Interview with Scherrie Payne Formerly of The Supremes on Tap soon

[Dayna]

It's been awhile since I did an interview so I asked Scherrie Payne and she gladly and graciously accepted my invitation..I will be taking questions for Scherrie ,so if you have anything you would like me to ask her and I think it
appropriate I will gladly do so..
and Thank you in advance for those that participate..and NO she wont pull a Tata Vega...
Dayna




The Supremes The Scherrie years

I'm gonna let my heart do the walking

Scherrie RIPPPPS UP Dream Girls

[FrontPage22]

Dayna, I'd love to know how Scherrie feels about the Partners project after all these years? And also, what her fave Supreme songs were on the the three LP's she cut with them! Scherrie is such a dynamo voice... Excited for the interview.

[markydefad]

Dayna,

I'm curious to know about the final years of The Supremes...

How were they treated by Motown in the final years?
Did they beg for more promotion of their records?
Was there ever a plan to release a 12-inch of any of their later dance hits?
When "I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do the Walking" hit #40 on the Pop chart on 8/7/76 ....[#25 Soul]..their first Pop Top 40 charting since "Automatically Sunshine" reached #37 about 4 years earlier [on 6/3/72]...did they feel like they were about to make a comeback?
Did it make any difference in the way Motown treated them?
Members here seem to love the "High Energy" and especially the "Mary, Scherrie & Susaye" LPs [whenever they're mentioned, people post]...Both got a good response from the dance charts....but only tepid results on the Soul & Pop charts...when did they know it was over for the Supremes? When the singles failed to ignite the charts? Or was it already over when the record was released?
Were they just dropped from the label?
Did any other labels attempt to sign them?
It always seemed such a shame the way Motown just ended their careers when they were still doing excellent work... The Supremes brand name deserved better after all they'd done for Motown.

[Dayna]

Originally Posted by FrontPage22

Dayna, I'd love to know how Scherrie feels about the Partners project after all these years? And also, what her fave Supreme songs were on the the three LP's she cut with them! Scherrie is such a dynamo voice... Excited for the interview.

Thank's for the questions..
The fav song is a staple question of mine so that is always asked
I will see what I can do with The Partners Q..and yes she does have a favbulous voice and can BLOW~!!

[Dayna]

Originally Posted by markydefad

Dayna,

I'm curious to know about the final years of The Supremes...

How were they treated by Motown in the final years?
Did they beg for more promotion of their records?
Was there ever a plan to release a 12-inch of any of their later dance hits?
When "I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do the Walking" hit #40 on the Pop chart on 8/7/76 ....[#25 Soul]..their first Pop Top 40 charting since "Automatically Sunshine" reached #37 about 4 years earlier [on 6/3/72]...did they feel like they were about to make a comeback?
Did it make any difference in the way Motown treated them?
Members here seem to love the "High Energy" and especially the "Mary, Scherrie & Susaye" LPs [whenever they're mentioned, people post]...Both got a good response from the dance charts....but only tepid results on the Soul & Pop charts...when did they know it was over for the Supremes? When the singles failed to ignite the charts? Or was it already over when the record was released?
Were they just dropped from the label?
Did any other labels attempt to sign them?
It always seemed such a shame the way Motown just ended their careers when they were still doing excellent work... The Supremes brand name deserved better after all they'd done for Motown.

There is SO much potential for DRAMA in this interviewlol. "I LOVE it".
Some good points to bring up..Thanks Marky..I might even pull out a Diana Q or 2.lollllllllllllll..Oh I have to ask at least one.

[neonlights]

Given the drama potential, I'll keep this question on more neutral ground..

My question is, with the two lineups she was in (Mary, Cindy, Scherrie/Mary, Scherrie, Susaye) what did she feel was each lineup's strength and perhaps each lineup's weakness..

Looking forward to this one, Dayna!

[remicks]

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Hi Dayna ,

Yo know me , I always want to know all things disco ....
so my curiosity is on how conscious were the girls that their mid seventies LPs had strong disco appeal ; did they think at the time that they were making "disco" ??
---- and was seeing their music doing so well on the disco charts a source for satisfaction (despite lesser radio success ) ?

Also both HIGH ENERGY and THE SUPREMES Mary, Scherrie & Susaye were produced entirely by Brian Holland . I wonder if his commitment was in part due to Scherrie having been an artist on his INVICTUS label ??


Finally ....


I love this record :



Maybe she has something /anything to say about it.....( like why/how the four of them united to make it! ) ... AND particularly if she was directly in contact with its arranger: the mysterious John Davis ???


Thank you !

Good luck !

remicks


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[Dayna]

The Scherrie Payne Interview is completed..
I just need to fine tune it..But I have been very busy and hope to do it very soon..I am working with Meli'sa Morgan at the moment plus have 2 other projects going..I'm very pleased with the Interview I think you will be too
D

[Cdnbob]

Originally Posted by Dayna

I am working with Meli'sa Morgan at the moment

Wow. Lucky you. Is this professionally? I love her voice and wish she'd record more. Love her recent remake of "Back Together Again" with Freddie Jackson.

[Dayna]

Originally Posted by Cdnbob

Wow. Lucky you. Is this professionally? I love her voice and wish she'd record more. Love her recent remake of "Back Together Again" with Freddie Jackson.

She want's to get back into the swing and I am consulting with her about image and the look and feel of her future website's.. I love her voice as well..And yes it's professionally.