Millie Scott
OriginSavannah, Georgia
GenresR&B
Years active1971–1988
LabelsHi Records

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

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

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

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

  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. 1 2 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.
  6. 1 2 "Millie Scott Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography". Music VF. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  7. ↑ "MILLIE SCOTT - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
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