Bettye Lavette
Betty LaVett
(born Betty
Haskin on 29-January-1946 in Muskegon, Michigan)
Atlantic 2160 - My Man - He's A Lovin' Man / Shut Your Mouth – 1962
Atlantic 2198 - You'll Never Change* / Here I Am - 1962
*recorded
7-November-1962.
Lu Pine
123 - Witchcraft In The Air / You Killed The Love - 1963
Betty LaVette
(after the
above releases Bettye moved to New York where she became a featured
vocalist with The Don Gardner Band)
Scepter
12103 - (Happiness Will Cost You) One Thin Dime - 1965 Unreleased as a
45, but available on the Kent CD 'New York Soul Serenade' (Bettye
confirmed that this was just a one song demo done as a favor to Luther
Dixon for Florence Greenberg to hear)
Calla
102
- Let Me Down Easy* / What I Don't Know
(Won't Hurt Me) - 1965 *written by Wreich-Holloway
an alias for Dee Dee Ford.
Calla -
Let Me Down Easy - 1965
(slightly longer take unissued as a
45, but released in the U. K. in 2005 on a Emi/Stateside
Cd "Betty Lavette
/ Carol Fran : The Complete Calla, Port & Roulette Recordings" 7243
860967 2 2)
Calla 104 - Only Your Love Can Save Me / I Feel Good (All Over) - 1965
Calla 106 - Stand Up Like A Man / I'm Just A Fool For You - 1965
Betty
LaVett
Lu Pine
1021 - Witchcraft In The Air / You Killed The Love - 1965
Betty
LaVette
Calla - Cry
Me A River (Take 1) - 1966 (recorded 26-January-1966,
unissued at the time, this was released in
the U. K. in 2005 on a Emi/Stateside Cd
"Betty Lavette / Carol Fran : The Complete
Calla, Port & Roulette Recordings" 7243 860967 2 2)
Calla -
Cry Me A River - 1966
(unissued at the time this was
released in the U. K. on a 1998 Westside Cd
"Doctor Good Soul : A Rhythm 'N' Soul Compendium 1963-74" WESM 525)
Calla - She Don't Love You Like I Love You (Take 5) - 1966 (recorded
26-January-1966,
unissued at the time, this was released in
the U. K. in 2005 on a Emi/Stateside Cd
"Betty Lavette / Carol
Fran : The Complete Calla, Port & Roulette Recordings" 7243
860967 2 2)
Betty La
Vette
Big
Wheel 1969 - I'm Holding On* / Tears In Vain - 1966 *with a
"moonlighting" Marvin Gaye on piano.
Betty
LaVette
Karen
1540 - Almost / Love Makes The World Go Round
(Instrumental) - 1968
Karen 1544 - Get Away / Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My
Condition Is In)* - 1969 *also recorded in 1967 by The First Edition on
Reprise 0655.
Karen 1545 - With A Little Help From My
Friends / Hey Love* - 1969 *also recorded in 1967 by
Stevie Wonder on
Tamla 54147.
Karen 1548- Let Me Down Easy / Ticket To The
Moon - 1969
Silver Fox 17 - He Made A Woman Out Of Me* / Nearer To You - 1969
*Covered In 1970 By Bobbie Gentry On Capitol 2788.
Silver Fox 21 - Do Your Duty* / Love's Made A Fool Out Of Me - 1970
*Recorded
4-November-1969
Silver Fox 24 - Games People Play* / My Train's
Comin' In - 1970 *Recorded
9-January-1970 --- Also Released In 1968 By Joe South On Capitol 2248
SSS Int. 839 - Take Another Little Piece Of My Heart* / At The
Mercy Of A Man - 1970 *originally recorded in 1967 by Erma Franklin on
Shout 221.
SSS Int. 933 - He Made A Woman Out Of Me / My Train's Coming In – 1970
Betty
LaVette &
Hank Ballard
SSS
Int 946 - Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go*
/ ? -
1970
(unreleased as a 45 in the U. S. A. this track was released
on a 2006 Varese
Sarabande Cd "Bettye
LaVette - Take Another Little Piece Of
My Heart" 502 066 708 2) *also recorded in 1960 by Hank Ballard and
The Midnighters on King 5400 and in 1966
by East Bay Soul Brass on Rampart 661.
Betty
LaVette
TCA 001/002 - Never My Love* / Stormy** - 1971 *also
recorded in 1967 by The Association on Warner Bros. 7074. **also
recorded in 1968 by The Classics IV on Imperial 66328.
Atco 6891 - Heart
Of Gold* / You'll Wake Up Wiser - 1972
*cover of a 1971 recording by Neil Young on Reprise 1065.
Atco 6913 - Your Turn
To Cry* / Soul Tambourine - 1973 * a
re-titled version of "Your Time To Cry" recorded in 1970 by
Joe Simon on Spring 108.
Ripete 3018 -
Please Don't Go / Games People Play* - 1989
*flip by Betty LaVette.
Epic
8-50143 - Thank You For
Loving Me / You Made A Believer Out Of Me - 1975
Epic
8-50177
- Behind Closed Doors / You're A Man Of Words, I'm A Woman Of Action
-
1975
Bettye LaVette
West End 1213 - Doin' The Best That I Can (Part 1) / Doin' The Best
That I Can (Part 2) (Instrumental) – 1978
West End 22113-X/22113 - Doin' The Best That I Can (A Special New Mix)
(7:43) / Doin' The Best That I Can (3:10) - 1978 (12" Release)
Motown 1532 - Right In The Middle (Of Falling In Love) / If I Were Your
Woman - 1982 (unissued - this was the planned flip)
Motown 1532 - Right In The Middle (Of Falling In Love) / You Seen One
You Seen 'Em All – 1982
Smokey Robinson
/ Bettye LaVette
Motown Pr92 - Tell Me Tomorrow / Right In The Middle (Of Falling In
Love)* - 1982 (12" promo issue only) *flip by Bettye LaVette
The
Temptations featuring Rick James / Bettye LaVette
Motown Pr96 - Standing On The Top (9:50) / I Can't Stop (5:36)* - 1982
(12" promo issue only) *flip by Bettye LaVette.
Bettye LaVette
Motown 1614 - Either Way We Lose / I Can't Stop - 1982
Street King Skds
1122 - Trance Dance
(Vocal) (4:27) / Trance
Dance (Dub
Version) (4:07) - 1984 (12" release)
Kellie Evans, Don
Albert, Betty Lavett, Sandra Feva
Get Down 5484 - The Rhythm And The Blues, Have You Tried Jesus / The
Rhythm And The Blues - 1984
Willie Tee / Betty LaVette
Gold Coast 8001 - Please Don't Go / Games People Play* - ? *Flip By
Betty Lavette.
Ripete 3018 - Please Don't Go / Games People Play* - 1989 *Flip By Betty Lavette.
Bettye LaVette
Bar None ? - Damn Your Eyes / Out Cold - 1997 (Cassette Single
Only)
Andy Lewis featuring Bettye
Lavette (
Ajx 159s -
Laughter Ever After / Billion Pound Project (Instrumental) - 2005
(Possibly U.K. issue only)
12" Singles
Motorcity 39 - Surrender / Time Won't Change This Love - 1990
(Possibly U.K. Issue Only)
Motorcity 83 - Good Luck / (Instrumental) - 1991 (Possibly U.K. Issue
Only)
Lp's
Motown
M-964 - Tell Me A Lie - 82
(Unissued)
Motown 6000ml - Tell Me A Lie - 1982
Tracks: Right In The Middle (Of Falling In Love) / Either Way We
Lose / Suspicions / You Seen One You Seen 'Em All / I
Heard It Through The Grapevine / Tell Me A Lie / I Like It
Like That / Before I Even Knew Your Name (I Needed You) / I
Can't Stop / If I Were Your Woman.
Charly
1059 - I'm In Love - 1985 (
U.K.
Only)
Tracks: He Made A Woman Out Of Me / Nearer To You / Do Your Duty
/ Take Another Piece Of My Heart / Games People Play / I'm In Love /
My Train's Coming In / At The Mercy Of A Man / Love's Made A
Fool Out Of Me / Let Me Down Easy / Easier To Say (Than Do) / We Got
To Slip Around.
Cd's
Charly 276 - Nearer To You - 1991 (U.K.)
Tracks: He Made A Woman Out Of Me / Do Your Duty / We Got To Slip
Around / Piece Of My Heart / Easier To Say Than Do / My Train's Comin'
In / At The Mercy Of A Man / Let Me Down Easy / Games People Play /
Nearer To You / Love's Made A Fool Out Of Me / I'm In Love / Let's Go
Let's Go Let's Go (Duet With Hank Ballard) / Feelings / Shoestring.
Hot Productions ? - The Very Best Of The Motor City Recordings - 1997
Tracks: Good Luck / Right Out Of Time / Have A Heart / Jimmy Mack /
Let Me Down Easy / Out Of The Blue / Time Won't Change This Love / Not
Gonna Happen Twice / Surrender / Too Great A Price To Pay / I'm Ready
For Love / Love Caught Me Out / Danger Heartbreak Dead Ahead / Reach
For The Sky.
Westside ? - Blue Soul Belles (Bettye Lavette & Carol Fran) - 1999
Tracks: Bettye Lavette - Let Me Down Easy / Only Your Love Can Save Me
/ Stand Up Like A Man / What I Don't Know (Won't Hurt Me) / Cry Me A
River (Take 1) / She Don't Love You Like I Love You (Take 5) / I Feel
Good All Over (Take 1) / I'm Just A Fool For You (Take 2) - Carol Fran
- World Without You (Take 4) / It's My Turn Now (Take 4) / Just A
Letter (Take 10) / Any Day Love Walks In (Take 2) / C'mon Let's Make
Up (Take 2) / So Close (Take 1) / Roll With The Punchs (Take 3) / My
Runaway Heart (Take 1) / You're My Pleasure (Take 2) / Woman In Love
(Take 1) / I Was Such A Fool (Take 1) / Out Of Sight Out Of Mind (Take
2) / You Can't Stop Me (Take 2) / I Know (Take 1) / I'm Gonna Try /
Crying In The Chapel.
Art & Soul 851012 - Souvenirs - 2000 (French)
Tracks: It Ain't Easy / Fortune Teller / Our Own Love Song / Soul
Tambourine / Your Turn To Cry / Ain't Nothing Gonna Change Me / All
The Black And White Children / If I Can't Be Your Woman / Outside
Woman / The Stealer / My Love Is Showing / Souveniers / Heart Of Gold
/ You'll Wake Up Wiser / My Man - He's A Lovin' Man / Shut Your Mouth
/ You'll Never Change / Here I Am.
Musa 507 - Let Me Down Easy In Concert - 2000 (Dutch)
Tracks: My Man / Damn Your Eyes / Right In The Middle / You'll Never
Change / Almost / Your Turn To Cry (Your Time To Cry) / He Made A
Woman Out Of Me / Let Me Down Easy.
Blues
Express 0000004 - A Woman Like Me - 2003
Tracks: Serves Him Right / The Forecast / Thru The Winter / Right Next
Door / When The Blues Catch Up To You / Thinkin
'Bout You / A Woman Like Me / It Ain't Worth
It After A While / When A Woman's Had Enough / Salt On My Wounds / Close
As I'll Get To Heaven / Hey Hey Baby (Bettye's
Blues).
Emi/Stateside 7243 860967 2 2 -
Bettye Lavette :
Carol Fran Bluesoul Belles The Complete
Calla, Port & Roulette Recordings - 2005
Tracks: Bettye
Lavette - Let Me Down Easy / Only Your
Love Can Save Me / Stand Up Like A Man / What I Don't Know (Won't Hurt
Me) / Cry Me A River (Take 1) / She Don't Love You Like I Love You (Take
5) / I Feel Good All Over (Take 1) / I'm Just A Fool For You (Take 2) -
Carol Fran - World Without You (Take 4) / It's My Turn Now
(Take 4) / Just A Letter (Take 10) / Any Day Love Walks In (Take 2) /
C'Mon Let's Make Up (Take 2) / So Close
(Take 1) / Roll With The
Punches
(Take 3) / My Runaway Heart (Take 1) / You're My Pleasure (Take
2) / Woman In Love (Take 1) / I Was Such A Fool (Take 1) / Out Of Sight
Out Of Mind (Take 2) / You Can't Stop Me (Take 2) / I Know (Take 1) /
I'm Gonna Try / Crying In The Chapel.
Varese Sarbande
302 066 708 2 - Bettye
Lavette - Take Another Little Piece Of My Heart - 2006 Tracks: At
The Mercy Of A Man / Do Your Duty / Easier To Say (Than Do) / Games
People Play / He Made A Woman Out Of Me / I'm In Love / Hello Sunshine (Bettye
LaVette & Hank Ballard) / Love Made A Fool
Of Me / My Train's Comin' In / Nearer To You
/ We Got To Slip Around / Piece Of My Heart / Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's
Go (Bettye LaVette
& Hank Ballard).
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