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Millie Scott

Millie Scott

American R&B singer


Millie Scott is an American R&B singer who had moderate success in the US Billboard R&B chart during the 1980s.[1]

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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.[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

Studio albums

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Singles

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References

  1. Wynn, Ron. "Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  2. "Millie Scott Page". Soulwalking.co.uk. Retrieved December 28, 2010.
  3. Hamilton, Andrew. "Quiet Elegance | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  4. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 485. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  5. "Millie Scott - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on May 13, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2022.

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