Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Part II of the 3 part Bettye Lavette career retrospective...

This is coming a little later than I like....but here is Part II....enjoy!!

Again, this week I'm highlighting the Queen, Ms. Bettye Lavette, with a 3 part retrospective, drawn from her albums, past and present. There are cuts released and unreleased, some singles, and some 'B' sides. This is not a complete discography, or anything like that...if you like this, you can find most of these albums. I hope you do. She's been a big favourite of mine for years. I am so glad she is finally getting the recognition she deserves for her amazing talent.

Here's the link to Part II. (CORRECTED on 8-1-2011)

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=K3M7HC67


Let me down easy
    Her big 1965 hit.
I do not want what I haven't got
    A cover of the SinĂ©ad O'Connor song. From the 2005 "I've got my own hell to raise" CD.
He made a woman out of me
    From 1969.
Only your love can save me
    The 'B' side of the 1965 single "I feel good all over".
Choices
    From the 2007 CD, "Scene of the crime".
Do your duty
    This tune reached #38 on the R&B charts, in 1970.
She won't love you like I love you (take 5)
    An unreleased 1965 cut.
Just say so
    From the 2005 "I've got my own hell to raise" CD.
I'm in love
    An unreleased 1970 cut.
Sleep to dream
    From the 2005 "I've got my own hell to raise" CD.
Nearer to you
    The 'B' side of  "He made a woman out of me".
All the black and white children
    From the 1973 album "Child of the '70s", unreleased until 2006.
The Stealer
    A cover of Free's  tune. From the "Child of the '70s" album.
My love is showing
    From the "Child of the '70s" album.
You'll wake up wiser
    The "B' side of the 1972  "Heart of Gold".
Thru the winter
    From the 2003 release "A woman like me".
Right next door
    From the 2003 release "A woman like me".
It ain't worth it after awhile
    From the 2003 release "A woman like me".
When a woman's had enough
    From the 2003 release "A woman like me".
Hey, hey baby (Bettye's blues)
    From the 2003 release "A woman like me".
Either way we lose
    From the 1980 release, "Tell me a lie".
I heard it thru the grapevine
    From the 1980 release, "Tell me a lie".
Tell me a lie
    From the 1980 release, "Tell me a lie".


I see, that Part I has proved to be fairly popular, in terms of downloads....I love it! Here's Part II, for you downloading and listening enjoyment....If you like these selections for the many years of Bettye's career, check out the Amazon.com search box below.....buy some of her albums!!

2 comments:

  1. Any chance of getting a 4shared link that is active? Great blog, thanks for everything!

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