Bettye Swann – The Money Recordings (2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24bit/48kHz | Time – 01:07:11 minutes | 730 MB | Genre: Soul
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Ace Records
All of the material known to exist by Bettye Swann in the vaults of the Money label is found on this 24-track compilation. It has all of her 1965-1968 singles for the company, as well as a few songs released on her 1967 Make Me Yours LP, and nine previously unreleased tracks (two of which are just remixes, half a dozen of which are alternate versions). It’s satisfactory, but not thrilling, mid-level soul, shaded a little toward the mainstream Motowny pop-soul side of things, though not overbearingly so. Swann did write most of her material, yet there wasn’t much particularly striking (or inadequate) about her songs and vocals. Even non-intense soul listeners would have little trouble placing the material in the 1966-1967 time frame, so much is it like the standard soul fare of the era. Once in a while, particularly on the slightly earlier-sounding cuts, there are hints of a gutsier and more satisfyingly bluesier bent, as on “The Heartache Is Gone,” “What Can It Be,” and especially “I Will Not Cry.” “Lonely Love,” though a 1967 single, has the slight girl-group flavor more associated with some soul records from circa 1964, as does the previously unissued “The Dance Is Over.”
Tracklist:
01. Bettye Swann – Make Me Yours (03:11)
02. Bettye Swann – Fall in Love With Me (02:53)
03. Bettye Swann – Don’t Look Back (02:47)
04. Bettye Swann – Don’t Wait Too Long (02:36)
05. Bettye Swann – Don’t Take My Mind (02:30)
06. Bettye Swann – I Can’t Stop Loving You (03:51)
07. Bettye Swann – I Think I’m Falling in Love (02:48)
08. Bettye Swann – You Gave Me Love (02:39)
09. Bettye Swann – The Heartache Is Gone (02:23)
10. Bettye Swann – I Will Not Cry (03:03)
11. Bettye Swann – What Is My Life Coming To (02:43)
12. Bettye Swann – A Change Is Gonna Come (03:54)
13. Bettye Swann – I Think I’m Falling in Love (Fast Version) (02:01)
14. Bettye Swann – The Man That Said No (02:20)
15. Bettye Swann – What Can It Be (02:27)
16. Bettye Swann – Our Love (02:54)
17. Bettye Swann – Lonely Love (02:13)
18. Bettye Swann – The Dance Is Over (02:02)
19. Bettye Swann – I Will Not Cry (Single Version) (02:47)
20. Bettye Swann – Don’t Take My Mind (2001 Remix) (02:33)
21. Bettye Swann – Make Me Yours (2001 Remix) (03:21)
22. Bettye Swann – Our Love (Alternative Vocal Mix) (03:08)
23. Bettye Swann – You Gave Me Love (Alternative Vocal Mix) (02:58)
24. Bettye Swann – Don’t Look Back (Alt Version) (03:09)
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