Gwen McCrae - Cradle Of Love (1976) 45RPM RiP

SiNGLE by Gwen McCrae
PROMO B/W EASY ROCK (PT452)


B-side........................"Easy Rock"
Released....................1976
Format.......................45RPM
Genre.........................Soul
Total Time..................6' 36''ca.
Writer(s).....................Clarence Reid
Producer(s)................Steve Alaimo & Clarence Reid
Label.........................PRESIDENT
Filetype......................Wav @ 48kHz


TRACKLiST:

Side A - Gwen McCrae - Cradle Of Love
Side B - Gwen McCrae - Easy Rock


Ex-wife of George McCrae, Gwen McCrae was born as Gwen Mosley in Pensacola, Florida, U.S.A., in late 1943.

She sang, as many Black Children did at the time, in the Church. Gwen attended a Pentecostal Church.

Gwen first met George in Pensacola and the pair married in 1964, after a relationship that was only a week old!

George was in the Navy at the time and, after leaving the services, he reformed his old group The Jiving Jets, and offered Gwen a role within the group.

They duo soon left the group to perform as a husband and wife team, with Gwen later relocating to West Palm Beach, Florida, up until 1975.

Today she lives in Pensacola.

Along with George, Gwen was part of the Miami based T.K. Records operation during the Seventies.

The duo were, originally discovered by the singer Betty Wright back in 1967.

Betty aided the duo, by helping them get a deal with the Henry Stone owned Alston imprint.

In 1969, they released their debut single 'Three Hearts In A Tangle'.

This was followed up by 'Like Yesterday Our Love Is Gone'.

The duo had now collaborated with Clarence Reid and Willie Clarke, a team that was later to blossom under the T.K. umbrella.

A third single entitled 'No One Left To Come Home' was released and the pair began session work alongside Betty Wright.

Gwen first found solo success in 1970, remake of the old Bobby Bland gospel-blues song, 'Lead Me On' (R & B number 32).

The record was recorded for TK Records.

Contrary to reports, George never retired or managed Gwen during this period.

Alston leased her contract to Columbia where she recorded several more singles over the next few years.

Columbia then declined to renew Gwen's contract in 1973, and she was signed to a different Henry Stone label, the T.K. subsidiary, Cat.

At that imprint, she followed with a remake of the Ed Townsend oldie, 'For Your Love' (R & B number 17).

Gwen had a minor 1974 hit with the song 'It's Worth the Hurt', however, the song's success was overshadowed by George's recording, namely, the enormous pop hit 'Rock Your Baby'.


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