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The Glass House

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The Glass House was an American soul group from Detroit assembled by the Holland–Dozier–Holland production team in the wake of their split from Motown. The lineup featured lead vocalist Scherrie Payne alongside Ty Hunter, Pearl Jones, Larry Mitchell, and Sylvia Smith. Active on the Invictus label between 1969 and 1972, the group released two albums […]

Sylvia Smith

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Sylvia Smith is an American soul singer who released the 1975 album Woman of the World and scored a minor R&B hit with “Original Midnight Mama.” Background Sylvia Smith reached record listeners through the Glass House, a Detroit vocal group tied to the Holland–Dozier–Holland Invictus operation after the producers left Motown. The group began with […]