Stares and Whispers (album)

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Stares and Whispers
Studio album by Freda Payne
Released	1977
Genre	Pop, R&B[1]
Length	31:10[1]
Label	Capitol
Producer	Frank Wilson, Tony Camillo
Freda Payne chronology
Out of Payne Comes Love (1975) Stares and Whispers (1977) Supernatural High (1978)

Stares and Whispers is Freda Payne's seventh American released in 1977; it was also her first for Capitol Records. The last two tracks, "Loving You Means So Much to Me" and "Bring Back the Joy," were co-written by Payne's then-husband, Gregory Abbott, the latter of which was co-written by Payne herself. Four tracks were lifted from the album, "I Get (High on Your Memory)," "Bring Back the Joy," "Love Magnet," and "Feed Me Your Love." "Love Magnet" was the only one of the four that charted.^[2]

The album was re-released by a British label called Soulmusic.Com on July 26, 2011. The reissue contains three bonus tracks ("I Can't Live on a Memory," "Baby You've Got What It Takes," and "I Wanna See You Soon", a duet with the Tavares from their album Love Storm) and an essay about Payne's life and career during the recording and release of the album, which was written by David Nathan, founder of Soulmusic.com.