viola wills (december 30, 1939 – may 6, 2009) was an american pop singer, best known for the 1979 uk singles chart number 8 hit and us u.s. hot dance club play number 52 hit, "gonna get along without ya now". other hits included further covers of the songs, "both sides now" (number 35 uk) (1986), and "if you could read my mind" (number 2 u.s. hot dance club play) (1980).