Betty Wright
Bessie Regina Norris (born December 21, 1953 - died May 10, 2020), better known … Read Full Bio ↴Bessie Regina Norris (born December 21, 1953 - died May 10, 2020), better known professionally as Betty Wright, was an American soul and R&B singer, songwriter and background vocalist born in Miami, Florida, who rose to fame in the 1970s with hits such as "Clean Up Woman" and "Tonight is the Night". Wright was also prominent in regard to the use of whistle register, the highest human singing register. She influenced a generation of female singer-songwriters and also influenced the world of hip hop who sampled some of her more popular material.

Starting singing gospel with the family group, the Echoes of Joy, Wright began switching to R&B music in 1965 when she was only 11. In 1968, she released her first album, My First Time Around, at the age of 15, and scored her first hit, "Girls Can't Do What Guys Can Do".

It was not until the end of 1971 that Wright's most successful phase of her career took place. The song, "Clean Up Woman", became a Top 5 pop and R&B hit, and would later influence a remix of Mary J. Blige's "Real Love" single with the sample of its guitar riffs; R&B girl group trio SWV's "I'm So Into You" also featured a sample from "Clean Up Woman", as did Afrika Bambaataa's song "Zulu War Chant". In 1974, Wright scored big with the songs "Tonight is the Night" (about a real-life love affair that happened with Wright when she was a teenager) and "Where is the Love" (which won her a Grammy for Best R&B Song).

After experiencing a brief slump in the early 1980s, she rebounded founding her own record label, Ms. B Records, and in 1988 made music history by being the first woman to have a gold record on her own label, with the release of Mother Wit, which featured two of her biggest hits in years, "No Pain (No Gain)" and the "After The Pain". On both songs, Wright displays her powerful upper register capabilities and five-octave range. In 1989, Wright released 4u2njoy which features the hit songs "From Pain To Joy", "Quiet Storm" and "Keep Love New". Her subsequent albums Passion and Compassion, B-Attitudes and Fit For A King kept her fanbase satisfied.

By 2001, a compilation album, The Very Best of Betty Wright, was released. In 2007, Wright scored her most successful single in over a decade with "Baby", a duet with fellow Soul singer, Angie Stone. The song peaked at #22 on the R&B chart and #2 on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart.

Wright mentored several young singers, and did vocal production for the likes of Gloria Estefan, Jennifer Lopez and Joss Stone.

In December 2010, Wright was given another Grammy Award nomination for the song, "Go", for the Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance.

In January 2011, Wright released her first album in ten years, Betty Wright: The Movie, and was credited to Betty Wright & The Roots .

On May 10, 2020, Wright sadly passed away due to cancer at age 66.
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Betty Wright Lyrics


4 U 2 Njoy ""4u2njoy"" If you take your time you might discover That w…
A Song For You Ooh baby I want you to listen To what I have to…
After The Pain Well, I couldn't resist the urge To tell you the end…
Ain't No Sunshine Ain't no sunshine when he's gone It's not warm when he's…
Baby Sitter When my best friend said She had lost her man To her…
Babysitter When my best friend said She had lost her man To her…
Be Your Friend Let me be your lovemaker Let me be your soul shaker Let…
Circle of Heartbreak Somebody please help me I′m feelin' dizzy My baby′s gone aga…
Clean Up Woman A clean up woman is a woman who Gets all the…
Clean Up Woman Medley A clean up woman is a woman who Gets all the…
Cry Like A Baby When I think about the good love you gave me I…
Dance with me You gotta keep on makin' me high You gotta keep on…
Deep Water Deep Water I went swimming But the water was too deep Now I…


Distant Lover Distant lover, lover (Lover, lover, lover) So many miles …
Do Right Girl The guys are gonna wander Go out and play some times But…
Don't Hurt Me Uh huh huh) (Uh huh huh) (Uh huh huh) Mama said, "You're a…
Every Breath You Take Every breath you take and every move you make Every bond…
Fakin' Moves Baby You better stop (stop), fakin′ moves on me Why don't yo…
For Love Alone I never stopped to check it out I never looked to…
From Pain To Joy ""From Pain To Joy"" All of my bad times are behind…
Get Biz-E GET BIZ-E Get Biz-e with the lovin boy Get Biz-e with the…
Girls Can't Do What Guys Do Betty Wright Miscellaneous Girls Can't Do What The Guys Do G…
Girls Can't Do What the Guys Do The guys are gonna wander Go out and play some times But…
Good Lovin' I want some man who knows how to love me And…
Grapes On A Vine Ooh (Oh, oh, oh) Mm (oh, oh) Oh (Oh, oh) Oh whoa (Oh, oh-oh)…
He's Bad Bad He's bad, bad, bad I'm the one who knows it He's bad,…
Help Is On The Way Help Is On The Way Hold on Everything will be okay What's t…
I Found Love I found love (Ooh) I found love Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (I…
I Love the Way You Love I love the way you love baby La La La La…
I Miss Ya I MISS YA (Letter From My Used to Be) I miss ya…
I'll Love You Forever Heart And Soul I'll love you forever I'll love you forever Take a look int…
I'm Gettin' Tired Baby I′m gettin' tired baby (Tired) Of wasting my love on you Oh,…
I'm Thankful When my day is over and the sun goes down I…
Interlude Hey, hey, hmm I got the world on my shoulder For…
It's Been Real ""It's Been Real"" (Never say never) Baby, I hope we can s…
It's Hard to Stop It's hard to stop doing something That's good to you, yeah,…
Just You With his big brown eyes he came my way I didn't…
Keep Love New ""Keep Love New"" (Your love, keep it new See the world thr…
Let Me Be Your Lovemaker Let me be your lovemaker Let me be your soul shaker Let…
Let's Not Rush Down The Road Of Love Darlin', for the last few days that we've been going…
Lightnin' Lightnin' (Do it to me once shame on you) (Do it to…
Love Days Baby, are you asleep baby? Baby, mmm-mmm-mmm I know that th…
Lovin' Is Really My Game I can't catch no man Hangin' out at a discotheque But I…
Ms. Time Ahh! Woo That′s it Ms. Time, I'm Takin′ what I want From yo…
My Love Is Love is giving When there is no more to give…
Nighttime Can Catch Ya NIGHT TIME CAN CATCH YA (THE RED WINE SONG) Nighttime can c…
No Good But So Good NO GOOD BUT SO GOOD Can't do with them Can't do without…
No Pain Ooh...ooh...ooh... My baby and are back together again Lovi…
No Pain, (No Gain) Ooh... ooh... ooh... My baby and are back together again Lo…
Old Songs [Chorus] Old songs, old songs Old records, and old memories…
Only You What in the world would make a woman Go back to…
Ooola La Honey, hurry home I got to fire in my bones Your baby…
Outside Woman Seems like being true to the man you marry Ain't enough…
Pain Well, I couldn't resist the urge To tell you the end…
Paralyzed His love keeps me satisfied And every girl likes to feel…
Passion & Compassion PASSION AND COMPASSION I lay in one man's arms and I felt…
Please Tell Me Yes In the middle of the night my passion Burns like a…
Pure Love Uh, huh, pure love Uh, huh, huh, pure love There's nothing …
Quiet Storm ""Quiet Storm"" Your love is a quiet storm And I love when…
Real Woman This song goes out to all my nephews, sons And…
Search 4 Love Is Over SEARCH 4 LOVE IS OVER CHORUS The search for love is over I…
Secretary It's very ordinary for the secretary To take a man away…
She's Got Papers On Me Five a.m. is the hour And we just took a…
Shoo-Rah! Shoo-Rah! You gotta wake up, early in the morning You gotta stay…
Shoorah Shoorah You gotta wake up, early in the morning You gotta stay…
Slip and Do It Feels so good When you slip and do it Feels so good When…
Thank You Baby You′re like a cool drink of water On a hot summer…
Thank You For Many Thing You've Done I have so much to say But in the least most…
That's When I'll Stop Loving You You ask me when I'll stop loving you Well, I'll tell…
The Babysitter When my best friend said She had lost her man To her…
The One You made my soul a burning fire You're getting to be…
The Secretary It's very ordinary for the secretary To take a man away…
Tonight Again First of all I’d like to say good evening And we’re…
Tonight Is Night Part 1 First of all I'd like to say good evening And we're…
Tonight Is The Night Hmm, hmm, mmm, mmm Tonight is the night That you make me…
Tonight Is The Night (Parts 1&2) First of all I'd like to say good evening And we're…
Tonight Is the Night / Won't Be Long Now First of all i"d like to say good evening And so…
Tonight Is the Night Pt. 1 First of all I'd like to say good evening And we're…
Tonight is the Night-Won't Be Long Now First of all i"d like to say good evening And so…
Tonights The Night Hmm, hmm, mmm, mmm Tonight is the night That you make me…
Unsolicited Advice When someone is too willing to volunteer Advice on your love…
Valley Of Lonely ""Valley Of Lonely"" (Give your love to me) Why Won't you …
Value Your Love yo queria llevarte al planeta que aun nadie a llegado yo…
We "Down" We Down We down (We down) Can't nobody turn my head around…
Where Is The Love Where is the love Where is the love You promised me Where is…
Whisper In The Wind Is that all our love has been Just a whisper in…
Woman To Woman Seems like being true to the man you marry Ain't enough…
Won't Be Long Now Will you love me tonight? Say you'll love me tonight P…
You Can't See for Lookin' Ooh baby I want you to listen To what I have to…


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