Freddie Scott

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Freddie Scott
Pickwick International
, Mainstream

Freddie Scott (April 24, 1933 – June 4, 2007)

R&B chart
in early 1967.

Life and career

He was born in Providence, Rhode Island, United States,[2] and sang in his grandmother's gospel group, Sally Jones & the Gospel Keyes, touring England with at the age of 12.[3] He studied medicine at the University of Rhode Island and then at Paine College in Augusta, Georgia, but began singing again with the Swanee Quintet Juniors and gave up his medical career.[1]

In 1956, he recorded as a secular singer with the

Joy Records (New York) in 1961.[3][4]

In 1962, he worked with fellow songwriters Gerry Goffin and Carole King on their song "Hey, Girl", recording a demo for singer Chuck Jackson. When Jackson failed to come to a recording session, Scott recorded the song, and, when eventually released by the Colpix label some months later,[2] it rose to no. 10 on both the pop and R&B charts. He followed it with a slow version of Ray Charles' "I Got a Woman", which again made the charts. When Colpix collapsed, he moved to Columbia, which tried to market him, with little success.[4] He left Columbia Records in 1965, and moved to the Shout label, a subsidiary of Bert Berns' Bang Records. There, he recorded Berns' song "Are You Lonely for Me", reputedly requiring over 100 takes before it was finished.[1] The record stayed at the top of the R&B charts for four weeks and reached no. 39 on the pop chart.[5]

He followed up with a version of "

Pickwick International and Mainstream labels, and continued to perform concerts.[3][1]

Scott later worked on the oldies circuit, and released a new album, Brand New Man, in 2001. He also performed "Brown Eyed Girl" on the Van Morrison tribute album Vanthology, released in 2003.[1] He died in New York City in 2007 at the age of 74.[1]

His 1968 song "(You) Got What I Need" was sampled for the 1989 Biz Markie hit "Just a Friend".[1] It also was sampled for Ghostface Killah's "Save Me Dear" in 2004.

Discography

Chart singles

Year Single Chart Positions
US Pop[6] US
R&B[5]
1963 "Hey, Girl" 10 10
"I Got a Woman" 48 n/a[a]
1964 "Where Does Love Go" 82 n/a[a]
1966 "Are You Lonely for Me" 39 1
1967 "Cry to Me" 70 40
"Am I Grooving You" 71 25
"He Ain't Give You None" 100 24
1968 "(You) Got What I Need" - 27
1970 "I Shall Be Released" - 40

Albums

  • Everything I Have Is Yours (1964)
  • Freddie Scott Sings and Sings and Sings (1964)
  • Are You Lonely For Me? (1967)
  • I Shall Be Released (1970)
  • Brand New Man (2001)

Notes

  1. ^ a b Billboard R&B chart not published at that time

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Obituary by Spencer Leigh". The Independent. 6 June 2007. Archived from the original on June 11, 2008.
  2. ^
    ISBN 0-85112-939-0
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  3. ^ a b c d "Freddie Scott Story with an interview". Soulexpress.net.
  4. ^ a b c d "Freddie Scott | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links". AllMusic.
  5. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-1995. Record Research. p. 391.
  6. ISBN 0-89820-155-1
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