Harvey Scales

Harvey Scales (September 27, 1942 – February 11, 2019) was an American R&B singer, songwriter, and producer.

Born in Osceola, Arkansas and grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. In 1961 he formed [a789137] along with [a=Albert James Vance]. He has written songs for [a=Dells], [a=The Dramatics], [a=The O'Jays] etc. He recorded singles for [l=Cuca Records], [l=Stax], [l=Cadet Concept Records] and [l=Magic Touch Records]. He co-wrote [url=http://www.discogs.com/Johnnie-Taylor-Disco-Lady/release/563094]"Disco Lady"[/url] along with [a=Johnnie Taylor] and [a=Albert James Vance] in 1976, becoming one of the songwriters that wrote the first platinum single in U.S. After this success, he was signed to [l=Casablanca Records] recording two solo albums in the late 70's produced by [a=Melvin Griffin]. He returned to the studio for one more album in 1991 for the [l=Earthtone] label