Gloria & The Relations

Gloria & The Relations only had one single released on a tiny New York label, Bonnie. “Date With My Man” is a funky little track with some JB styled rhythm guitar which isn’t bad at all. ListenHook Line And Sinker is a heartfelt downbeat track on which Gloria is given plenty of room by the small rhythm section to sing about her love. Nice harmonies from her Relations too. A real grower this one.

Does anybody know anything more about this group? Or Gloria herself?

UPDATE ~ My great friend Greg Burgess writes t osay that:-

"There is a strong Horace Ott connection to this 45 leading me to think that it is his wife Gloria Ott - Caldwell as the featured singer. I think he owned the label and that he named it after his daughter Bonnie. The writers are Jackie Robinson, Michael Burton and Smalls(?)  – check out their Sew City release ‘Three Kinds Of Love’ as Jackie & The Umpires - that is another Horace Ott production. Horace and Gloria Ott now live in South Carolina."

As ever I'm very grateful to Greg for his unmatched sleuthing.



Discography

ListenHook line and sinker / Date with my man ~ BONNIE 101 (1966/7?)

 

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