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Fontella Marie Bass (/ b æ s /; July 3, 1940 – December 26, 2012) [1] was an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter best known for her number-one R&B hit "Rescue Me" in 1965. [2] She was nominated for a Grammy Award twice.
The New Look is the debut studio album by Fontella Bass released on Checker Records 2997. [3] It contains her biggest hit, "Rescue Me". The album also charted on the pop albums chart, being listed for 8 weeks, with a highest position of #93.
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"(You Don't Know) How Glad I Am" has also been recorded by Bonnie Bramlett, Ellen Foley, Maria McKee, and - as "How Glad I Am" - by Fontella Bass, Aretha Franklin, the Greyboy Allstars, Brenda Lee, Olivia Newton-John, Sandie Shaw [6] and Chrissie Hynde with the Valve Bone Woe Ensemble - "Valve Bone Woe" (2019) .
McClure, who recorded for Checker, a subsidiary of Chess Records, scored two hit singles in the U.S. in 1965, and thereafter helped launch the careers of Little Milton and Fontella Bass; during this time he also played with Otis Clay and Shirley Brown. [1] "Peak of Love" was a soul hit in late 1966, however it barely scraped the pop charts. [3]
Fontella Bass released a version of the song on her 1966 album The 'New' Look. [7] Nella Dodds released a version of the song as a single in 1966, but it did not chart. [8] The Casinos released a version of the song on their 1967 album Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye. [9]
"Rescue Me" is a rhythm and blues song first recorded and released as a single by American soul singer-songwriter Fontella Bass in 1965. [1] The original versions of the record, [2] and BMI, [3] give the songwriting credit to Raynard Miner and Carl William Smith, although many other sources also credit Bass herself as a co-writer.
Rolling Stone writer Robert Palmer observed: "Sophie is a film score and the group essays bop, free music, a neo-dixieland and pounding R&B. There are saxophone solos by Joseph Jarman and Roscoe Mitchell, solid walking from bassist Malachi Favors, aggressive percussion from Don Moye and a searing Fontella Bass vocal."