Nella Dodds
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Born
January 25, 1950
Donzella Petty-John
January 25, 1950
Havre de Grace, Maryland, U.S.
GenresSoul, R&B, Northern soul
OccupationSinger
LabelWand
Nella Dodds | |
|---|---|
| Born | Donzella Petty-John January 25, 1950 Havre de Grace, Maryland, U.S. |
| Genres | Soul, R&B, Northern soul |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Label | Wand |
Donzella Petty-John, known professionally as Nella Dodds (born January 25, 1950) is an American soul singer.[1] Born in Havre de Grace, Maryland, United States, she recorded six released singles for Wand Records between 1964 and 1966. Her records are popular on the Northern soul scene.[2]
- "Come See About Me" / "You Don't Love Me Anymore" – 1964 (Wand 167) Reached number 74 in Billboard chart,[3] November 28, 1964
- "Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers" / "A Girl's Life" – 1964 (Wand 171) Reached number 96 in Billboard chart, January 16, 1965
- "Your Love Back" / "P's And Q's" – 1965 (Wand 178)
- "Come Back Baby" / "Dream Boy" – 1965 (Wand 187)
- "Gee Whiz" / "Maybe Baby" – 1966 (Wand 1111)
- "Honey Boy" / "I Just Gotta Have You" – 1966 (Wand 1136)
"Come See About Me"
The Supremes, while being the first to record "Come See About Me", were not the first to issue it as a single. That distinction fell to Dodds, and her version started selling, climbing to No. 74 on the Billboard Hot 100, but Motown quickly released the Supremes' version as a single, which killed sales of Dodds's version.
