Scherrie Payne

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Scherrie Payne (born November 4, 1944 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American singe-songwriter. 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." As a solo artist, in addition to "V.I.P.", which she recorded as a member of the group Glass House 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 Philip 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 Waitin

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Horse Meat Disco Volume 2

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Horse Meat Disco 2

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Motor City Soul - 70s Soul From Detroit

Horse Meat Disco II

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Horse Meat Disco volume two

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Horse Meat

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Horse Meat Disco, Vol. 2 (Compiled by Residents James Hillard, Jim Stanton, Severino & Filthy Luka)

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The Dreamgirls Dance Project

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80 R&B Hits

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Former Ladies of the Supremes

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One Night Only (Remix)

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First Ladies of Disco

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