Freddie Scott

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Number one hit on the R&B charts on Shout 207

Freddie Scott (born April 24, 1933 in Providence , Rhode Island , † June 4, 2007 in Jamaica, Queens ) was an African-American rhythm and blues and soul singer with record successes mainly in the 1960s.

Artistic career

As a child, Scott sang in the Sally Jones & the Gospel Keyes gospel choir , which was directed by his grandmother. After graduating from high school , he studied medicine in Rhode Island and philosophy at Paine College in Augusta, Georgia . There he joined the gospel group Swanee Quintet Juniors in 1950 and was the lead singer on the record of Far Away Places . In the mid-1950s, Scott dropped out of college and began his career as a professional singer.

He recorded his first solo single in 1956 with the New York label J & S, after which there were several productions for various record companies until 1963, all of which remained unsuccessful. During this time his military service also fell, some of which he had to do in Korea. In 1963 Scott managed to get a two-year contract with the New York-based label Colpix Records . On his first Colpix single, Scott sang the song Hey, Girl, written by the Carole King / Gerry Goffin Sogwriter team . He was largest to Scotts plate success he achieved in both the Bill board - Hot 100 and in the rhythm-and-blues charts tenth. The titles of the two subsequent Colpix singles I Got a Woman (48th / 27th) and Where Does Love Go (82nd / 30th) also made it to the Hot 100 and the R&B charts. The following engagement with the New York record company Columbia from 1964 to 1966 resulted in four single and two album productions, but no further record successes. These did not recur until the end of 1966 with the change to the newly founded label Shout Records . Scott found his way back into the charts with the first Shout single and the title Are You Lonely for Me . The song became a number one hit on the R&B charts and reached number 39 on the Hot 100. In March 1967, Shout released a long-playing record entitled Are You Lonely for Me . It also contained the song Cry to Me , which was released on a single. The LP reached number 21 in the R&B charts, the title Cry to Me was 40th in the R&B singles and 70th in the Hot 100. Two further 1967 shout singles with the titles Am I Grooving You (71st Hot 100, 25th R&B) and He Ain't Give You None (100th / 24th) followed with chart ratings.

In 1968 Got What I Need reached number 27 on the R&B charts. With this title, Scott's success story ended for the time being. His contract with Shout expired at the end of 1968, and after that only a few records with Freddie Scott were produced by different record companies. In 1970 the label Probe released a single and a long-playing record. The title I Shall Be Released was included on both records , the single version made it to number 40 in the R&B charts. In 1972 Mainstream released a last single as a promotional record by Scott, which ended his recording career. During this time Scott had also worked as a songwriter and worked with Helen Miller several times. Among other things, the title The Door Is Open , sung by Tommy Hunt , was created, which placed 92 in the Hot 100. With Helen Miller he wrote advertising jingles after the end of his recording career. After several appearances at oldie shows, Scott released a compact disc in 2001 under the title Brand New Man with old rock songs. During a foray into the film industry, he appeared in the 1998 film Strike! ( Strike - Girls in Power! ) And 2000 in The Opportunists ( His last coup ) . Freddie Scott died in 2007 at the age of 74.

Discography

Albums

title Catalog no. published
Freddie Scott Sings and Sings and Sings Colpix 461 7/1964
Everything I Have Is Yours Columbia 2258 1965
Lonely Man Columbia 2660 1965
Are you lonely for me Shout 501 3/1967
I Shall Be Released Sample 4517 6/1970

Singles

From page Catalog no. published
J&S
Running Home / Turn Lamps Down Low 1760/61 1956
Bow
Tell Them for Me / Hold My Hand 307 1957
Arrow
Please Call / The Letter Came This Morning 724 1958
A Faded Memory / Loving Baby 726 1958
Enrica
Come on Honey / A Blessing to You 1002 1959
Joy
Baby - You're a Long Time Dead / Lost the Right 250 01/1961
When The Wind Changes / I Gotta Stand Tall 255 09/1961
When The Wind Changes / I Gotta Stand Tall 280 09/1963
Colpix
Hey girl / The Slide 692 06/1963
I Got a Woman / Brand New World 709 10/1963
Where Does Love Go / Where Have All the Flowers Gone 724 02/1964
If I Had a Hammer / On Broadway 752 10/1964
Columbia
One Heartache Too Many / Mr. Heartache 43112 08/1964
Lonely Man / I'll Try Again 43199 12/1964
Don't Let It End This Way / Come up Singing 43316 06/1965
Forget Me If You Can / One Iddy Biddy Needle 43623 05/1966
Shout
Are You Lonely for Me / Where Were You 207 11/1966
Cry to Me / No One Could Ever Love You 211 03/1967
Am I Grooving You / Never You Mind 212 04/1967
He Will Break Your Heart / I'll Be Gone 216 07/1967
He Ain't Give You None / Run Joe 220 09/1967
Just Like a Flower / Spanish Harlem 227 03/1968
Got What I Need / Powerful Love 233 07/1968
No One Could Ever Love You / Loving You Is Killing Me 238 11/1968
Forever My Darling / Got What I Need 245 06/1971
Elephant V
Sugar on Sunday / Johnny's Hill 1 08/1969
I'll Be Leaving Her Tomorrow / I Shall Be Released 4th 1970
sample
I Shall Be Released / Girl I Love You 481 05/1970
Vanguard
I Guess God Want's It That Way / Please Listen 35137 0 9/1971
Pickwick
The Great If / Deep in The Night 8932 04/1972
mainstream
You're So Hard To Forget (Mono) / You're So Hard To Forget (Stereo) 5562 1974

Chart placements

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
US US R&B R&B
1967 Are you lonely for me - R&B21 (6 weeks)
R&B

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
US US R&B R&B
1963 Hey girl US10 (12 weeks)
US 		R&B10 (11 weeks)
R&B
I got a woman US48 (7 weeks)
US 		R&B27 (3 weeks)
R&B
1964 Where Does Love Go US82 (7 weeks)
US 		R&B30 (5 weeks)
R&B
1966 Are you lonely for me US39 (12 weeks)
US 		-
1967 Cry To Me US70 (5 weeks)
US 		R&B40 (5 weeks)
R&B
Am I Grooving You US71 (5 weeks)
US 		R&B25 (6 weeks)
R&B
He Ain't Give You None US100 (1 week)
US 		R&B24 (8 weeks)
R&B
1968 (You) Got What I Need - R&B27 (8 weeks)
R&B
1970 I Shall Be Released - R&B40 (2 weeks)
R&B

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personal data
SURNAME Scott, Freddie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American rhythm and blues and soul singer
DATE OF BIRTH April 24, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Providence , Rhode Island
DATE OF DEATH June 4, 2007
Place of death Jamaica, Queens