Is It Love Or Desire is a Soul & Funk album by Betty Davis, originally released in 2009. On Gatefold: 10 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Funk
- gritty
- swaggering
- soulful
About
Whatever the reason that Betty Davis' Is It Love or Desire remained unreleased until 2009 no longer matters. Davis remembers a personal rift with Island's Chris Blackwell. Studio In the Country manager Jim Bateman (in Bogalusa, LA) claims the studio was never paid and therefore refused to release the masters to Island, etc. It makes no difference, because hearing this album, a ten-song set that was to be Davis' and Funk House's final recording, is a revelation. (In 1976, funk was slowly giving way to the popularity of disco). Hindsight is 20/20, but had this album been released at the .
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Tracklist
- 1Is It Love Or Desire2:36
- 2It's So Good3:20
- 3Whorey Angel5:02
- 4Crashin' From Passion3:24
- 5When Romance Says Goodbye3:43
- 6Bottom Of The Barrel3:47
- 7Stars Starve, You Know3:35
- 8Let's Get Personal3:32
- 9Bar Hoppin'3:12
- 10For My Man1:42
Credits
Performers
- Larry JohnsonBASS BACKING VOCALS
- Nicky NealDRUMS BACKING VOCALS
- Carlos MoralesGUITAR BACKING VOCALS LEAD GUITAR
- Fred MillsKEYBOARDS LEAD VOCALS BACKING VOCALS
- Nathaniel CorbettPERCUSSION BACKING VOCALS
- Betty DavisVOCALS BACKING VOCALS
- CarrieBACKING VOCALS
- CoraBACKING VOCALS
- HoytBACKING VOCALS
- Clarence "Gatemouth" BrownVIOLIN
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 10 pressings tracked on Gatefold