Betty Wright

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Bessie Regina Norris (December 21, 1953 – May 10, 2020), better known by her stage name Betty Wright, was an American soul and R&B singer, songwriter and background vocalist. Beginning her professional career in the late 1960s as a teenager, Wright rose to fame in the 1970s with hits such as "Clean Up Woman" and "Tonight Is the Night". Wright was also prominent in her use of whistle register. == Biography == === Early life and career === Born in... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Clean Up Woman - #2: Queen of Clubs - #3: You Had Me - #4: Where Is the Love - #5: Feeling for You
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  Betty Wright
Girls Can't Do What the Guys Do
1.
08/1968

Girls Can't Do What the Guys Do
Betty Wright greentick

from My First Time Around   
37 pts
33
US


15
R&B


[Alston 4569]
written by Clarence Reid & Willie Clarke
2.
11/1968

He's Bad Bad Bad
Betty Wright greentick

from My First Time Around   
4 pts
103
US






[Alston 4571]
written by Clarence Reid & Willie Clarke
3.
08/1970

Pure Love
Betty Wright greentick

from I Love the Way You Love   
3 pts




40
R&B


[Alston 4587]
written by Clarence Reid & Willie Clarke
4.
07/1971

I Love the Way You Love
Betty Wright greentick

from I Love the Way You Love   
6 pts
109
US


44
R&B


[Alston 4594]
written by Willie Clarke & Willie "Beaver" Hale
Clean Up Woman
5.
11/1971

#1  Clean Up Woman
Betty Wright greentick

from I Love the Way You Love   
156 pts
6
US


2
R&B


[Alston 4601]
written by Clarence Reid & Willie Clarke
6.
04/1972

I'm Gettin' Tired Baby
Betty Wright greentick

from I Love the Way You Love   
7 pts
121
US


42
R&B


US B side to If You Love Me the Way You Say You Love Me
[Alston 4609]
written by Clarence Reid & Willie Clarke
7.
04/1972

If You Love Me Like You Say You Love Me
Betty Wright greentick

from I Love the Way You Love   
11 pts
104
US


21
R&B


[Alston 4609]
written by Clarence Reid & Willie Clarke
8.
06/1972

Is It You Girl
Betty Wright greentick

12 pts
101
US


18
R&B


[Alston 4611]
written by Clarence Reid & Willie Clarke
9.
09/1972

Baby Sitter
Betty Wright greentick

from Hard to Stop   
38 pts
46
US


6
R&B


[Alston 4614]
written by Betty Wright greentick, Clarence Reid & Willie Clarke
10.
04/1973

It's Hard to Stop (Doing Something When it's Good to You)
Betty Wright greentick

from Hard to Stop   
23 pts
72
US


11
R&B


[Alston 4617]
written by Betty Wright greentick, Clarence Reid & Willie Clarke
11.
09/1973

Let Me Be Your Lovemaker
Betty Wright greentick

28 pts
55
US


10
R&B


[Alston 4619]
written by Betty Wright greentick, Clarence Reid & Willie Clarke
12.
03/1974

It's Bad for Me to See You
Betty Wright greentick

1 pts




66
R&B


[Alston 4620]
written by Pam Sawyer & Gloria Jones
Secretary
13.
06/1974

Secretary
Betty Wright greentick

22 pts
62
US


12
R&B


[Alston 4622]
written by Clarence Reid & Willie Clarke
  KC & the Sunshine Band
Queen of Clubs
14.
08/1974

#2  Queen of Clubs
KC & the Sunshine Band

from Do It Good   Do It Good
100 pts






7
UK
written by Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch, Willie Clarke & Betty Wright greentick
  Betty Wright
15.
01/1975

#4  Where Is the Love
Betty Wright greentick

from Danger - High Voltage   
82 pts
96
US
2
dance
15
R&B
25
UK
[Alston 3713]
written by Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch, William Clarke & Betty Wright greentick
16.
01/1975

Shoorah! Shoorah!
Betty Wright greentick

from Danger - High Voltage   
42 pts




28
R&B
27
UK
charted as Shoorah! Shoorah! / Tonight Is the Night in US R&B charts
written by Allen Toussaint
17.
08/1975

Ooola La
Betty Wright greentick

5 pts




28
R&B


[Alston 3715]
written by Clarence Reid & Willie Clarke
18.
12/1975

Slip and Do It
Betty Wright greentick

7 pts




21
R&B


[Alston 3718]
written by Eugene Dixon & James Thompson
  KC & the Sunshine Band
Queen of Clubs
19.
03/1976

Queen of Clubs
KC & the Sunshine Band

16 pts
66
US


25
R&B


R
[T.K. 1005]
written by Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch, Willie Clarke & Betty Wright greentick
  Little Beaver
20.
06/1976

Little Girl Blue
Little Beaver

1 pts




91
R&B


[Cat 2003]
written by Betty Wright greentick, Willie Clarke & Willie Hale
  Betty Wright
21.
08/1976

If I Ever Do Wrong
Betty Wright greentick

from Explosion   
6 pts




23
R&B


[Alston 3722]
written by Betty Wright greentick & Willie Clarke
22.
12/1976

Life
Betty Wright greentick

from Explosion   
2 pts




64
R&B


[Alston 3725]
written by Milton Wright
23.
08/1977

You Can't See for Lockin'
Betty Wright greentick

from This Time for Real   
1 pts




73
R&B


[Alston 3734]
written by Betty Wright greentick & Willie Clarke
24.
09/1978

Tonight Is the Night (Pts. 1 & 2)
Betty Wright greentick

from Betty Wright Live   
10 pts




11
R&B


[Alston 3740]
written by Betty Wright greentick & Willie Clarke
25.
02/1979

Lovin' Is Really My Game
Betty Wright greentick

from Betty Wright, Live   
1 pts




68
R&B


[Alston 3745]
written by Belita Woods & Trenita Womack
26.
07/1979

My Love Is
Betty Wright greentick

from Betty Travelin' in the Wright Circle   
2 pts




48
R&B


[Alston 3747]
written by Betty Wright greentick & Jerome McCray
27.
03/1981

What Are You Going to Do with It
Betty Wright greentick

from Betty Wright   
5 pts


61
dance
42
R&B


[Epic 51009]
written by Betty Wright greentick & Stevie Wonder
28.
10/1981

Goodbye Him Hello No
Betty Wright greentick

2 pts




65
R&B


[Epic 02521]
written by Richard "Dimples" Fields
29.
02/1983

She's Older Now
Betty Wright greentick

from Wright Back at You   
6 pts




22
R&B


[Epic 03523]
written by Betty Wright greentick & Warren Mendes
30.
06/1984

One Step Up, Two Steps Back
Betty Wright greentick

4 pts


35
dance
75
R&B


[Jamaica 3]
written by Betty Wright greentick, Huey Harris, Daryl Johnson & Amir Bayyan
31.
01/1986

Pain
Betty Wright greentick

from Sevens   
20 pts




44
R&B
42
UK
[First String 965]
written by Betty Wright greentick
32.
07/1986

The Sun Don't Shine
Betty Wright greentick

from Sevens   
1 pts




82
R&B


[First String 968]
written by Betty Wright greentick
33.
03/1988

No Pain, No Gain
Betty Wright greentick

from Mother Wit   
9 pts




14
R&B


[Ms. B 4501]
written by Betty Wright greentick
34.
08/1988

After the Pain
Betty Wright greentick

from Mother Wit   
2 pts




57
R&B


[Ms. B 4503]
written by Betty Wright greentick
35.
01/1989

From Pain to Joy
Betty Wright greentick

from 4U2NJOY   4U2NJOY
3 pts




39
R&B


[Ms. B 4505]
written by Betty Wright greentick
36.
06/1989

Quiet Storm
Betty Wright greentick

from 4U2NJOY   4U2NJOY
1 pts




88
R&B


[Ms. B 4508]
written by Betty Wright greentick
37.
09/1989

Keep Love New
Betty Wright greentick

from 4U2NJOY   4U2NJOY
9 pts






71
UK
written by Betty Wright greentick
  Music & Mystery
38.
02/1993

All This Love I'm Giving
Music & Mystery

24 pts






36
UK
featuring Gwen McCrae
written by Jeremiah Burden, Lynn Williams & Betty Wright greentick
  Betty Wright
39.
01/1994

For Love Alone
Betty Wright greentick

from B-Attitudes   
1 pts




98
R&B


[Ms. B 70040]
written by Betty Wright greentick & Angelo Morris
Distant Lover
40.
07/1994

Distant Lover
Betty Wright greentick

from B-Attitudes   
1 pts




108
R&B


written by Marvin Gaye, Gwen Gordy Fuqua & Sandra Greene
  United State
41.
10/1997

All This Love That I'm Giving
United State

2 pts






196
UK
featuring Maree
written by Betty Wright greentick, Jeremiah Burden & Lynn Williams
  Cassius
42.
05/1999

#5  Feeling for You
Cassius

from 1999   
77 pts


6
dance


16
UK
written by Boom Bass, Philippe Zdar, Betty Wright greentick, Jeremiah Burden & Lynn Williams
  Betty Wright
43.
03/2001

U R a Ho and U-Don't Know
Betty Wright greentick

from Fit for a King   
1 pts




124
R&B


  Gwen McCrae
44.
05/2003

All This Love That I'm Giving
Gwen McCrae

3 pts






178
UK
written by Jeremiah Burden, Lynn Williams & Betty Wright greentick
  Joss Stone
You Had Me
45.
09/2004

#3  You Had Me
Joss Stone

from Mind, Body & Soul   Mind, Body & Soul
89 pts






9
UK
written by Joss Stone, Francis White, Wendy Stoker & Betty Wright greentick
Right to Be Wrong
46.
12/2004

Right to Be Wrong
Joss Stone

from Mind, Body & Soul   Mind, Body & Soul
33 pts






29
UK
written by Joss Stone, Desmond Child & Betty Wright greentick
You Had Me
47.
01/2005

You Had Me
Joss Stone

from Mind, Body & Soul   Mind, Body & Soul
3 pts






139
UK
R
written by Joss Stone, Francis White, Wendy Stoker & Betty Wright greentick
Don't Cha Wanna Ride
48.
07/2005

Don't Cha Wanna Ride
Joss Stone

from Mind, Body & Soul   Mind, Body & Soul
48 pts






20
UK
written by Joss Stone, Desmond Child, Betty Wright greentick, Steve Greenberg, Mike Mangini, Eugene Record & William Sanders
  Avicii & Sebastien Drums
My Feelings for You
49.
09/2010

My Feelings for You
Avicii & Sebastien Drums

from The Battery Pack   The Battery Pack
15 pts






46
UK
written by Betty Wright greentick, Jeremiah Burden & Lynn Williams
My Feelings for You
50.
12/2010

My Feelings for You
Avicii & Sebastien Drums

from The Battery Pack   The Battery Pack
3 pts






124
UK
R
written by Betty Wright greentick, Jeremiah Burden & Lynn Williams
  DJ Khaled
Holy Key
51.
08/2016

Holy Key
DJ Khaled

from Major Key   
11 pts
84
US


29
R&B


featuring Big Sean, Kendrick Lamar and Betty Wright
[We The Best LP Cut]
written by DJ Khaled, Big Sean, Kendrick Duckworth, Bessie Norris greentick, Marcello Valenzano, Andre Lyon & Edward Davadi Jr.


See also...

Grayson Hugh & Betty Wright


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