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Early Career

Keith Barrow is mostly known for his songs "You Know You Wanna Be Loved” and "Turn It Up". A Chicago native, Keith Barrow was the son of Rev. Willie Barrow (Read Interview), an active member of Rev. Jesse Jackson's Push Organization.


In his teens, Barrow was a member of a gospel group called the “Soul Shakers.”


In the summer of 1977, he released his first eponym album, produced by MFSB guitarist/songwriter Bobby Eli]. Only one track, "Mr. Magic Man," was a commercial success.[1]


Keith Barrow's First Album "Keith Barrow" released in 1977


SONG: Listen to "You Want to be Loved"


"Physical Attraction"

Keith Barrow's Second Album "Physical Attraction" released in 1978, front cover


Barrow's career took off in the late 1970s. "You Know You Wanna Be Loved," produced by Michael Stokes, reached to #26 in summer 1978.


The album Physical Attraction featured two disco hits, "Physical Attraction" and "Turn It Up.”


SONG: Listen to "Physical Attraction'


After switching to Capitol Records, Barrow recorded the album “Just As I Am” in 1980.[2]


Keith Barrow's Second Album "Physical Attraction" released in 1978, back cover


An Early AIDS Victim

Keith Barrow's Third Album "Just As I Am" released in 1980, front cover


In the summer of 1983, Keith Barrow called his mother from Paris: he was too ill to perform on stage. Upon his return to Chicago, Barrow was admitted to the Michael Reese hospital and was diagnosed with AIDS.


At the age of 29, Keith Barrow died of complications from and AIDS-related illness. African American newspapers, among them the Chicago Defender, never mentioned the cause of his death.[3]

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