Artist:Doris TroySong:Just One Look
Album:Atlantic Soul Classics
Though the 1963 hit Just One Look was Doris Troy's only top ten hit, she had a long career in music not only as a performer but as a writer and backup singer. Mama Soul was born Jan. 6, 1937 in Bronx, NY. She grew up singing in her daddy's church and was discovered by James Brown while working as an usherette at the Apollo. She wrote Just One Look as Doris Payne and took her demo to Jerry Wexler at Atlantic Records. He released the demo unchanged and it reached #10 on the pop singles chart. Doris continued to record but was never able to repeat that success. So she turned to studio work and sang backup on many things, most significantly Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon. She also recorded for Apple Records. In the 80s, Doris wrote and starred in the musical Mama, I Want To Sing about her life. Doris played her own mom. The show had a long run in New York and London. It's been turned into a film starring R & B singer Ciara along with Ne-Yo, Patti Labelle & Hill Harper. 20th Century Fox will distribute it but a release date hasn't been announced. It's supposed to come out this year. There is a Doris Troy comp available on Ichiban but you might want to get Just One Look on this Atlantic various artists comp. Doris Troy died on Feb. 16, 2004 at age 67. Here's Doris Troy performing Just One Look in England.
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