Her fame took off in 1967 with another self-penned song, "Make Me Yours," which topped the R&B charts and became a Top 40 Pop/Rock hit. Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me). MORE Connect your Spotify account to your Last.fm account and scrobble everything you listen to, from any Spotify app on any device or platform. Although some sources state that Swann was in a vocal group known as The Fawns who recorded for Money Records in 1964, she has refuted this, saying that she sang with a trio in Arcadia by that name.
She later went by her married name, Betty Barton, and became a teacher in the Las Vegas area. Bettye Swann certainly deserves to be discovered; this disc is packed with original, soulful, and exciting music from beginning to end. Merle Haggard / Bonnie Owens.
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The union did not provide any hits, but the body of work is quite impressive. Bettye Swann (b. October 24, 1944) is an R&B/Southern soul singer and songwriter with clear, expressive vocals and a flair for country who became famous during the late 1960s. Her many hits, which continued on the R&B charts through 1976, also included "The Boy Next Door" (1974, not to be confused with the same-named 1963 hit by The Secrets) and "Storybook Children" (1976, duet with Sam Dees). 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." Bettye not only has a superb voice, she also wrote a lot of her songs -and she was a great song writer! ARTICLES |
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Bettye Swann (born Betty Jean Champion, October 24, 1944, Shreveport, … DISCLOSURE STATEMENT Bettye Swan… If Bettye Swann is remembered by anyone other than soul obsessives, it is for her chart-topping hit "Make Me Yours" from 1967.
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The following year, she launched her music career, changing her name to Bettye Swann. 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. 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 …
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Fall In Love With Me 8… This smash was followed on both charts with "Fall In Love With Me" (1967), a cover of Jeannie Seely's "Don't Touch Me" (1969), "Victim Of A Foolish Heart" (1972), and a cover of Merle Haggard's "Today I Started Loving You Again" (1973). 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.