The Best of Freda Payne

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.

The Best of Freda Payne
Greatest hits album by
Released1972
GenrePop, R&B
LabelInvictus
ProducerGreg Perry, General Johnson, William Weatherspoon, Raynard Miner
Freda Payne chronology
Contact
(1971)
The Best of Freda Payne
(1972)
Reaching Out
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Christgau's Record GuideB[1]

Track listing

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Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."How Can I Live Without My Life"Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier2:57
2."Bring the Boys Home"Angelo Bond, Greg Perry, General Johnson3:29
3."Cherish What Is Dear to You (While It's Near to You)"Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Angelo Bond3:56
4."He's in My Life"Ronald Dunbar, Edythe Wayne3:48
5."Band of Gold"Ronald Dunbar, Edythe Wayne2:53
6."Just a Woman"William Weatherspoon, Raynard Miner2:33
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Now Is the Time to Say Goodbye"Scherrie Payne3:09
2."The Road We Didn't Take"Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, D. Dumas4:17
3."Deeper & Deeper"Norma Toney, Ronald Dunbar, Edythe Wayne2:52
4."You're the Only Bargain I've Got"Ronald Dunbar, Edythe Wayne, General Johnson3:42
5."Come Back"Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier2:49
6."Through the Memory of My Mind"William Weatherspoon2:40

Album credits

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  • 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

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Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1970 Pop Albums 152
1970 Black Albums 44

References

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  1. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: P". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.