13 Facts About Mitty Collier

Mitty Lene Collier was born on June 21,1941 and is an American church pastor, gospel singer and former rhythm and blues singer.

Mitty Collier had a number of successful records in the 1960s, of which probably the best known is "I Had A Talk With My Man".

Mitty Collier began singing in church as a teenager, and toured with gospel groups, the Hayes Ensemble and the Lloyd Reese Singers, before starting to sing rhythm and blues in local clubs to help subsidise her college education.

Mitty Collier recorded for the Chess label from 1961 to 1968, releasing 15 singles and one album, mostly produced by Billy Davis.

Mitty Collier released an album, Shades Of A Genius, in 1965.

Mitty Collier's last hit, in 1966, was "Sharing You".

Mitty Collier left Chess in 1968 after recording a single, a new version of "Gotta Get Away From It All" recorded at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, with the record producer Rick Hall.

Mitty Collier then recorded five further singles and an album with William Bell's Peachtree Records label in Atlanta, Georgia.

Mitty Collier then began to devote her life to her Christian beliefs.

Mitty Collier established a Bible Study Telephone Prayer Line and a community outreach program, "Feed-A-Neighbor", for which she received the key to the city of Birmingham in 1987.

Mitty Collier became a preacher, and was ordained in 1989, later being appointed pastor of the More Like Christ Christian Fellowship Ministries in Chicago.

Mitty Collier has worked at the University of Chicago, as well as writing plays and continuing to sing gospel music.

Mitty Collier has received a number of other humanitarian and other awards, including the National Council of Negro Women Woman of Wonder Award 2000.