Syreeta - rare 6-min interview (1974)

[@miltonboyd2092]

She reminds me of Steffanie Mills. I fell in love with the track "Harmour Love" when I first heard it while I was in Primary School. That was about in1975 when I was around 10 years old. It was such a beautiful and catchy tune. Still is today in my opinion. I am very sorry to learned that Ms. Syreeta Wright passed away so young.

[@suchisthismystery2814]

What a sweet, beautiful soul Syreeta is. Her voice has a certain loveliness I've not heard in any other singer before or after her. RIP Floweress of Soul ❤

[@ChedricBigby]

I totally agree 💯 She should of been as big as her labelmate Diana Ross plus she can ✍️ her OWN SONGS 👍👍👍

[@erossinema8797]

She sounds similar to the way Diana Ross sounded, without the vainness

[@michaeliacangelo9423]

Wow, what a lovely, sweet woman. I love her duet with Billy Preston--this clip takes my appreciation for her to a whole 'nother level. RIP, Syreeta.

[@canyonsurfer2426]

​@@ChedricBigbyBillboard named Diana "Female Entertainer of the Century" in 1976...nobody was as big as Syreeta's labelmate.

[@afrosoul_soul]

So beautiful gone but definitely never will be forgotten 🕊️🕊️truly missed

[@palamoi]

I had no idea she was married to Stevie Wonder. With You I'm Born Again is one of my favorite duets. She had a beautiful angelic voice.

[@joydunn2109]

Oh Syreeta I Love you ❤❤ Thank You For the song "Quick Slick" I Absolutely Love that Funky song 🎵 ❤️ 💕 RIP Beautiful Syreeta God Bless You

[@rainwaterradio9371]

Thank you! I love Syreeta!!!! Its absolutely criminal that she is still not acknowleged for the greatness she's so deserving of. Her worth was so much more than just 'With You I'm Born Again'. Hope to resurrect the doc of her before I leave here.

[@jackjules7552]

Syreeta was almost eternally relegated to being the poor man's Diana Ross. It must have been humiliating for Syreeta to do demos for Miss Ross. I don't think Miss Ross would have stood for Syreeta to become a superstar as she sounded like Miss Ross..both her speaking voice and her singing voice. It was Billy Preston who rescued Syreeta from demo hell.

[@YolandaMorton-q2s]

I loved Syreeta. I love Stevie with all my heart. They were a huge part of my childhood and are still to this day. ♥️♥️♥️ Always

[@chocolatesmile1]

Her voice is angelic❤

[@ColleyatFlak]

Her backup vocals on I'll Be Good to You by The Brothers Johnson always just grabbed me from the first time I heard the song. I just found out recently it was her. Almost 50 years without knowing.

[@aprilsummer84]

What a sweet.lovely voice.

[@YolandaMorton-q2s]

I love her song "Wanna Be By Your Side", produced by the Wonderful Stevie Wonder! She and Stevie made a beautiful couple. Sleep peacefully doll. ♥️♥️♥️🙏🙏🙏

[@godivor]

Syreeta did an Amazing cover of 'She's Leaving Home'' by the Beatles......... with Stevie on Vocoder & Instruments

[@Vannie-f1y]

she's an angel

[@Bigeazy87]

I'm going to quote a Syreeta/Stevie song title to express my feelings for Syreeta. To know you is to love you. R.I.P Syreeta

[@januarioqueiroz3122]

Soothing voice. 😊

[@geraldtimberlake6709]

She sanged the Heck out of "Blame It On The Sun"!❤

[@rachidluildha2676]

"Cause weve ended now as lovers" was written for her by her estranged husband, the legendary Stevie Wonder. They had remained in good terms like most decent, graceful people do. RIP Syreeta, you still have a special place in my heart.

[@John-vw3lr]

Her version of the Bill Withers song “ Let me be the one “ is breathtaking.

[@ChedricBigby]

I wish her and Stevie would of stayed married and All of his kids would of been with this so beautiful 😍 ♀️ woman R.i.p Syreeta Wright

[@chicagosaxsam]

Syreeta wright & Billy Preston sang together the beautiful songs (With you im born Again ) and( It will come in time) and others

[@sarahdiv2731]

Such A Poised Lady

[@DARLENEIAM]

She looks like Stephanie Mills. She was a Brilliant Musician. Her type of talent lives on n on.. 🎶🎙🎶🎶

[@kincamell]

Gratitude

[@carolyndavid1959]

I did not know shepassed in 1974..sad.. love her voice.. beautifule lady. Rest in peace

[@rainwaterradio9371]

I'm sorry. she passed in 2004. I'm respectfully correcting only because I remember the day it happen and took it personally- like a family member had died.

[@LOLmusics]

Syreeta was jammin on "Touched by the hand of love" give it a listen y'all!

[@richardyancy2903]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@bryanedney2723]

She was SUPPOSED to replace Diana Ross in the Supremes, but Mary Wilson said NO WAY...the Supremes should go in a different direction.

[@albertrscott323]

Not true. It was already announced.

[@AzzedineAliaFan]

but why would they let Ross re-do "I can't give back the love i feel for you" and other songs that Syreeta sang ("something's on my mind," "i wanna go back there agan")? why did Motown have their artists constantly covering the same songs within a short time frame or covering songs made famous by other artists (Stevie & Marvin both covered "Sunny" which was a big hit by the person that originally recorded it) within the same time span? That seems counterproductive.

[@fannycraddock99]

Thanks so muck for this. I wonder what she sang if anything?

[@jackjules7552]

I read that Syreeta took Martha Reeves place in the studio on a Martha and Vandellas record when Martha walked out of the session. In her autobiography, Martha writes that she was very surprised that the producers of the record went ahead with the session using Syreeta as the lead voice and the public did not know or care that it was not Martha singing but Syreeta. The record went on to be a mid level hit!

[@jaylove9639]

​@@jackjules7552martha was extra pissed because Syretta sounded so much like Diana Ross. There is a recording Syretta demoing Love Child and her and Diana sound almost identical.

[@jackjules7552]

Yes, and there was talk that Syreeta subbed for Miss Ross on the last two Diana Ross and Supremes albums on a few filler songs since Miss Ross was too busy recording solo material for her upcoming solo album. @@jaylove9639

[@chicagosaxsam]

Billy preston and syreeta Wright big hit together ( With You im Born Again) as well as other songs together from a movie

[@chicagosaxsam]

Also she sang the hit song with Billy Preston ( It will come in time)

[@husq48]

Is there a list of the songs from Stevie's albums that she wrote the lyrics for?

[@husq48]

I found it online, not as much as I thought. I do wonder who wrote the lyrics for much of his material though, as he said that he was not good with lyrics...