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Infobox musical artist|name = Freda Payne|caption =|background = solo_singer|birth_name = Freda Charcilia Payne|birth_date = birth date and age|mf=yes|1942|09|19|birth_place = Detroit , Michigan , United States|death_date =|instrument = Human voice|Vocals |genre = Soul music|Soul , Rhythm and blues|R& B , jazz |occupation = Singer, actress, presenter|years_active = 1963–present|label = Impulse Records|Impulse , Invictus Records|Invictus , MGM Records|MGM , ABC Records|ABC , Capitol Records|Capitol , Volt Records|Volt |associated_acts =|website = http://www.fredapayne.com/ Official website Freda Charcilia Payne (born September 19, 1942)"Freda Payne." Contemporary Black Biography . Vol. 58. Detroit: Gale, 2007. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 5 Aug. 2011."Freda Payne." Almanac of Famous People . Gale, 2007. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 5 Aug. 2011."Freda Payne." Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television . Vol. 98. Gale, 2010. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 5 Aug. 2011.Some sources give a birth year of 1945, but this appears to be an error as all sources agree that she is older than her sister Scherrie Payne|Scherrie , born 1944. is an American singer and actress best known for her million selling, 1970 hit single , " Band of Gold (Freda Payne song)|Band of Gold ". She was also an actress in musical theatre|musicals and film, as well as the presenter|host of a TV talk show .cite web |first= |last= |url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/freda-payne-p5115/biography|title=Biography by Greg Prato |publisher=Allmusic.com |accessdate=March 27, 2009 Freda is the older sister of former The Supremes|Supreme Scherrie Payne .
Early life and career
Payne was born in Detroit , Michigan http://www.discogs.com/artist/Freda+Payne Discogs.com - accessed March 2009 and grew up listening to different jazz singers, such as Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday . As a adolescence|teenager , she attended the Detroit Institute of Musical Arts ; she soon began singing radio advertising|commercial jingle s, and took part in (and won many of) local TV and radio talent show s.
In 1963, she moved to New York City and worked with many different entertainers, including Quincy Jones , Pearl Bailey , and Bill Cosby . The next year, her debut album , a jazz sound recording and reproduction|recording entitled After the Lights Go Down Low and Much More!!! , was released on the Impulse& #33; Records|Impulse! record label|label . (This album was re-issued on CD in Japan in early 2002, and again in the United States in 2005.) Three years later, she released her second album (another jazz effort) ''How Do You Say I Don't Love You Anymore , for MGM Records . She also made occasional guest appearances on different television shows including The Merv Griffin Show and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson .
She added theatrical credits to her repertoire; she understudied Leslie Uggams for the Broadway theatre|Broadway show Hallelujah Baby in 1967, and appeared with the Equity Theatre in a production of Lost in the Stars .Citation needed|date=June 2011 In 1969, her old friends back home in Detroit, Brian Holland , Lamont Dozier , and Edward Holland, Jr. , persuaded her to sign with their newly-formed record label Invictus Records|Invictus . During that same year, her first Invictus single, "Unhooked Generation" (a minor rhythm and blues|R& B hit), was released.cite book | first= Jo | last= Rice | year= 1982 | title= The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits | edition= 1st | publisher= Guinness Superlatives Ltd | location= Enfield, Middlesex | page= 136 | isbn= 0-85112-250-7 Shortly thereafter, Eddie Holland offered her a song entitled " Band of Gold (Freda Payne song)|Band of Gold ", which he along with Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier co-wrote (under the pen name Edythe Wayne) with Ronald Dunbar. In early 1970, the song became an instant Pop music|pop smash reaching #3 in the US and #1 in the UK for six consecutive weeks; it also gave Payne her first music recording sales certification|gold gramophone record|record . Global sales were estimated at two million. An album of the same name proved to be fairly successful as well. Other Invictus singles included "Deeper and Deeper", "You Brought the Joy", and the Vietnam War protest song "Bring the Boys Home" ( United States|U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #12, 1971; her second gold record.cite book | first= Joseph | last= Murrells | year= 1978 | title= The Book of Golden Discs | edition= 2nd | publisher= Barrie and Jenkins Ltd | location= London | page= 301 | isbn= 0-214-20512-6 Her other Invictus albums were Contact (1971), The Best of Freda Payne (1972, a compilation album|compilation which included four new, unissued songs), and her last Invictus album Reaching Out (1973).
In 1973, she left Invictus and recorded albums for ABC Records|ABC /Dunhill and Capitol Records|Capitol , but she never found the commercial success that she had enjoyed with Invictus. She recorded a duet (music)|duet "I Wanna See You Soon" with Capitol stablemates Tavares , which was a airplay (radio)|radio airplay hit in the UK in 1977.Citation needed|date=June 2011 She released three disco albums for Capitol from 1977 to 1979, "Stares And Whispers", "Supernatural high" and "Hot".cite web | url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/freda-payne-p5115/discography | title=Freda Payne - Discography | publisher=www.allmusic.com | accessdate=June 17, 2011cite web | url= http://wax.fm/release/freda_payne_hot/ST-12003/d/1157049 | title=Freda Payne - Hot Capitol Records ST-12003 | work=Wax FM | accessdate=June 17, 2011 The first one features the disco hit "Love Magnet" produced by Frank Wilson (1977).cite web | url= http://wax.fm/vinyl-lp-releases/freda_payne_stares_whispers.html | title=Freda Payne - Stares And Whispers | publisher=Wax FM | accessdate=June 17, 2011
In 1981, she briefly hosted her own talk show ''Today's Black Woman , and also found work acting in different movies, Broadway and other theatre productions throughout the 1980s. Although she was concentrating more on acting by that time, she never gave up music; in 1982, she recorded a single entitled "In Motion" for the Sutra label in New York, and in 1986, she recorded a remake of her old hit "Band of Gold" with Belinda Carlisle .Citation needed|date=June 2011
In 1990, she recorded three songs for Ian Levine 's UK Motorcity label: another remake of "Band of Gold," "Memories and Souvenirs," and "Only Minutes Away."Citation needed|date=June 2011 In the mid 1990s, she released three albums for Dove Music: Freda Payne Sings the (Unauthorized) I Hate Barney Songbook: A Parody (1995, a comedy album), An Evening With Freda Payne: Live in Concert which featured her sister Scherrie Payne http://books.google.co.uk/books? id=ci7aAAAAMAAJ& q=%22Freda+Payne%22+scherrie& dq=%22Freda+Payne%22+scherrie& hl=en& ei=dKM7TvW8K9KXhQe2ppSXAg& sa=X& oi=book_result& ct=result& resnum=2& ved=0CC4Q6AEwAQ Colin Larkin, The Virgin encyclopedia of R& B and soul , p.257 http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/439/supreme_reflections/ Interview with Scherrie payne, Blues and Soul on backing vocalist|background vocals , and her first (and only) Christmas album Christmas With Freda and Friends , which featured a duet between Freda and Scherrie (both 1996). She also continued her acting career appearing in the films, Private Obsession (1995), Ragdoll (1999), Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000), and Fire & Ice (2001 film)|Fire & Ice (made-for-TV, 2001).
In early 2001, Payne released a new album entitled Come See About Me for the Volt Records label (the title track is a remake of The Supremes ' hit).
In early 2003, she performed in a show called Love & Payne , with Darlene Love at Feinstein's at the Regency in New York, and at the Cinegrill in the Roosevelt Hotel (Hollywood)|Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles, getting excellent reviews.cite web | url= http://www.sanfrancisco.com/freda-payne-e1252272 | title=Freda Payne | publisher=www.sanfrancisco.com | accessdate=June 17, 2011
During the early 2000s, the following compilation album s of her music were released: Lost in Love (which includes nine of her post-Invictus recordings), Band of Gold: The Best of Freda Payne (both 2000), Unhooked Generation: The Complete Invictus Recordings (2001), and The Best of Freda Payne: Ten Best Series (2002).
On April 22, 2009 Payne appeared on American Idol and sang " Band of Gold (Freda Payne song)|Band of Gold ".cite web | url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1609849/who-freda-payne-why-was-on-american-idol.jhtml | title=Who Is Freda Payne And Why Was She On 'American Idol'? | publisher=MTV | date=April 23, 2009 | accessdate=June 17, 2011
In February 2010, Payne joined Kanye West , Jordin Sparks , Jennifer Hudson , Barbra Streisand and many more on We Are The World for Haiti Relief.cite web | url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1631021/we-world-25-haiti-artists-include-kanye-west-miley-cyrus-justin-bieber.jhtml | title='We Are The World -- 25 For Haiti' Artists Include Kanye West, Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber | publisher=MTV | date=February 2, 2010 | accessdate=June 17, 2011
In 2011 Payne recorded a duet, "Saving A Life", with British pop star Sir Cliff Richard for inclusion on his "Soulicious" album. She also joined Richard on his "Soulicious" tour of the UK in October of the same year. She sang the new duet with Richard along with her own hit "Band Of Gold".
Personal life
Freda was formerly married to singer Gregory Abbott in 1976, and had a son, Gregory Abbott, Jr. (born 1978).
She also had a relationship with Edmund Sylvers (lead singer of The Sylvers singing group). Edmund had written and produced her 1982 single 'In Motion'. http://panachereport.com/channels/old_school_update/FredaGregory.htm "FREDA PAYNE & GREGORY ABBOTT" at Panache Report.com
Honors
In 1974, she made the cover of Jet (magazine)|Jet after she was made a Dames of Malta|Dame of Malta by the Knights Hospitaller|Knights of Malta . http://www.thehistorymakers.com/biography/biography.asp? bioindex=1068 History Makers - Biodata
Discography
Singles
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UK http:/ / www.chartstats.com/ artistinfo.php? id=2204 Freda Payne UK singles chart history at chartstas.com, accessdate=2010-12-17
1962
"(Desafinado) Slightly Out of Tune"
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"Pretty Baby"
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" You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' "
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"The Unhooked Generation"
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1970
" Band of Gold (Freda Payne song)
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"Deeper & Deeper"
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1971
"Cherish What Is Dear to You (While It's Near To You)"
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"Bring the Boys Home"
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"You Brought the Joy"
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"The Road We Didn't Take"
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"Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right"
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Albums
1964: After the Lights Go Down Low and Much More!!!
1966: '' How Do You Say I Don't Love You Anymore
1970: Band of Gold (album)|Band of Gold (U.S. Pop #60, U.S. R& B #17)
1971: Contact (Freda Payne album)|Contact (U.S. Pop #76, U.S. R& B #12)
Freda Payne Persondata | NAME =Payne, Freda | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =September 19, 1945 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Detroit , Michigan , United States | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Payne, Freda Category:1945 births Category:Living people Category:African American musicians Category:American female singers Category:American pop singers Category:American rhythm and blues singers Category:American soul singers Category:Dames of Malta Category:Musicians from Michigan Category:Musicians from Detroit, Michigan Category:Northern soul musicians Category:American film actors Category:American television talk show hosts
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