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There'll Come a Time

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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

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.

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.

There'll come a time in everyone's life when you'll have to cry, cry, cry, when fabulous singers like Betty Everett pass away; along with : Barbara Acklin, Barbara Randolph, Mary Wells, Tammi Terrell, Florence Ballard (of The Supremes), Sandra Tilley (of The Vandellas), Georgia Dobbins (of The Marvelettes), Yvonne Fair, Larry Payton & Obie Benson (of The Four Tops), Paul, David, Eddie, and Melvin (of The Temptations), a few members of The Contours and The Funk Brothers with Motown. Shorty Long, Marvin Gaye, Edwin Starr, Johnny Bristol, Jackie Wilson, Marv Johnson, Lavern Baker, Chris Kenner, Arthur Conley, Chuck Willis, Clyde McPhatter, Joe Tex, Brook Benton, Al Jackson (of Booker T & The MG's) Dave Prater, Tyrone Davis, Johnnie Taylor, Little Milton, Pigmeat Markham, Pops Staples, Hank Ballard, Ray Charles, O.C.Smith, Roy Hamilton, Dee Clark, Walter Jackson, Arthur Prysock, Ronnie Dyson, Donnie Elbert, Barry White, Rick James, Luther Vandross, Lou Rawls, McFadden & Whitehead, Wilson Pickett, Billy Preston. All Rest In Soul Heaven!!

HISSOUNDS LIKE A GOODCD, BUT WHERE R THE SAMPLES? I CANT TELL IF THE SONGS R THE ONES I WANT ON THIS.