Sandra Sully (songwriter)

Sandra Sully is a former member of the all-female band from the 1970s The Love Machine and a songwriter.

The Love Machine era 
In the very diverse landscape of music genres of the 1970s, The Love Machine was an all-female band that "specialized" mainly in funk music. The members of the band were Bernice Gibbons, Kathy Bradley, Mary Hopkins, Paulette Gibson, Renee Gentry, Sandra Sully and Sheila Dean.

Songwriter 
Sandra Sully co-wrote Bobby Womack's "If You Think You're Lonely Now". In 2006 she was credited as a co-writer of Mariah Carey's Grammy Award–winning song "We Belong Together" which incorporated part of "If You're Think You're Lonely Now".

Sully also co-wrote "Angel" and "Sometimes" for Anita Baker, as well as "Just Ain't Good Enough" for Johnnie Taylor. She was previously a member of The Love Machine, a 1970s international all-female singing and dancing group. Sandra co-wrote songs for the soundtrack of the movie Getting Over featuring The Love Machine. Sandra also wrote music for the soundtrack of the film East of Hope Street which won awards on the film festival circuit.

Sandra's songs have been covered  by K-Ci and JoJo, John Legend, Monica,  Style Council, Dennis Taylor, Gina Thompson, Lynn White, Impromp2, Stacey Barthe,  Maysa,  BJ The Chicago Kid, Lalah Hathaway, Steele, Macy Kate and Rex Rideout. Many of Sandra's songs have been and continue to be sampled by such artists as Jaheim, 50 cent, Kenny Lattimore, Jords, Judson Mancebo, Macklemore, Shei Atkins, Noreaga, August Alsina, Dom Kennedy, The What, Slim Thug,  The Grumpy Old Man, Struka, Young Gully, and Kirk Knight. "Angel" was covered by Kitty Corbin and the Quiet Storm Band.  Lalah Hathaway received a Grammy in 2017 for her performance of "Angel" and a Grammy in 2017 for her CD Lalah Hathaway Live which included "Angel". Lalah Hathaway Live which was recorded at the Troubador in Hollywood, California, won a Grammy for the Best R & B Album of 2017. Sandra Sully received Grammy certificates for her 
participation. "How Can I Get Next to You" written by Sandra Sully and a former co-writer the late Patrick Moten was recorded by Chapter 8 who still perform in Europe. "Sometimes" by Sully and Moten was recorded by Anita Baker and covered by Jo Ceeza, daughter of reggae artist Levi Roots.

Sandra has received gold records for The Best of Anita Baker and The Making of a Man by Jaheim, and "Love in the Future" by John Legend. Style Council with Paul Weller also earned a gold record. The soundtrack for Jason's Lyric which included "If You Think You're Lonely Now" earned a platinum record. Sandra Sully has also written three novels, What Price the Carrot? from I Universe Press and The Entertainer and Perhaps My Sister is Free on Friday from Outskirts Press. Sandra's poem "And Then We Were One" was featured in the Strawberry Saxifrage published by the National Society of Published Poets.

Sandra Sully is a member of the Broadcast Music Inc, The Society of Composers & Lyricists, Harry Fox Agency, and a voting member of the Recording Academy.

Sandra Sully holds a bachelor of science degree in Psychology and a master's degree in social work from Howard University, Washington, D.C.

References

External links
 
 The Love Machine - I've Got The Music In Me - 1975 Tour in Italy

Category:Funk musicians
Category:Living people
Category:Musicians from Richmond, Virginia
Category:Howard University alumni
Category:Songwriters from Virginia
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)