Mitty Collier

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Mitty Collier
Birth nameMitty Lene Collier
Born (1941-06-21) June 21, 1941 (age 82)
gospel
Occupation(s)Singer
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active1959–1987
LabelsChess
Peachtree

Mitty Lene Collier (born June 21, 1941)[1] is an American church pastor, gospel singer and former rhythm and blues singer. She had a number of successful records in the 1960s, of which probably the best known is "I Had A Talk With My Man".

Early life and career

Mitty Collier was born in

DJ Al Benson's talent show at the Regal Theater, winning for six straight weeks and gaining her a slot on a bill with B. B. King and Etta James as a prize. This brought her to the attention of Ralph Bass of Chess Records,[1] who offered her a recording contract.[3][4][5]

She recorded for the Chess label from 1961 to 1968,

Cash Box R&B chart, and became her best known song,[1] later being covered by Dusty Springfield, Jackie Ross, and Shirley Brown among others.[3][5] Her next record, "No Faith, No Love", was also a reworking of a James Cleveland song "No Cross, No Crown",[1] and reached No. 29 on the Billboard R&B chart and No. 91 on the pop chart. She released an album, Shades Of A Genius, in 1965. Her last hit, in 1966, was "Sharing You" (No. 10 on the R&B chart, No. 97 pop).[6] She left Chess in 1968 after recording a single, a new version of "Gotta Get Away From It All" recorded at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, with the record producer Rick Hall.[1] She then recorded five further singles and an album with William Bell's Peachtree Records label in Atlanta, Georgia.[1] However, in 1971 she developed polyps on her vocal cords, losing her singing voice, and gave up her secular music career.[2][5]

Later career

She then began to devote her life to her

key to the city of Birmingham in 1987. She became a preacher, and was ordained in 1989, later being appointed pastor of the More Like Christ (MLC) Christian Fellowship Ministries in Chicago. She has also worked at the University of Chicago, as well as writing plays and continuing to sing gospel music. She has received a number of other humanitarian and other awards, including the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) Woman of Wonder Award 2000.[2]

Discography

Singles (chart hits only)

Year Title Label & Cat. No. U.S. Pop[8] U.S. R&B[9] Canada
1963 "I'm Your Part Time Love" Chess 1871
-
20
-
1964 "I Had A Talk With My Man" Chess 1907
41
3[10]
26[11]
1965 "No Faith, No Love" Chess 1918
91
29
-
1966 "Sharing You" Chess 1953
97
10
-

Albums

  • Shades of a Genius (Chess, 1965)
  • The Warning (2 A.M., 1972)
  • Hold The Light (Gospel Roots, 1977)
  • I Am Love (New Sound, 1987)

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 0-85112-939-0
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  2. ^ a b c [1] [permanent dead link]
  3. ^ a b Biography by Ed Hogan, AllMusic
  4. ^ a b "Ace Records compilation album notes". Archived from the original on 2009-12-02. Retrieved 2010-04-24.
  5. ^ a b c "Mitty Collier Page". Soulwalking.co.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 89.
  7. ^ "LOCK IT DOWN : Mitty Collier - Shades Of A Genius (Chess LP 1965)". Lockitdown.blogspot.com. 1 December 2008. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  8. ISBN 0-89820-155-1
    .
  9. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 191.
  10. ^ Cash Box R&B position - Billboard R&B chart was not published during the period.
  11. ^ "RPM Magazine: 1964 | 33 & 45 Records & Art". 3345.ca. Retrieved August 20, 2021.

External links

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