Betty Wright
prof_rockwell
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so I've been rocking this Moxie edit of "Where Is The Love" and I need more of Ms. Wright in my life. I know this track is off the Danger-High Voltage LP (only 1 copy on ebay for $60) but wondering what are some good recommendations, how hard to find, pricing, etc. Thanks.
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up rinked for whatever reason - for me, at least.
The Love the Way You Love LP, which has "Clean-Up Woman"
on it, is definitely one of her strongest, although her first
5 or 6 LP's for Alston are all pretty solid, and I've never
paid more than $10 for any of them, although I do see them
sell at $20 or so sometimes, never really more than that.
I could swear that I read somewhere that she had huge success
in Central or South America after her first hit, releasing a few
singles sung in Spanish, even hosting her own television show ...
I can't find any reference to it now, but I've always wanted to
find a copy of this LP, which definitely supports the claim somewhat:
Let Me Be Your Lovemaker
Babysitter
Slip and Do It
Some favorites, all available on 45.
I don't think "Girls Can't Do..." on a single should run you $30 at all, since it was a hit.
Also, you're forgetting: Betty Wright SOLD MORE RECORDS AND HAD A LONGER STRING OF HITS than either the Lovelites or Lyons, so naturally her stuff is gonna be more common and thus cheaper. She is no obscure cult heroine. The live version of "Tonight Is The Night" is still a staple of dusties (black oldies) shows...
i can't even listen to that tune, it makes me want to puke. Clarence Reid is a great performer and songwriter but he's written some of the most sexist shit ever.
:5pager:
whatever...fuck that song.