Millie Scott is an American R&B singer who had moderate success in the US Billboard R&B chart during the 1980s.[1]
Millie Scott | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Savannah, Georgia |
| Genres | R&B |
| Years active | 1971–1988 |
| Labels | Hi Records |
Biography
editScott 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.[2]
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.[3] 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.[4] Follow-up singles "Automatic" and "Ev'ry Little Bit" also charted in the UK.[4]
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
editStudio albums
edit| Year | Album | US R&B [5] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Love Me Right | 57 | ||
| 1988 | I Can Make It Good for You | — | ||
| "—" denotes the release did not chart. | ||||
Singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Dance [6] |
US R&B [6] |
UK [7] | ||
| 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 | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||
References
edit- ^ Wynn, Ron. "Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
- ^ "Millie Scott Page". Soulwalking.co.uk. Retrieved December 28, 2010.
- ^ Hamilton, Andrew. "Quiet Elegance | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 485. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Millie Scott - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on May 13, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
- ^ a b "Millie Scott Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography". Music VF. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- ^ "MILLIE SCOTT - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 21, 2017.