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Artist: Betty Davis Album: Betty Davis Original Release Date: 1973 Original Label: Reissue Date: April 7, 2007 Reissue Label: Light in the Attic Catalog No: UFOXY-2CD Genre: R&B Styles: Funk, Deep Funk, Funk-Rock ~ P E R S O N N E L ~ Betty Davis Arranger, Vocals Larry Graham Bass (Electric) Hershall Kennedy Clavinet, Organ Patryce Banks Percussion, Vocals Doug Rodrigues Guitar Richard Kermode Piano Victor Pantoja Conga Jules Broussard Saxophone (Baritone) Willie Sparks Drums Anita Pointer Vocals June Pointer Vocals Greg Adams Trumpet Richard Kermode Piano (Acoustic), Clavinet Michael Gillette Brass Skip Mesquite Saxophone Merl Saunders Piano (Electric) Pete Sears Piano (Acoustic) Doug Rauch Bass Neal Schon Guitar Douglas Rodrigues Guitar Annie Sampson Vocals Good Doin Mallory Engineer Greg Errico Producer, Drums +++POSITIVE+++ Betty Davis was one of the nastiest ladies in 70s soul – and this is one of her greatest albums – a killer batch of funky tracks all the way through! Betty has a sound like nobody else – and she takes heavy drums, throbbing bass, and ripping guitars – all as a hard and funky backing for raunchy, raspy vocals that are belted out with a slinky, sexy sort of sound! Davis' vocals are unlike anyone else we can think of – easily some of the most badass work you'll ever find on record – and the tracks are a mix of hip themes about sex, gal power, and struttin your stuff – all delivered by a righteous woman who can definitely do just that! The album features the classic break tracks "If I'm In Luck I Might Get Picked Up" and "Steppin in Her I Miller Shoes", but every cut is a funky monster – including "Ooh Yea", "In The Meantime", "Your Man My Man", and "Anti Love Song". A great one if you dig hard female soul, heavy funky guitars, or both at the same time! This beautiful reissue features top-shelf sound, extensive notes and photos, and previously unissued bonus tracks that include "Come Take Me", "I Will Take That Ride", and "You Won't See Me In The Morning". © 1996-2010, Dusty Groove America, Inc. Betty Davis' debut was an outstanding funk record, driven by her aggressive, no-nonsense songs and a set of howling performances from a crack band. Listeners wouldn't know it from the song's title, but for the opener, "If I'm in Luck I Might Get Picked Up," Davis certainly doesn't play the wallflower; she's a woman on the prowl, positively luring the men in and, best of all, explaining exactly how she does it: "I said I'm wigglin' my fanny, I'm raunchy dancing, I'm-a-doing it doing it/This is my night out." "Game Is My Middle Name" begins at a midtempo lope, but really breaks through on the chorus, with the Pointer Sisters and Sylvester backing up each of her assertions. As overwhelming as Davis' performances are, it's as much the backing group as Davis herself that makes her material so powerful (and believable). Reams of underground cred allowed her to recruit one of the tightest rhythm sections ever heard on record (bassist Larry Graham and drummer Greg Errico, both veterans of Sly & the Family Stone), plus fellow San Francisco luminaries like master keyboardist Merl Saunders and guitarists Neal Schon or Douglas Rodriguez (both associated with Santana at the time). Graham's popping bass and the raw, flamboyant, hooky guitar lines of Schon or Rodriguez make the perfect accompaniment to these songs; Graham's slinky bass is the instrumental equivalent of Davis' vocal gymnastics, and Rodriguez makes his guitar scream during "Your Man My Man." It's hard to tell whether the musicians are pushing so hard because of Davis' performances or if they're egging each other, but it's an unnecessary question. Everything about Betty Davis' self-titled debut album speaks to Davis the lean-and-mean sexual predator, from songs to performance to backing, and so much the better for it. All of which should've been expected from the woman who was too wild for Miles Davis. [The 2007 Light in the Attic edition includes bonus tracks.] ~ John Bush, All Music Guide ---NEGATIVE--- Not to be confused with Betty Wright (or Bette Davis), Betty Davis was a model and scenester who became a funk singer after a brief marriage to Miles Davis, during which she introduced him to Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone. Family Stone drummer Greg Errico produced this debut, and the band features most of Graham Central Station (including Larry) and much of the Tower Of Power horn section. As you'd expect, this crew lays down some heavy grooves ("If I'm In Luck I Might Get Picked Up"), but there's no development or structure, just Davis yelling out whatever comes to mind, often fixating on one line ("Walking Up The Road"). Sometimes people say she was too experimental for black radio and too black for white radio, but the truth is she was too unskilled and unhinged for almost anyone's radio: her voice is untrained, but the real problem is that she doesn't have the imagination to keep her sexual predator persona interesting. (The concluding ballad "In The Meantime" is the clearest evidence of her limitations.) Despite her would-be outrageous presentation ("Oooh Yea"), she doesn't approach either the shock value or the vocal capabilities of, say, Millie Jackson. "Anti Love Song" is the closest thing to a coherent discourse here and also the only hint of vulnerability, suggesting that fear of intimacy is behind her focus on sex-only encounters. Davis recorded three more albums during the 70s, then retired and lives in relative obscurity today in Homestead, PA. --David Bertrand Wilson, WARR.org |
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