Reissue of seminal release from Detroit-born vocalist Freda Payne. Released in 1970 on the Motown break-off label Holland-Dozier-Holland – a partnership between former Motown songwriters Eddie and Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier – Band of Gold was a huge commercial success for the label. Features the classic singles Unhooked Generation and Band of Gold – a single that sold over 2 million copies and became a gold record. Textbook female vocal soul with a post-Motown sound signature, the most commercially successful and widely recognised album that Freda Payne ever released.