Freda Payne [2022] - Do You Still Dream About Me? (The Love Mix) [THE SOUND OF L.A.]

Even after reaching the age of 80 this year (19 Sep), Freda Payne is still active (and even performing live as she had a concert as recent at 8 Nov) and can still turn a tune. She has also just won an award for lead actress in a musical "The Viz". 

Her latest release is a cover of Nancy Wilson's "Do You Still Dream About Me?" from her 1990 album "A Lady With A Song". Payne also recorded it on her 2007 album "On The Inside" but her latest version is a different arrangement. 

A bit of further digging revealed that she released it with bassist Mitchell Coleman Jr. on 19 Sep '22 which sounds similar to her latest version but slightly different and is 20 seconds shorter. I've just noticed on the cover image of the latest version that it is subtitled "The Love Mix". Note that the link on the image below is for this version as the new version is not available on Amazon as yet.

Ms Payne then clearly likes the song which was written by Sami McKinney and Tsuyoshi Takayanagi.

Freda will, of course, be always remembered, and be best known for her 1970 #1 UK pop chart (#3 US) hit "Band Of Gold" but her recording career began in 1962 and she had already released three albums prior to joining Holland Dozier Holland at Invictus. The nearest she got to emulating the million seller was with an anti-Vietnam song "Bring The Boys Home" in 1971 which reached #12 and his her only other million selling record.

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Details

Rating:	7.6
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	New Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	THE SOUND OF L.A.
Cat No:	None
Date:	11/11/2022
Key/BPM:	10B/78
Price:	£1

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Freda Payne [2022] - Tell Me Please [Expansion #EXP030]

More 'loveliness' from Expansion as alluded to on the post of her recent single "Just To Be With You". Her two-step gem "Tell Me Please" off her 1978 "Supernatural High" album is available on 7" vinyl for the first time flipped with "I Get High (On Your Memory)".

Other new releases from Expansion include:

EXS026 - Thelma Houston - Nothing Left To Give / Baby Mine

EXS027 - Brief Encounter - What About Love / Got A Good Feeling

EXS028 - Corey Blake - How Can I Go On Without / Your Love Is Like A Boomerang

EXS029 - Chuck Jackson - Waiting In Vain / No Tricks

EXS030 - Freda Payne - Tell Me Please / I Get High (On Your Memory)

EXS031 - Family Brown - Never Had A Love / Listen

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Details

Rating:	8.8
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Modern Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	7"
Label:	Expansion
Cat No:	EXP030
Date:	03/2022
Key/BPM:	N/A
Value:	£12

Freda Payne [2022] - Just To Be With You [The Sound of L.A.]

Another of Friday's releases and the first from 79 year old Freda Payne since the MOR/Jazz EP "Let There Be Love" last year. 

The new single is "Just To Be With You", a song written by Anissa Boudjaoui (aka Aneessa) and Michael B. Sutton and originally recorded by Aneessa two years ago (28 Feb 2020) and released on Sutton's The Sound of L.A. label. (also posted below)

Not only does Freda have this new single released, but Expansion has also scheduled the first vinyl 7" release of her modern soul / two-step classic "Tell Me Please" which appeared on her 1978 album "Supernatural High" and is due in March 2022. The song was written by Skip Scarborough who also produced, arranged and performed keyboards on the album The flip side will be her 1977 single "I Get High (On Your Memory)" written by prolific Motown writer Pam Sawyer and the recently deceased Marilyn McLeod.

The new single appears to be streaming only and available exclusively to purchase directly from Freda Payne's website.

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Details

Rating:	7.8
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul / Smooth Jazz
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	11/02/2022
Key/BPM:	10A/86
Value:	£1