Bettye Swann - The Money Recordings '2001

Tracks list

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). Its 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 wasnt 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 - Dont Look Back (02:47)
 04. Bettye Swann - Dont Wait Too Long (02:36)
 05. Bettye Swann - Dont Take My Mind (02:30)
 06. Bettye Swann - I Cant Stop Loving You (03:51)
 07. Bettye Swann - I Think Im 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 Im 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 - Dont 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 - Dont Look Back (Alt Version) (03:09)

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