Bettye Swann (born Betty Jean Champion, October 24, 1944, Shreveport, Louis… Read Full Bio ↴Bettye Swann (born Betty Jean Champion, October 24, 1944, Shreveport, Louisiana) is an American soul music singer, best known for her 1967 hit song "Make Me Yours".
She grew up in Arcadia, Louisiana, one of 14 children, and moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1963. Although some sources state that she was in a vocal group known as The Fawns who recorded for Money Records in 1964, she has refuted this, saying that she sang with a trio in Arcadia by that name.
In 1964 she started a solo singing career, as Bettye Swann, at the prompting of local DJ Al Scott, who became her manager. After a minor hit with the self-penned "Don’t Wait Too Long". her big breakthrough came with "Make Me Yours", which topped the Billboard R&B charts in July 1967, and also made #21 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 1968 she split with Scott, moved to Georgia, won a new contract with Capitol Records and had another hit in 1969 with "Don't Touch Me" (#14 R&B, #38 Hot 100).
In 1972 she transferred to Atlantic Records and had a couple of minor hits with "Victim of a Foolish Heart" (later revived by Joss Stone), and Merle Haggard’s "Today I Started Loving You Again". She continued to record until the mid-1970s, but with little commercial success. Her last public performance as Bettye Swann was in 2013, live in Cleethorpes.
As Betty Barton, she then worked in the education sector in the Las Vegas, Nevada area, and became a Jehovah's Witness. She is now retired and, according to a 2005 interview, suffers from a degenerative spinal condition. After leaving Money Records she lived for a short time in Athens, Georgia.
She grew up in Arcadia, Louisiana, one of 14 children, and moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1963. Although some sources state that she was in a vocal group known as The Fawns who recorded for Money Records in 1964, she has refuted this, saying that she sang with a trio in Arcadia by that name.
In 1964 she started a solo singing career, as Bettye Swann, at the prompting of local DJ Al Scott, who became her manager. After a minor hit with the self-penned "Don’t Wait Too Long". her big breakthrough came with "Make Me Yours", which topped the Billboard R&B charts in July 1967, and also made #21 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 1968 she split with Scott, moved to Georgia, won a new contract with Capitol Records and had another hit in 1969 with "Don't Touch Me" (#14 R&B, #38 Hot 100).
In 1972 she transferred to Atlantic Records and had a couple of minor hits with "Victim of a Foolish Heart" (later revived by Joss Stone), and Merle Haggard’s "Today I Started Loving You Again". She continued to record until the mid-1970s, but with little commercial success. Her last public performance as Bettye Swann was in 2013, live in Cleethorpes.
As Betty Barton, she then worked in the education sector in the Las Vegas, Nevada area, and became a Jehovah's Witness. She is now retired and, according to a 2005 interview, suffers from a degenerative spinal condition. After leaving Money Records she lived for a short time in Athens, Georgia.
Just Because You Can't Be Mine
Bettye Swann Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Bettye Swann:
(My Heart Is) Closed for the Season If you pass by me On your way back from her…
Ain't That Peculiar Honey you do me wrong but still I'm crazy about…
Angel Of The Morning There'll be no strings to bind your hands Not if my…
Closed For The Season If you pass by me On your way back from her…
Cover Me At the dark end of the street That's where we always…
Don Your hand is like a torch each time you touch…
Don't Look Back If it's love that you're running from, there's no hiding…
Don't Take My Mind Watch out he's the kind to deceive Mama tried to tell…
Don't Touch Me Your hand is like a torch each time you touch…
don’t look back If it's love that you're running from, there's no hiding…
Don’t Take My Mind Watch out he's the kind to deceive Mama tried to tell…
Fall In Love With Me (Falling in love) (Falling in love) What you need You know …
I Today I started loving you again I'm right back where…
I'm Lonely For You Oh, they say that into each lie Some rain must blow And…
Kiss My Love Goodbye The time is right You hold me tight And love's got me…
Little Things Mean A Lot Blow me a kiss from across the room Say I look…
Make Me Yours I never had a love to call my own I was…
Stand By Your Man Sometimes it's hard to be a woman giving all your love…
Sweet Dreams Sweet, sweet dreams I have of you Every night, night after…
Tell It Like It Is If you want something to play with Go and find yourself…
The Jealous Kind Don′t be angry If I seem rude Each time we meet Someone that…
Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye Kiss me each morning for a million years Hold me each…
Today I Started Loving You Again Today I started loving you again I'm right back where…
Victim of a Foolish Heart Your scars were still showing When I first met you, baby Fro…
Willie And Laura Mae Jones Willie and Laura Mae Jones were our neighbors a long…
Words Smile an everlasting smile a smile could bring you near…
You Kiss me each morning for a million years Hold me each…
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