Ruth Copeland
Ruth Copeland
Top Songs
| 1 | The Music Box [Single Version (Bonus Track)] | ||
| 2 | Un Bel Di | ||
| 3 | A Gift of Me | ||
| 4 | I Got a Thing for You Daddy | ||
| 5 | No Commitment |
Albums
Sep 1976 • 10 songs
Jan 1971 • 9 songs
Jan 1970 • 13 songs
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About
Biography
A blues folksinger born in Durham, England, Ruth Copeland first came to attention after marrying Jeffrey Bowen, a staff producer at Motown. When Bowen followed songwriters Holland-Dozier-Holland over to their own Invictus label in 1970, Copeland was one of his first signings as she joined the fledgling vocal group New Play to become the label's first white performer.
Collaborating with Edith Wayne and future P-Funk producer Ron Dunbar, Copeland wrote "Music Box," New Play's debut single, and the second ever Invictus release. However, the group broke up soon after its release ...