Post by Blondie on Jul 14, 2003 14:49:45 GMT -5
Group: (((The Whispers))) have been inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame. One the vocal groups they idolized was (of course) the "Classic 5 Temptations"...
This from SoulPatrol:
The Whispers
2003 Inductees
The Whispers are a soul group steeped in doo wop tradition whose patience
and practice paid off.
Formed in 1962 in the Jordan Downs housing projects located at 103rd and
Grape Street in the Watts section of Los Angeles, the group was originally
called the Eden Trio. They developed into a quintet consisting of members
Walter Scott (led and tenor), Wallace Scotty Scott (lead and tenor and
Walters twin brother), Nicholas Caldwell (tenor), Gordy Harmon (tenor), and
Marcus Hutson (baritone). The Jordan High School Students practiced day and
night, often until 4 in the morning, working on songs by their influences
THE FLAMINGOS, THE TEMPTATIONS, THE HI-LOS, THE FOUR FRESHMAN, Johnny
Mathis, and Nat King Cole. They sang everything they could learn, including
Hertz car rental commercials.
In 1964 they came to the attention of Lou Bedell and his Vine Street-based
Dore Records in Hollywood. He liked their soft sound and renamed then,
appropriately, the Whispers. The teenagers recorded five Dore singles,
including It Only Hurts for a Little While, Never Again, and As I Sit
Here, all worthwhile ballads and all recorded at the legendary Gold Star
Studios in Hollywood.
Their first big gig was at the California Club with one of their idols, the
Temptations.
In 1969 the group signed with the Fantasy distributed Soul Clock label and
issued and soul harmony ballad called Great Day. But it was the summer
release of their follow-up, The Time Will Come, with Wallaces wailing
lead and the groups weaving, high harmonies, that first put them on
national R&B radio. The Time charted on August 2, 1969, and rose to
number 17.
Their fourth Soul Clock single proved they were on their way as Seems Like
I Gotta Do Wrong reached number six R&B and number 50 Pop. That success
wasnt yet reflected in their life on the road, however; the five-member
group and its four-man band often shared one hotel room.
By 1970 they had signed with Janus Records. The single Theres a Love for
Everyone charted the day after Christmas, eventually reaching number 31 R&B
and number 116 Pop.
8 of 12 Janus singles charted, and though none made the group household
names, they helped the group build a following with songs like Your Love Is
Doggone Good (#93 Pop, #19R&B, 1971) and I Only Meant to Wet My Feet (#27
R&B, 1972).
Their only full-time personnel change came in 1971 when Leaveil Degree, who
sang for a time with the Friends of Distinction, replaced Gordy Harmon.
By late 1975 the group had moved to the Soul Train label, which gained them
some welcome top 10 exposure with One for the Money (Part 1) (#88 Pop, #10
R&B, 1976) and a rhythmic version of Breads 1970 hit Make It with You
(#93 Pop, #10 R&B, 1977).
When Soul Train became Solar Records, the group hit its stride and racked up
22 soul charters from 1978 to 1988 out of only 27 releases. Some of their
best included (Lets Go) All The Way (#10 R&B, 1978), And The Beat Goes
On (#19 Pop, #1 R&B, 1980), Lady (#28 Pop, #3 R&B, 1980), Its a Love
Thing (#28 Pop, #2 R&B, 1981), Tonight (#84 Pop, #4 R&B, 1983) and the
top 10 Pop hit it took them 23 years of recording to get, Rock Steady (#7
Pop, #1 R&B).
Rock Steady also gave the fledgling writers/producers L.A. and Babyface
their first major chart success, as did the groups Just Gets Better with
Time LP that went double platinum.
After 17 LPs, 38 chart singles, and over 27 years bouncing from the studio
to the stage, the title of the 1987 LP pretty much said it all.
~Jay Warner
It Only Hurts For A Little While / The Happy One, Dore 724, 1964
Never Again / Slow Jerk, Dore 729, 1964
The Dip / It Hurts So Much, Dore 735, 1965
As I Sit Here / Shake It Shake It, Dore 740, 1965
Doctor Love / Lonely Avenue, Dore 751, 1966
Great Day / I Cant See Myself Leaving You, Sl Clk 104, 1969
The Time Will Come / Flying High, Sl Clk 107, 6/69
What Will I Do / Remember, Sl Clk 109, 1969
Seems Like I Gotta Do Wrong / Needle In A Haystack, Sl Clk 1004, 7/70
Im The One / You Must Be Doing All Right, Sl Clk 1005, 1970
Theres A Love For Everyone / It Sure Aint Pretty, Janus 140, 1970
Your Love Is So Doggone Good, Janus 150, 1971
Cant Help But Love You, Janus 174, 1971
I Only Meant To Wet My Feet / You Fill my Life With Music, Janus 184, 1972
Can We Love Forever / Somebody Loves You, Janus 200, 1972
P.O.W. M.I.A., Janus 212, 1973
Feel Like Comin Home / I Love The Way You Make Me Feel, Janus 222, 9/73
A Mother For My Children / What More Can A Girl Ask For, Janus 244, 1974
Bingo / One More With Feeling, Janus 238, 1974
Broken Home / What More Can A Girl Ask For, Janus 244, 1974
All I Ever Do / Here Comes Tomorrow, Janus 247, 1974
Give A Little Love, Janus 253, 1975
In Love Forever / Fairytales, Sl Trn 10430, 1975
Youre A Very Special Part Of Me, Sl Trn 10628, 1975
One For The Money Part 1 / One For The Money Part 2, Sl Trn 10700, 1976
Living Together In Sin / Ive Got A Feeling, Sl Trn 10773, 1976
Youre Only As Good As You Think You Are, Sl Trn 10878, 1/77
Make It With You, Sl Trn 10996, 5/77
Im Gonna Make You My Wife, Solar 11139, 9/77
(Lets Go) All The Way, Solar 11246, 3/78
Living Together In Sin, Solar 11328, 6/78
(Olivia) Lost And Turned Out, Solar 11353, 7/78
Happy Holidays To You, Solar 11449, 12/78
Cant Do Without Love, Solar 11590, 4/79
Homemade Lovin, Solar 11685, 7/79
A Song For Donny, Solar 11739, 9/79
And The Beat Goes On, Solar 11894, 12/79
Lady, Solar 11928, 2/80
Out Of The Box, Solar 12050, 6/80
Its A Love Thing, Solar 12154, 12/80
I Can Make It Better, Solar 12232, 4/81
This Kind Of Lovin, Solar 12295, 8/81
Im The One For You, Solar 13005, 11/81
In The Raw, Elek 47956, 12/81
Emergency, Elek 48008, 4/82
Love Is Where You Find It, Elek 69965, 8/82
Tonight, Elek 69842, 2/83
Keep On Lovin Me, Elek 69827, 4/83
Rock Steady, Cap 70006, 3/87
Just Gets Better With Time, Cap 70012, 7/87
In The Mood, Cap 70017, 11/87
No Pain, No Gain, Cap 70020, 3/88
This from SoulPatrol:
The Whispers
2003 Inductees
The Whispers are a soul group steeped in doo wop tradition whose patience
and practice paid off.
Formed in 1962 in the Jordan Downs housing projects located at 103rd and
Grape Street in the Watts section of Los Angeles, the group was originally
called the Eden Trio. They developed into a quintet consisting of members
Walter Scott (led and tenor), Wallace Scotty Scott (lead and tenor and
Walters twin brother), Nicholas Caldwell (tenor), Gordy Harmon (tenor), and
Marcus Hutson (baritone). The Jordan High School Students practiced day and
night, often until 4 in the morning, working on songs by their influences
THE FLAMINGOS, THE TEMPTATIONS, THE HI-LOS, THE FOUR FRESHMAN, Johnny
Mathis, and Nat King Cole. They sang everything they could learn, including
Hertz car rental commercials.
In 1964 they came to the attention of Lou Bedell and his Vine Street-based
Dore Records in Hollywood. He liked their soft sound and renamed then,
appropriately, the Whispers. The teenagers recorded five Dore singles,
including It Only Hurts for a Little While, Never Again, and As I Sit
Here, all worthwhile ballads and all recorded at the legendary Gold Star
Studios in Hollywood.
Their first big gig was at the California Club with one of their idols, the
Temptations.
In 1969 the group signed with the Fantasy distributed Soul Clock label and
issued and soul harmony ballad called Great Day. But it was the summer
release of their follow-up, The Time Will Come, with Wallaces wailing
lead and the groups weaving, high harmonies, that first put them on
national R&B radio. The Time charted on August 2, 1969, and rose to
number 17.
Their fourth Soul Clock single proved they were on their way as Seems Like
I Gotta Do Wrong reached number six R&B and number 50 Pop. That success
wasnt yet reflected in their life on the road, however; the five-member
group and its four-man band often shared one hotel room.
By 1970 they had signed with Janus Records. The single Theres a Love for
Everyone charted the day after Christmas, eventually reaching number 31 R&B
and number 116 Pop.
8 of 12 Janus singles charted, and though none made the group household
names, they helped the group build a following with songs like Your Love Is
Doggone Good (#93 Pop, #19R&B, 1971) and I Only Meant to Wet My Feet (#27
R&B, 1972).
Their only full-time personnel change came in 1971 when Leaveil Degree, who
sang for a time with the Friends of Distinction, replaced Gordy Harmon.
By late 1975 the group had moved to the Soul Train label, which gained them
some welcome top 10 exposure with One for the Money (Part 1) (#88 Pop, #10
R&B, 1976) and a rhythmic version of Breads 1970 hit Make It with You
(#93 Pop, #10 R&B, 1977).
When Soul Train became Solar Records, the group hit its stride and racked up
22 soul charters from 1978 to 1988 out of only 27 releases. Some of their
best included (Lets Go) All The Way (#10 R&B, 1978), And The Beat Goes
On (#19 Pop, #1 R&B, 1980), Lady (#28 Pop, #3 R&B, 1980), Its a Love
Thing (#28 Pop, #2 R&B, 1981), Tonight (#84 Pop, #4 R&B, 1983) and the
top 10 Pop hit it took them 23 years of recording to get, Rock Steady (#7
Pop, #1 R&B).
Rock Steady also gave the fledgling writers/producers L.A. and Babyface
their first major chart success, as did the groups Just Gets Better with
Time LP that went double platinum.
After 17 LPs, 38 chart singles, and over 27 years bouncing from the studio
to the stage, the title of the 1987 LP pretty much said it all.
~Jay Warner
It Only Hurts For A Little While / The Happy One, Dore 724, 1964
Never Again / Slow Jerk, Dore 729, 1964
The Dip / It Hurts So Much, Dore 735, 1965
As I Sit Here / Shake It Shake It, Dore 740, 1965
Doctor Love / Lonely Avenue, Dore 751, 1966
Great Day / I Cant See Myself Leaving You, Sl Clk 104, 1969
The Time Will Come / Flying High, Sl Clk 107, 6/69
What Will I Do / Remember, Sl Clk 109, 1969
Seems Like I Gotta Do Wrong / Needle In A Haystack, Sl Clk 1004, 7/70
Im The One / You Must Be Doing All Right, Sl Clk 1005, 1970
Theres A Love For Everyone / It Sure Aint Pretty, Janus 140, 1970
Your Love Is So Doggone Good, Janus 150, 1971
Cant Help But Love You, Janus 174, 1971
I Only Meant To Wet My Feet / You Fill my Life With Music, Janus 184, 1972
Can We Love Forever / Somebody Loves You, Janus 200, 1972
P.O.W. M.I.A., Janus 212, 1973
Feel Like Comin Home / I Love The Way You Make Me Feel, Janus 222, 9/73
A Mother For My Children / What More Can A Girl Ask For, Janus 244, 1974
Bingo / One More With Feeling, Janus 238, 1974
Broken Home / What More Can A Girl Ask For, Janus 244, 1974
All I Ever Do / Here Comes Tomorrow, Janus 247, 1974
Give A Little Love, Janus 253, 1975
In Love Forever / Fairytales, Sl Trn 10430, 1975
Youre A Very Special Part Of Me, Sl Trn 10628, 1975
One For The Money Part 1 / One For The Money Part 2, Sl Trn 10700, 1976
Living Together In Sin / Ive Got A Feeling, Sl Trn 10773, 1976
Youre Only As Good As You Think You Are, Sl Trn 10878, 1/77
Make It With You, Sl Trn 10996, 5/77
Im Gonna Make You My Wife, Solar 11139, 9/77
(Lets Go) All The Way, Solar 11246, 3/78
Living Together In Sin, Solar 11328, 6/78
(Olivia) Lost And Turned Out, Solar 11353, 7/78
Happy Holidays To You, Solar 11449, 12/78
Cant Do Without Love, Solar 11590, 4/79
Homemade Lovin, Solar 11685, 7/79
A Song For Donny, Solar 11739, 9/79
And The Beat Goes On, Solar 11894, 12/79
Lady, Solar 11928, 2/80
Out Of The Box, Solar 12050, 6/80
Its A Love Thing, Solar 12154, 12/80
I Can Make It Better, Solar 12232, 4/81
This Kind Of Lovin, Solar 12295, 8/81
Im The One For You, Solar 13005, 11/81
In The Raw, Elek 47956, 12/81
Emergency, Elek 48008, 4/82
Love Is Where You Find It, Elek 69965, 8/82
Tonight, Elek 69842, 2/83
Keep On Lovin Me, Elek 69827, 4/83
Rock Steady, Cap 70006, 3/87
Just Gets Better With Time, Cap 70012, 7/87
In The Mood, Cap 70017, 11/87
No Pain, No Gain, Cap 70020, 3/88
