Millie Scott
Millie Scott | |
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Origin | Savannah, Georgia |
Genres | R&B |
Labels | Hi Records |
Millie Scott is an American R&B singer, who had moderate success in the US Billboard R&B chart during the 1980s.
Biography
Scott was born in Savannah on the coast of Georgia. She first sang gospel, before becoming a jazz singer. After moving to New York, she was enticed to move to Detroit by The Temptations, and she remains in Detroit to this day.[1]
In 1971 she formed the group Quiet Elegance along with Lois Reeves and Frankie Gearing. They toured with The Temptations and signed to the Hi Records label in 1972, releasing a number of singles. In 1986, she was signed to D&B Productions in Detroit, helmed by Bruce Nazarian, whose recordings led to Scott being signed as a solo artist to Island Records and releasing her debut single, "Prisoner Of Love". It peaked at #52 in the UK Singles Chart in 1986. One of the tracks from her later albums is "Lets Talk It Over" which is a mellow dance track appreciated by those who preferred less of the electronic sound associated with that period.[2]
Her other songs include "Prisoner of Love", "Automatic" and "Ev'ry Little Bit". Scott made numerous appearances on the UK Channel 4 television programme Solid Soul in the mid-1980s, alongside other R&B acts such as Loose Ends and Ruby Turner.
Discography
Studio Albums
- Love Me Right (1987)
- I Can Make It Good For You (1988)
Singles
Year | Song | U.S. Dance | U.S. R&B[3] | UK[4] |
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1986 | "Automatic" | — | 49 | 56 |
"Prisoner Of Love" | 13 | 78 | 52 | |
1987 | "Love Me Right" | — | 40 | — |
"Ev'ry Little Bit" | — | 11 | 63 | |
1988 | "To The Letter" | — | — | — |
"A Love Of Your Own" | — | 66 | — | |
"It's My Life" | — | 90 | — |
References
- ^ Millie Scott, SoulWalking, accessed December 2010
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 485. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "US Chart History - MusicVF.com". Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- ^ "UK Singles Chart History". Retrieved October 21, 2017.
- ^ Album and Singles Discography. Discogs.com. Retrieved October 21, 2017