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Doris Troy (Born Doris Elaine Higginsen; January 6, 1937 – Died February 16, 2004) was an American R&B singer and songwriter, known to her fans as “Mama Soul”.
Her biggest hit was “Just One Look”, a top 10 hit in 1963.
In Groups: Jay And Dee, Soul Sisters, The Sweet Inspirations.
She was born as Doris Elaine Higginsen, in the Bronx, the daughter of a Barbadian Pentecostal minister.
She later took her grandmother’s name and grew up as Doris Payne.
Her parents disapproved of “subversive” forms of music like rhythm & blues, so she cut her teeth singing in her father’s choir. At age 16, she was working as an usherette at the Apollo where she was discovered by James Brown. Under the name Doris Payne, she began song writing and earned $100 in 1960 for the Dee Clark hit “How About That”.
Going into the recording industry, Troy worked as a backup vocalist for Atlantic Records alongside Dionne and Dee Dee Warwick.
She was also part of the original line-up of The Sweet Inspirations in 1963, with Cissy Houston and the two Warwicks, who were Houston’s nieces.
Taking her stage name from Helen of Troy, Troy sang backup vocals for Solomon Burke, the Drifters, Houston, and Dionne Warwick, before she co-wrote and recorded “Just One Look” (the song writing credits use the name Doris Payne).
This song hit No. 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1963.
“Just One Look” was the only charting US hit for Troy.
The song was recorded in 10 minutes in October 1962, with producer Buddy Lucas, as a demo for Atlantic Records.
However, after Atlantic Records heard the demo, they decided not to re-record it, instead opting to release it as was.
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