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Fiery & soulful classic~Bravo Betty Everett!, July 22, 2011
This review is from: There'll Come a Time (Audio CD)
By the late sixties, Betty Everett had numerous solid classics under her belt & seemed to explode on the scene mid-sixties with bluesy classic "You're No Good" followed by pop smash "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) & "Let It Be Me" with Jerry Butler continuing with great songs such as "Getting Mighty Crowded", "Too Hot To Hold", "I Can't Hear You" which are the best from this golden era and list goes on. Vee-Jay Records went belly-up like so many of the great independent labels so Betty went to Uni Records scoring a huge hit right off & "There'll Come A Time" (rich have to cry, poor have to cry and I've gotta cry) is memorable, still sounding great today as does the entire collection of amazing glorious gems opening with the fiery & passionate "You're Falling In Love", sounding like what should have been a huge chart-topping hit! Nine singles released from this burning collection of magnificent soulful performances and one wonders why songs by Curtis Mayfield, Kenneth Gamble, Jerry Butler, Neil Sedaka, and others weren't major hits but by this time the singer/songwriter craze was taking hold and all one-dimension radio would program causing major labels across the board to drop great singers which sadly was to be Betty Everett's fate. Legendary master Donny Hathaway arranged "It's Been A Long Time" is red-hot while "Just A Man's Way" is a magnificent cool jazzy gem that should have spawned a Jazz Collection by this amazing singer who gives a stunning performance. Sublime collection is filled with a great variety of fantastic songs all with great arrangements performed to perfection by one of the greatest singers from this golden era and beyond. "There'll Come A Time" is timeless in its appeal for anyone who loves a great singer in a sublime setting...Bravo great lady & RIP
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these are now treasured memories, August 23, 2001
This review is from: There'll Come a Time (Audio CD)
although i do not have the the exact date or details, another "female pioneer" of rhythmn and blues has passed away. if you are old school, you remember betty everett's famous "shoop shoop" song as well as they'll come a time" as well as her gospel tunes. the late ms everett gives true meaning to the world soul with a voice that makes me so emotional to listen to. i am sure that out of tribute to ms. everett, others will add to their collection this cd. her contribution to the music industry will always be remembered.
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these are now treasured memories, August 23, 2001
This review is from: There'll Come a Time (Audio CD)
although i do not have the the exact date or details, another "female pioneer" of rhythmn and blues has passed away (august 2001). if you are old school, you remember betty everett's famous "shoop shoop" song as well as they'll come a time" as well as her gospel tunes. the late ms everett gives true meaning to the world soul with a voice that makes me so emotional to listen to. i am sure that out of tribute to ms. everett, others will add to their collection this cd. her contribution to the music industry will always be remembered.
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