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WRIGHT Betty
(voc)

Personal Data:

Born: 21.12.1953 (as Bessie Regina Norris)
Died: 10.05.2020 (cancer)
WRIGHT Betty (photo)

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.My First Time Around1968
2.I Love The Way You Love Me1971
3.Hard To Stop6/1973
4.Where Is The Love1974
5.Secretary6/1974 84
6.Danger High Voltage12/1974 Alston
7.Explosion23.07.1976RCA
8.This Time For Real15.07.1977TK
9.Live
(live)		9/1978 TK
10.Betty Travelin' in the Wright Circle1979
11.Betty Wright5/1981 Epic
12.Back At You1983
13.Mother Wit4/1988 127
14.The Very Best Of Betty Wright20.06.2000Rhino
15.The Essentials16.07.2002Rhino
16.My First Time Around12.07.2005Water
17.Platinum Collection19.03.2007Warner Platinum
18.Betty Wright: The Movie15.11.2011S-Curve 197
19.Wright Back at You25.10.2016Funky Town Grooves

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.The Girls Can't Do What The Guys Do? Alston
2.I Found That Girl? Alston
3.Babysitter?
4.Is It You Girl?
5.Girls Can't Do What The Guys Do7/1968 Alston 33
6.He's Bad Bad Bad10/1968 Alston 103
7.Pure Love1970 Alston
8.Clean Up Woman11/1971 Atlantic 6
9.Baby Sitter10/1972 Alston 46
10.It's Hard To Stop (Doing Something When It's Good To You)4/1973 Alston 72
11.Let Me Be Your Lovemaker05.10.1973Alston/Atlantic 55
12.Secretary7/1974 Alston/Atlantic 62
13.Shoorah! Shoorah!
produced by: Willie Clarke		12/1974 Alston17
14.Where Is The Love? / My Baby Ain't My Baby Anymore
produced by: Casey/Finch/Clarke
(Grammy)		04.04.1975RCA17 96
15.Ooh La La29.08.1975RCA
16.Slip And Do It12/1975 Alston
17.If I Ever Do Wrong26.11.1976RCA
18.Dance With Me
& Peter Brown		2/1978 Drive57 8
19.Tonight's The Night9/1978 TK
20.You Should Do It
& Peter Brown		9/1978 Drive 54
21.Pain1/1986 42
22.Keep Love New8/1989 71
23.How 'Bout Us
& Grayson Hugh		3/1990 89
24.Tonight Is The Night12/1992
25.Get Up And Dance / Keep Feelin'
& Freedom
(reissue)		10.12.2001Expansion
26.Psychedelic Sambai / Man Of Mine
& Shawn Lee & His Ping Pong Orchestra		12.06.2006Record Kicks
27.Baby
& Angie Stone		13.08.2007Concord
28.Where Is The Love / Dance To The Drummer's Beat
& Herman Kelly & Life
(repress)		28.01.2008Collectables
29.Soul Party Vol 3
(I'll Go Where Your Music Takes Me / I Want To Stay With You / That's What Friends Are For / A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do) / Clean Up Woman / Love Theme From Spartacus)
& Yusef Lateef & Tina Charles & Carol Douglas & Madeline Bell		28.07.2008More Groove
30.In The Middle Of The Game / Whisper In The Wind19.11.2013Outta Sight
31.Man Of Mine / Smother Me With Your Love
(reissue)		20.05.2015Soul Brother
32.Holy Key
& DJ Khaled & Big Sean & Kendrick Lamar		8/2016 84

Press References:

Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1975822.02.197549
1975901.03.197544Albumsalbum review
19751619.04.197513Singlessingle review
19751619.04.197562Caught In The Actgig review
19753530.08.197518Singlessingle review
19763818.09.197633Soul Foodalbum review
19783826.09.197852Albumsalbum review
19812123.05.198126Albumsalbum review
New Musical Express
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1975001.03.197526Soul
1975015.03.197522Plattersalbum review
1976004.12.197627Singlessingle review