Sisters Love Biography
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Great group. I've never been able to find much info on them aside from a brief bio in Bill Dahl's Motown: The Golden Years and a few scattered articles in Blues & Soul. I love Vermettya Boyster's voice.
love 'em!
I've got some things on Motown, Mowest, Cal State and A&M...were there any other labels they were on?
I really dig the part with them in
her voice is so raw.
I've got some things on Motown, Mowest, Cal State and A&M...were there any other labels they were on?
I really dig the part with them in
her voice is so raw.
Here's an occasional thread from a motown sound forum,
http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:shnM...nl&ct=clnk&cd=2
which has some trivial info about the group.
Vital data (unofficial):
Posted by Brother Love on 22-Aug-2004 10:25:56 PM
SISTERS LOVE - Discography
Singles - US & UK
This Time Tomorrow/
I Know You Love Me
Man-Child#1010 1968
Forget It, I Got It/
Eye To Eye
A&M #1145 10/28/69
Now Is The Time/
Blackbird
A&M #1178 05/05/70
The Bigger You Love (The Harder You Fall)/
Piece Of My Heart
A&M #1212 08/04/70
Rise/
Ha Ha Ha
A&M #1235 12/21/70
Are You Lonely?/
Ring Once
A&M #1259 04/02/71
And This Is Love/
The Bigger You Love (The Harder You Fall)
A&M #1292 08/17/71
Do It Right Now/
Do It Right Now
Cal-State Music #3201 1972
Mr. Fix-It Man/
You???ve Got To Make The Choice
Mowest #5014 03/09/72
Mr. Fix-It Man/
You???ve Got To Make The Choice Tamal-Motown #828 09/72
You???ve Got My Mind/
Try It, You???ll Like It
Mowest #5030 10/72
(I Could Never Make) A Better Man Than You/
Give Me You Love
Mowest #5041 01/25/73
My Love Is Yours (Till The End Of Time)/
You???ve Got My Mind
Motown #1275 09/13/73
I???m Learning To Trust My Man/
Try It, You???ll Like It Mowest #3009 09/73
I???m Learning To Trust My Man/
Try It, You???ll Like It Tamla-Motown #1002 09/75
Are You Lonely?/
The Bigger You Love (The Harder You Fall)
A&M #8581 07/26/76
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Posted by Brother Love on 22-Aug-2004 11:10:15 PM
SISTERS LOVE - Unissued Album
(Album Title Not Determined) Mowest #109 1972
Side A
1. Give Me Your Love
2. Try It, You'll Like It
3. You've Got To Make The Choice
4. I Ain't That Easy To Lose
5. Just A Little Misunderstanding
6. Thunder Mama
Side B
1. Mr. Fix-It Man
2. Shine On
3. (I Could Never Make) A Better Man Than You
4. I'm Learning To Trust My Man
5. You've Got To Make The Choice
6. Do What You Gotta Do
[ edited 1 time(s), last @ 22-Aug-2004 11:14:04 PM ]
http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:shnM...nl&ct=clnk&cd=2
which has some trivial info about the group.
Vital data (unofficial):
Posted by Brother Love on 22-Aug-2004 10:25:56 PM
SISTERS LOVE - Discography
Singles - US & UK
This Time Tomorrow/
I Know You Love Me
Man-Child#1010 1968
Forget It, I Got It/
Eye To Eye
A&M #1145 10/28/69
Now Is The Time/
Blackbird
A&M #1178 05/05/70
The Bigger You Love (The Harder You Fall)/
Piece Of My Heart
A&M #1212 08/04/70
Rise/
Ha Ha Ha
A&M #1235 12/21/70
Are You Lonely?/
Ring Once
A&M #1259 04/02/71
And This Is Love/
The Bigger You Love (The Harder You Fall)
A&M #1292 08/17/71
Do It Right Now/
Do It Right Now
Cal-State Music #3201 1972
Mr. Fix-It Man/
You???ve Got To Make The Choice
Mowest #5014 03/09/72
Mr. Fix-It Man/
You???ve Got To Make The Choice Tamal-Motown #828 09/72
You???ve Got My Mind/
Try It, You???ll Like It
Mowest #5030 10/72
(I Could Never Make) A Better Man Than You/
Give Me You Love
Mowest #5041 01/25/73
My Love Is Yours (Till The End Of Time)/
You???ve Got My Mind
Motown #1275 09/13/73
I???m Learning To Trust My Man/
Try It, You???ll Like It Mowest #3009 09/73
I???m Learning To Trust My Man/
Try It, You???ll Like It Tamla-Motown #1002 09/75
Are You Lonely?/
The Bigger You Love (The Harder You Fall)
A&M #8581 07/26/76
[ edited 7 time(s), last @ 22-Aug-2004 11:11:53 PM ]
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Posted by Brother Love on 22-Aug-2004 11:10:15 PM
SISTERS LOVE - Unissued Album
(Album Title Not Determined) Mowest #109 1972
Side A
1. Give Me Your Love
2. Try It, You'll Like It
3. You've Got To Make The Choice
4. I Ain't That Easy To Lose
5. Just A Little Misunderstanding
6. Thunder Mama
Side B
1. Mr. Fix-It Man
2. Shine On
3. (I Could Never Make) A Better Man Than You
4. I'm Learning To Trust My Man
5. You've Got To Make The Choice
6. Do What You Gotta Do
[ edited 1 time(s), last @ 22-Aug-2004 11:14:04 PM ]
I found a small entry in Ralph Tee's "Who's Who In Soul Music" book from 1991:
Sisters Love
Based In Los Angeles, Sisters Love were originally Vermettya Royster (lead vocals), Jeanne Long, Lillie Fort, Gwen Berry and founder member Merry Clayton. In the mid-60s the group signed with A&M and scored a series of American r&b hits with songs including 'Forget It, I've Got It' before they switched to the Mowest label (via Motown) following the departure of Merry Clayton.
Here they scored further success in the early 70s with songs including 'Mr Fix-It man' (written and produced by Willie Hutch, 1972) and the Curtis Mayfield song 'Give Me Your Love' (1973), originally recorded by Curtis on his Superfly album, and produced for Sisters Love by Gloria Jones and Paul Riser. Also in 1973 they played cameo roles in the film The Mack, the soundtrack becoming a solo album for their regular producer Willie Hutch.
'Gimme Your Love' became in demand on the UK 'rare groove' scene in the mid-80s, prompting its re-release on Motown, while Vermettya re-recorded the song as a solo artist on the UK Motorcity label in 1991.
I'd never looked up that entry before, anybody heard the solo version from '91? I'm guessing
Sisters Love
Based In Los Angeles, Sisters Love were originally Vermettya Royster (lead vocals), Jeanne Long, Lillie Fort, Gwen Berry and founder member Merry Clayton. In the mid-60s the group signed with A&M and scored a series of American r&b hits with songs including 'Forget It, I've Got It' before they switched to the Mowest label (via Motown) following the departure of Merry Clayton.
Here they scored further success in the early 70s with songs including 'Mr Fix-It man' (written and produced by Willie Hutch, 1972) and the Curtis Mayfield song 'Give Me Your Love' (1973), originally recorded by Curtis on his Superfly album, and produced for Sisters Love by Gloria Jones and Paul Riser. Also in 1973 they played cameo roles in the film The Mack, the soundtrack becoming a solo album for their regular producer Willie Hutch.
'Gimme Your Love' became in demand on the UK 'rare groove' scene in the mid-80s, prompting its re-release on Motown, while Vermettya re-recorded the song as a solo artist on the UK Motorcity label in 1991.
I'd never looked up that entry before, anybody heard the solo version from '91? I'm guessing
