Product Description
This is the definitive best-of collection of rare 45 rpm singles recorded during the heyday of New York deep soul singer Freddie Scott in the 1960s and 70s for labels such as Colpix, Columbia, and Shout! It includes 26 tracks, featuring not only his signature songs like "Hey Girl," "Are You Lonely For Me," and "Cry To Me," written by Brill Building songwriters such as Goffin & King, Mann & Weil, and Bert Burns, but also covers of Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, and Ray Charles, as well as previously unreleased demo recordings. 1. Hey Girl 2. I Got A Woman 3. Lost The Right 4. When The Wind Changes 5. Where Does Love Go 6. I'll Try Again 7. Brand New World 8. On Broadway 9. Lonely Man 10. Forget Me If You Can 11. Mr. Heartache 12. No One Could Ever Love You 13. Why Did I Lose You? (Demo) 14. (You) Got What I Need 15. I'll Be Gone 16. Am I Grooving You 17. Sugar On Sunday 18. Are You Lonely For Me 19. He Ain't Give You None 20. Cry To Me 21. I Shall Be Released 22. Girl I Love You 23. Deep In The Night 24. Watermelon Man (Short Version) 25. You're So Hard To Forget 26. The Great "If" Freddie Scott was born in Rhode Island in 1933. He began singing in gospel groups from a young age and started his career seriously after graduating from college, based in New York. In 1956, he made his solo debut with "Running Home" on J&S. He released several more singles after that, but none were successful, and he also worked as a songwriter. In 1962, his song "Hey Girl," written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, released on Colpix, became a hit. He then moved to Columbia Records, releasing songs such as "I'll Try Again" in 1965, but without success, and he moved to Bert Burns' Shout Records. In 1966, he achieved a number one hit on the R&B chart with "Are You Lonely For Me." He continued to have hits such as "Cry To Me" in 1967, but his contract ended with the sudden death of Burns, and although he released some songs on smaller labels, his last hit was "I Shall Be Released" in 1970, and he was far from having another hit. He continued to work steadily after that, but his releases decreased drastically. He made a miraculous comeback in 2001 with the album "Brand New Man," but passed away in 2007 at the age of 74.
