Betty Wright
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Born singing gospel with the family group, the Echoes of Joy, Wright began switching to R&B music in 1965 when she was only 11. In 1968, she released her first album, My First Time Around, at the age of 15, and scored her first hit, “Girls Can’t Do What Guys Can Do”. But it was not until the end of 1971 that Wright’s most successful phase of her career took place.
The song, “Clean Up Woman”, became a Top 5 pop and R&B hit, and would later influence a remix of Mary J. Blige’s “Real Love” single with the sample of its guitar riffs; R&B girl group trio SWV’s “I’m So Into You” also featured a sample from “Clean Up Woman,” as did Afrika Bambaataa’s song “Zulu War Chant.” In 1974, Wright scored big with the songs “Tonight is the Night” (about a real-life love affair that happened with Wright when she was a teenager) and “Where is the Love” (which won her a Grammy for Best R&B Song).
After experiencing a brief slump in the early 1980s, she rebounded founding her own record label, Ms. B Records, and in 1988 made music history by being the first woman to have a gold record on her own label, with the release of Mother Wit, which featured two of her biggest hits in years, “No Pain No Gain” and the “After The Pain.” On both songs, Wright displays her powerful upper register capabilities and five-octave range. In 1989, Wright released “4u2njoy” which features the hit songs “From Pain To Joy” (#39 R&B), “Quiet Storm” (#88 R&B) and “Keep Love New” (#71 R&B).
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I Love The Way You Love
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Betty Wright: The Movie
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Relikias
Legal esta cantora praticamente desconhecida ser homenageada aqui... Talvez seja mais conhecida no Brasil pelo sucesso NO PAIN NO GAIN; que estava na novela BEBÊ A BORDO - há algum tempo a ouvi na rádio (em PORTO ALEGRE!). Músicas até meio ingênuas/leves do tipo são as melhores.
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FredMalus
@CRiiSs/, but that was at the time, when Betty was singing this song. Now in the 21st century it is different, you have the same rights :-)
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SoulJazzsterInc
"The Movie" is excellent!
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kennedyschaller
No Pain, No Gain <3
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CRiiSs7
Girls Can't Do What the Guys Do <3
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nickifenty
Afther the pain ♥
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Druid66
Great looking, great sounding, a total delight.
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jmiller5302
<3
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jheanlimma
No Pain No Gain ♥
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alively1955
Next to Aretha, she's the HIT!
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No3made
queen of soul!!!
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cocoabunny5000
One Of the Best !!!
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discotequedude
Betty Wright is an excellent singer-songwriter! Her later career albums and songs are just as fabulous as her earlier material! It should not be as underappreciated as it is. The plays for her songs recorded after 1988 should be MUCH HIGHER!
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mrsean20
amazing
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jippijs
Love her!
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trishbell
her signature tune.....Clean Up Woman, not available? A shame.
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raymondohalla
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FatimaSSM
Fala aí pessoal, essa canta muuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuito!
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RuruRoosta
Tonight, is the night. I remember hearing this song play all the time as a kid whenever my mom and her friends were together gossiping and what not.
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el_yucatan
tonight's the night like Betty Wright and I'm chillin'
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