Come See About Me (Freda Payne album)

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Come See About Me
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ReleasedFebruary 27, 2001
RecordedFall 2000
Studio Fantasy Studios (Berkeley, California)
Genre Pop, R&B, jazz
Length48:15
Label Volt Records
Producer F.L. Pittman, Preston Glass
Freda Payne chronology
Band of Gold: The Best of Freda Payne
(2000)
Come See About Me
(2001)
Unhooked Generation: The Complete Invictus Recordings
(2001)
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Come See About Me was Freda Payne's fifteenth studio album and her first in five years. The album itself is a combination of the musical styles of pop, R&B, and jazz. Primarily a cover album, this album contains only five original songs: "Let's Make Beautiful Music", "First Impression", "I Live for New York City", "You Complete Me", and "Just Like That" (the last of which is a duet with the Temptations' Ali-Ollie Woodson). Inside the album cover is an essay written by Lee Hildebrand in December 2000 that discusses Payne's life and career and personal comments by Payne herself.

Freda Payne American singer and actress

Freda Charcilia Payne is an American singer and actress. Payne is best known for her career in music during the mid–1960s through the mid–1980s. Her most notable record is her 1970 hit single, "Band of Gold". Payne was also an actress in musicals and film, as well as the host of a TV talk show. Payne is the older sister of Scherrie Payne, a former singer with the American vocal group The Supremes.

The Temptations American Motown vocal group

The Temptations are an American vocal group who released a series of successful singles and albums with Motown Records during the 1960s and 1970s. The group’s work with producer Norman Whitfield, beginning with the Top 10 hit single "Cloud Nine" in October 1968, pioneered psychedelic soul, and was significant in the evolution of R&B and soul music. The band members are known for their choreography, distinct harmonies, and dress style. Having sold tens of millions of albums, the Temptations are among the most successful groups in popular music.

Ali-Ollie Woodson was an American R&B singer, musician, songwriter, keyboardist, drummer, and occasional actor best known for his twelve years with The Temptations alongside Otis Williams. He also worked with Aretha Franklin, Jean Carn, and Bill Pinkney.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Let's Make Beautiful Music" Preston Glass, Garitano, Rivera4:07
2."(It Looks Like) I'll Never Fall in Love Again"Currie, Donegan4:39
3."First Impression"Steve Fontano3:04
4."I Live for New York City"Fred Pittman4:58
5."At This Moment" Billy Vera 3:42
6."You Turned the Tables on Me" Louis Alter, Sidney Mitchell 4:10
7."You Complete Me"Preston Glass, Appling4:25
8."Come See About Me" Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland 3:39
9."I Couldn't Live Without Your Love" Tony Hatch, Jackie Trent 4:52
10."Nice to Be With You" Jim Gold 5:30
11."Just Like That" (duet with Ali-Ollie Woodson)Ja'll, Pilate4:22

Preston Glass is an American songwriter and producer. He has co-written and produced a series of songs which have made it to the top of the music charts including "Miss You Like Crazy" performed by Natalie Cole and "Who's Zoomin' Who" by Aretha Franklin. He also produced the 1987 solo album Love For What It Is by Anita Pointer, member of pop/R&B group The Pointer Sisters.

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  1. Henderson, Alex. "Freda Payne - Come See About Me (2001) album review | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 April 2019.

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