Freda Payne
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Freda Charcilia PayneSome sources give a birth year of 1945, but this appears to be an error as all sources agree that she is older than her sister Scherrie
, born 1944. is an American singer and actress best known for her million selling, 1970 hit single
, "Band of Gold
". She was also an actress in musicals
and film, as well as the host
of a TV talk show
. Freda is the older sister of former Supreme
Scherrie Payne
.
and grew up listening to different jazz
singers, such as Ella Fitzgerald
and Billie Holiday
. As a teenager
, she attended the Detroit Institute of Musical Arts
; she soon began singing radio commercial
jingle
s, and took part in (and won many of) local TV and radio talent show
s.
In 1963, she moved to New York City and worked with many different entertainers, including Quincy Jones
, Pearl Bailey
, and Bill Cosby
. The next year, her debut album
, a jazz
recording
entitled After the Lights Go Down Low and Much More!!!, was released on the Impulse!
label
. (This album was re-issued on CD in Japan in early 2002, and again in the United States in 2005.) Three years later, she released her second album (another jazz effort) How Do You Say I Don't Love You Anymore, for MGM Records
. She also made occasional guest appearances on different television shows including The Merv Griffin Show
and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
.
She added theatrical credits to her repertoire; she understudied Leslie Uggams
for the Broadway
show Hallelujah Baby in 1967, and appeared with the Equity Theatre in a production of Lost in the Stars.
In 1969, her old friends back home in Detroit, Brian Holland
, Lamont Dozier
, and Edward Holland, Jr.
, persuaded her to sign with their newly-formed record label Invictus
. During that same year, her first Invictus single, "Unhooked Generation" (a minor R&B
hit), was released. Shortly thereafter, Eddie Holland offered her a song entitled "Band of Gold
", which he along with Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier co-wrote (under the pen name
Edythe Wayne) with Ronald Dunbar. In early 1970, the song became an instant pop
smash reaching #3 in the US and #1 in the UK; it also gave Payne her first gold
record
. Global sales were estimated at two million. An album of the same name proved to be fairly successful as well. Other Invictus singles included "Deeper and Deeper", "You Brought the Joy", and the Vietnam War
protest song "Bring the Boys Home" (U.S.
Billboard Hot 100
#12, 1971; her second gold record. Her other Invictus albums were Contact (1971), The Best of Freda Payne (1972, a compilation
which included four new, unissued songs), and her last Invictus album Reaching Out (1973).
In 1973, she left Invictus and recorded albums for ABC
/Dunhill and Capitol
, but she never found the commercial success that she had enjoyed with Invictus. She recorded a duet
"I Wanna See You Soon" with Capitol stablemates Tavares
, which was a radio airplay hit in the UK in 1977.
She released three disco albums for Capitol from 1977 to 1979, "Stares And Whispers", "Supernatural high" and "Hot". The first one features the disco hit "Love Magnet" produced by Frank Wilson (1977).
In 1981, she briefly hosted her own talk show Today's Black Woman, and also found work acting in different movies, Broadway and other theatre productions throughout the 1980s. Although she was concentrating more on acting by that time, she never gave up music; in 1982, she recorded a single entitled "In Motion" for the Sutra label in New York, and in 1986, she recorded a remake of her old hit "Band of Gold" with Belinda Carlisle
.
In 1990, she recorded three songs for Ian Levine
's UK Motorcity label: another remake of "Band of Gold," "Memories and Souvenirs," and "Only Minutes Away." In the mid 1990s, she released three albums for Dove Music: Freda Payne Sings the (Unauthorized) I Hate Barney Songbook: A Parody (1995, a comedy album), An Evening With Freda Payne: Live in Concert which featured her sister Scherrie Payne
on background vocals
, and her first (and only) Christmas album Christmas With Freda and Friends, which featured a duet between Freda and Scherrie (both 1996). She also continued her acting career appearing in the films, Private Obsession (1995), Ragdoll (1999), Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
(2000), and Fire & Ice (made-for-TV, 2001).
In early 2001, Payne released a new album entitled Come See About Me for the Volt Records label (the title track is a remake of The Supremes
' hit).
In early 2003, she performed in a show called Love & Payne, with Darlene Love
at Feinstein's at the Regency in New York, and at the Cinegrill in the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles, getting excellent reviews.
During the early 2000s, the following compilation album
s of her music were released: Lost in Love (which includes nine of her post-Invictus recordings), Band of Gold: The Best of Freda Payne (both 2000), Unhooked Generation: The Complete Invictus Recordings (2001), and The Best of Freda Payne: Ten Best Series (2002).
On April 22, 2009 Payne appeared on American Idol
and sang "Band of Gold
".
In February 2010, Payne joined Kanye West
, Jordin Sparks
, Jennifer Hudson
, Barbra Streisand
and many more on We Are The World
for Haiti Relief.
During 2011 Payne recorded a duet, "Saving A Life", with British pop star Sir Cliff Richard
for inclusion on his "Soulicious" album. She also agreed to perform with Richard throughout his tour of the same name.
in 1976, and had a son, Gregory Abbott, Jr. (born 1978).
She also had a relationship with Edmund Sylvers
(lead singer of The Sylvers
singing group). Edmund had written and produced her 1982 single 'In Motion'.
after she was made a Dame of Malta
by the Knights of Malta
.
Scherrie Payne
Scherrie Payne is an American singer. The younger sister of singer/actress Freda Payne, Scherrie Payne was the co-lead singer of The Supremes from 1973 to 1977, after Jean Terrell left the group in the fall of 1973...
, born 1944. is an American singer and actress best known for her million selling, 1970 hit single
Hit single
A hit single is a recorded song or instrumental released as a single that has become very popular. Although it is sometimes used to describe any widely-played or big-selling song, the term "hit" is usually reserved for a single that has appeared in an official music chart through repeated radio...
, "Band of Gold
Band Of Gold (Freda Payne song)
"Band of Gold" is a popular song written by Holland–Dozier–Holland under the pseudonym Edythe Wayne, and Ron Dunbar, and first recorded by Freda Payne...
". She was also an actress in musicals
Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
and film, as well as the host
Presenter
A presenter, or host , is a person or organization responsible for running an event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an exhibit. Likewise, a master of ceremonies is a person that hosts or presents a show...
of a TV talk show
Talk show
A talk show or chat show is a television program or radio program where one person discuss various topics put forth by a talk show host....
. Freda is the older sister of former Supreme
The Supremes
The Supremes, an American female singing group, were the premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s.Originally founded as The Primettes in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959, The Supremes' repertoire included doo-wop, pop, soul, Broadway show tunes, psychedelic soul, and disco...
Scherrie Payne
Scherrie Payne
Scherrie Payne is an American singer. The younger sister of singer/actress Freda Payne, Scherrie Payne was the co-lead singer of The Supremes from 1973 to 1977, after Jean Terrell left the group in the fall of 1973...
.
Early life and career
Payne was born in Detroit, MichiganMichigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
and grew up listening to different jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
singers, such as Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Jane Fitzgerald , also known as the "First Lady of Song" and "Lady Ella," was an American jazz and song vocalist...
and Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and musical partner Lester Young, Holiday had a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing...
. As a teenager
Adolescence
Adolescence is a transitional stage of physical and mental human development generally occurring between puberty and legal adulthood , but largely characterized as beginning and ending with the teenage stage...
, she attended the Detroit Institute of Musical Arts
Detroit Institute of Musical Arts
The Detroit Institute of Musical Arts was a music conservatory in Detroit, Michigan that was actively providing higher education in music from 1914-1970.-History:...
; she soon began singing radio commercial
Advertising
Advertising is a form of communication used to persuade an audience to take some action with respect to products, ideas, or services. Most commonly, the desired result is to drive consumer behavior with respect to a commercial offering, although political and ideological advertising is also common...
jingle
Jingle
A jingle is a short tune used in advertising and for other commercial uses. The jingle contains one or more hooks and lyrics that explicitly promote the product being advertised, usually through the use of one or more advertising slogans. Ad buyers use jingles in radio and television...
s, and took part in (and won many of) local TV and radio talent show
Talent show
A talent show is an event where participants perform their talent or talents of acting, singing, dancing, acrobatics, drumming, martial arts, playing an instrument, and other activities to showcase a unique form of talent, sometimes for a reward, trophy or prize...
s.
In 1963, she moved to New York City and worked with many different entertainers, including Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones
Quincy Delightt Jones, Jr. is an American record producer and musician. A conductor, musical arranger, film composer, television producer, and trumpeter. His career spans five decades in the entertainment industry and a record 79 Grammy Award nominations, 27 Grammys, including a Grammy Legend...
, Pearl Bailey
Pearl Bailey
Pearl Mae Bailey was an American actress and singer. After appearing in vaudeville, she made her Broadway debut in St. Louis Woman in 1946. She won a Tony Award for the title role in the all-black production of Hello, Dolly! in 1968...
, and Bill Cosby
Bill Cosby
William Henry "Bill" Cosby, Jr. is an American comedian, actor, author, television producer, educator, musician and activist. A veteran stand-up performer, he got his start at various clubs, then landed a starring role in the 1960s action show, I Spy. He later starred in his own series, the...
. The next year, her debut album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
, a jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
recording
Sound recording and reproduction
Sound recording and reproduction is an electrical or mechanical inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects. The two main classes of sound recording technology are analog recording and digital recording...
entitled After the Lights Go Down Low and Much More!!!, was released on the Impulse!
Impulse! Records
Impulse! Records was an American jazz record label, originally established in 1960 by producer Creed Taylor as a subsidiary of ABC-Paramount Records, based in New York City...
label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
. (This album was re-issued on CD in Japan in early 2002, and again in the United States in 2005.) Three years later, she released her second album (another jazz effort) How Do You Say I Don't Love You Anymore, for MGM Records
MGM Records
MGM Records was a record label started by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio in 1946, for the purpose of releasing soundtrack albums of their musical films. Later it became a pop label, lasting into the 1970s...
. She also made occasional guest appearances on different television shows including The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran from October 1, 1962 to March 29, 1963 on NBC, September 20, 1965 to September 26, 1969 in first-run syndication, from August 18, 1969 to February 11, 1972 at 11:30 PM ET weeknights on CBS and again in...
and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under the Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night....
.
She added theatrical credits to her repertoire; she understudied Leslie Uggams
Leslie Uggams
Leslie Uggams is an American actress and singer, perhaps best known for her work in Hallelujah, Baby! She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority.-Singing:...
for the Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
show Hallelujah Baby in 1967, and appeared with the Equity Theatre in a production of Lost in the Stars.
In 1969, her old friends back home in Detroit, Brian Holland
Brian Holland
Brian Holland is an American songwriter and record producer, best known as a member of Holland–Dozier–Holland. That songwriting and production team that was responsible for much of the Motown sound and numerous hit records by artists such as Martha and the Vandellas, The Supremes, The Four Tops,...
, Lamont Dozier
Lamont Dozier
Lamont Herbert Dozier is an American songwriter and record producer, born in Detroit, Michigan. Dozier has either co-written or produced several US Billboard #1 hits.-Career:...
, and Edward Holland, Jr.
Edward Holland, Jr.
Edward Holland, Jr. is an American singer, songwriter and record producer....
, persuaded her to sign with their newly-formed record label Invictus
Invictus Records
Invictus Records was an American record label based in Detroit, Michigan created by Edward Holland, Jr., Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland...
. During that same year, her first Invictus single, "Unhooked Generation" (a minor R&B
Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...
hit), was released. Shortly thereafter, Eddie Holland offered her a song entitled "Band of Gold
Band Of Gold (Freda Payne song)
"Band of Gold" is a popular song written by Holland–Dozier–Holland under the pseudonym Edythe Wayne, and Ron Dunbar, and first recorded by Freda Payne...
", which he along with Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier co-wrote (under the pen name
Pen name
A pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a pseudonym adopted by an author. A pen name may be used to make the author's name more distinctive, to disguise his or her gender, to distance an author from some or all of his or her works, to protect the author from retribution for his or her...
Edythe Wayne) with Ronald Dunbar. In early 1970, the song became an instant pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
smash reaching #3 in the US and #1 in the UK; it also gave Payne her first gold
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
record
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
. Global sales were estimated at two million. An album of the same name proved to be fairly successful as well. Other Invictus singles included "Deeper and Deeper", "You Brought the Joy", and the Vietnam War
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
protest song "Bring the Boys Home" (U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
#12, 1971; her second gold record. Her other Invictus albums were Contact (1971), The Best of Freda Payne (1972, a compilation
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
which included four new, unissued songs), and her last Invictus album Reaching Out (1973).
In 1973, she left Invictus and recorded albums for ABC
ABC Records
ABC Records was an American record label, founded in New York City in 1955 as ABC-Paramount Records. It originated as the main popular music label operated the Am-Par Record Corporation, the music subsidiary of the American Broadcasting Company . ABC-Paramount Records' first president was Samuel H....
/Dunhill and Capitol
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
, but she never found the commercial success that she had enjoyed with Invictus. She recorded a duet
Duet (music)
A duet is a musical composition for two performers. In classical music, the term is most often used for a composition for two singers or pianists; with other instruments, the word duo is also often used. A piece performed by two pianists performing together on the same piano is referred to as...
"I Wanna See You Soon" with Capitol stablemates Tavares
Tavares
-People:Tavares is a common surname in the Portuguese language, namely in Portugal and Brazil and other places – especially very common in the Cape Verde islands. It was originally a toponym...
, which was a radio airplay hit in the UK in 1977.
She released three disco albums for Capitol from 1977 to 1979, "Stares And Whispers", "Supernatural high" and "Hot". The first one features the disco hit "Love Magnet" produced by Frank Wilson (1977).
In 1981, she briefly hosted her own talk show Today's Black Woman, and also found work acting in different movies, Broadway and other theatre productions throughout the 1980s. Although she was concentrating more on acting by that time, she never gave up music; in 1982, she recorded a single entitled "In Motion" for the Sutra label in New York, and in 1986, she recorded a remake of her old hit "Band of Gold" with Belinda Carlisle
Belinda Carlisle
Belinda Jo Carlisle is an American singer who gained worldwide fame as the lead vocalist of the Go-Go's, one of the most successful all-female bands and the first such group whose members wrote their own songs and played their own instruments...
.
In 1990, she recorded three songs for Ian Levine
Ian Levine
Ian Levine is an English songwriter, producer, and DJ. He is also a well-known fan of the long-running television show Doctor Who.Levine attended Arnold School in Blackpool from 1963 to 1970...
's UK Motorcity label: another remake of "Band of Gold," "Memories and Souvenirs," and "Only Minutes Away." In the mid 1990s, she released three albums for Dove Music: Freda Payne Sings the (Unauthorized) I Hate Barney Songbook: A Parody (1995, a comedy album), An Evening With Freda Payne: Live in Concert which featured her sister Scherrie Payne
Scherrie Payne
Scherrie Payne is an American singer. The younger sister of singer/actress Freda Payne, Scherrie Payne was the co-lead singer of The Supremes from 1973 to 1977, after Jean Terrell left the group in the fall of 1973...
on background vocals
Backing vocalist
A backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
, and her first (and only) Christmas album Christmas With Freda and Friends, which featured a duet between Freda and Scherrie (both 1996). She also continued her acting career appearing in the films, Private Obsession (1995), Ragdoll (1999), Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps is a 2000 comedy film directed by Peter Segal. It is the sequel to the 1996 film The Nutty Professor and stars Eddie Murphy and Janet Jackson. Murphy plays not only the inept but brilliant scientist, Sherman Klump, as in the first film, but also most of Sherman's...
(2000), and Fire & Ice (made-for-TV, 2001).
In early 2001, Payne released a new album entitled Come See About Me for the Volt Records label (the title track is a remake of The Supremes
The Supremes
The Supremes, an American female singing group, were the premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s.Originally founded as The Primettes in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959, The Supremes' repertoire included doo-wop, pop, soul, Broadway show tunes, psychedelic soul, and disco...
' hit).
In early 2003, she performed in a show called Love & Payne, with Darlene Love
Darlene Love
Darlene Love is an American popular music singer and actress. She gained prominence in the 1960s for the song "He's a Rebel," a #1 American single in 1962, and was part of the Phil Spector stable that produced a celebrated Christmas album in 1963....
at Feinstein's at the Regency in New York, and at the Cinegrill in the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles, getting excellent reviews.
During the early 2000s, the following compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
s of her music were released: Lost in Love (which includes nine of her post-Invictus recordings), Band of Gold: The Best of Freda Payne (both 2000), Unhooked Generation: The Complete Invictus Recordings (2001), and The Best of Freda Payne: Ten Best Series (2002).
On April 22, 2009 Payne appeared on American Idol
American Idol
American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...
and sang "Band of Gold
Band Of Gold (Freda Payne song)
"Band of Gold" is a popular song written by Holland–Dozier–Holland under the pseudonym Edythe Wayne, and Ron Dunbar, and first recorded by Freda Payne...
".
In February 2010, Payne joined Kanye West
Kanye West
Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...
, Jordin Sparks
Jordin Sparks
Jordin Brianna Sparks is an American pop / R&B singer-songwriter and actress. She hails from Glendale, Arizona who rose to fame as the winner of the sixth season of American Idol. Sparks won when she was 17 years old, making her the youngest winner in Idol history...
, Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Kate Hudson is an American recording artist, actress and spokesperson. She came to prominence in 2004 as one of the finalists on the third season of American Idol coming in seventh place...
, Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand
Barbra Joan Streisand is an American singer, actress, film producer and director. She has won two Academy Awards, eight Grammy Awards, four Emmy Awards, a Special Tony Award, an American Film Institute award, a Peabody Award, and is one of the few entertainers who have won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy,...
and many more on We Are The World
We Are the World
"We Are the World" is a song and charity single originally recorded by the supergroup USA for Africa in 1985. It was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, and produced by Quincy Jones and Michael Omartian for the album We Are the World...
for Haiti Relief.
During 2011 Payne recorded a duet, "Saving A Life", with British pop star Sir Cliff Richard
Cliff Richard
Sir Cliff Richard, OBE is a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor, and philanthropist who has sold over an estimated 250 million records worldwide....
for inclusion on his "Soulicious" album. She also agreed to perform with Richard throughout his tour of the same name.
Personal life
Freda was formerly married to singer Gregory AbbottGregory Abbott
Gregory Abbott is an American soul musician , singer, composer and producer. He currently lives in both New York and the San Francisco Bay Area.- Biography :...
in 1976, and had a son, Gregory Abbott, Jr. (born 1978).
She also had a relationship with Edmund Sylvers
Edmund Sylvers
Edmund Theodore Sylvers was the lead singer of the 1970s family disco/soul music group The Sylvers. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Sylvers was 15 years old when he started singing with the family-based musical group, and was 18 when he sang lead on the group's biggest hit, "Boogie Fever" .Sylvers...
(lead singer of The Sylvers
The Sylvers
The Sylvers were a popular R&B/soul and disco family group during the 1970s. Originally from Memphis, Tennessee, the family would later relocate to Watts, California.- Beginnings :...
singing group). Edmund had written and produced her 1982 single 'In Motion'.
Honors
In 1974, she made the cover of JetJet (magazine)
Jet is an American weekly marketed toward African-American readers, founded in 1951 by John H. Johnson of Johnson Publishing Company in Chicago, Illinois...
after she was made a Dame of Malta
Dames of Malta
Dames of Malta are female members of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes, and of Malta. Their male counterparts are the Knights of Malta.Prominent living Dames of Malta include:*Dr Evelyn Billings*Anne Burke...
by the Knights of Malta
Knights Hospitaller
The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta , also known as the Sovereign Military Order of Malta , Order of Malta or Knights of Malta, is a Roman Catholic lay religious order, traditionally of military, chivalrous, noble nature. It is the world's...
.
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
US Dance |
UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
|||
| 1962 | "(Desafinado) Slightly Out of Tune" | — | — | — | — | |
| 1963 | "Pretty Baby" | — | — | — | — | |
| "It's Time" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966 | "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin" is a 1964 song by The Righteous Brothers which became a number-one hit single in the United States and the United Kingdom the following year. In 1999, the performing-rights organization Broadcast Music, Inc. ranked the song as having had more radio and television... " |
— | — | — | — | |
| 1969 | "The Unhooked Generation" | — | 43 | — | — | |
| 1970 | "Band of Gold Band Of Gold (Freda Payne song) "Band of Gold" is a popular song written by Holland–Dozier–Holland under the pseudonym Edythe Wayne, and Ron Dunbar, and first recorded by Freda Payne... " |
3 | 20 | — | 1 | |
| "Deeper & Deeper" | 24 | 9 | — | 33 | ||
| 1971 | "Cherish What Is Dear to You (While It's Near To You)" | 44 | 11 | — | 46 | |
| "Bring the Boys Home" | 12 | 3 | — | — | ||
| "You Brought the Joy" | 52 | 21 | — | — | ||
| 1972 | "The Road We Didn't Take" | 100 | — | — | — | |
| "Through the Memory of My Mind" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973 | "Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right" | — | 75 | — | — | |
| "For No Reason" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974 | "It's Yours to Have" | — | 81 | — | — | |
| 1975 | "I Get Carried Away" | — | — | — | — | |
| "You" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976 | "I Get High (On Your Memory)" | — | — | — | — | |
| 1977 | "Bring Back the Joy" | — | — | — | — | |
| "Love Magnet" | — | 85 | 18 | — | ||
| 1978 | "Feed Me Your Love" | — | — | — | — | |
| "Happy Days Are Here Again/Happy Music (Dance the Night Away) Happy Days Are Here Again "Happy Days Are Here Again" is a song copyrighted in 1929 by Milton Ager and Jack Yellen and published by EMI Robbins Catalog, Inc./Advanced Music Corp... " |
— | — | — | — | ||
| 1979 | "I'll Do Anything for You" | — | — | — | — | |
| "Red Hot" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Can't Wait" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982 | "In Motion" | — | 63 | — | — | |
| "—" denotes the single failed to chart | ||||||
Albums
- 1964: After the Lights Go Down Low and Much More!!!After the Lights Go Down Low and Much More!!!- Personnel :* Freda Payne – vocals* Manny Albam – arranger and conductor- Additional musicians :Side 1* Trumpets – Nick Travis, Ernie Royal, Al Derisi, Jimmy Nottingham* Trombones – Al Raph, Quentin Jackson, Bob Brookmeyer...
- 1966: How Do You Say I Don't Love You AnymoreHow Do You Say I Don't Love You Anymore-CD reissue credits:*CD release conceived and produced by: Dave Timperley and Mick Patrick*Thanks to: Paul Robinson, Jon Roberts, Anna Dueweke, Leee Puddefoot, Kevin Phelan*Special thanks to: David Cole of "In the Basement"...
- 1970: Band of GoldBand of Gold (album)Band of Gold was Freda Payne's third studio album and her first for Invictus Records. It was released to capitalize on the success of the title track that became an instant smash on the Pop charts in the US and the UK...
(U.S. Pop #60, U.S. R&B #17) - 1971: ContactContact (Freda Payne album)Contact was Freda Payne's fourth album and her second for Invictus Records. The majority of the material on this album contains sad themes, with the exception of "You Brought the Joy." The album begins with a dramatic 11-minute medley of "I'm Not Getting Any Better" and "Suddenly It's Yesterday,"...
(U.S. Pop #76, U.S. R&B #12) - 1973: Reaching Out
- 1974: Payne & PleasurePayne & Pleasure-Personnel:*Produced by: Mckinley JacksonMusicians on "It's Yours to Have," "Didn't I Tell You," "Run for Your Life"*Guitars: Ray Parker and Dennis Budimir*Bass: Scott Edwards*Grand piano: Joe Sample*Vibes: Emil Richards*Organ: Huby Heard...
(U.S. R&B #55) - 1975: Out of Payne Comes LoveOut of Payne Comes Love-Album credits:*Produced by: Bob Monaco*Recorded and mixed at: ABC Recording Studios, Inc.*Engineered by: Howard Gale*Mastered at: ABC Recording Studios, Inc.*Mastering engineer: Phil Cross...
- 1977: Stares and Whispers
- 1978: Supernatural HighSupernatural High-Album credits:*Produced by: Skip Scarborough for Relmare Productions, Inc.*Executive Producer: Larkin Arnold*Vocal Arrangements by: Skip Scarborough...
- 1979: HotHot (Freda Payne album)-Personnel:*"Red Hot," "Can't Wait," "Gotta Keep Dancin'," "Savin' It ," "Something's Missing ," "The Longest Night" produced by: John Florez & Dr. Cecil Hale*"Hungry" produced by: Dr...
- 1995: Freda Payne Sings the (Unauthorized) I Hate Barney Songbook: A ParodyFreda Payne Sings the (Unauthorized) I Hate Barney Songbook: A Parody-Album credits:*Music recorded at the Groove Asylum Recording Studios, Hollywood, California*Music engineer: Kenny Jones*Vocals recorded at Interlok Studios, Hollywood, California*Vocal engineer: Patrick Torres*Produced by: Perry Botkin and Michael Viner...
- 1996: An Evening With Freda Payne: Live in ConcertAn Evening with Freda Payne: Live in ConcertAn Evening With Freda Payne: Live in Concert is a recording of a live performance that Freda Payne made in Los Angeles on November 6, 1993. In this performance, Payne performs a variety of songs that were an important part in her career, particularly tracks 6 through 10. Tracks 15 through 18 is a...
- 1996: Christmas With Freda and FriendsChristmas With Freda and Friends-Album credits:*Executive producers: Michael Viner and Deborah Raffin*Produced by: H.B. Barnum*Associate producers: Clive Fox and Charles Tolbert*Liner notes by: Charles Tolbert*Production associate: Adam Moschin*Sequenced and engineered by: H.B...
- 1999: Live in ConcertLive in Concert (Freda Payne album)Live in Concert is a recording of a live performance that Payne made in Los Angeles on November 6, 1993. It is actually an edited version of the live album An Evening With Freda Payne: Live in Concert. In this performance, Payne performs a variety of songs that were an important part in her career,...
- 2001: Come See About MeCome See About Me (album)Come See About Me was Freda Payne's fifteenth studio album and her first in five years. The album itself is a combination of the musical styles of pop, R&B, and jazz...
- 2007: On the Inside
Compilations
- 1972: The Best of Freda PayneThe Best of Freda Payne-Album credits:*All selections published by: Gold Forever Music, Inc.Holland-Dozier-Holland Prod., Inc.*Executive producer: Ronald Dunbar*Producers: Greg Perry, General Johnson, William Weatherspoon, Raynard Miner...
(U.S. Pop #152, U.S. R&B #44) - 1991: Greatest HitsGreatest Hits (Freda Payne album)-Album credits:*Project producer: Richard J. Davis*Executive producer: Eddie Holland*Compiled by: Rodney J. Brown*Digital transfers: L.T. Horn for Supertec*Preproduction: Rodney J. Brown*Project coordinator: Victoria J. Canchola...
- 2000: Lost in LoveLost in Love (Freda Payne album)*"Band of Gold" courtesy of Holland Group Productions, Inc., by arrangement with Celebrity Licensing, Inc.-Album credits:*Compiled by: Bob Zipkin*Project coordination: Jeff Fura and Lynise Levine*Photo courtesy of: Showtime Archives...
- 2000: Band of Gold: The Best of Freda Payne
- 2001: Unhooked Generation: The Complete Invictus RecordingsUnhooked Generation: The Complete Invictus Recordings-Album credits:* Compiled and coordinated by: John Reed* Remastered by: Nick Watson at SRT, St. Ives, Cambs* Design and artwork by: Paul Bevoir for Love Melody* Thanks to David Nathan and Freda Payne...
- 2002: The Best of Freda Payne: Ten Best Series
Concerts
- 2006: Flashbacks: Soul Sensation – Compilation
- 2009: Freda Payne: High Standards with Stanley TurrentineStanley TurrentineStanley William Turrentine, also known as "Mr. T" or "The Sugar Man", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.-Biography:Turrentine was born in Pittsburgh's Hill District into a musical family...
and Jerome RichardsonJerome RichardsonJerome Richardson was an American jazz musician, tenor saxophonist, and flute player, who also played alto sax, baritone sax, clarinet and piccolo... - 2009: Live in Concert with The StylisticsThe StylisticsThe Stylistics are a soul music vocal group, and were one of the best-known Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s. They formed in 1968, and were composed of lead Russell Thompkins, Jr., Herbie Murrell, Airrion Love, James Smith, and James Dunn. All of their US hits were ballads, graced by the...
As an actress
- 1973: Book of Numbers
- 1997: Sprung
- 1999: Ragdoll
- 2000: Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
- 2001: Deadly Rhapsody
- 2007: Cordially Invited
See also
- List of soul musicians
- List of disco artists (F-K)
- List of people from Detroit
- List of acts who appeared on American Bandstand
- Guests on Soul TrainGuests on Soul TrainThis is a list of performers who have appeared on the American musical dance program Soul Train.-A:-B:-C:-D:-E:-F:-G:-H:-I:-J:-K:-L:-M:-N:-O:-P:-R:-S:-T:-U:-V:-W:-XYZ:...
- List of performers on Top of the Pops