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All of the material known to exist by Bettye Swann in the vaults of the Money label is found on this 24-track compilation. It has all of her 1965-1968 singles for the company, as well as a few songs released on her 1967 Make Me Yours LP, and nine previously unreleased tracks (two of which are just remixes, half a dozen of which are alternate versions). It's satisfactory, but not thrilling, mid-level soul, shaded a little toward the mainstream Motowny pop-soul side of things, though not overbearingly so. Swann did write most of her material, yet there wasn't much particularly striking (or inadequate) about her songs and vocals. Even non-intense soul listeners would have little trouble placing the material in the 1966-1967 time frame, so much is it like the standard soul fare of the era. Once in a while, particularly on the slightly earlier-sounding cuts, there are hints of a gutsier and more satisfyingly bluesier bent, as on "The Heartache Is Gone," "What Can It Be," and especially "I Will Not Cry." "Lonely Love," though a 1967 single, has the slight girl-group flavor more associated with some soul records from circa 1964, as does the previously unissued "The Dance Is Over."
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Bettye Swann, Composer, MainArtist - Stone Agate Music, MusicPublisher - Ambassador Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2010 Ace Records
Bettye Swann, Composer, MainArtist - Ambassador Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
William "Smokey" Robinson, Composer - Bettye Swann, MainArtist - Jobete Music, MusicPublisher - EMI Music, MusicPublisher - Ronnie White, Composer
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
Bettye Swann, Composer, MainArtist - Ambassador Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
Bettye Swann, MainArtist - Bettye Jean Champion, Composer - Stone Agate Music, MusicPublisher - Ambassador Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
Don Gibson, Composer - Bettye Swann, MainArtist - Sony ATV Music Pub (UK) Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
Bettye Swann, MainArtist - Bettye Jean Champion, Composer - Stone Agate Music, MusicPublisher - Ambassador Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
Bettye Swann, Composer, MainArtist - Arthur Wright, Composer - Ambassador Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
Bettye Swann, Composer, MainArtist - Stone Agate Music, MusicPublisher - Ambassador Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
Bettye Swann, MainArtist - Bettye Jean Champion, Composer - Stone Agate Music, MusicPublisher - Ambassador Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
Huey Harris, Composer - Bettye Swann, MainArtist - Ambassador Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
Sam Cooke, Composer - Bettye Swann, MainArtist - ABKCO Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
Bettye Swann, MainArtist - Bettye Jean Champion, Composer - Stone Agate Music, MusicPublisher - Ambassador Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
Huey Harris, Composer - Bettye Swann, Composer, MainArtist - Jobete Music, MusicPublisher - EMI Music, MusicPublisher - Stone Agate Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
Bettye Swann, Composer, MainArtist - Stone Agate Music, MusicPublisher - Ambassador Music Ltd, MusicPublisher - Charlie Brown Jr, Composer
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
Bettye Swann, Composer, MainArtist - Stone Agate Music, MusicPublisher - Ambassador Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Bettye Swann, MainArtist - Bettye Jean Champion, Composer - Ambassador Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
Bettye Swann, MainArtist - Bettye Jean Champion, Composer - Stone Agate Music, MusicPublisher - Ambassador Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
Bettye Swann, Composer, MainArtist - Ambassador Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
Bettye Swann, MainArtist - Bettye Jean Champion, Composer - Ambassador Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
Bettye Swann, MainArtist - Bettye Jean Champion, Composer - Ambassador Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
Bettye Swann, MainArtist - Bettye Jean Champion, Composer - Ambassador Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
Bettye Swann, Composer, MainArtist - Arthur Wright, Composer - Ambassador Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
William "Smokey" Robinson, Composer - Bettye Swann, MainArtist - Jobete Music, MusicPublisher - EMI Music, MusicPublisher - Ronnie White, Composer
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
Album review
All of the material known to exist by Bettye Swann in the vaults of the Money label is found on this 24-track compilation. It has all of her 1965-1968 singles for the company, as well as a few songs released on her 1967 Make Me Yours LP, and nine previously unreleased tracks (two of which are just remixes, half a dozen of which are alternate versions). It's satisfactory, but not thrilling, mid-level soul, shaded a little toward the mainstream Motowny pop-soul side of things, though not overbearingly so. Swann did write most of her material, yet there wasn't much particularly striking (or inadequate) about her songs and vocals. Even non-intense soul listeners would have little trouble placing the material in the 1966-1967 time frame, so much is it like the standard soul fare of the era. Once in a while, particularly on the slightly earlier-sounding cuts, there are hints of a gutsier and more satisfyingly bluesier bent, as on "The Heartache Is Gone," "What Can It Be," and especially "I Will Not Cry." "Lonely Love," though a 1967 single, has the slight girl-group flavor more associated with some soul records from circa 1964, as does the previously unissued "The Dance Is Over."
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 24 track(s)
- Total length: 01:08:24
- Main artists: Bettye Swann
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: ACE RECORDS
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Soul
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records - This product is protected by a registered watermark patent. All copying prohibited.
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