Wednesday, 21 December 2022

Betty Wright - A Profile - Part 2/3: The Singles


Part 2 on the Betty Wright Profile which lists her full singles Discography with links to sound files for as many as can be found.

Other parts here:

Singles Discography

# Recommended
* NOT recommended

The 60s

Betty Wright
1967 - Mr. Lucky / Thank You Baby [Solid Soul 3030]
1967 - Good Lovin' / Paralyzed [Deep City 2378]
1968 - He's Bad, Bad, Bad / #Watch Out, Love [Alston 4571]

1969 - The Wrong Girl [1] / The Joy Of Becoming A Woman [Alston 4575]

1969 - I'm Not Free Hearted / A Woman Was Made For One Man [Alston 4580]
1969 - Soldier Boy / A Woman Was Made For One Man [Alston 4581]

Steve Alaimo And Betty Wright    
1969 - After The Smoke Is Gone / I'm Thankful [Atco 6659]

The 70s

Betty Wright 
1970 - Pure Love / If You Ain't Got It [Alston 4587]
1971 - #I Found That Guy [2] / If You Love Me Like I Love You [Alston 4589]

1971 - I Love The Way You Love / When We Get Together Again [Alston 4594]
1971 - Clean Up Woman [3] / I'll Love You Forever [Alston 4601] 
1972 - Is It You Girl [4] / Cryin' In My Sleep [Alston 4611] 
1972 - Baby Sitter / Outside Woman [Alston 4614]
1973 - Let Me Be Your Lovemaker / Jealous Man [Alston 4619]
1974 - Secretary / Value Your Love [5] [Alston 4622]
1974 - Shoorah! Shoorah! / Tonight Is The Night [Alston 3711]

Timmy Thomas / Timmy Thomas & Betty Wright  
1975 - It's What They Can't See / Ebony Affair [Glades 1730]

Betty Wright
1975 - Ooola La / To Love And Be Loved [Alston 3715]
1975 - #Slip And Do It / #I Think I Better Think About It [Alston 3718]
1976 - Everybody Was Rockin' / Show Your Girl [Alston 3719]
1976 - #If I Ever Do Wrong / Rock On Baby, Rock On [Alston 3722]
1976 - #Life / #If I Was A Kid [Alston 3725] - 1976
1977 - #Man Of Mine / Sweet [Alston 3736]

Alice Cooper / Alice Cooper & Betty Wright
1978 - How You Gonna See Me Now / No Tricks [Warner Bros. 9695]

Peter Brown Feat. Betty Wright (Uncredited)
1978 – Dance With Me / For Your Love [Drive 6269]
1978 - You Should Do It / Without Love [Drive 6272]

Betty Wright
1979 - #Lovin' Is Really My Game (4:48) / Lovin' Is Really My Game (Live) [T. K. Disco 125] (12" Release)
1979 - Lovin' Is Really My Game / #A Song For You [Alston 3745]
1979 - My Love Is / I Believe It's Love [Alston 3747]

Freddy Henry featuring Betty Wright / Freddy Henry
1979 - Tell Her [6] / Elayne [Clouds CLX-19] / Trying To Live My Life Without You

The 80s

1981 - Tell Her [6] / Trying To Live My Life Without You [T.K. 1045]

Richard Dimples Fields Feat. Betty Wright (Uncredited)
1981 - #She's Got Papers On Me / I've Got To Learn To Say No! [Epic EPC A 13 1918]

Betty Wright
1981 - #I Like Your Loving / Body Slang [Epic 02143]
1981 - #Goodbye Him Hello You [8] / #Make Me Love The Rain [Epic 02602]
1983 - Be Your Friend / Show Me [Epic 03403]
1983 - She's Older Now / Special Love [Epic 03523]
1983 - *Burning Desire / Show Me [Epic 03954]
1984 - *One Step Up, Two Steps Back (9:52) / One Step Up, Two Steps Back (Dub) (7:57) [Jamaica Jr-9002] (12" Release)
1984 - One Step Up, Two Steps Back / One Step Up, Two Steps Back (Instrumental) [Jamaica 3]
1985 - *Sinderella (Vocal) / Sinderella (Instrumental) [Jamaica 5]
1985 - #Pain / Pain (The Rap) [First String D-965]
1986 - The Sun Don't Shine / Music Street [First String 968]
1986 - *I Can / *Music Street [First String D- 268] (12" Release)

Hugh Grayson & Betty Wright / Hugh Grayson
1988 - How 'Bout Us [7] / Finally Found A Friend [RCA 9163-7-R]

Betty Wright 
1988 - No Pain, No Gain / (Instrumental) [Ms. B. 4501]
1988 - No Pain, No Gain / No Pain, No Gain (Without Rap) / Project Mix) [Ms. B. 1206] (12” Single) 
1988 - After The Pain (6:56) / After The Pain (Project Mix) [Vision/ Ms. B 7005]
1988 - After The Pain / Love Days [Ms. B. 4503]
1988 - A Christmas To Remember / 2nd Chapter Of The Book Of Matthew [Ms. B. 4504]
1989 - We Down (5 Versions) [Ms. B. 1230] (12" Release)
1989 - Keep Love New / We Down [Sure Delight SD 11]
1989 - Help Is On The Way (Radio Mix With Rap) (4:46) / (Instrumental) (4:46) / Project Mix (To My Girlfriends) (5:00) / Project Mix (5:00) [Ms. B. 1241] (12" Release)
1989 - Quiet Storm / We Down [Ms. B. 4508]

The 90s

1990 - #I Miss Ya / Valley Of Lonely [Ms.B MSB-1248]
1991 Tonight Is The Night [9] / Won't Be Long Now [Ms. B. MSB-1255]
1992 - It's Crucial  Extended Version / Project Mix / Street Mix / Accapella [Ms.B MSB-4592]
1993 - For Love Alone (7:48) / For Love Alone (4:45)  [Ms. B 4453]
1993 - Distant Lover (Radio Edit /LP Version[10] / Help Is On The Way (LP Version / Girlfriends Version) [Ms. B 4490]
1997 - Every Breath You Take [11] / Pain (Live) [ARK 21 7243 8 84643 2 1]

The Noughties

2001 - U R A Ho And U Don't Know (Radio Mix) / Project Mix / Monologue / Fats Ho [Ms. B. 9912]

Angie Stone Feat. Betty Wright
2007 - #Baby [Stax (Promo only)]

Betty Wright
2001 - #Keep Feelin' [13] / Freedom - Get Up And Dance[Expansion (UK) EXPAND 85]

Lil Wayne Feat. Betty Wright
2008 - Playing With Fire [12]               

Betty Wright & Roots

Betty Wright
2015 - #Man Of Mine / Smother Me With Your Love [14] [Soul Brother SB7017D]

DJ Khaled Feat. Kendrick Lamar, Big Sean & Betty Wright
2016 - Holy Key [Epic digital only]

Betty Wright
2019 - Clean Up Woman (J.Rocc Edit) / Clean Up Woman [15] [Alston/Octave ‎– OTS-167]
2019 - I Love The Way You Love (J.Rocc Dub) / I Love The Way You Love [16] [Alston/Octave ‎– OTS-168]

Footnotes
[1] Available on Golden Classics comp COL-5118
[2] Recorded by Jackson 5 a few months earlier in 1970 as B side to The Love You Save with Jermaine on lead.
[3] Jimmie 'Bo' Horne released an answer song in 1971 - Clean Up Man [Alston 4606]
Willie Beaver Hale on guitar
[4] Soul/Funk similar in style to Clean Up Woman 7.7
[5] Value Your Love uses same backing as Girls Can't Do What The Guys Do
[6] Cover of Patti Drew
[7] Cover of Champaign hit. The B side is Blue-Eyed Soul with hints of Timmy Thomas Why Can't We Live Together
[8] Also recorded by Richard 'Dimples' Fields in 1982 on Give Everybody Some!
[9] Unable to find this extended mix but here are some alternative (bootleg?) mixes
[10] Cover of Marvin Gaye
[11] Reggae cover of Sting from A Reggae Tribute To The Police
[12] From Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III album 2008 on Motown.
[13] Previously unreleased on 45 album only 1976 Explosions!.
[14] A UK reissue of That Man Of Mine from This Time For Real and Smother Me With Love from Explosion! not previously released on 45.
[15] 2019 remix
[16] 2019 remix

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