MADELINE BELL - I'M GONNA MAKE YOU LOVE ME (RARE CLIP 1968)

MADELINE BELL - I'M GONNA MAKE YOU LOVE ME (RARE CLIP 1968). FROM THE BITTER END. RECORD LABEL: MOD M-1007 YEAR 1967. WRITTEN BY KENNY GAMBLE, JERRY ROSS AND JERRY WILLIAMS JR (AKA LITTLE JERRY/SWAMP DOGG) ARRANGED BY ARTHUR GREENSLADE. MADELINE BELL WAS BORN JULY 23, 1942 IN NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, AND WAS STRONGLY INFLUENCED BY HER GRANDMOTHER WHO WAS ALSO A SINGER, MADELINE WENT TO LIVE WITH HER AFTER HER PARENTS DIVORCED. BELL REGULARLY ATTENDED CHURCH AND SANG IN THE CHOIR. SHE LATER JOINED A GROUP CALLED FOUR JACKS & A JILL, WHO SUNG ON STREET CORNERS. AT THE AGE OF 16 SHE JOINED THE GLOVERTONES, A GOSPEL GROUP WHO PERFORMED AT WEEKENDS. HER FIRST BIG BREAK OCCURRED WHEN SHE MET ALEX BRADFORD AROUND 1961 AND WAS INVITED TO JOIN HIS GROUP AFTER SUCCESSFULLY PASSING AN AUDITION. MADELINE STAYED WITH THE BRADFORD SINGERS WHO WERE CONSIDERED TO BE ONE OF THE TOP MALE GOSPEL GROUPS FOR 2 YEARS. THEY TRAVELLED AROUND AMERICA AND EUROPE. IT WAS IN BRITAIN THAT SHE SHE BEFRIENDED DUSTY SPRINGFIELD AND PERFORMED ON MANY OF HER BACKGROUND SESSIONS, MADELINE ALSO WORKED IN THE STUDIO BEHIND KIKI DEE, DORIS TROY, JOE BROWN, LESLEY DUNCAN AND KENNY LYNCH AS WELL AS MANY OTHER ARTISTS. BY THIS TIME SHE HAD LEFT THE BRADFORD SINGERS AND SETTLED IN BRITAIN. SIX YEARS LATER SHE WAS GIVEN A CONTRACT, HER FIRST RELEASE WAS 'I'M GONNA MAKE YOU LOVE ME' PREVIOUSLY RECORDED BY DEE DEE WARWICK WHO WAS DIONNE'S SISTER. REACHING NUMBER 26 IN THE UNITED STATES. A YEAR LATER SHE JOINED BLUE MINK. ROGER COOK'S GROUP. AFTER 4 YEARS MADELINE LEFT THE GROUP AND WENT BACK TO BEING A SESSION SINGER. LATER TOURED WITH THE SWINGMATES THROUGHOUT THE NETHERLANDS. SHE RECORDED A CD CALLED 'HAVE YOU MET MISS BELL'. AND ANOTHER ALBUM CALLED BELL'S A POPPIN'. MADELINE STILL PERFORMS TODAY AND DOES THE OCCASIONAL TRIP BACK TO THE UNITED STATES.

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MADELINE BELL - I'M GONNA MAKE YOU LOVE ME (RARE CLIP 1968). FROM THE BITTER END. RECORD LABEL: MOD M-1007 YEAR 1967. WRITTEN BY KENNY GAMBLE, JERRY ROSS AND JERRY WILLIAMS JR (AKA LITTLE JERRY/SWAMP DOGG) ARRANGED BY ARTHUR GREENSLADE. MADELINE BELL WAS BORN JULY 23, 1942 IN NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, AND WAS STRONGLY INFLUENCED BY HER GRANDMOTHER WHO WAS ALSO A SINGER, MADELINE WENT TO LIVE WITH HER AFTER HER PARENTS DIVORCED. BELL REGULARLY ATTENDED CHURCH AND SANG IN THE CHOIR. SHE LATER JOINED A GROUP CALLED FOUR JACKS & A JILL, WHO SUNG ON STREET CORNERS. AT THE AGE OF 16 SHE JOINED THE GLOVERTONES, A GOSPEL GROUP WHO PERFORMED AT WEEKENDS. HER FIRST BIG BREAK OCCURRED WHEN SHE MET ALEX BRADFORD AROUND 1961 AND WAS INVITED TO JOIN HIS GROUP AFTER SUCCESSFULLY PASSING AN AUDITION. MADELINE STAYED WITH THE BRADFORD SINGERS WHO WERE CONSIDERED TO BE ONE OF THE TOP MALE GOSPEL GROUPS FOR 2 YEARS. THEY TRAVELLED AROUND AMERICA AND EUROPE. IT WAS IN BRITAIN THAT SHE SHE BEFRIENDED DUSTY SPRINGFIELD AND PERFORMED ON MANY OF HER BACKGROUND SESSIONS, MADELINE ALSO WORKED IN THE STUDIO BEHIND KIKI DEE, DORIS TROY, JOE BROWN, LESLEY DUNCAN AND KENNY LYNCH AS WELL AS MANY OTHER ARTISTS. BY THIS TIME SHE HAD LEFT THE BRADFORD SINGERS AND SETTLED IN BRITAIN. SIX YEARS LATER SHE WAS GIVEN A CONTRACT, HER FIRST RELEASE WAS 'I'M GONNA MAKE YOU LOVE ME' PREVIOUSLY RECORDED BY DEE DEE WARWICK WHO WAS DIONNE'S SISTER. REACHING NUMBER 26 IN THE UNITED STATES. A YEAR LATER SHE JOINED BLUE MINK. ROGER COOK'S GROUP. AFTER 4 YEARS MADELINE LEFT THE GROUP AND WENT BACK TO BEING A SESSION SINGER. LATER TOURED WITH THE SWINGMATES THROUGHOUT THE NETHERLANDS. SHE RECORDED A CD CALLED 'HAVE YOU MET MISS BELL'. AND ANOTHER ALBUM CALLED BELL'S A POPPIN'. MADELINE STILL PERFORMS TODAY AND DOES THE OCCASIONAL TRIP BACK TO THE UNITED STATES.

[@ivorcurtis3586]

How on earth did you find that?! Tremendously underrated talent. And interesting to note, that Swamp Dogg has a brand new album out now!

[@merkjanoosterhoff1590]

Sorry for reading your comment after l wrote mine. Madeleine could and should have been a bigger star.

[@kevingoins9858]

Actually the song is a Gamble/Ross/Leon Huff co-write. The latter asked Jerry Williams to put his name in the credits due to a publishing dispute. Once that was resolved, Leon's name became part of the writer's credit.

[@duragggura3695]

Just Awesome. This seems as if it is a more sincere version than the others I've heard over the last 5 decades. My first time hearing of this Singer. Glad I found Madeline Bell today😮😊❤

[@shorelineboy]

Absolutely brilliant, Madeline Bell should have much more recognition, so brilliant 😎

[@mrfrozen71]

Beautiful voice and great song. First saw this on an Elvis documentary and hooked ever since. Spot on 👍

[@mkruup]

Wow, sung Live, Amazing Madeline.

[@TheShabazzProduction]

Absolutely great singing!!!!!!!

[@richbedford1619]

Wish I could "like" it 100 times...

[@TheShabazzProduction]

TIMELESS MUSIC!!!!!

[@MarieProvost77]

Need there to be a "love"/heart button for your uploads. Fantastic work.

[@chuckdieselkicksdisks2380]

Cool thanks for this rare vid

[@bennyadler5882]

I've heard and enjoyed all of the different versions, Madeline's, while not the most stunning, is remarkable.

[@tommyireland3099]

AWESOME

[@knockshinnoch1950]

fantastic!

[@rachelcummings2705]

Stunning! Thank you XX

[@Powerfulchange712]

Wonderful!!

[@samuelpajoa215]

I love this song.😍

[@TheShabazzProduction]

She sounds superb!!!!!

[@MrSoulSimon]

Great version!

[@douglaslee-murray952]

The beautiful Ms. Bell! ❤

[@deeby001]

Singing live! damn she's good

[@Lo_renz_Davis_]

You’re back I thought you would never come back

[@ILMJXXX]

Hi...Thankyou...I'll only be coming on here from time to time.

[@haroldreyes7549]

She was one of Dusty Springfield's backup singers!! One of three. Check her out on Dusty's LIVE "You don't have to say you love me" performances!

[@merkjanoosterhoff1590]

She came to europe with the Alex Bradford singers as part of the Black Nativity Gospel show in the early '60's. She decided to stay then. Beautiful singer!

[@Lo_renz_Davis_]

She was Dusty Springfield’s alto background singer

[@ILMJXXX]

yes that is right :-)

[@merkjanoosterhoff1590]

She came to Europe early sixties, being in the Black Nativity Gospel program. She was with the Alex Bradford Singers back then. Great singer!