Sandi Sheldon

Best remembered for the Northern soul perennial "You're Gonna Make Me Love You," singer Sandi Sheldon was born Kendra Spotswood in Englewood, NJ. The product of a neighborhood that also laid claim to the Isley Brothers, Clyde McPhatter, and Chuck Jackson, it was perhaps inevitable that she would pursue a career in music -- when she was 18, Scepter/Wand songwriter and producer Van McCoy moved in next door, and not only did they soon begin a romance, but in 1963 she made her professional debut singing backup on the Four Buddies' McCoy-helmed "Lonely Summer." Her solo debut, "Can...