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BETTY WRIGHT-the best girls don't always win

1,368 views · Published 29 January 2016 · 3:16 · Indexed 6 November 2026

Channel: pieroangelo2 · 2016 · Travel & Events

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Betty Wright hails from Miami in Florida.

Betty is a former member of her family gospel group, the Echoes Of Joy (whom she joined at the age of three years old), Wright's first recordings were as a backing singer.

She then moved into a more secular style of singing after being overheard, at the age of 11, working in a local record store, by fellow Miami musical entrepreneurs, Clarence Reid and Willie Clarke.

Reid and Clarke utilised Betty, initially, as a background vocalist for their Deep City imprint
By 1967, Betty had relocated to the Solid Soul label, releasing the songs 'Good Lovin' and 'Mr Lucky'.

Betty scored a minor hit with 'Girls Can't Do What The Guys Do' in 1968 for the emerging Alston imprint.

1970 and 1971 saw the respective releases 'Pure Love' and 'I Love The Way You Love'. 

'Clean Up Woman' followed in 1972, a U.S. R & B number 2 / pop number 6 hit established a more powerful side to her musical delivery, that later releases, 'Baby Sitter' (from 1972) and 'Let Me Be Your Lovemaker' (from 1973), confirmed.

'Clean Up Woman', on reaching the number 2 slot, became a Gold record, which Betty was presented with on her 18th birthday.

Although 'Shoorah Shoorah' and 'Where Is The Love?' (further Alston releases) reached the U.K. Top 30 in 1975.

'Slip And Do It', 'If I Ever Do You Wrong' and 'Life' followed in 1976.

By this time Betty became more involved with the production side of proceedings, writing much of her material as highlighted by the release of the excellent 'Explosion' album a year later.

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