Scherrie Payne
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Scherrie Payne is an American
singer. The younger sister of singer/actress
Freda Payne
, Scherrie Payne was the co-lead singer of The Supremes
from 1973 to 1977, after Jean Terrell
left the group in the fall of 1973. Because of her powerful voice and petite stature of only five-foot-two, she is sometimes referred to as "the little lady with the big voice."
, Scherrie Payne was the lead singer for a group known as The Glass House. Other group members included Ty Hunter (later with The Originals
), Pearl Jones, and Larry Mitchell. This was a group signed to the Invictus Label, formed by former Motown songwriters Eddie and Brian Holland, and Lamont Dozier. Signed to the label in 1969, they were signed among other popular acts of the early 70's, including Freda Payne (Scherrie's older sister who saw a #1 hit in 1970 with "Band Of Gold"), and The Honey Cone
who saw a #1 hit with "Want Ads
" In an ironic twist of fate, 'Want Ads' was originally recorded by Glass House with Scherrie on lead vocals. Scherrie, Edna and Freda all had a similar vocal sound. Unfortunately, The Glass House did not meet this same success. The group saw their biggest hit in 1969 with the Payne-led track "Crumbs Off The Table" which managed the Billboard top 10.
Between the years of 1969 and 1972, The Glass House released 2 albums and 9 singles, including Scherrie's solo track, "V.I.P." However, they never really repeated the success of their first single release. They quietly disbanded in 1972, after the release of their album, "Thanks, I Needed That".
. When she arrived, original Supreme Mary Wilson
and 1960s Supreme Cindy Birdsong
were the other two members of the group. Payne contributed powerful vocals and attitude to the group, with Birdsong and Wilson backing her up very well. Payne gained recognition for her vocals in "He's My Man" taken from the album The Supremes. An accomplished songwriter, Payne was never able to write any special material for The Supremes
, which reportedly disappointed her.
Payne began to realize that Motown didn't really care as much about The Supremes
as they had in the past, due to the changing musical tastes of the era and due to the fact that they were working to further the solo career of Diana Ross. Payne's contributions did enable The Supremes to enter the disco era, however, with such dance hits as "I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do The Walking" from the High Energy, "You're My Driving Wheel", "Let Yourself Go", and "Love I Never Knew You Could Feel So Good". While each of these disco gems landed in the Billboard Dance Top Five, they didn't perform as well on the pop and R&B charts. The single "I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do The Walking was a #1 hit on the Disco charts, rose in the Billboard Top 40 to #25 on the R&B chart, and #40 on the Pop chart.
The final three Supremes (Scherrie, Mary, and Susaye) officially disbanded in 1977 with a farewell concert in London, with Supremes founding member Mary Wilson announcing that she would embark on a solo career. Motown decided to officially retire the Supremes so Payne and Greene recorded an album together on Motown label, Partners, under the name "Scherrie and Susaye" in 1979. The album received mixed reviews and the two decided to part in order to embark on solo projects.
took her place and they renamed themselves "Jean, Scherrie, & Lynda of the Supremes", recording the excellent single "We're Back', featuring Ali-Ollie Woodson
from The Temptations
. Throughout the 80's and the 90's, they traveled the world upholding The Supremes' legacy. When Terrell departed, the group continued with Laurence's sister Sundray Tucker
, who like Lynda was a former member of Stevie Wonder
's back-up group, Wonder Love, and this lineup worked prolifically with British record producer Steve Weaver, resulting in a catalogue of 40 new recordings, some of them re-recordings of the Supremes' original hits. Payne and Laurence continue to tour under the FLOS name with third new member Freddi Poole
, who joined the group in 1996 replacing Sundray Tucker. In 2000, Payne and Laurence backed Diana Ross
on the Return To Love Supremes reunion tour, in which Diana allowed each of them to lead one of the classic Supremes songs. The FLOS celebrated their 20th anniversary in 2006 (with Birdsong, Tucker and Susaye Greene in the audience),[58] In September 2009, Joyce Vincent, formerly of Tony Orlando & Dawn, Joined Scherrie and Lynda replacing Freddi Poole.
and was featured on their second album, Payne has had club hits, such as "I'm Not In Love" (featuring sister Freda Payne
and former Supreme Mary Wilson
on backing vocals) in 1982, followed two years later by "One Night Only", a song from Act II of the play and movie "Dreamgirls
", which, interestingly, is a show based loosely on the history of the Supremes and the advancing of the Motown sound into the Disco
era. The 12" Megatone Label Disco Single also featured former Supreme Cindy Birdsong
on background vocals. In 1986 Payne recorded a solo album for Superstar International Records which contained several duets with Phillip Ingram
. The following year, Payne signed with British producer Ian Levine
for his Motown reunion project, Motorcity Records
. While with this label, Payne released two solo singles "Chasing Me Into Somebody Else's Arms" and "Pure Energy" (co-written by Payne), as well as covers of two Diana Ross
tunes, "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" and "I'm Still Waiting". Other product recorded for Motorcity included "Who's Wrong, Who's Right" and "One More Time".
In August 2001 Scherrie was invited to perform at the annual prestigious open-air festival Sunset Junction Street Fair
in Los Angeles. Scherrie performed a dynamic and versatile set showcasing her talents perfectly. Scherrie performed Supremes' classics like 'Stoned Love' and 'My World Is Empty Without You' as well as a couple of her own solo hits 'I'm Not In Love' and 'Another Life From Now'. Scherrie made a return visit to Sunset Junction the following year, performing a similar set.
On January 14, 2007, Scherrie was the special guest star at the 'If My Friends Could See Me Now' fund-raiser in Los Angeles, California. Scherrie performed a high energy version of her own hit 'One Night Only', from the musical Dreamgirls
. Backing Scherrie up were long-time friends Pam Vincent and Joyce Vincent Wilson
, both formerly of Tony Orlando and Dawn
.
2009 Scherrie continues to perform with fellow former Supremes member Lynda Laurence as the FLOS (Formerly of The Supremes) and third member Joyce Vincent. Scherrie and Lynda's trio perform all over the world to audiences performing the classic Supremes' hits.
With The Supremes
With the Former Ladies of the Supremes
Solo
, on the following listed albums:
Payne continues to perform, both as a solo act and as a part of the "Former Ladies of the Supremes
". A "FLOS" 20th anniversary concert was held in 2006 in Los Angeles.
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singer. The younger sister of singer/actress
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
Freda Payne
Freda Payne
Freda Charcilia Payne Some sources give a birth year of 1945, but this appears to be an error as all sources agree that she is older than her sister Scherrie, born 1944. is an American singer and actress best known for her million selling, 1970 hit single, "Band of Gold". She was also an actress in...
, Scherrie Payne was the co-lead singer of The Supremes
The Supremes
The Supremes, an American female singing group, were the premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s.Originally founded as The Primettes in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959, The Supremes' repertoire included doo-wop, pop, soul, Broadway show tunes, psychedelic soul, and disco...
from 1973 to 1977, after Jean Terrell
Jean Terrell
Jean Terrell is an American R&B and jazz singer. She replaced Diana Ross as the lead singer of The Supremes in January 1970.-Early life and career:...
left the group in the fall of 1973. Because of her powerful voice and petite stature of only five-foot-two, she is sometimes referred to as "the little lady with the big voice."
Glass House
Prior to her tenure with The SupremesThe Supremes
The Supremes, an American female singing group, were the premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s.Originally founded as The Primettes in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959, The Supremes' repertoire included doo-wop, pop, soul, Broadway show tunes, psychedelic soul, and disco...
, Scherrie Payne was the lead singer for a group known as The Glass House. Other group members included Ty Hunter (later with The Originals
The Originals
The Originals were a successful Motown R&B and soul group during the late 1960s and the 1970s, most notable for the hits "Baby I'm For Real", "The Bells" and the disco classic, "Down to Love Town"...
), Pearl Jones, and Larry Mitchell. This was a group signed to the Invictus Label, formed by former Motown songwriters Eddie and Brian Holland, and Lamont Dozier. Signed to the label in 1969, they were signed among other popular acts of the early 70's, including Freda Payne (Scherrie's older sister who saw a #1 hit in 1970 with "Band Of Gold"), and The Honey Cone
Honey Cone
Honey Cone was an American R&B and soul all girl vocal group, who are best remembered for their Billboard #1 hit single, "Want Ads". They were the premier female group for Hot Wax Records, operated by Holland–Dozier–Holland after they had departed from Motown Records.-Career:Honey Cone comprised...
who saw a #1 hit with "Want Ads
Want Ads
"Want Ads" was a R&B/Soul/Funk song recorded by Honey Cone for their third album Sweet Replies and also appears on their fourth album Soulful Tapestry...
" In an ironic twist of fate, 'Want Ads' was originally recorded by Glass House with Scherrie on lead vocals. Scherrie, Edna and Freda all had a similar vocal sound. Unfortunately, The Glass House did not meet this same success. The group saw their biggest hit in 1969 with the Payne-led track "Crumbs Off The Table" which managed the Billboard top 10.
Between the years of 1969 and 1972, The Glass House released 2 albums and 9 singles, including Scherrie's solo track, "V.I.P." However, they never really repeated the success of their first single release. They quietly disbanded in 1972, after the release of their album, "Thanks, I Needed That".
The Supremes (1973-1977)
As a new Supreme in an era when their popularity was waning, Payne often remained quiet during interviews with the group; mainly because four years later, reporters were still asking about Diana RossDiana Ross
Diana Ernestine Earle Ross is an American singer, record producer, and actress. Ross was lead singer of the Motown group The Supremes during the 1960s. After leaving the group in 1970, Ross began a solo career that included successful ventures into film and Broadway...
. When she arrived, original Supreme Mary Wilson
Mary Wilson (singer)
Mary Wilson is an American singer, formerlymember of the Motown female singing group The Supremes during the 1960s and 1970s. Wilson was the only singer to be a consistent member of the group in its eighteen-year tenure...
and 1960s Supreme Cindy Birdsong
Cindy Birdsong
Cynthia Ann "Cindy" Birdsong , better known by her stage name, Cindy Birdsong, is an American singer, most famous for singing with the legendary soul groups Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles and The Supremes.-Early life:...
were the other two members of the group. Payne contributed powerful vocals and attitude to the group, with Birdsong and Wilson backing her up very well. Payne gained recognition for her vocals in "He's My Man" taken from the album The Supremes. An accomplished songwriter, Payne was never able to write any special material for The Supremes
The Supremes
The Supremes, an American female singing group, were the premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s.Originally founded as The Primettes in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959, The Supremes' repertoire included doo-wop, pop, soul, Broadway show tunes, psychedelic soul, and disco...
, which reportedly disappointed her.
Payne began to realize that Motown didn't really care as much about The Supremes
The Supremes
The Supremes, an American female singing group, were the premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s.Originally founded as The Primettes in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959, The Supremes' repertoire included doo-wop, pop, soul, Broadway show tunes, psychedelic soul, and disco...
as they had in the past, due to the changing musical tastes of the era and due to the fact that they were working to further the solo career of Diana Ross. Payne's contributions did enable The Supremes to enter the disco era, however, with such dance hits as "I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do The Walking" from the High Energy, "You're My Driving Wheel", "Let Yourself Go", and "Love I Never Knew You Could Feel So Good". While each of these disco gems landed in the Billboard Dance Top Five, they didn't perform as well on the pop and R&B charts. The single "I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do The Walking was a #1 hit on the Disco charts, rose in the Billboard Top 40 to #25 on the R&B chart, and #40 on the Pop chart.
The final three Supremes (Scherrie, Mary, and Susaye) officially disbanded in 1977 with a farewell concert in London, with Supremes founding member Mary Wilson announcing that she would embark on a solo career. Motown decided to officially retire the Supremes so Payne and Greene recorded an album together on Motown label, Partners, under the name "Scherrie and Susaye" in 1979. The album received mixed reviews and the two decided to part in order to embark on solo projects.
Former Ladies of the Supremes
In 1986, Payne joined former Supremes Jean Terrell and briefly, Cindy Birdsong, to form The Former Ladies Of The Supremes or FLOS. When Cindy left to pursue an acting career, Lynda LaurenceLynda Laurence
Lynda Laurence is an American singer. She is best known for being a part of two Motown acts: Stevie Wonder's backup group Wonderlove, and one of the post-Diana Ross versions of The Supremes...
took her place and they renamed themselves "Jean, Scherrie, & Lynda of the Supremes", recording the excellent single "We're Back', featuring Ali-Ollie Woodson
Ali-Ollie Woodson
Ali-Ollie Woodson was an American R&B singer, songwriter, keyboardist and occasional actor. He was known for singing with The Temptations beginning in 1984, and also worked with Aretha Franklin and Bill Pinkney....
from The Temptations
The Temptations
The Temptations is an American vocal group having achieved fame as one of the most successful acts to record for Motown Records. The group's repertoire has included, at various times during its five-decade career, R&B, doo-wop, funk, disco, soul, and adult contemporary music.Formed in Detroit,...
. Throughout the 80's and the 90's, they traveled the world upholding The Supremes' legacy. When Terrell departed, the group continued with Laurence's sister Sundray Tucker
Sundray Tucker
Sundray Tucker is an American singer. She is the eldest daughter of the late Ira Tucker and Louise Tucker...
, who like Lynda was a former member of Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...
's back-up group, Wonder Love, and this lineup worked prolifically with British record producer Steve Weaver, resulting in a catalogue of 40 new recordings, some of them re-recordings of the Supremes' original hits. Payne and Laurence continue to tour under the FLOS name with third new member Freddi Poole
Freddi Poole
Freddi Poole, born September 12th, is an African-American singer, known best for her work with the Former Ladies of the Supremes and The Three Degrees.-Biography:...
, who joined the group in 1996 replacing Sundray Tucker. In 2000, Payne and Laurence backed Diana Ross
Diana Ross
Diana Ernestine Earle Ross is an American singer, record producer, and actress. Ross was lead singer of the Motown group The Supremes during the 1960s. After leaving the group in 1970, Ross began a solo career that included successful ventures into film and Broadway...
on the Return To Love Supremes reunion tour, in which Diana allowed each of them to lead one of the classic Supremes songs. The FLOS celebrated their 20th anniversary in 2006 (with Birdsong, Tucker and Susaye Greene in the audience),[58] In September 2009, Joyce Vincent, formerly of Tony Orlando & Dawn, Joined Scherrie and Lynda replacing Freddi Poole.
Solo work
As a solo artist, in addition to "V.I.P.", which she recorded as a member of the group Glass HouseGlass House
The Glass House or Johnson house, built in 1949 in New Canaan, Connecticut, was designed by Philip Johnson as his own residence and is a masterpiece in the use of glass. It was an important and influential project for Johnson and for modern architecture. The building is an essay in minimal...
and was featured on their second album, Payne has had club hits, such as "I'm Not In Love" (featuring sister Freda Payne
Freda Payne
Freda Charcilia Payne Some sources give a birth year of 1945, but this appears to be an error as all sources agree that she is older than her sister Scherrie, born 1944. is an American singer and actress best known for her million selling, 1970 hit single, "Band of Gold". She was also an actress in...
and former Supreme Mary Wilson
Mary Wilson (singer)
Mary Wilson is an American singer, formerlymember of the Motown female singing group The Supremes during the 1960s and 1970s. Wilson was the only singer to be a consistent member of the group in its eighteen-year tenure...
on backing vocals) in 1982, followed two years later by "One Night Only", a song from Act II of the play and movie "Dreamgirls
Dreamgirls (film)
Dreamgirls is a 2006 musical drama film, directed by Bill Condon and jointly produced and released by DreamWorks and Paramount Pictures. The film debuted in three special road show engagements beginning December 15, 2006 before its nationwide release on December 25, 2006...
", which, interestingly, is a show based loosely on the history of the Supremes and the advancing of the Motown sound into the Disco
Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...
era. The 12" Megatone Label Disco Single also featured former Supreme Cindy Birdsong
Cindy Birdsong
Cynthia Ann "Cindy" Birdsong , better known by her stage name, Cindy Birdsong, is an American singer, most famous for singing with the legendary soul groups Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles and The Supremes.-Early life:...
on background vocals. In 1986 Payne recorded a solo album for Superstar International Records which contained several duets with Phillip Ingram
Phillip Ingram
Phillip Ingram was raised in Akron, Ohio. He came from a musical family with six brothers and sisters who all sang and played instruments but only Phillip and his brother, James Ingram, pursued a musical career....
. The following year, Payne signed with British producer Ian Levine
Ian Levine
Ian Levine is an English songwriter, producer, and DJ. He is also a well-known fan of the long-running television show Doctor Who.Levine attended Arnold School in Blackpool from 1963 to 1970...
for his Motown reunion project, Motorcity Records
Motorcity Records
Motorcity Records is a British record label formed by producer Ian Levine in 1989. The label aimed to record new material with former Motown artists.-History:...
. While with this label, Payne released two solo singles "Chasing Me Into Somebody Else's Arms" and "Pure Energy" (co-written by Payne), as well as covers of two Diana Ross
Diana Ross
Diana Ernestine Earle Ross is an American singer, record producer, and actress. Ross was lead singer of the Motown group The Supremes during the 1960s. After leaving the group in 1970, Ross began a solo career that included successful ventures into film and Broadway...
tunes, "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" and "I'm Still Waiting". Other product recorded for Motorcity included "Who's Wrong, Who's Right" and "One More Time".
In August 2001 Scherrie was invited to perform at the annual prestigious open-air festival Sunset Junction Street Fair
Sunset Junction Street Fair
The Sunset Junction Street Fair is an event held annually in the Sunset Junction neighborhood of the Silver Lake community in Los Angeles, California...
in Los Angeles. Scherrie performed a dynamic and versatile set showcasing her talents perfectly. Scherrie performed Supremes' classics like 'Stoned Love' and 'My World Is Empty Without You' as well as a couple of her own solo hits 'I'm Not In Love' and 'Another Life From Now'. Scherrie made a return visit to Sunset Junction the following year, performing a similar set.
On January 14, 2007, Scherrie was the special guest star at the 'If My Friends Could See Me Now' fund-raiser in Los Angeles, California. Scherrie performed a high energy version of her own hit 'One Night Only', from the musical Dreamgirls
Dreamgirls
Dreamgirls is a Broadway musical, with music by Henry Krieger and lyrics and book by Tom Eyen. Based upon the show business aspirations and successes of R&B acts such as The Supremes, The Shirelles, James Brown, Jackie Wilson, and others, the musical follows the story of a young female singing trio...
. Backing Scherrie up were long-time friends Pam Vincent and Joyce Vincent Wilson
Joyce Vincent Wilson
Joyce Vincent Wilson is an American singer, most famous for being one-third of the group Tony Orlando and Dawn...
, both formerly of Tony Orlando and Dawn
Tony Orlando and Dawn
Tony Orlando and Dawn was a pop music group that was popular in the 1970s. Their signature hits include "Candida", "Knock Three Times", "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree", and "He Don't Love You ".-History:...
.
2009 Scherrie continues to perform with fellow former Supremes member Lynda Laurence as the FLOS (Formerly of The Supremes) and third member Joyce Vincent. Scherrie and Lynda's trio perform all over the world to audiences performing the classic Supremes' hits.
Albums
With The Glass HouseThe Glass House (band)
The Glass House was an American R&B/soul group from Detroit, Michigan.The Glass House was an assembly of house musicians put together by Holland-Dozier-Holland for their Invictus Records label in 1969. The group was led by Tyrone Hunter and included Sherrie Payne, sister of soul singer Freda Payne...
- Inside the Glass House (Invictus)
- Thanks, I Needed That (Invictus)
With The Supremes
The Supremes
The Supremes, an American female singing group, were the premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s.Originally founded as The Primettes in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959, The Supremes' repertoire included doo-wop, pop, soul, Broadway show tunes, psychedelic soul, and disco...
- The Supremes (Motown)
- High Energy (Motown)
- Mary, Scherrie & SusayeMary, Scherrie & SusayeMary, Scherrie & Susaye is the final studio album by The Supremes, released in 1976 on the Motown label.The album featured the final line-up for the Supremes, composed of original Supreme Mary Wilson and latter-day members Scherrie Payne and Susaye Greene. All three Supremes take leads on the...
(Motown) - At Their BestAt Their Best (The Supremes album)At Their Best is a 1978 album by The Supremes. It spans from 1970 through 1976, just shortly before the girl group disbanded in 1977.-Side one:#"Stoned Love" #"I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do the Walking" #"Floy Joy"...
(Motown) - Scherrie's contributions with The Supremes also appear on numerous group compilation albums and various artist packages which are currently too numerous to list here.
With the Former Ladies of the Supremes
Former Ladies of the Supremes
The Former Ladies of the Supremes, or FLOS, is a singing group that was formed by former Supremes members Jean Terrell, Lynda Laurence and Scherrie Payne, in 1986...
- Bouncing Back (Motorcity RecordsMotorcity RecordsMotorcity Records is a British record label formed by producer Ian Levine in 1989. The label aimed to record new material with former Motown artists.-History:...
) - Supreme Voices (Altair)
- Supremely Yours
Solo
- Partners (with former Supreme Susaye GreeneSusaye GreeneSusaye Greene , is an African-American singer, best known for being the last official member to join Motown girl group The Supremes, remaining in the group during its final years of existence from 1976 to 1977.-Early life and career:...
) (Motown) - Incredible (Superstar International)
Collaborations
Over the years Scherrie has loaned her unique and stunning vocals as backing vocalist to many established performers, including her sister Freda PayneFreda Payne
Freda Charcilia Payne Some sources give a birth year of 1945, but this appears to be an error as all sources agree that she is older than her sister Scherrie, born 1944. is an American singer and actress best known for her million selling, 1970 hit single, "Band of Gold". She was also an actress in...
, on the following listed albums:
- Supernatutal High - Freda Payne (Scherrie appears alongside her sister on the song "Storybook Romance", in which she composed; Scherrie recorded this herself a year later for the Partners album with Susaye GreeneSusaye GreeneSusaye Greene , is an African-American singer, best known for being the last official member to join Motown girl group The Supremes, remaining in the group during its final years of existence from 1976 to 1977.-Early life and career:...
) - An Evening With Freda Payne: Live In Concert - Freda Payne
- It's Your Night - James IngramJames IngramJames Ingram is an American soul musician. He is best known as a vocalist. He is also a self-taught musician who plays piano, guitar, bass, drums and keyboards...
- Bickram's Lounge - Bickram Choudray
- Late at Night - Billy PrestonBilly PrestonWilliam Everett "Billy" Preston was a musician who gained notoriety and fame, first as a session musician for the likes of Sam Cooke, Ray Charles and The Beatles, and later finding fame as a solo artist with hits such as "Space Race", "Will It Go Round in Circles" and "Nothing from...
- Light Up Your Night - The Brothers Johnson
- Calling - Noel PointerNoel PointerNoel Pointer was an American jazz violinist and record producer.He was nominated for a Grammy award in 1981. Pointer's reputation as an outstanding jazz musician and literary advocate garnered him honorary citizenship in cities across the United States...
Songwriting
Over the past four decades Scherrie has been a songwriter and composer of music. Scherrie has composed a musical entitled Ten Good Years, from which the song "Another Life from Now" was taken (and featured on) the Partners album and remains a staple part of Scherrie's all to rare solo concerts. Songs that Scherrie has composed or contributed to include:- "Now Is the Time to Say Goodbye" (written for and recorded by her sister Freda PayneFreda PayneFreda Charcilia Payne Some sources give a birth year of 1945, but this appears to be an error as all sources agree that she is older than her sister Scherrie, born 1944. is an American singer and actress best known for her million selling, 1970 hit single, "Band of Gold". She was also an actress in...
) - "Storybook Romance"
- "Leaving Me Was the Best Thing You've Ever Done" (co-written by Payne and Susaye GreeneSusaye GreeneSusaye Greene , is an African-American singer, best known for being the last official member to join Motown girl group The Supremes, remaining in the group during its final years of existence from 1976 to 1977.-Early life and career:...
and included on their album Partners) - "I Found Another Love"
- "You've Been Good to Me"
- "Another Life from Now"
- "Pure Energy"
- "Who's Wrong, Who's Right"
- "Don't Rock My World"
- "Keep On Loving Me"
- "Sisters United (We're Taking Control)"
- "Light the World (With the Flame of Love)" (co-written by FLOS member Lynda LaurenceLynda LaurenceLynda Laurence is an American singer. She is best known for being a part of two Motown acts: Stevie Wonder's backup group Wonderlove, and one of the post-Diana Ross versions of The Supremes...
) - "Crumbs Off the Table"
- "The Fox"
- "Hotel"
- "Horse and Rider"
- "Let It Flow"
- "Hit and Miss"
- "Your Love (Keeps Lifting Me)"
Payne continues to perform, both as a solo act and as a part of the "Former Ladies of the Supremes
Former Ladies of the Supremes
The Former Ladies of the Supremes, or FLOS, is a singing group that was formed by former Supremes members Jean Terrell, Lynda Laurence and Scherrie Payne, in 1986...
". A "FLOS" 20th anniversary concert was held in 2006 in Los Angeles.
External links
- Scherrie Payne former SupremeThe SupremesThe Supremes, an American female singing group, were the premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s.Originally founded as The Primettes in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959, The Supremes' repertoire included doo-wop, pop, soul, Broadway show tunes, psychedelic soul, and disco...
- Payne Records Dreamgirls Tune-- Jet Magazine, 21 May, 1984 - v. 66Page 54 Google Books
- Payne's MySpace pageMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....