BORN IN PORT ARTHUR,TEXAS,
SHE MOVED TO SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA WHERE SHE MET SLY STONE, AS HER AUNT SANG IN A GROUP WITH HIM. WHEN SLY HEARD HER SINGING CARLA THOMAS' "GEE WHIZ" HE FORMED A GROUP FOR HER GLORIA SCOTT & THE TONETTES AND WROTE THE TWO SIDES OF THEIR SINGLE "I TAUGHT HIM". AFTER THIS, SCOTT STARTED SINGING AS BACK UP SINGER FOR IKE & TINA TURNER AS A MEMBER OF IKETTES AND LATER IN THE EARLY 70'S SHE CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF BARRY WHITE THAT SIGNED HER TO HIS LABEL SOUL UNLIMITED AND LICENSED HER DEBUT ALBUM TO CASABLANCA. ALTHOUGH HER NON ALBUM SINGLE "JUST AS LONG AS WE'RE TOGETHER" WAS A HIT IN 1974, SHE NEVER RELEASED A SECOND ALBUM, THOUGH SHE HAD SIGNED A SEVEN YEARS' DEAL WITH BARRY WHITE'S LABEL. THIS ALBUM IS PURE SOUL AND VERY RARE TO GET HOLD OF.....HER VOICE IS EXQUISITE!!!...ALSO CONTAINS THOSE INDEMAND BRILLIANT FLOOR KILLERS!
THE KILLER TASTER!
TRACKS ON BACK COVER BELOW(FLAC)
11 comments:
a lovely taster, thanks for the review
No second album - a shame. Thanks AMM.
Many thanks for this rarity.
This looks good... thanks for the review AMM
BigD
Unknown female artist for me. Soon a sweet discovery...
Another new one to me. This is what makes this blog so exciting, we are always looking foward to review new old stuff. I'm looking foward to this one!
thank you allmusicman
i never heard this before
and be careful to get on the boat two alone!
intersting looking album AMM
many thanks Reb
I never bought this album. Any good?
New to me as well MM, thank you.
cheers,ELtel
Loved the youtube video posted
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