Mitty Collier

Mitty Lene Collier (born 21 June 1941 in Birmingham, Alabama) is an American soul and gospel singer.

Career

Mitty began her musical career at the Hayes Ensemble, a gospel group, singing as a child in church. For Chess Records she was discovered by Ralph Bass at a talent competition and in 1960 she signed a record deal. She took on many " secular " songs. She celebrated her first success with "I'm Your Part Time Love " b / w " Do not You Forget It ," a song which reached the top 20 of the R & B charts in the fall of 1963.

In 1964 she took on James Cleveland's Spiritual " I Had A Talk With My God Last Night", but replaced the word "God " with " man". Although the song of the highest ranking hit from Collier was not, it only reached number 41 on the Billboard R & B singles chart and also number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100, who covered him for many musicians, such as Dusty Springfield, Marva Wight, Inez Foxx and Shirley Brown. Other recordings for Chess were " Come Back Baby" b / w " Is not That Love ", " For My Man" b / w " Help Me", "Sharing You" b / w " Walk Away ", " Watching and Waiting" b / w "Like Only Yesterday ," " That'll Be Good Enough " b / w " Git Out", and " You're the Only One" b / w "Do It With Confidence".

In 1968, she left Chess Records and recorded five singles for William Bell's Peachtree label. In 1972, she ended her career secular and gospel began to sing, in this field as they took on some plates. Today, it is the pastor of the More Like Christ Christian Fellowship Ministries in Chicago.

Discography

• Shades Of A Genius ( Chess 1965)

• The Warning (1972 )

• Hold The Light ( 1977)

• I Am Love (1987 )