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LaVETTE Bettye
(voc)

Personal Data:

Born: 26.01.1946 (Muskegon, MI, USA, as Betty Haskin)
LaVETTE Bettye (photo)

Appearances:

2011 Steve Cropper (LP "Dedicated: A Salute to the 5 Royales")

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Easier To Say Than Do1980
2.Tell Me A Lie5/1982 Motown
3.Nearer to You30.01.1991
4.Bluesoul Belles
& Carol Fran		22.06.1999
5.Woman Like Me21.01.2003Blues Express
6.Bluesoul Belles: The Complete Calla, Port & Roulet
& Carol Fran		07.06.2005EMI
7.I've Got My Own Hell To Raise27.09.2005Anti
8.Take Another Little Piece of My Heart10.01.2006Varese
9.Child of the Seventies27.06.2006Rhino Handmade
10.The Scene Of The Crime24.09.2007Anti
11.Do Your Duty07.04.2009Sundazed
12.Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook25.05.2010Anti 56
13.Thankful N' Thoughtful25.09.2012Anti
14.Worthy23.01.2015Cherry Red
15.Things Have Changed4/2018
16.Blackbirds9/2020
17.LaVette!2023

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.My Man - He's A Lovin' Man
credited to: Betty LaVett		11/1962 Atlantic 101
2.Let Me Down Easy4/1965 Calla 103
3.Doin' The Best That I Can23.02.1979Atlantic
4.Right In The Middle (Of Falling In Love)1/1982 Motown 105
5.You Seen One You Seen 'Em All / Right In The Middle (Of Falling In Love)05.03.1982Motown
6.Laughter Ever After / Billion Pound Project
& Andy Lewis		18.10.2004Acid Jazz
7.More Thankful, More Thoughtful EP20.11.2012Anti
8.Doin' The Best That I Can24.11.2014Atlantic
9.You Made a Believer out of Me / Thank You for Loving Me10.06.2016Expansion

Press References:

Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19821006.03.198219Singlessingle review
19822015.05.198217Albumsalbum review
Rock & Pop
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
20062 87Jazz Loungealbum review