The newly blonde singer resurfaced in late 1952 under the name Karen Chandler, signing to Coral Records (where husband Jack Pleis served as a staff arranger and conductor). Her label debut, Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, proved an enormous hit, selling over a million copies and ascending to the number five spot on the Billboard pop chart. Its follow-up, I Hear the Music Now, fared miserably, but in the spring of 1953 Chandler returned to the charts with Goodbye Charlie, Goodbye, which climbed into the Top 40. Follow-ups Rosebud and Transfer went nowhere, and in early 1954 Chandler scored her final solo hit, Why? -- subsequent efforts Positively No Dancing and Why Didn't You Tell Me? went nowhere, and in 1956 she shifted gears, teaming with country singer Jimmy Wakely for one last hit, the duet Tonight You Belong to Me. Another duet, As Far as I'm Concerned, paired Chandler with Eddie Reardon, and appeared at year's end. With rock roll now in full ascent, Chandler's 1957 Decca singles Love Is the $64,000 Question and Free Little Bird essentially fell on deaf ears, and her recording career ground to a halt. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi