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American soul singer and songwriter who achieved modest chart success in the late 1960's with Capitol Records. Born December 29, 1944, in Charleston, South Carolina, Drew then grew up in Nashville, Tennessee, and later moved with her family to the Chicago suburb of Evanston, Illinois. During her teens, she attended Evanston High and sang with her mother and sisters in church. Her mother was a domestic worker whose employer, Maury Lathowers, was the regional promoter for Capitol Records. She invited Lathowers to come to her church to hear her daughters sing and, impressed, he invited them to his home for an audition and got the group a deal with Capitol, signing the group as the [a1643442]. They first recorded Tell Him which was written by Carlton Black (and not to be confused with Tell Him / Hard Way To Go by The Exciters). The single release was a local hit and scraped the lower echelons of the national charts. Drew signed as a solo artist to Quill Records in 1966 and soon after moved up to Quill Records, issuing a new recording of Tell Him as her first single. It was a modest success and was the first of 3 charting singles. She released 3 albums before leaving the industry in 1971, though she resurfaced with a release on Carl Davis and E. Rodney Jones' Innovation II Records in 1975. During the 1980s, she reunited with Carlton Black in the group Front Line and performed around the Evanston area. She has made a comeback since.
2020
PDBO
CD, Comp
2007
Stateside
7", Single
2007
2006
Stateside
7"
1995
Collectables
7"
1975
1969
1969
1969
1969
1969
1969
1969
1968
1968
1968
1968
1968
1967
Capitol Records
7", Single, Promo
1967
1967
1967
1966
Quill Records
7", Single
1965
Alpha Records (27)
7", Single, Mixed
Fine Sounds
7", W/Lbl
Memory Pain
7"
1964
Capitol Records
7", Single, Promo
1964
1963
2020
Venus Music (9)
CD, Ltd, Mixed, Promo
2019
2018
2017
Triple Crown
CD, Comp
2017
2014
WOT?! Records
CD, Comp
2013
100 Hits
5xCD, Comp + Box
2013
Universal Music Group
CD, Comp
2013
2012
Firstsoul
CD, Mixed
2012
Ace
CD, Comp
2012
EMI Sync
CD, Comp, Promo
2012
Sony Music
3xCD, Comp
2012
2011
HHV.DE
CD, Mixed, Promo
2011
Ace
CD, Comp, Mono
2011
Capitol Records
20xFile, AAC, Comp, 256
2011
2010
Jazzboy Records
2xCD, Comp
2009
2008
Stateside
CD, Comp
2008
EMI
CD, Comp, 5xC
2008
HI - Note
CD, Comp
2008
EMI
6xCD, Comp
2007
Blue Note, Blue Note, Blue Note, Blue Note, Blue Note, Blue Note, Blue Note
Box, Comp, Promo, Con + 12xCD, Comp, Mixed
2007
Blue Note
10xCD, Comp
2006
Vulgar
File, MP3, Mixed
2006
Disky
2xCD, Comp
2006
Not On Label (Ojo (7) Self-released)
16xFile, MP3, Comp, Mixed, Promo, 320
2006
2005
Columbia
2xCD, Comp
2005
Channel Four Music
CD, Comp
2004
Blue Note Records, EMI
2xCD, Comp
2004
EMI
4xCD, Comp
2004
EMI Sync
2xCD, Comp, Promo
2004
MAMA Records (3)
CD, Comp
2004
2004
2003
Illicit Recordings
7", Smplr
2003
Capitol Records, EMI Music Netherlands
2xCD, Comp, Mixed
2003
Not On Label (DJ O-Dub Self-Released)
CDr, Comp, Ltd, Mixed
2003
Thump Records
3xCD, Comp + Box
2003
Stimulas Tack Libraly
CDr, Comp, Promo + CDr, Mixed, Promo
2003
2003
2003
2003
2003
2003
2002
2001
Blue Note
CD, Comp, Smplr
2001
Thump Records
CD, Comp, RM
2001
2001
2000
EMI Gold
CD, Comp
2000
Rock River, Universal Music Special Markets, Pottery Barn
CD, Comp
2000
2000
1999
1998
Marginal Records
CD, Comp
1998
Hip-O Records
CD, Comp, RM
1998
1997
Toto Records (2)
CD, Comp
1997
1996
1995
Evidance Recordings
12"
1995
1995
1994
Marginal Records
CD, Comp
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