
| align=center | ―
| rowspan="2"| ''Give Everybody Some!''
|-
| 1983
| "Don't Ever Stop Chasing Your Dreams (Pt.1)"
| align=center | ―
| align=center | 51
| align=center | ―
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1984
| "Your Wife Is Cheatin' on Us"
| align=center | ―
| align=center | 32
| align=center | 99
| rowspan="2"| ''Mmm...''
|-
| "Jazzy Lady"
| align=center | ―
| align=center | 63
| align=center | ―
|-
| 1985
| "Shake 'Em Down"
| align=center | ―
| align=center | 54
| align=center | ―
| ''Dark Gable''
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1987
| "I Can't Live with or without You"
| align=center | ―
| align=center | 43
| align=center | ―
| rowspan="2"| ''Tellin' It Like It Is''
|-
| "Tell It Like It Is"
| align=center | ―
| align=center | 22
| align=center | ―
|-
| 1991
| "They're Tryin' to Take You Job"
| align=center | ―
| align=center | 67
| align=center | ―
| ''Dimples''
|-
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
|}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Discogs artist}}


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Revision as of 19:31, 6 January 2024

Richard "Dimples" Fields
Richard "Dimples" Fields aka "Mr. Look So Good"
Richard "Dimples" Fields aka "Mr. Look So Good"
Background information
Born(1942-03-21)March 21, 1942
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedJanuary 12, 2000(2000-01-12) (aged 57)
Novato, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • producer
InstrumentsVocals
Years active1973–2000
Labels

Richard "Dimples" Fields (March 21, 1942 – January 12, 2000)[1] was an American R&B and soul singer, popular during the 1980s.

Career

Richard "Dimples" Fields was born in New Orleans, Louisiana.[1] He attended Greenville Park School in Hammond, Louisiana.[2] At the age of 9, he moved to Oakland, California with his family.[3]

Field began singing professionally in the early 1970s, purchasing an Oakland cabaret, the Cold Duck Music Lounge, where he headlined.[4] He took his nickname, "Dimples", from a female admirer who remarked that he was always smiling.[4] He began recording for his own DRK label, before signing to Boardwalk Records in 1981.[4] His first minor hit was a cover of The Penguins' "Earth Angel" that year.[4] His first album for Boardwalk also featured the track "She's Got Papers On Me", the lament of a married man wanting his mistress, which was interrupted by his wife, played by Betty Wright, setting out her view of the situation.

Fields' breakthrough single came in 1982 with "If It Ain't One Thing, It's Another",[1] which reached number one for three weeks on the US Billboard R&B chart and number 47 on the Billboard Hot 100.[5] He had first recorded and released the song for DRK in 1975, in which he lamented not only the world's problems, but also those of his own life (from an ugly pregnant girlfriend to the need to read the Bible). Fields was persuaded to re-record and update it by an old friend, including it on his album Mr. Look So Good!, before it was issued as a single.[4] His only entry in the UK Singles Chart occurred in February 1982, when "I've Got to Learn to Say No" peaked at number 56.[6] This song was reworked by George Michael as "Learn to Say No" as a duet with Jody Watley.

While Fields had moderate success on the US R&B chart, both under his name and his nickname, "Dimples", "If It Ain't One Thing, It's Another" was his only Billboard Hot 100 entry. His other big seller was "Your Wife Is Cheating On Us".[1]

He had several less successful follow-ups before Boardwalk Records folded in 1983.[4] He then signed with RCA Records, but was dropped by the label after several unsuccessful singles and albums.[4] Renamed simply "Dimples", he continued to record for the Columbia and Life record labels. He also worked as a record producer with 9.9, and The Ohio Players among others.[1]

Fields died at the Novato Community Hospital in Novato, California, in January 2000, at the age of 57, as the result of a stroke.[1][3][2] He is buried at Holly Gardens Cemetery in Hammond, Louisiana.

Discography

Albums

Year Title Peak chart positions Record label
US
[7] 		US R&B
[7]
1973 It's Finger Lickin' Good ― ― Dat Richfield Kat
1974 Spoiled Rotten! — ―
1977 Ready for Anything ― ―
1981 Dimples 33 5 Boardwalk
1982 Mr. Look So Good! 63 3
Give Everybody Some! ― 40
1984 Mmm... ― 51 RCA
1985 Dark Gable ― ―
1987 Tellin' It Like It Is ― ― Columbia
1990 Dimples ― ― Life Records
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
US
[7] 		US R&B
[5] 		UK
[6][8]
1981 "She's Got Papers on Me" ― — — Dimples
"Earth Angel" ― 81 ―
"I've Got to Learn to Say No!" ― 42 56
1982 "If It Ain't One Thing...It's Another" 47 1 ― Mr. Look So Good!
"Taking Applications" ― 35 ―
"People Treat You Funky (When Ya Ain't Got No Money!)" ― 32 ― Give Everybody Some!
1983 "Don't Ever Stop Chasing Your Dreams (Pt.1)" ― 51 ―
1984 "Your Wife Is Cheatin' on Us" ― 32 99 Mmm...
"Jazzy Lady" ― 63 ―
1985 "Shake 'Em Down" ― 54 ― Dark Gable
1987 "I Can't Live with or without You" ― 43 ― Tellin' It Like It Is
"Tell It Like It Is" ― 22 ―
1991 "They're Tryin' to Take You Job" ― 67 ― Dimples
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "The Dead Rock Stars Club 2000". Thedeadrockstarsclub.com. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Richard "Dimples" Fields". Hammond Daily Star. January 21, 2000. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via NewspaperArchive.
  3. ^ a b Talevski, Nick (April 7, 2010). Rock Obituaries: Knocking On Heaven's Door. Omnibus Press. p. 175. ISBN 978-0-85712-117-2.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 857/8. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  5. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 201.
  6. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 199. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  7. ^ a b c "Richard "Dimples" Fields - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on April 3, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  8. ^ "RICHARD 'DIMPLES' FIELDS songs and albums". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
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