Gloria Scott (singer)
Gloria Scott | |
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R&B | |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 1964–present |
Labels | Casablanca, SedSoul |
Gloria Scott (born February 26, 1946) is an American soul singer.[1][2][3]
Her first recording titled, "I Taught Him" by Gloria Scott and the Tonettes, was written and produced by Sylvester Stewart (better known as Sly Stone), and released in 1964 when she was 17 years of age.[4] She signed a seven year contract with Barry White in 1972, White produced the 1974 album What Am I Gonna Do, and a single "Just as Long as We're Together (In My Life There Will Never Be Another)" which reached the top 20 on numerous record charts. She recorded a second album with arranger H. B. Barnum but it was never released.
Scott was recruited as a member of
Scott is a regular performer at The Baltic Soul Weekender in Germany.[3]
Musical career
Her first
She then became a member of
She later met and signed a seven-year contract with
Roshad Ollison, writing in the
Her single "Just as Long as We're Together (In My Life There Will Never Be Another)" was also produced by Barry White. This song peaked at #14 on the
Despite her seven-year contract with Barry White, and (indirectly) with Casablanca, her career failed to take off. PopMatters comments : "However, a combination of factors, including the growing pains of a new record company and White's focus on his own burgeoning career, ultimately limited the reach of What Am I Gonna Do. Though a follow-up single, 'Just As Long as We're Together', hit the R&B Top 20 and held the top spot on the Disco Singles chart in early-1975, the second album she recorded with arranger H. B. Barnum was not released. For all his solo success, Barry White was not delivering on his contract with Gloria Scott. He became one of the most seminal figures of the 1970s while Scott faded into obscurity."[3]
She is credited as a
Scott has performed every year since 2008 at The Baltic Soul Weekender in Germany.[3][12] Her performance of "Help Me Get Off This Merry-Go-Round", with the Baltic Soul Orchestra, was released as a single.
On September 30, 2022, Scott released her second album on Acid Jazz, titled So Wonderful.[13]
Personal life
Scott was born in Port Arthur, Texas, to part-time church singer, mother Ella. She was raised in the city of Houston, before moving with her family to northern California when she was 14 years of age. Her parents, both cooks opened Ella's Cafe in Palo Alto to help support Scott's nine siblings. Subsequent to her recording and musical career in San Francisco and Los Angeles, Scott relocated to Guam where she spent eight years.[14][15]
Scott currently resides in Lake County, California.[16]
Discography
Albums
- What Am I Gonna Do (Casablanca, 1974)
- So Wonderful (Acid Jazz, 2022)
Singles
Year | Title | Chart Positions | |
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U.S. Hot Dance
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U.S. R&B | ||
1974 | "Just as Long as We're Together (In My Life There Will Never Be Another)" | 14 | 14 |
"What Am I Gonna Do" | — | 74 |
- "What Am I Gonna Do" - (7", Single) Casablanca Records 1974
- "What Shall I Do" - (7", Single) Casablanca Records 1974
- "Just As Long As We're Together (In My Life There Will Never Be Another)" - (7", Single) Casablanca Records 1974
- "(A Case Of) Too Much Love Makin'" - Casablanca Records 1975
- "You're Losing Me" - Ann Sexton & Baltic Soul Orchestra/ Gloria Scott & Baltic Soul Orchestra - Unique 2009
- "Help Me Get Off This Merry-Go-Round" - Ann Sexton & Baltic Soul Orchestra/ Gloria Scott & Baltic Soul Orchestra - Unique 2009
- "That's The Way Love Is" - Sedsoul - 2010
- "Can't Keep Running Away" - Single - (2013)
- "It's So Wonderful" - Single - (2013)
- "Never Gonna Let You Go" - Single - (2013)
- "Promised Land" - Single - (2022)
- "All of the Time, You're on my Mind" - Single - (2022)
- "So Wonderful" - Single - (2022)
Backing vocal credits
- 1972: Bo Diddley – Where It All Began
- 1979: Mary Wilson – Mary Wilson
Cultural references
John Connolly in Nocturnes writes: "Jerry passed through the main gates to the Benson farm, instinctively turning down the truck radio, since Bruce didn't appreciate music much, and certainly not the stuff that was pouring out of Jerry's speakers just now: Gloria Scott's sultry vocals, backed up by the late, great Barry White's production skills." [17]
References
- ^ "Gloria Scott - Blues from Palo Alto, CA". ReverbNation.com.
- ^ Almenara, Noelia (October 4, 2009). "Classic and Rare Soul Sisters 50s - 70s: Gloria Scott: What Am I Going to Do? (1974) ... plus". Supersoulsisters.blogspot.com.
- ^ a b c d e f Wikane, Christian John (March 18, 2009). "Her Best Is Yet to Come: The Return of Gloria Scott". Popmatters.com. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
- ^ Gloria Scott & The Tonettes - I Taught Him Pt. 1 (1964), retrieved January 1, 2024
- ISBN 978-1-4357-0987-4.
- ^ Wikane, Christian John (January 24, 2010). "Artist Biography : Gloria Scott". soultracks.com/about. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
- ^ Turner, Tina; Loder, Kurt (1986). I, Tina. Morrow. p. 111.
- ^ a b c Ollison, Rashod (February 6, 2013). "When the Need for You Was Strong: Barry White Introduces Gloria Scott". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
- ^ "Rashod Ollison (reporter)". Pilotonline. West Virginian Pilot. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
- ^ Various TV Guides listings from 1971 to 1980 -- Season 4 Episode 25 March 8, 1975
- ^ "Soul Train 75' - Gloria Scott!". YouTube. The OG Soul Train Pioneers Fan Club. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
- ^ "Baltic Soul Weekender #13 May 10-12, 2019". Baltic Soul. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
- ^ "So Wonderful, by Gloria Scott". Acidjazz.bandcamp.com.
- ^ "Gloria Scott : A Case Of Too Little Record Makin". E, FM Radio. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
- ^ "Glorious Gloria – Soul and Jazz and Funk". www.soulandjazzandfunk.com. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- ^ Fletcher, Alan. "Interview : KPFZ 88.1 FM Wordweavers (March 2, 2019)". KPFZ. Lake County Community Radio. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
- ISBN 978-1-4165-3460-0.
External links
- Gloria Scott Facebook Page
- Gloria Scott : Google Play Store
- Gloria Scott : A Case Of Too Little Record Makin' (Interview with Mama Edie, particularly covering her life)
- When the Need for You Was Strong: Barry White Introduces Gloria Scott (Review by Rashod Ollison of The Virginian Pilot)
- Her Best Is Yet to Come: The Return of Gloria Scott (Interview with Christian John Wikane of Popmatters)