The Betty Carter Album
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| The Betty Carter Album | ||
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| Studio album by Betty Carter | ||
| Released | 1976 | |
| Recorded | Before 1975 | |
| Genre | Jazz | |
| Length | 39:44 | |
| Label | Bet-Car/Verve | |
| Producer(s) | Betty Carter | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Betty Carter chronology | ||
| Betty Carter at the Village Vanguard (1970) |
The Betty Carter Album (1972) |
I Didn't Know What Time It Was (1976) |
The Betty Carter Album is a 1976[1][2] album by Betty Carter. It is unique among her albums in its use of overdubbing on some tracks to allow her to record multiple vocal lines. It was also her first album for which she wrote the majority of the songs herself.
The album was originally released on Carter's own Bet-Car label. It was first reissued on CD by Verve in 1988.
[edit] Track listing
- "You're a Sweetheart" (Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh) – 3:57
- "I Can't Help It" (Betty Carter) – 2:45
- "What Is It?" (Betty Carter) – 5:35
- "On Our Way Up (Sister Candy)" (Freddie Roach) – 1:36
- "We Tried" (Betty Carter) – 5:53
- "Happy" (Betty Carter) – 2:08
- "Sunday, Monday or Always" (Sonny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 4:19
- "Tight" (Betty Carter) – 1:36
- "Children Learn What They Live" (Dorothy Law Nolt) – 4:16
- "Sounds (Movin' On)" (Betty Carter) – 7:17
[edit] Personnel
- Betty Carter - All vocals
- Danny Mixon - Piano
- Onaje Allan Gumbs - Piano (tracks 1, 3 and 7)
- Buster Williams - Bass
- Louis Hayes - Drums
- Chip Lyle - Drums (tracks 2, 8, 9 and 10)
