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If Bettye Swann is remembered by anyone other than soul obsessives, it is for her chart-topping hit "Make Me Yours" from 1967. Hopefully, this collection will open a few ears to the low-key, genre-bending singer who blended the full-bodied gritty sound of Southern soul and the smooth sheen of soul from the urban North. It covers the years 1968 to 1970, after she left Money Records and set up shop with Capitol and producer Wayne Shuler. The union did not provide any hits, but the body of work is quite impressive. Swann was equally adept at slinky, sassy uptown soul like "(My Heart Is) Closed for the Season," "Cover Me," and "You're Up to Your Old Tricks Again" as well as down-home, heartbroken ballads like "Little Things Mean a Lot," the bluesy "Don't Touch Me," and Otis Redding's "These Arms of Mine," but also unique blends of styles like her Baroque soul take on the Bee Gees' "Words" and her countrified funk version of Marvin Gaye's "Ain't It Peculiar." In fact, she often dipped into country music for material and came up with some impressive songs like her aching version of Patsy Cline's "Sweet Dreams," which comes darn close to the original in the heartbreak stakes. Her takes on "Stand By Your Man" and "Angel of the Morning" are beautiful and soulful reinterpretations, too. Unfortunately, her duet with Buck Owens on "Today I Started Loving You Again" remains in the vault, but her solo version was released and is quite wonderful. Bettye Swann certainly deserves to be discovered; this disc is packed with original, soulful, and exciting music from beginning to end. Credit to Honest Jons for putting it out. First Candi Staton, now Bettye Swann -- first-class collections from a label that is doing things right.
© Tim Sendra /TiVo
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Hank Cochran, Composer - Bettye Swann, MainArtist
(C) 2004 EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2004 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1969 Capitol Records, LLC
Bettye Swann, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 2004 EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2004 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1968 Capitol Records Inc.
Bettye Swann, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 2004 EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2004 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1968 Capitol Records Inc.
Hank Cochran, ComposerLyricist - Bettye Swann, MainArtist
(C) 2004 EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2004 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1969 Capitol Records, LLC
Edith Lindeman, Composer - Carl Stutz, Composer - Bettye Swann, MainArtist
(C) 2004 EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2004 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1969 Capitol Records Inc.
Marlin Greene, Composer - Eddie Hinton, Composer - Bettye Swann, MainArtist
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Merle Haggard, Composer - Bettye Swann, MainArtist
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John D. Loudermilk, ComposerLyricist - Bettye Swann, MainArtist - Rex Updegraft, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wayne Shuler, Producer - Hank Jernigan, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
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Don Gibson, ComposerLyricist - Bettye Swann, MainArtist
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John D. Loudermilk, Composer - Bettye Swann, MainArtist
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Bettye Swann, Composer, MainArtist
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William Robinson, Jr., Composer - Marvin Tarplin, Composer - Warren Moore, Composer - Bettye Swann, MainArtist - Robert Edward Rogers, Composer
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Bettye Swann, Composer, MainArtist
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Bonnie Owens, ComposerLyricist - Merle Haggard, ComposerLyricist - Bettye Swann, MainArtist
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Barry Gibb, ComposerLyricist - Robin Gibb, ComposerLyricist - Maurice Gibb, ComposerLyricist - Bettye Swann, MainArtist
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Otis Redding, Composer - Bettye Swann, MainArtist
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George R. Davis Jr., Composer - Lee Diamond, Composer - Bettye Swann, MainArtist
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Bill Sherrill, Composer - Tammy Wynette, Composer - Bettye Swann, MainArtist
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Otis Redding, Composer - Bettye Swann, MainArtist
(C) 2004 EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2004 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1969 Capitol Records Inc.
Tony Joe White, Composer - Bettye Swann, MainArtist
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CHIP TAYLOR, ComposerLyricist - Bettye Swann, MainArtist
(C) 2004 EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2004 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1969 Capitol Records Inc.
Emory Gordy, ComposerLyricist - James Cobb, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Perry Carlton Buie, ComposerLyricist - Bettye Swann, MainArtist
(C) 2004 EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2004 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1969 Capitol Records Inc.
Album review
If Bettye Swann is remembered by anyone other than soul obsessives, it is for her chart-topping hit "Make Me Yours" from 1967. Hopefully, this collection will open a few ears to the low-key, genre-bending singer who blended the full-bodied gritty sound of Southern soul and the smooth sheen of soul from the urban North. It covers the years 1968 to 1970, after she left Money Records and set up shop with Capitol and producer Wayne Shuler. The union did not provide any hits, but the body of work is quite impressive. Swann was equally adept at slinky, sassy uptown soul like "(My Heart Is) Closed for the Season," "Cover Me," and "You're Up to Your Old Tricks Again" as well as down-home, heartbroken ballads like "Little Things Mean a Lot," the bluesy "Don't Touch Me," and Otis Redding's "These Arms of Mine," but also unique blends of styles like her Baroque soul take on the Bee Gees' "Words" and her countrified funk version of Marvin Gaye's "Ain't It Peculiar." In fact, she often dipped into country music for material and came up with some impressive songs like her aching version of Patsy Cline's "Sweet Dreams," which comes darn close to the original in the heartbreak stakes. Her takes on "Stand By Your Man" and "Angel of the Morning" are beautiful and soulful reinterpretations, too. Unfortunately, her duet with Buck Owens on "Today I Started Loving You Again" remains in the vault, but her solo version was released and is quite wonderful. Bettye Swann certainly deserves to be discovered; this disc is packed with original, soulful, and exciting music from beginning to end. Credit to Honest Jons for putting it out. First Candi Staton, now Bettye Swann -- first-class collections from a label that is doing things right.
© Tim Sendra /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 22 track(s)
- Total length: 01:03:17
- Main artists: Bettye Swann
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Honest Jons
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2004 Honest Jons Records
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