The Glass House

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One of Holland-Dozier-Holland's cut and paste groups whose members' scattered in separate directions (as did Chairmen of the Board, the Honey Cone, Eighth Day, and 100 Proof) when the recording sessions and salaries stopped. Sherrie Payne, Pearl Jones, Tyrone Hunter, and Larry Mitchell didn't woodshed together in hallways or under streetlights; no bond existed among them prior to the Glass House project, and a major age discrepancy existed between Hunter and the other members. Hungter sang in the Romeos with Lamont Dozier and the Voice Masters, he also chipped out solo records on Anna and Chess Records. Payne, Jones, Hunter, and Mitchell impressed Holland-Dozier-Holland individually and were placed in Glass House, a group who dressed in futuristic uniforms rather than conventional attire. The intent was to eventually break Payne and Hunter as solo acts. "Crumbs off the Title" (September 1969), an Edith Wayne/Ronald Dunbar tune led by Sherrie Payne (Freda Payne's sister), was Invictus Records' first release by anybody; it went to number seven R&B and number 59 pop. Laura Lee redid it on Hot Wax Records, and Dusty Springfield updated it on her See All Her Faces LP. Invictus took its time issuing the second Glass House single; the astrological-themed "I Can't Be You, You Can't Be Me" came out June 1970, with Payne leading again. It rode the R&B chart but avoided the pop 40 and doesn't appear on either of their two albums. "Stealing Moments From Another Woman's Life" (November

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Inside the Glass House

Thanks I Needed That

Can You Dig It? The '70s Soul Experience

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Can You Dig It? The '70s Soul Experience (Disc 1)

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Crumbs off the Table: The Invictus Sessions

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The Best Of

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Invictus Chartbusters

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Can You Dig It? - The '70s Soul Experience (Disc 1)

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Soul Hits Of The 70s Didn't It Blow Your Mind Vol.1

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The 70's Soul Experience Disc 1

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Can You Dig It? The '70s Soul Experience [Disc 1]

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