Freda Charcilia Payne (born September 19, 1942) is an American singer and actress. Payne is best known for her career in music during the mid-1960s through the mid-1980s. Her most notable record is her 1970 hit single “Band of Gold”. Payne was also an actress in musicals and film, as well as the host of […]
Hot was Freda Payne‘s ninth studio album and her third and final for Capitol Records. Although she did record a few singles during the 1980s (including three for Ian Levine’s UK Motorcity label), it would be 16 years before Payne came out with another studio album. Tracks 1 Red Hot (Nate Fortier; Cliff Wyatt) 06:53 […]
Stares and Whispers was Freda Payne‘s seventh American released album appearing 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 Freda Payne herself. Four […]
Payne & Pleasure was the fifth American released album by Freda Payne and her first for the ABC/Dunhill label, released in 1974 (ABC owned Payne’s previous label, Impulse! Records as well). The album was produced by Mckinley Jackson. It consists of four songs co-written by Lamont Dozier’s brother, Reginald (“Reggie”), along with three covers (the […]