Come See About Me (Freda Payne album)

Come See About Me was Freda Payne's fifteenth studio album and her first in five years. The album itself is a combination of the musical styles of pop, R&B, and jazz. Primarily a cover album, this album contains only five original songs: "Let's Make Beautiful Music", "First Impression", "I Live for New York City", "You Complete Me", and "Just Like That" (the last of which is a duet with the Temptations' Ali-Ollie Woodson). Inside the album cover is an essay written by Lee Hildebrand in December 2000 that discusses Payne's life and career and personal comments by Payne herself.

Come See About Me
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 27, 2001
RecordedFall 2000
StudioFantasy Studios (Berkeley, California)
GenrePop, R&B, jazz
Length48:15
LabelVolt Records
ProducerF.L. Pittman, Preston Glass
Freda Payne chronology
Band of Gold: The Best of Freda Payne
(2000)
Come See About Me
(2001)
Unhooked Generation: The Complete Invictus Recordings
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Let's Make Beautiful Music"Preston Glass, Garitano, Rivera4:07
2."(It Looks Like) I'll Never Fall in Love Again"Currie, Donegan4:39
3."First Impression"Steve Fontano3:04
4."I Live for New York City"Fred Pittman4:58
5."At This Moment"Billy Vera3:42
6."You Turned the Tables on Me"Louis Alter, Sidney Mitchell4:10
7."You Complete Me"Preston Glass, Appling4:25
8."Come See About Me"Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland3:39
9."I Couldn't Live Without Your Love"Tony Hatch, Jackie Trent4:52
10."Nice to Be With You"Jim Gold5:30
11."Just Like That" (duet with Ali-Ollie Woodson)Ja'll, Pilate4:22

Personnel

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  • Freda Payne – lead vocals
  • Mic Gillette – trumpet, trombone
  • George Brooks – saxophones
  • Ray Obeido – guitars
  • Preston Glass – keyboards, sitar, electric guitar, drum and synthesizer programming
  • Steve Fontano – keyboards, programming whistle
  • Troy Luccketta – drums
  • Roberta Freeman, Angel Sessions, Preston Glass – background vocals
Production
  • Arrangements by Preston Glass except track 3 by Steve Fontano
  • Produced by F.L. Pittman and Preston Glass (track 3 co-produced by Steve Fontano) except track 11 produced by F.L. Pittman and Felton Pilate
  • Executive producer: Phil Jones
  • Recording and mixing engineer: Steve Fontano
  • Additional engineering: Stephen Hart
  • Mastering: George Horn (Fantasy)
  • Art direction, design: Jamie Putnam
  • Photography: Steve Maruta
  • Wardrobe and jewelry: L.S.O. Designs
  • Recorded (Fall 2000) at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley

References

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  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Freda Payne - Come See About Me (2001) album review | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
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