In just over a week's time on 28 Jul the ex-Miracles lead singer
Mark Scott will release a solo album "I Just Know This Feels Right". The title track was released as a single at the end of May with his voice reminiscent of Smokey's, which is presumably why he was brought into The Miracles fold.
Scott was recruited to The Miracles in the mid 90s replacing Sydney
Justin. Justin was formerly a member of one of the incarnations of
Shalamar who were initially formed and produced by that man Simon Soussan (mentioned already today on The Lovelites post). The UK's Ian Dewhirst, who
used the DJ name Frank in the 70s, was also involved in their breakthrough
hit "Uptown Festival" which was a medley of Motown hits.
Scott and Justin later created their own splinter groups, Scott's billed
as The Miracles feat. Mark Scott (along with Damon Trice and Hassan Watkins) since the death of founding member Bobby Rogers in 2013.
Scott is from Flint, MI, and his debut solo recording was "I Don't Wanna Come Down" which featured on the "Breakin' 2 - Electric Boogaloo" soundtrack in 1984. His brother was a member of The Mark-Keys who were associated with Detroit's Dave Hamilton and had a big Northern Soul tune "My Sweet Baby" (TCB 1969) which was featured on Kent's "This Is Lowrider Soul Vol 2" (don't ask!) compilation compiled by Sean Hampsey in Oct '21.
We noticed trawling his releases that in 2018 he did a cover of Ronnie McNeir's
Northern Soul favourite "Wendy Is Gone". It doesn't compare to McNeir's 1974 (Setting Sun) original but include it below for interest. If you wish to compare it then McNeir's version was posted in our Ronnie McNeir Profile which we did on his birthday last year.
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