| Bettye
Lavette Betty
LaVett (born Betty Haskins in 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
Unreleased Atlantic - My My My / What's New - 1963
Lu Pine 123 - Witchcraft In The Air / You Killed The Love
- 1963
Lu Pine 1021 - 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 favour to Luther Dixon for Florence
Greenberg to hear)
Calla 102 - Let Me Down Easy / What I Don't Know (Won't
Hurt Me) - 1965
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
Unreleased Calla - Cry Me A River - 1965
Big Wheel 1969 - I'm Holding On / Tears In Vain -
1966
Karen 1540 - Almost / Love Makes The World Go Round
(Instrumental) - 1968
Karen 1544 - Get Away / What Condition My Condition Is In
- 1969
Karen 1545 - With A Little Help From My Friends / Hey
Love - 1969
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
Silver Fox 21 - Do Your Duty / Love's Made A Fool Out Of
Me - 1970
Silver Fox 24 - Games People Play / My Train's Coming In
- 1970
SSS Int. 839 - Take Another Little Piece Of My Heart* /
At The Mercy Of A Man - 1970
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 / ? - 1971
Betty LaVette
TCA 001 - Never My Love /
Stormy - 1971
Atco 6891 - Heart Of Gold / You'll Wake Up Wiser - 1972
Atco 6913 - Your Turn To Cry / Soul Tambourine -
1973
Epic 50143 - Thank You For Loving Me / You Made A
Believer Out Of Me - 1975
Epic 50177 - Behind Closed Doors / You're A Man Of Words,
I'm A Woman Of Action - 1976
Bettye LaVette
West End 1213 - Doin' The
Best That I Can (Part 1) / Doin' The Best That I Can
(Part 2) - 1978
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
Motown 1614 - Either Way We Lose / I Can't Stop -
1982
Street King ? - Trance Dance (Part 1) / Trance
Dance (Part 2) - 1984
Get Down ? - The Rhythm And The Blues / Have You Tried
Jesus - 1984
Willie Tee / Betty
LaVette
Gold Coast 8001 - Please
Don't Go / Games People Play* - ? *Flip By Betty Lavette.
Bettye LaVette
Bar None ? - Damn Your
Eyes / Out Cold - 1997
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 6000 - 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 Foole 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 ? - 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)
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