Felice Taylor

Felice Taylor (born Florain Corella Flanagan, January 29, 1944 – June 12, 2017) was an American soul and pop singer, best known for her recordings in the late 1960s.

The Sweets Born in Richmond, California, United States, Taylor began singing with her sisters Norma and Darlene Flanagan in a trio, The Sweets, who recorded two singles, "The Richest Girl", for the Valiant label in 1965 and "Satisfy Me Baby" on the Soul Town label.

Solo career Taylor's first solo recording, "Think About Me" on the Groovy label, was credited to Florain Taylor. Her greatest success came after signing for Bob Keane's Mustang label, a subsidiary of Bronco Records. There she was teamed with the songwriters and record producers, Barry White and Paul Politi, who co-wrote "It May Be Winter Outside (But in My Heart It's Spring)", a minor hit reaching No. 42 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 44 on the R&B chart in early 1967, when leased to President Records later in 1967.

After leaving Bronco, Taylor recorded for Kent Records, and later in the UK with members of The Equals.

She died in June 2017, aged 73. She was interred at the Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California.

Discography Singles YearSinglePeak chart positionsUS Pop US R&B 1966 "Think About Me" (credited as Florain Taylor) ― ― ― "It May Be Winter Outside (But in My Heart It's Spring)" 42 44 — 1967 "I'm Under the Influence of Love" — ― ― "I Feel Love Comin' On" — ― 11 1968 "I Can Feel Your Love" ― ― ― "Suree-Surrender" ― ― ― "Captured by Your Love" ― ― ― "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.