Millie Scott

Millie Scott is an American R&B singer, who had moderate success in the US Billboard R&B chart during the 1980s.

Millie Scott
OriginSavannah, Georgia
GenresR&B
LabelsHi Records
Associated actsQuiet Elegance, The Temptations, Bruce Nazarian

Biography

Scott was born in Savannah on the coast of Georgia. She first sang gospel, before becoming a jazz singer. After moving to New York, she was enticed to move to Detroit by The Temptations, and she remains in Detroit to this day.[1]

In 1971 she formed the group Quiet Elegance along with Lois Reeves and Frankie Gearing. They toured with The Temptations and signed to the Hi Records label in 1972, releasing a number of singles. In 1986, she was signed to D&B Productions in Detroit, helmed by Bruce Nazarian, whose recordings led to Scott being signed as a solo artist to Island Records and releasing her debut single, "Prisoner Of Love". It peaked at #52 in the UK Singles Chart in 1986. One of the tracks from her later albums is "Lets Talk It Over" which is a mellow dance track appreciated by those who preferred less of the electronic sound associated with that period.[2]

Her other songs include "Prisoner of Love", "Automatic" and "Ev'ry Little Bit". Scott made numerous appearances on the UK Channel 4 television programme Solid Soul in the mid-1980s, alongside other R&B acts such as Loose Ends and Ruby Turner.

Discography

Studio Albums
  • Love Me Right (1987)
  • I Can Make It Good For You (1988)

Singles
Year Song U.S. Dance U.S. R&B[3] UK[4]
1986 "Automatic" — 49 56
"Prisoner Of Love" 13 78 52
1987 "Love Me Right" — 40 —
"Ev'ry Little Bit" — 11 63
1988 "To The Letter" — — —
"A Love Of Your Own" — 66 —
"It's My Life" — 90 —

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References
  1. Millie Scott, SoulWalking, accessed December 2010
  2. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 485. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. "US Chart History - MusicVF.com". Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  4. "UK Singles Chart History". Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  5. Album and Singles Discography. Discogs.com. Retrieved October 21, 2017
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