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.
These Arms Of Mine
Bettye Swann Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'These Arms Of Mine' by these artists:
6.Otis Redding These arms of mine, they are lonely Lonely and feeling blue …
Angelzoom I'm standing at the roadside, I'm the grass Observing frigh…
Aretha & Otis These arms of mine, they are lonely Lonely and feeling blue …
Aretha Franklin & Otis Redding These arms of mine, they are lonely Lonely and feeling blue…
Beres Hammond These arms of mine They are longing Longing and feeling blue…
Billy Walker (Still reaching for you) I guess I'll love again that's the…
Bruce Hornsby Well I'm walking on the floor Hanging right round the door …
Bruce Hornsby & the Range Well I'm walking on the floor Hanging right round the door H…
Bruce Hornsby and the Range Well I'm walking on the floor Hanging right round the door …
Carla Thomas These arms of mine They are lonely Lonely and feeling blue T…
Carla Thomas & Friends These arms of mine They are lonely Lonely and feeling blue…
Charlie Wood These arms of mine They are lonely Lonely and feeling blue …
Colin James These arms of mine, They are loony, Lonely, and feelin' blue…
David-Ivar Herman Düne You want commitment, and take a look into these eyes. They…
Dirty Dancing These arms of mine They are lonely Lonely and feeling blue…
Freddy Fender These arms of mine They are lonely, lonely and feeling blue …
J.Lynn Johnston BECAUSE LOVE IT AIN'T EASY TO FIND YOU COULD LOSE YOUR…
James Carr They are lonely Lonely and feeling blue They are yearning …
Joan Osborne These arms of mine They are lonely, lonely and feeling…
KITCHEN - Otis Redding These arms of mine, they are lonely Lonely and feeling blue …
LeAnn Rimes These arms of mine long to hold you again Like they…
LIVING ROOM - Otis Redding These arms of mine, they are lonely Lonely and feeling blue …
Otis Redding feat. Steve Cropper & Donald "Duck" Dunn These arms of mine, they are lonely Lonely and feeling blue…
Perrin Lamb Tangled and tongue-tied battered and bruised, twisted and us…
Redding (Otis) These arms of mine, they are lonely Lonely and feeling blue …
Roy Buchanan These arms of mine They are lonely Lonely and feeling blue T…
Sam & Dave These arms of mine, they are lonely Lonely and feeling blue …
Solomon Burke These arms of mine They are lonely Lonely and feeling blue T…
Tab Benoit These arms of mine They are lonely Lonely and feeling blue…
Tab Benoit & Jimmy Thackery These arms of mine, they are lonely Lonely and feeling blue …
Terry Manning These arms of mine, they will hold you And keep you…
The Legends Of Soul_The Very Best Of Aretha Franklin And Otis Redding These arms of mine, they are lonely Lonely and feeling blue…
The Proclaimers These arms of mine They are lonely Lonely and feeling blue …
Tiffany These arms of mine they are lonely Lonely and feeling blue,…
Tony Joe White These arms of mine don't have that muscle And they don't…
Vintage Trouble These arms of mine, they are lonely Lonely and feeling blue …
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 You Ever Get Tired Baby you make me cry all the time You'd be the…
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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