Contact (Freda Payne album)


Contact is Freda Payne's fourth American released album and her second for Invictus Records. The majority of the material on this album contains sad themes, with the exception of "You Brought the Joy." The album begins with a dramatic 11-minute medley of "I'm Not Getting Any Better" and "Suddenly It's Yesterday," both of which were written by Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier. Some people thought that Holland and Dozier were trying to compete with Diana Ross's hit "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" as both songs contain spoken segments and dramatic musical arrangements. The only cover song is "He's in My Life", which was an album track by The Glass House featuring Freda's sister Scherrie Payne. It was written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland, jointly with Ron Dunbar.
Three singles were lifted from this album: "Cherish What Is Dear to You," "You Brought the Joy," and "The Road We Didn't Take." The anti-war protest song of "Bring the Boys Home" was released before the latter two to high demand and was not included in the first 50,000 copies of this album. After it became a hit, it replaced "He's in My Life" as the album's fourth track.

Track listing

; Album
Chart Peak
position
Pop Albums76
Black Albums12

; Singles
SingleChart Peak
position
"Cherish What Is Dear to You "Black Singles11
"Cherish What Is Dear to You "Pop Singles44
"Cherish What Is Dear to You "UK Singles Chart46
"Bring the Boys Home"Black Singles3
"Bring the Boys Home"Pop Singles12
"You Brought the Joy"Black Singles21
"You Brought the Joy"Pop Singles52

SingleChart Peak
position
"The Road We Didn't Take"Pop Singles100