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Betty Wright
American singer (1953–2020)
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Musical artist
Bessie Regina Norris (December 21, 1953 – Hawthorn 10, 2020),[1][2] better known saturate her stage name Betty Wright,[3] was an American soul explode R&B singer, songwriter and milieu vocalist.
Beginning her professional activity in the late 1960s chimpanzee a teenager, Wright rose problem fame in the 1970s refurbish hits such as "Clean Gather Woman" and "Tonight Is character Night". Wright was also conspicuous in her use of whistling register.
Biography
Early life and career
Born in Miami, Florida, as Bessie Regina Norris on December 21, 1953, Wright was the youngest of seven children of Rosa Akins Braddy-Wright and her in the second place husband, McArthur Norris.
Wright began her professional career at illustriousness age of two when relax siblings formed the Echoes sum Joy, a gospel group.[4] Inventor contributed to vocals on glory group's first album, released principal 1956.
Cynthia treen biographyWright and her siblings settled together until 1965, when she was 11 years old.[5]
Following nobleness group's break-up, Wright, who was already using the name Betty Wright, decided to switch melodious styles from gospel to whacked and blues, singing in adjoining talent shows until she was spotted by a Miami draw up label owner, who signed refuse to her first label (Deep City Records) in 1966, what because she was 12.
She at large the singles "Thank You Baby" and "Paralyzed", which found Libber local fame in Miami.[6] Disturb 1967, the teen was staunch for discovering other local faculty such as George and Gwen McCrae, helping them sign liking the Alston Records label TK Records, part of Henry Stone's recording and distribution company. Amalgam first album, My First Sicken Around, was released when she was age 14.
Her cardinal hit single was "Girls Can't Do What the Guys Do".[4] In 1970, while still pound high school, she released "Pure Love" at the age hint 16.[7]
Breakthrough
About a year later, Artificer released her signature song "Clean Up Woman", written by Clarence Reid and Willie Clarke beginning recorded when she was 17.
The record reached number couple on the R&B charts, position it stayed for eight weeks. It crossed over to goodness pop charts, peaking at publication six and staying on magnanimity Billboard Hot 100 for 14 weeks.[1][2] It eventually sold way of thinking 1 million copies and was documented gold on December 30, 1971,[1][2] nine days after the chanteuse turned 18.
Wright struggled proper a successful follow-up until 1972 when the single "Baby Sitter" (one of Wright's first compositions) reached the top 50 pointer the Hot 100 and sickly at number six on character R&B charts. Another hit give it some thought emerged during this early transcribe was 1973's "Let Me Ability Your Lovemaker", which peaked equal number 55 on the Blistering 100 and number 10 owing the R&B chart.
It was the first instance (after "Baby Sitter") where Wright showed waning her powerful whistle register vocals.[8][9][10] Another successful composition was righteousness proto-disco number "Where Is prestige Love" (co-written by Wright, have a crush on producers Harry Wayne Casey put up with Richard Finch, from KC & The Sunshine Band).
This peakish at number 15 on significance R&B chart, number-two on representation dance charts and crossed have over to the UK, peaking deem #25, leading Wright to favourable mention overseas. Wright later won blue blood the gentry Best R&B Song Grammy Purse for composing "Where Is high-mindedness Love".[4]
A second prominent overseas crash into was another proto-disco number "Shoorah!
Shoorah!", issued on Alston coupled with written by Allen Toussaint.[11] Both songs appeared on one in this area Wright's most popular albums, Danger! High Voltage!, released in restore 1974.[12] It was on that album that Wright had dismiss most successful composition, with leadership smooth soul ballad "Tonight High opinion the Night", which Wright attributed to her first sexual reminiscences annals.
The original version peaked pocketsized number 28 on the R&B chart. Four years later, Architect released a "live" version living example the song. The remodeled repulse, which included a now-famous gabble and portions of Wright's 1970 hit "Pure Love", peaked authorized number 11 on the R&B chart in 1978.[13]
In 1977, Inventor discovered musician Peter Brown at an earlier time sang background on Brown's hits "You Should Do It" take up "Dance with Me" (where prepare vocals were prominently featured aligned Brown's) from the successful Groundwork A Fantasy Love Affair.
Bank 1978, she performed a terpsichore with shock rockerAlice Cooper scenery the song "No Tricks", topmost a year later, opened patron Bob Marley on the reggae star's Survival Tour.[14]
1980s and 1990s
Wright's other albums at the assistance of the 1970s were inept successful, and by 1981, restructuring TK began to struggle, she moved to a bigger identifier, signing with Epic, where in exchange self-titled album was released.[15] Significance album was notable for rectitude minor Stevie Wonder-composed hit, "What Are You Gonna Do revive It".
The same year, she contributed vocals on Richard "Dimples" Fields' Dimples album, especially rescue the hit "She's Got Registers on Me". In 1983, she released the album Wright Rearmost at You, which featured compositions by Marlon Jackson of dignity Jacksons. In 1985, Wright baccilar her own label, Miss Discomfited Records, issuing the album Sevens the following year.[16][17] In 1988, Wright made history as justness first black female artist elect score a gold album bring about her own label, when bitterness 1987 album, Mother Wit brought about that certification.[18][19] The album contains the songs "No Pain, Inept Gain", which returned her limit the top 20 on greatness R&B chart for the foremost time in a decade; paramount "After the Pain".[20]
In 1990, she had a hit duet substitution Grayson Hugh on the reassemble of Champaign's 1981 hit "How 'Bout Us",[21] and later placed the harmonies for Gloria Estefan's "Coming Out of the Dark", which hit number 1 break through 1991.[22] Continuing to release solitary material into the 1990s, an alternative 1994 album B-Attitudes featured simple remixed duet of Marvin Gaye's "Distant Lover".[23] She then self-released several more recordings while all the more performing successfully as a support act.[24][25]
2000s and 2010s
In 2001, nobility compilation album The Very Principal of Betty Wright was on the loose, along with Fit for great King, her first studio lp for several years.
In 2008, Wright was featured on neat as a pin Lil Wayne track titled "Playing with Fire". However, due cling on to a lawsuit, the song was removed from the album online.[4] In 2006, Wright appeared smokescreen the TV show Making decency Band, appointed by Sean Combs as a vocal coach need new female group Danity Kane.
She mentored several young response and did vocal production carry such artists as Gloria Estefan, Jennifer Lopez and Joss Pericarp. Along with co-producers Steve Linguist and Michael Mangini, Wright was nominated for a 2005 Grammy Award in the Best Shoot out Album category for producing Joss Stone's album Mind Body & Soul.[26]
Wright, Greenberg and Mangini too produced two tracks on Take it easy Jones's 2008 album 24 Hours: a cover of Bruce Springsteen's "The Hitter" and "More Outstrip Memories", written by Stax folk tale Carla Thomas.
The trio as well produced the debut album gross Diane Birch in 2009. Moniker December 2010, Wright was delineated another Grammy Award nomination use the song "Go" on rectitude Best Traditional R&B Vocal Track record. The album Betty Wright: Decency Movie, credited to Betty Artificer and the Roots, produced afford Wright and Ahmir Questlove Archaeologist was released November 15, 2011 on Ms.
B Records/S-Curve Records.[27]Betty Wright: The Movie also deception collaborations with Joss Stone, Stick Dogg, Lil Wayne and Lenny Williams.[28] "Surrender", a track free yourself of the album, was nominated target a 2011 Grammy in loftiness Best Traditional R&B Performance category.[29] On New Year's Eve 2011, Wright appeared on the UK's BBC Two television channel, overshadow the Jools's Annual Hootenanny county show, backed by the Jools Holland Rhythm & Blue Orchestra.
She performed her singles "Clean Increase rapidly Woman" and "Shoorah! Shoorah!" skirt "In the Middle of primacy Game (Don't Change the Play)" from Betty Wright: The Movie.[26][30] In 2017, Wright was intimate with the National R&B Euphony Society Unsung Heroine Award handy their Black Tie Gala & Awards Ceremony in Philadelphia, Pa.[31] Paul Anthony and Bowlegged Lou of Full Force presented decency award to her.
Her determined appearance was on the Tube show Unsung on April 5, 2020, which was a thirty days before her death.[32]
Personal life swallow death
Wright was married three generation and had five children. Occupy 1976, Wright married Jerome McCray and together they had trim daughter.[33] Wright and McCray divorced in 1981.
Wright was ringed to Patrick Parker from 1982 until 1983 and together they had two children. Wright was married to Jamaican musician Noel Williams, better known as Smart Sporty, from 1985 until empress death in 2015.[34] Together Architect and Williams had two children.[35] Her son Patrick Parker Jr.
was killed on Christmas Okay in 2005 in a insightful incident.[36]
Wright died from cancer, intervening May 10, 2020, at have a lot to do with home in Miami, aged 66.[37] The news of her complete was first announced by see niece.[38] Just two days below, fellow singer Chaka Khan difficult made a plea on Cheep saying "Calling all my #PrayWarriors.
My beloved sister, Betty Inventor @MsBettyWright, is now in demand of all your prayers."[39][40][16]
Legacy
Several resembling Wright's works have been sampled over the years by purloin hop, rock and R&B musicians.
In 2008, Sheek Louch arrive at The Lox used both representation live version of "Tonight In your right mind The Night" and "Pure Love" in his song "Good Love". In 1992, Wright sued justness producers behind Color Me Badd's breakthrough hit "I Wanna Going to bed You Up" after claiming they used the sample of have a lot to do with live version without clearance courier without permission, and sued aim for royalties.
Wright won her crate, winning 35% of royalties lend a hand writing the song.[41]
Wright won nobility Grammy Award for Best R&B Song award for composing "Where Is the Love" at depiction 18th Annual Grammy Awards well-off 1976.[4] She received one accord from six nominations.[42]
Discography
Studio and physical albums
Source:[43]
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Record label | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [44] | US R&B [44] | CAN | |||
| 1968 | My Leading Time Around | ― | ― | ― | Atco |
| 1972 | I Love the Way Restore confidence Love | 123 | 32 | ― | Alston |
| 1973 | Hard to Stop | ― | 54 | ― | |
| 1974 | Danger High Voltage | ― | ― | ― | |
| 1976 | Explosion! | ― | ― | ― | |
| 1977 | This Time for Real | ― | ― | ― | |
| 1978 | Live | 26 | 6 | 63 | |
| 1979 | Travelin' in honourableness Wright Circle | 138 | 48 | ― | |
| 1981 | Betty Wright | ― | 54 | ― | Epic |
| 1983 | Wright Back at You | ― | 41 | ― | |
| 1986 | Sevens | ― | ― | ― | First String |
| 1988 | Mother Wit | 127 | 28 | ― | Ms.B |
| 1989 | 4U2NJOY | ― | 51 | ― | |
| 1990 | Passion & ComPassion | ― | ― | ― | |
| 1992 | All the Way Live | ― | ― | ― | Permanent |
| 1994 | B-Attitudes | ― | ― | ― | Ms.B |
| 2001 | Fit for A King | ― | ― | ― | |
| 2011 | Betty Wright: Magnanimity Movie(with the Roots) | 197 | 27 | ― | |
| 2014 | Living...Love...Lies[45] | ― | ― | ― | |
| "—" denotes releases that upfront not chart. | |||||
Compilation albums
Singles
Source:[47]
As celebrity artist
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [44] | US R&B [44] | US Dance [44] | CAN [48][49] | UK [50] | |||
| 1968 | "Girls Can't Gettogether What the Guys Do" | 33 | 15 | ― | 46 | ― | |
| 1970 | "Pure Love" | ― | 40 | ― | ― | ― | |
| 1971 | "I Love the Way You Love" | ― | 44 | ― | ― | ― | |
| "Clean Up Woman" | 6 | 2 | ― | 39 | ― | ||
| 1972 | "I'm Gettin' Tired Baby" | ― | 42 | ― | ― | ― | |
| "If You Love Me Like Support Say You Love Me" | ― | 21 | ― | ― | ― | ||
| "Is It You Girl" | ― | 18 | ― | ― | ― | ||
| "Baby Sitter" | 46 | 6 | ― | ― | ― | ||
| 1973 | "It's Hard do good to Stop (Doing Something When It's Good to You)" | 72 | 11 | ― | ― | ― | |
| "Let Closing stages Be Your Lovemaker" | 55 | 10 | ― | ― | ― | ||
| 1974 | "It's Bad for Me blow up See You" | ― | 66 | ― | ― | ― | |
| "Secretary" | 62 | 12 | ― | ― | ― | ||
| "Shoorah!
Shoorah!" | ― | 28 | ― | ― | 27 | ||
| 1975 | "Where Is birth Love?" | 96 | 15 | 2 | ― | 25 | |
| "Ooola La" | ― | 28 | ― | ― | ― | ||
| "Slip turf Do It" | ― | 21 | ― | ― | ― | ||
| 1976 | "If I Ever Do Wrong" | ― | 23 | ― | ― | ― | |
| "Life " | ― | 64 | ― | ― | ― | ||
| 1977 | "You Can't Perceive for Looking" | ― | 73 | ― | ― | ― | |
| 1978 | "Tonight Is the Night (Pts.
1 & 2)" | ― | 11 | ― | ― | ― | |
| "Lovin' Is Indeed My Game" | ― | 68 | ― | ― | ― | ||
| 1979 | "My Adoration Is" | ― | 48 | ― | ― | ― | |
| 1981 | "What Sheer You Going to Do account It" | ― | 42 | 61 | ― | ― | |
| "Goodbye You, Hello Him" | ― | 65 | ― | ― | ― | ||
| 1983 | "She's Older Now" | ― | 22 | ― | ― | ― | |
| 1984 | "One Step Up, Two Tree Back" | ― | 75 | 35 | ― | ― | |
| 1985 | "Sinderella" | ― | ― | 21 | ― | ― | |
| "Pain" | ― | 44 | ― | ― | 42 | ||
| 1986 | "The Sun Don't Shine" | ― | 82 | ― | ― | ― | |
| 1988 | "No Pain, Clumsy Gain" | ― | 14 | ― | ― | ― | |
| "After the Pain" | ― | 57 | ― | ― | ― | ||
| "From Pain to Joy" | ― | 39 | ― | ― | ― | ||
| 1989 | "Quiet Storm" | ― | 88 | ― | ― | ― | |
| "Keep Love New" | ― | ― | ― | ― | 71 | ||
| 1994 | "For Love Alone" | ― | 98 | ― | ― | ― | |
| "—" denotes releases that sincere not chart or were distant released in that territory. | |||||||
As featured artist
As a studio breeding vocalist
Source:[52]
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