The 1967 follow-up, “Cry to Me,” proved a commercial disappointment, but Scott’s impassioned, tender performance represents his creative apex. Scott’s Herculean effort was rewarded with a record that topped the R&B charts for four weeks while rising to number 39 on the pop charts. Scott resurfaced in 1966 at Shout Records, the fledgling soul label founded by producer/songwriter Bert Berns - together they co-wrote “Are You Lonely for Me,” a simmering, bluesy knockout that reportedly required over 100 vocal takes prior to completion. Record sales were virtually nonexistent, however, and after two last-gasp Columbia singles - including the poignant ballad “Don’t Let It End This Way” - the label let him go. The makeover fell flat, and Scott returned to a more traditional soul dynamic with the excellent Lonely Man. In 1965, he even released Everything I Have Is Yours, a cabaret-inspired LP comprised largely of hit movie themes.

A slow-burning rendition of Ray Charles’ R&B classic “I Got a Woman” followed, affirming Scott as a deep soul singer of uncommon depth. When Jackson proved unable to make the scheduled recording session, Scott cut the vocal instead, and when Colpix Records finally issued the ballad a year later, he entered the Top Ten on both the pop and R&B charts.

In 1962, fellow Aldon songwriters Gerry Goffin and Carole King approached him for assistance with “Hey Girl,” a new tune they hoped to pitch to soul singer Chuck Jackson. In 1961, he also resumed his recording career, cutting “Baby, You’re a Long Time Dead” for the Joy label. This is a vinyl rip of my original Shout record with coversĭeep soul belter Freddie Scott, is best remembered for his 1966 R&B chart-topper “ Are You Lonely for Me“. Freddie writes some good tunes, sings with utter authority and actually tops Solomon Burke on “Cry to Me.” If you’re a 60’s R&B fan and by chance you’ve never heard “Are You Lonely For Me” you need to rectify that NOW. Freddie Scott – 1967 – Are You Lonely For Me?

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