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In the 1960's Betty Everett (b. November 23, 1939
in Greenwood, Mississippi) had a string of hits
and was one of the hottest female singers in soul.
She had the ability to sing in a number of genres
including blues, rock and roll, standards and her
duets with Jerry Butler went Top 5 on US charts.
Many artists covered her songs including Linda
Ronstadt "You're No Good" and Cher "It's In His
Kiss (The Shoop Shoop Song)".
Betty Everett signed to Vee Jay in 1963 and the
hits began immediately starting with "You're No
Good", then "It's In His Kiss (The Shoop Shoop
Song)" (USA #6, 1964 UK #34, 1968), "Getting
Mighty Crowded", and "I Can't Hear You".
Her duet with Jerry Butler "Let It Be Me" (USA #5,
1964) was one of a number of duets she recorded
with him including "Love Is Strange", "I Cant
Stand It" and "The Way You Do The Things You
Do."
The Vee Jay Label collapsed in 1966 and it was
three more years before she had another hit
"There'll Come A Time" in 1969. She continued to
tour the US and Europe throughout the 70's and
retired from the music business in 1980.
Tracklist:
01. You're No Good
02. It's In His Kiss (The Shoop Shoop Song)
03. Let It Be Me
04. I Can't Hear You
05. It's Getting Mighty Crowded
06. It Hurts To Be In Love
07. Love Is Strange
08. Chained To A Memory
09. No Place To Hide
10. Too Hot To Hold
11. I'm Gonna Be Ready
12. Just Be True
13. Hands Off
14. Until You Were Gone
15. The Way You Do The Things You Do
16. Hound Dog
17. I Need You
18. The Real Thing
19. Chained To Your Love
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