The Best of Freda Payne

Greatest hits album by Freda Payne

Released

1972

Genre

Pop, R&B

Label

Invictus

Freda Payne chronology

Contact
(1971)

The Best of Freda Payne
(1972)

Reaching Out
(1973)

The Best of Freda Payne is a 12-track collection of songs recorded by Freda Payne. Although it is a collection of previously recorded tracks, it also includes four unissued songs as well: "How Can I Live Without My Life," "Just a Woman," "You're the Only Bargain I've Got," and "Come Back" (none of which were released as singles). Six of the songs on this collection were previously issued as singles for the Invictus label.

Track listing

Side 1
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"How Can I Live Without My Life"	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier	2:57
2.	"Bring the Boys Home"	Angelo Bond, Greg Perry, General Johnson	3:29
3.	"Cherish What Is Dear to You (While It's Near to You)"	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Angelo Bond	3:56
4.	"He's in My Life"	Ronald Dunbar, Edythe Wayne	3:48
5.	"Band of Gold"	Ronald Dunbar, Edythe Wayne	2:53
6.	"Just a Woman"	William Weatherspoon, Raynard Miner	2:33

Side 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Now Is the Time to Say Goodbye"	Scherrie Payne	3:09
2.	"The Road We Didn't Take"	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, D. Dumas	4:17
3.	"Deeper & Deeper"	Norma Toney, Ronald Dunbar, Edythe Wayne	2:52
4.	"You're the Only Bargain I've Got"	Ronald Dunbar, Edythe Wayne, General Johnson	3:42
5.	"Come Back"	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier	2:49
6.	"Through the Memory of My Mind"	William Weatherspoon	2:40

Album credits

All selections published by: Gold Forever Music, Inc.

Holland-Dozier-Holland Prod., Inc.

Executive producer: Ronald Dunbar
Producers: Greg Perry, General Johnson, William Weatherspoon, Raynard Miner
Arrangers: McKinley Jackson, H.B. Barnum, Tony Camillo
Recording & Mixing: Lawrence T. Horn, Barney Perkins
Art direction: John Hoernle

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1970	Pop Albums	152
1970	Black Albums	44

Freda Payne

Studio albums	After the Lights Go Down Low and Much More!!! (1964) How Do You Say I Don't Love You Anymore (1966) Band of Gold (1970) Contact (1971) Reaching Out (1973) Payne & Pleasure (1974) Out of Payne Comes Love (1975) Stares and Whispers (1977) Supernatural High (1978) Hot (1979) Freda Payne Sings the (Unauthorized) I Hate Barney Songbook: A Parody (1995) Christmas With Freda and Friends (1996) Come See About Me (2001) On the Inside (2007)

Live albums	An Evening with Freda Payne: Live in Concert (1996) Live in Concert (1999)

Compilation albums	The Best of Freda Payne (1972) Greatest Hits (1991) Lost in Love (2000) Band of Gold: The Best of Freda Payne (2000) Unhooked Generation: The Complete Invictus Recordings (2001) The Best of Freda Payne: Ten Best Series (2002)

Singles	"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (1966) "Band of Gold" (1970) "Happy Days Are Here Again/Happy Music (Dance the Night Away)" (1978)

Related topics	Scherrie Payne Gregory Abbott

Book:Freda Payne

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