Review
In the annals of popular music, the legacy of Barry White is secure. His blend of pop, soul, and disco was a style unto itself. His distinct voice purred low and seductively underneath his Love Unlimited Orchestra. There is no doubting his influence on the two generations of crooners who followed, though no one has quite captured the sophistication of his seminal work from the 1970s. However, there is one individual who is often overlooked in White's oeuvre. Her name is Gloria Scott.

Right about the time Barry White had begun his ascent on the pop and R&B charts, an album entitled What Am I Gonna Do (1974) hit record store shelves. It was slated to launch the solo career of the Bay Area-based Scott, following her work with the likes of Sly Stone, Johnny Otis, and Ike & Tina Turner. Scott was signed to White's Soul Unlimited production company whereupon White produced all eight tracks on What Am I Gonna Do. Back to front, it was a first-class production on par with anything White released at the time or would later record. It also marked the second release for Neil Bogart's newly launched label, Casablanca Records.

However, a combination of factors, including the growing pains of a new record company and White's focus on his own burgeoning career, ultimately limited the reach of What Am I Gonna Do. Though a follow-up single, Just As Long as We're Together, hit the R&B Top 20 and held the top spot on the Disco Singles chart in early-1975, the second album she recorded with arranger H.B. Barnum was not released. For all his solo success, Barry White was not delivering on his contract with Gloria Scott. He became one of the most seminal figures of the 1970s while Scott faded into obscurity.

Until recently. Soul music enthusiasts have long revered What Am I Gonna Do and kept Gloria Scott's name alive more thirty years after her debut, which is her only full-length album released to date. Since 1974, it's had a few resurrections around the world, including a 1996 CD issue in Japan and a European release in 2003. The album is currently reissued by Reel Music. More than 26,000 hits of uploaded streams from What Am I Gonna Do and the Just As Long as We're Together single on YouTube have raised Scott's profile higher now than 35 years ago. --Popmatters.com, March 2009

Product Description
2009 is the 35th anniversary of this classic soul album,originally released in the Casablanca label in 1974. Produced by Barry White, this album has achieved almost cult-like status and has been out of print on CD for several years. This new edition includes a bonus track in the instrumental What Shall I Do as well as the title track hit and the northern soul classic (A Case Of) Too Much Love Makin'. The 16 page full color booklet includes an extensive essay and interview with Gloria. Remastered in 24 bit from the original analog masters.

1. What Am I Gonna Do
2. It's Better To Have No Love
3. I Think Of You
4. Love Me, Love Me, Love Me Or Leave Me, Leave Me, Leave Me
5. I Just Couldn't Take A Goodbye
6. That's What You Say (Every Time You're Near Me)
7. (A Case Of) Too Much Love Makin'
8. Help Me Get Off This Merry-Go-Round

— Bonus Track —
9. What Shall I Do

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0025KN582/?tag=imwan-20

Nice to see that some obscurities from the Casablanca label are seeing the light of day on CD!

Unbelievable! I just discovered this LP only a few days ago, finding a mint copy at Amoeba. I love classic soul from the renaissance period (1970's), and thought I'd take a gamble since Barry was involved. It sure doesn't disappoint! One cut inparticular, "(A Case Of) Too Much Lovemakin'" is so silky smooth - I've had it on auto-repeat. Reel Music's going deep, and that's always a good thing.