Carla Benson

Tell Me Why Carla Benson

Considered one of the most recorded vocalists in the history of soul music - as in-house background vocalist for Philadelphia International Records, Carla Benson can be heard on hundreds of hits, including Billy Paul's "Me and Mrs. Jones," The Spinners' "I'll Be Around," McFadden and Whitehead's "Ain't No Stopping Us Now," Evelyn "Champagne" King's "Shame," Patti LaBelle's "New Attitude" and "If Only You Knew," Lou Rawl's "You're Gonna Miss My Lovin" and Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald's "On My Own" to name just a few. In the year 2000, Carla was hired to be the background vocals section leader for the Grammy award winning film, "Standing In The Shadows of Motown," a documentary about famed studio musicians of Motown, The Funk Brothers. Following the success of the film, Benson ended up touring with The Funk Brothers for three years. Carla continues to be involved in projects too numerous to mention, and her golden voice is still very much in demand to this day. Presented here is Benson's brand new single, an updated version of MFSB's 1980 hit, "Tell Me Why." Carla's stellar voice brings new life to the classic track and her legions of fans would agree that she sounds better than ever.