Gloria Scott [1974] - That's What You Say (Everytime You're Near Me [Casablanca #NB 9002]

Gloria Scott is best known for '(A Case Of) Too Much Love Makin' which I posted several versions of a few days ago.  Here's another track from her only album 'What Am I Gonna Do' (produced by Barry White), which saw a 45 release only as a promo in France in 1975.  It was reissued along with '(A Case) Of Too Much Love Makin' on UK label Go Ahead (owned by Richard Searling & Sean Hampsey)  in 2012.

She recorded her first 45 in 1964 as Gloria Scott & The Tonettes - I Taught Him on Warner Bros..  A rockin' R&B tune written and produced by Sly Stewart (Sly & The Family Stone).  It failed to chart and later she became an one of The Ikettes, before meeting Barry White who signed her on a 7 year contract, but owing to his own career taking off, and being signed to a start up label, which Casablanca was at the time, Scott was neglected.  

Only one album and 2 singles were released.  The first 2 singles entered R&B charts, 'What Am I Gonna Do' / 'What Shall I Do' (an instrumental version of A side) reached #74 R&B and non-album track 'Just As Long As We're Together' / 'There Will Never Be Another' (again an instrumental of A side) reached #14 R&B (it was also issued in UK, NL, NZ).  A the third single '(A Case Of) Too Much Love Makin' / What Am I Gonna Do was only released in Australia and  is now a very much an in-demand item.  As previously stated, the track posted here was a promo only in France and was the B side to What Am I Gonna Do. 

Allegedly she recorded another album arranged by H. B. Barnum which was never released.  Now that's an album I'd like to hear!

You can listen to all the album tracks on this YouTube playlist.