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Freda Charcilia Payne (born September 19, 1942 [1] [2] [3] [nb 1]) is an American singer and actress. Payne is best known for her career in music during the mid-1960s ...
The song tells a story which is open to a number of interpretations – based on the lyrics in the most commonly heard version of the song, which is the seven-inch single, the story is of a recently married woman whose husband is incapable of loving her (even though he tried), resulting in the couple sleeping in separate rooms on their honeymoon, to her dismay.
Stares and Whispers is Freda Payne's seventh studio album released in 1977; it was also her first for Capitol Records.The last two tracks, "Loving You Means So Much to Me" and "Bring Back the Joy," were co-written by Payne's then-husband, Gregory Abbott, the latter of which was co-written by Payne herself.
After the Lights Go Down Low and Much More!!! is the debut album of Freda Payne, released in 1964. Duke Ellington's "Blue Piano" makes its first album appearance, while the majority of the songs on this album are cover songs and jazz standards. The six songs on the first side of the album were recorded on September 17 and 18 of 1963, while the ...
Band of Gold is the third studio album by Freda Payne. [5] Her first for Invictus Records, it was released in 1970. [4] The title track became an instant smash on the Pop charts in the US and the UK. Other hits included "Unhooked Generation" (released before "Band of Gold") and "Deeper and Deeper".
Detroit native and R&B legend Freda Payne stars as jazz luminary Ella Fitzgerald in Meadow Brook Theatre's 'Ella, First Lady of Song.'
The album was reissued on CD on November 17, 2009. The reissue contains a biographical essay (sourced by interviews with Freda Payne and Lamont Dozier) of Payne's life and career by A. Scott Galloway.
R&B legend Freda Payne (center) leads the cast of "Ella, First Lady of Song," running at Rochester Hills' Meadow Brook Theatre through June 23, 2024.