Child Of The Seventies by Betty Lavette

Child Of The Seventies

Betty Lavette

2006

Child Of The Seventies is a Soul & Funk album by Betty Lavette, originally released in 2006. On Gatefold: 3 pressings tracked.

Sound DNA

  • Soul & Funk
  • Classic Soul
  • gritty
  • intense
  • southern

About

By 1972, hardworking soul chanteuse Bettye Lavette had been recording outstandingly tough-minded soul sides for small regional labels for almost a decade, yet commercial success was elusive. When Bettye finally entered the famed Muscle Shoals Sound Studio with hitmaking producer Brad Shapiro in late 1972, her success seemed guaranteed. Yet Atlantic Records opted to shelve the fruits of these sessions despite their remarkable qualities, and they didn't see U.S. release until Rhino Records repackaged them as <i>Child of the Seventies</i> in the mid-‘00s. Even a cursory listen to this exceptional material makes it clear that <i>Child of the Seventies</i> could have stood alongside Ann Peebles’ <i>I Can’t Stand the Rain</i> and Betty Wright’s <i>Hard to Stop</i> as one of the era's best female soul albums. Shapiro’s production work is lush but hard-hitting, closely resembling the melodramatic sound that he'd craft for Millie Jackson’s career-making release <i>Caught Up</i> only a few years later.

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Tracklist

  1. 1It Ain't Easy (Remastered)2:26
  2. 2If I Can't Be Your Woman (Remastered)3:49
  3. 3Fortune Teller (Remastered)3:37
  4. 4Your Turn to Cry (Remastered)3:13
  5. 5Soul Tambourine (Remastered)2:39
  6. 6All the Black and White Children (Remastered)3:44
  7. 7Our Own Love Song (Remastered)4:35
  8. 8Ain't Nothing Gonna Change Me (Remastered)2:47
  9. 9Outside Woman (Remastered)2:29
  10. 10The Stealer (Remastered2:23
  11. 11My Love Is Showing (Remastered)3:21
  12. 12Souvenirs (Remastered)6:29
  13. 13Waiting for Tomorrow3:16
  14. 14Livin' Life On a Shoestring3:15
  15. 15Your Turn to Cry (Single Version) [Mono]3:13
  16. 16Soul Tambourine (Single Version) [Mono]2:38
  17. 17Heart of Gold (Single Version) [Remastered]2:20
  18. 18You'll Wake Up Wise (Single Version) [Remastered]2:10
  19. 19Here I Am (Single Version) [Remastered]2:48
  20. 20You'll Never Change (Single Version) [Remastered]2:45
  21. 21My Man Is a Lovin' Man (Single Version) [Remastered]2:42
  22. 22Shut Your Mouth (Single Version) [Remastered]2:35

Credits

Performers

Rare pressing on Gatefold · 3 pressings tracked on Gatefold