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Betty Harris
Soul Perfection
Charly Records (CHARLY618LP)
Release date: Jan 1, 2025, Europe
BETTY HARRIS (born 1939, in Orlando, Florida) is an American Soul Singer with a reputation that far exceeds her commercial success of the 1960s. Her recordings for the Sansu record label are highly sought after by fans of both Northern and Deep Soul.
In 1964, Betty Harris switched record labels from Jubilee to Sansu, a New Orleans label, where she was introduced to and produced by the legendary New Orleans producer Allen Toussaint. Her recordings with Sansu produced 20 singles. Of those, only "Nearer to You" charted (Billboard Hot 100 # 85), an atmospheric, dramatic soul ballad, now considered one of the milestones of deep soul. However, practically all of her recordings for Sansu featuring Allen Toussaint's raw yet sophisticated Southern Soul arrangements are considered prime specimens of the classic soul era. Notable recordings include "I'm Evil Tonight"; “Show It”; "I Don't Want To Hear It" and "Twelve Red Roses", favored among Northern Soul fans, plus "Can't Last Much Longer" and "What'd I Do Wrong".
In 1969 her Sansu recordings were compiled into a U.K. album—Soul Perfection—now highly prized around the world and reissued here in its original form for the first time.
A1
Ride Your Pony
A2
What A Sad Feeling
A3
Bad Luck
A4
I'm Gonna Git Ya
A5
Show It
A6
Can't Last Much Longer
A7
I Don't Wanna Hear It
A8
Sometime
B1
Mean Man
B2
Lonely Hearts
B3
Hook Line 'N' Sinker
B4
What'd I Do Wrong
B5
Trouble With My Lover
B6
Nearer To You
B7
I'm Evil Tonight
B8
12 Red Roses