Partners (Scherrie & Susaye album)

Partners

Studio album by Scherrie & Susaye
Released	9 October 1979
Recorded	1978-1979
Studio	Jennifudy Studios (Los Angeles, CA) Soundcastle (Los Angeles, CA)
Genre	R&B, soul, quiet storm, disco
Label	Motown M 920^[1]
Producer	Eugene McDaniels^[2]

Partners is a 1979 album by Scherrie & Susaye released on Motown Records. Following the disbanding of the Supremes in 1977, former group members Scherrie Payne and Susaye Greene recorded the album, sharing songwriting, arranging and production duties.^[3] Ray Charles performed on "Luvbug" whilst Joyce Vincent Wilson (formerly of Tony Orlando and Dawn) is featured on background vocals.^[4]

"Leaving Me Was the Best Thing You've Ever Done" was released as the album's only single. In 2014, the album was re-released on CD and to digital music stores and online streaming services.

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Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Audio Diva	(Favorable)^[5]
Bay State Banner	C^[6]

In an AllMusic review, Ed Hogan noted 'the overall smooth, intelligent tone of the album', describing Partners as 'a quiet storm precursor'. Hogan expressed "Luvbug" featuring Ray Charles is 'thick and funky' and 'sophisticated slow jams like "You've Been Good to Me," "Another Life From Now," and mellow treats like "In the Night" and "Your Sweet Love" were ahead of their time'. Meanwhile, "Leaving Me Was the Best Thing You've Ever Done" and "I Found Another Love" 'satisfy their dance fans'.^[2]

A contemporary Billboard review praised Scherrie & Susaye's 'strong, soulful' vocals and described the album as an 'interesting, if occasionally uneven, package of mostly upbeat songs', citing "Storybook Romance", "Your Sweet Love" and "Luvbug" as the 'best cuts'.^[1] The Bay State Banner wrote that "the songs Scherrie (Payne) wrote are standard housewife soul sung by two voices acting as one in the manner of any back-up singers."^[6]

In an interview with Blues & Soul, Payne recounted " I remember first meeting Luther Vandross. We were at a session. Quincy Jones called Susaye and me into a session with Luther, James Ingram, and I can't remember who else [...] Luther was so excited to meet Susaye and me, and when he said he loved Partners and just when on and on about it, it really made me feel good.^[7]

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Storybook Romance"	Scherrie Payne	Alan Silvestri	5:09
2.	"Your Sweet Love"	Susaye Greene-Brown	Leon Pendarvis, William Reichenbach (Horns)	4:15
3.	"Luvbug" (featuring Ray Charles)	Susaye Greene-Brown	Odell Brown	3:36
4.	"Leaving Me Was The Best Thing You've Ever Done"	Scherrie Payne	Alan Silvestri	5:35
5.	"When The Day Comes Every Night"	Susaye Greene-Brown	Jeremy Lubbock	2:25

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"In The Night"	Ed Brown, Susaye Greene-Brown	Odell Brown, Larry Williams (Horns)	6:12
2.	"I Found Another Love"	Scherrie Payne, Susaye Greene-Brown	Leon Pendarvis, Larry Williams (Horns)	3:07
3.	"You've Been Good To Me"	Scherrie Payne	Alan Silvestri	3:36
4.	"Another Life From Now"	Scherrie Payne	Jeremy Lubbock	5:35

Out-takes

Several tracks recorded during the sessions for 'Partners' did not make the final cut. These include "We'll Get By", "The Fantasy", "Slow Dance".

Personnel

Musicians

Backing Vocals – Scherrie Payne, Susaye Greene-Brown, Allen L. Greene III, Bill Champlin, Carmen Twillie (Arranger), Ed Brown, Gene McDaniels, Jim Gilstrap, Joyce Vincent-Wilson, Kathy Collier, Roy Galloway, Venette Gloud
Baritone Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Kim Hutchcroft
Bass – Abraham Laboriel, Ed Brown (tracks: "Your Sweet Love", "Luvbug", "In The Night")
Drums – Steve Schaeffer
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Piano [Acoustic] – Leon Pendarvis, Randy Waldman
Guitar – Alan Silvestri, Jeff Mironov
Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
Piano [Acoustic], Synthesizer, Clavinet, Keyboards [Arp] – Odell Brown, Susaye Greene-Brown ("When The Day Comes Every Night")
Synthesizer – Craig Hundley
Tenor Saxophone – Gary Herbig
Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Flute – Larry Williams
Trombone [Alto], Bass Trombone, Tenor Saxophone – William Reichenbach
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Gary Grant, Jerry Hey

Technical

Arranger, Co-Producer – Scherrie Payne, Susaye Greene-Brown
Co-producer – Ed Brown
Concertmaster – Gerald Vinci, Bill Nuttycombe
Coordinator [Production, Assistant] – Lori Nadlman
Coordinator [Production] – Cyndi James-Reese
Engineer [Assistant] – Bill Battrell, Bill Stern, Bino Espinoza, James Warmack
Executive-Producer – Suzanne de Passe Le Mat
Mastered By – John Matousek, Russ Terrana
Mixed By – Milt Calice, Russ Terrana
Producer – Eugene McDaniels
Product Manager – Suzanne Coston
Recorded By – Milt Calice

Artwork

Art Direction – John Cabalka
Calligraphy [Lettering] – Vigon Nahas Vigon
Design – Ginny Livingston
Photography By – Claude Mougin

Singles

"Leaving Me Was the Best Thing You've Ever Done" b/w "When the Day Comes Every Night" (US, CAN - Motown 1473), (UK - TMG 1167), (PRT - IM-26010)

References

^ ^a ^b "Billboard's Top Album Picks". Billboard. 27 October 1979. p. 86. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Hogan, Ed. Partners - Scherrie & Susaye, Scherrie Payne, Susaye Greene at AllMusic. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
^ "Reviews & Previews". Billboard. 12 January 2002. p. 21. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
^ Marchese, Joe (3 December 2013). "Release Round-Up: Week of December 4". The Second Disc. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
^ Floyd, Jennifer (October 18, 2016). "REWIND: SCHERRIE & SUSAYE ARE 'PARTNERS' IN GLAM DISCO CRIME". Retrieved 3 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b Freedberg, Mike (22 Nov 1979). "Soul Dog". Bay State Banner. No. 4. p. 15.
^ Davis, Sharon. "SCHERRIE PAYNE: SUPREME REFLECTIONS". Blues & Soul. Retrieved 3 January 2021.

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