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| name = Betty Harris
| image = Betty Harris at Brooklyn Soul Festival 2010.jpg
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| birth_place = [[Orlando, Florida]], United States
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| instrument = [[Human voice|Vocals]]
| instrument = [[Human voice|Vocals]]
| genre = [[Soul music]], [[southern soul]]
| genre = [[Soul music]], [[southern soul]]
| occupation = Soul singer
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| years_active = 1963–1970; 2005–present
| occupation = [[Singing|Vocalist]]
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| label = [[Jubilee Records|Jubilee]], Sansu
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| years_active = 1963-1970; 2005-present
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'''Betty Harris''' (born 1939, [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]], [[Florida]], United States)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soulfulkindamusic.net/bharris.htm |title=Betty Harris |publisher=Soulfulkindamusic.net |date= |accessdate=2014-08-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ponderosastomp.com/music_more/133/Betty+Harris |title=Betty Harris at the Eleventh Annual Ponderosa Stomp - New Orleans - Schedule, Artists, Tickets and Lineup - Stomp #11, Stomp 2013 |publisher=Ponderosastomp.com |date= |accessdate=2014-08-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/betty_harris |title=Albums by Betty Harris: Discography, songs, biography, and listening guide |publisher=Rate Your Music |date= |accessdate=2014-08-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allbutforgottenoldies.net/interviews/betty-harris/ |title=Interview With Betty Harris - July 19, 2004 |publisher=Allbutforgottenoldies.net |date= |accessdate=2014-08-20}}</ref> is an American soul singer. Her recording career in the 1960s produced three [[hit single]]s that made the [[United States|US]] ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|R&B]] and [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] [[record chart|charts]]: "[[Cry to Me]]" (1963), "His Kiss" (1964) and "Nearer to You" (1967).<ref name="Betty Harris &#124; Awards">{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/betty-harris-mn0000049180/awards |title=Betty Harris &#124; Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date= |accessdate=2014-08-20}}</ref> However, her reputation among soul music connoisseurs far exceeds her commercial success of the 1960s,<ref name="AMG"/> and her recordings for the [[Jubilee Records|Jubilee]] and Sansu record labels are highly sought after in the 2000s by fans of [[Northern soul]] and [[Southern soul|deep soul]].
'''Betty Harris''' (born September 9, 1939 in [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]], [[Florida]], United States)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soulfulkindamusic.net/bharris.htm |title=Betty Harris |publisher=Soulfulkindamusic.net |date= |accessdate=2014-08-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ponderosastomp.com/music_more/133/Betty+Harris |title=Betty Harris at the Eleventh Annual Ponderosa Stomp - New Orleans - Schedule, Artists, Tickets and Lineup - Stomp #11, Stomp 2013 |publisher=Ponderosastomp.com |date= |accessdate=2014-08-20 |archive-date=2016-12-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223134332/http://www.ponderosastomp.com/music_more/133/Betty+Harris |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/betty_harris |title=Albums by Betty Harris: Discography, songs, biography, and listening guide |publisher=Rate Your Music |date= |accessdate=2014-08-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allbutforgottenoldies.net/interviews/betty-harris/ |title=Interview With Betty Harris - July 19, 2004 |publisher=Allbutforgottenoldies.net |date= |accessdate=2014-08-20}}</ref> is an American soul singer. Her recording career in the 1960s produced three [[hit single]]s that made the [[United States|U.S.]] ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|R&B]] and [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] [[record chart|charts]]: "[[Cry to Me]]" (1963), "His Kiss" (1964) and "Nearer to You" (1967).<ref name="Awards">{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/betty-harris-mn0000049180/awards |title=Betty Harris {{pipe}} Awards |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |date= |accessdate=2014-08-20}}</ref> However, her reputation among soul music connoisseurs far exceeds her commercial success of the 1960s,<ref name="AMG"/> and her recordings for the [[Jubilee Records|Jubilee]] and Sansu record labels are highly sought after in the 2000s by fans of [[Southern soul|Southern Soul]], [[Northern soul]] and [[Southern soul|deep soul]].


==Career==
==Career==
In 1963, after being in the music business for a few years, Betty Harris recorded a slowed down version of [[Solomon Burke]]'s hit of the year before, "[[Cry to Me]]", produced by the original record's producer, [[Bert Berns]], and released on the Jubilee [[record label]].<ref name="AMG"/> Taken at a slower pace, Harris' rendition turned the song into a [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] number 23 hit, with a corresponding number 10 listing on the R&B chart,<ref name="Betty Harris &#124; Awards"/> and it became a deep soul classic. A total of three further singles including a reissue of "Cry to Me" were released on Jubilee, also produced by Bert Berns, with "His Kiss", which was released on January 4, 1964, another deep soul ballad, reaching the lower part of the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Pop and R&B charts.<ref name="AMG">{{cite web|author=Jason Ankeny |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/betty-harris-mn0000049180/biography |title=Betty Harris &#124; Biography |publisher=AllMusic |date=2005-04-17 |accessdate=2014-08-20}}</ref>
In 1963, after being in the music business for a few years, Betty Harris recorded a slowed down version of [[Solomon Burke]]'s hit of the year before, "[[Cry to Me]]",<ref name="LarkinSM">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Who's Who of Soul Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1993|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-733-9|page=109}}</ref> produced by the original record's producer, [[Bert Berns]], and released on the Jubilee [[record label]].<ref name="AMG"/> Taken at a slower pace, Harris's rendition turned the song into a [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] number 23 hit, with a corresponding number 10 listing on the R&B chart,<ref name="Awards"/> and it became a deep soul classic. A total of three further singles including a reissue of "Cry to Me" were released on Jubilee, also produced by Bert Berns, with "His Kiss",<ref name="LarkinSM"/> which was released on January 4, 1964, another deep soul ballad, reaching the lower part of the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Pop and R&B charts.<ref name="AMG">{{cite web|author=Jason Ankeny |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/betty-harris-mn0000049180/biography |title=Betty Harris {{pipe}} Biography |publisher=AllMusic |date=2005-04-17 |accessdate=2014-08-20}}</ref>


In 1964, Betty Harris switched record labels to Sansu, a [[New Orleans]] label, where she was produced by [[Allen Toussaint]]. Her recording with Sansu produced ten singles. Of those, only "Nearer to You", an atmospheric, dramatic soul ballad, now considered one of the milestones of deep soul, achieved U.S. national chart success (''Billboard'' number 85).<ref name="AMG"/> However, practically all of her recordings for Sansu, uptempo tunes and ballads alike, featuring Toussaint's raw yet sophisticated [[Southern soul]] arrangements behind Harris' rich, distinctive vocal, are considered prime specimens of the classic soul era; some notable recordings were "I'm Evil Tonight", a beat ballad favored in [[Northern soul]] circles; "I Don't Want to Hear It", "Show it" and "Twelve Red Roses", stirring up-tempo tracks; "Can't Last Much Longer" and "What'd I Do Wrong", emotive deep soul ballads.{{citation needed|date=August 2014}}
In 1964, Betty Harris switched record labels to Sansu, a [[New Orleans]] label, where she was produced by [[Allen Toussaint]].<ref name="LarkinSM"/> Her recording with Sansu produced ten singles.<ref name="LarkinSM"/> Of those, only "Nearer to You",<ref name="LarkinSM"/> an atmospheric, dramatic soul ballad, now considered one of the milestones of deep soul, achieved U.S. national chart success (''Billboard'' number 85).<ref name="AMG"/> However, practically all of her recordings for Sansu, uptempo tunes and ballads alike, featuring Toussaint's raw yet sophisticated [[Southern soul]] arrangements behind Harris's rich, distinctive vocal, are considered prime specimens of the classic soul era; some notable recordings were "I'm Evil Tonight", a beat ballad favored in [[Northern soul]] circles; "I Don't Want to Hear It", "Show It" and "Twelve Red Roses", stirring up-tempo tracks; "Can't Last Much Longer" and "What'd I Do Wrong", emotive deep soul ballads.{{citation needed|date=August 2014}}


Harris retired from performing in 1970 to raise a family.<ref name="AMG"/>
Harris retired from performing in 1970 to raise a family.<ref name="AMG"/>
All of the Sansu recordings were compiled into an album released in the UK (but not the US) in 1969, called ''Soul Perfection'',<ref name="AMG"/> an album which, in its vinyl format, although not extremely rare, commands relatively high prices of $200 to $300 today.
All of the Sansu recordings were compiled into an album released in the UK (but not the U.S.) in 1969, called ''Soul Perfection'',<ref name="AMG"/> an album which, in its vinyl format, although not extremely rare, commands relatively high prices of $200 to $300 today.


A comprehensive CD compilation of Harris recordings, titled ''Soul Perfection Plus'', was released in 1999 by the UK re-release label, West Side.<ref name="discogs1">{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Betty-Harris-Soul-Perfection-Plus/release/3777051 |title=Betty Harris - Soul Perfection Plus (CD) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=2014-08-20}}</ref>
A comprehensive CD compilation of Harris's recordings, titled ''Soul Perfection Plus'', was released in 1999 by the UK re-release label, West Side.<ref name="discogs1">{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Betty-Harris-Soul-Perfection-Plus/release/3777051 |title=Betty Harris - Soul Perfection Plus (CD) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=2014-08-20}}</ref>


In 2005, Harris returned to the [[music industry]] after a long absence.<ref name="AMG"/>
In 2005, Harris returned to the [[music industry]] after a long absence.<ref name="AMG"/> Betty has been in a decades long copyright battle over the ownership of her music. [[Allen Toussaint]] and [[Marshall Sehorn]] never paid her the royalties due her, and she owns the sound recording copyrights for all the songs she recorded with Sansu, including "Nearer to You."


She has made several public appearances in the US and Europe, including the 2007 [[Porretta Soul Festival]] in [[Italy]], and has recorded a new album, ''Intuition''.<ref name="allmusic2007">{{cite web|author=Steve Leggett |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/intuition-mw0000748979 |title=Intuition - Betty Harris &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date=2007-11-06 |accessdate=2014-08-20}}</ref>
She has made several public appearances in the U.S. and Europe, including the 2007 [[Porretta Soul Festival]] in [[Italy]], and has recorded a new album, ''Intuition''.<ref name="allmusic2007">{{cite web|author=Steve Leggett |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/intuition-mw0000748979 |title=Intuition - Betty Harris {{pipe}} Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date=2007-11-06 |accessdate=2014-08-20}}</ref>


Harris toured [[Australia]] in 2006 and appeared on the TV show ''[[RocKwiz]]'', where she performed "Cry to Me",<ref>[http://www.sbs.com.au/rockwiz/past/118/Betty-Harris/] {{wayback|url=http://www.sbs.com.au/rockwiz/past/118/Betty-Harris/ |date=20081209035729 }}</ref> and a duet of "Love Lots Of Lovin'" with the Australian singer [[John Paul Young]].<ref>[http://www.sbs.com.au/rockwiz/past/119/Betty-Harris-John-Paul-Young/] {{wayback|url=http://www.sbs.com.au/rockwiz/past/119/Betty-Harris-John-Paul-Young/ |date=20110605071256 }}</ref><ref name="SBS ondemand 2072811084">{{cite web |title=Rockwiz Ep 41 - Betty Harris and John Paul Young Duet |url=http://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/video/2072811084/Rockwiz-Betty-Harris-and-John-Paul-Young-Duet |publisher=SBS ondemand |accessdate=26 August 2012}}</ref>
Harris toured [[Australia]] in 2006 and appeared on the TV show ''[[RocKwiz]]'', where she performed "Cry to Me",<ref>[http://www.sbs.com.au/rockwiz/past/118/Betty-Harris/ "Betty Harris"]. ''RocKwiz''. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081209035729/http://www.sbs.com.au/rockwiz/past/118/Betty-Harris/ |date=December 9, 2008 }}</ref> and a duet of "Love Lots of Lovin{{'"}} with the Australian singer [[John Paul Young]].<ref>[http://www.sbs.com.au/rockwiz/past/119/Betty-Harris-John-Paul-Young/ "Betty Harris & John Paul Young"], ''RocKwiz''. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605071256/http://www.sbs.com.au/rockwiz/past/119/Betty-Harris-John-Paul-Young/ |date=June 5, 2011 }}</ref><ref name="SBS ondemand 2072811084">{{cite web |title=Rockwiz Ep 41 - Betty Harris and John Paul Young Duet |url=http://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/video/2072811084/Rockwiz-Betty-Harris-and-John-Paul-Young-Duet |publisher=SBS ondemand |accessdate=26 August 2012}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==


===US singles===
===U.S. singles===
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| 1963
| 1963
| "[[Cry to Me]]"
| "[[Cry to Me]]"
| "I'll Be A Liar"
| "I'll Be a Liar"
| [[Jubilee Records|Jubilee]]
| [[Jubilee Records|Jubilee]]
| 5456
| 5456
|-
|-
| 1964
| rowspan="2" | 1964
| "His Kiss"
| "His Kiss"
| "It's Dark Outside"
| "It's Dark Outside"
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| 5465
| 5465
|-
|-
| 1964
| "Mojo Hannah"
| "Mojo Hannah"
| "Now Is The Hour"
| "Now Is the Hour"
| Jubilee
| Jubilee
| 5480
| 5480
|-
|-
| 1965
| 1965
| "What A Sad Feeling"
| "What a Sad Feeling"
| "I'm Evil Tonight"
| "I'm Evil Tonight"
| Sansu
| Sansu
| 450
| 450
|-
|-
| 1966
| rowspan="2" | 1966
| "I Don't Want to Hear It"
| "I Don't Want to Hear It"
| "Sometime"
| "Sometime"
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| 452
| 452
|-
|-
| 1966
| "Twelve Red Roses"
| "Twelve Red Roses"
| "What'd I Do Wrong"
| "What'd I Do Wrong"
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| 455
| 455
|-
|-
| 1967
| rowspan="3" | 1967
| "Lonely Hearts"
| "Lonely Hearts"
| "Bad Luck"
| "Bad Luck"
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| 461
| 461
|-
|-
| 1967
| "Nearer to You"
| "Nearer to You"
| "I'm Evil Tonight"
| "I'm Evil Tonight"
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| 466
| 466
|-
|-
| 1967
| "Can't Last Much Longer"
| "Can't Last Much Longer"
| "I'm Gonna Git Ya"
| "I'm Gonna Git Ya"
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| 471
| 471
|-
|-
| 1968
| rowspan="4" | 1968
| "Love Lots of Lovin'"
| "Love Lots of Lovin{{'"}}
| "Take Care of Our Love"<br/>(with [[Lee Dorsey]])
| "Take Care of Our Love"<br/><small>(with [[Lee Dorsey]])</small>
| Sansu
| Sansu
| 474
| 474
|-
|-
| 1968
| "What'd I Do Wrong"
| "What'd I Do Wrong"
| "Mean Man"
| "Mean Man"
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| 478
| 478
|-
|-
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| "Hook Line 'n' Sinker"
| 1968
⚫
| "Hook Line 'N' Sinker"
| "Show It"
| "Show It"
| Sansu
| Sansu
| 479
| 479
|-
|-
| 1968
| "Ride Your Pony"
| "Ride Your Pony"
| "Trouble With My Lover"
| "Trouble with My Lover"
| Sansu
| Sansu
| 480
| 480
|-
|-
| 1969
| 1969
| "There's A Break in The Road"
| "There's a Break in the Road"
| "All I Want Is You"
| "All I Want Is You"
| SSS International
| SSS International
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|-
|-
| 1980
| 1980
| ''In The Saddle''
| ''In the Saddle''
| Charly (UK)
| Charly (UK)
| CRB 1002
| CRB 1002
|}<ref name="Discogs"/>
|}<ref name="Discogs"/>


====Compilation CD====
====Compilation CDs====
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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| West Side (UK)
| West Side (UK)
| WESA 807
| WESA 807
|-
| 2005
| ''The Lost Soul Queen''
| Aim (Australia)
| AIM 1502 CD
|-
| 2016
| ''The Lost Queen of New Orleans Soul''
| [[Soul Jazz Records|Soul Jazz]] (UK)
| SJR 345
|}<ref name="discogs1"/>
|}<ref name="discogs1"/>


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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.allbutforgottenoldies.net/interviews/betty-harris 2004 Interview with Betty Harris]
*[http://www.allbutforgottenoldies.net/interviews/betty-harris 2004 Interview with Betty Harris]
*[http://funky16corners.tripod.com/5_betty_harris_1.htm Betty Harris article on the Funky 16 Corners web site]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071008064152/http://funky16corners.tripod.com/5_betty_harris_1.htm Betty Harris article on the Funky 16 Corners web site]
*[http://www.soulexpressradio.com/BettyHarris2.htm The Lost Soul Queen, article on Soulexpress Radio Web site] at [[Allmusic]] [[website]]
*[http://www.soulexpressradio.com/BettyHarris2.htm The Lost Soul Queen, article on Soulexpress Radio Web site] at [[Allmusic]] [[website]]


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Latest revision as of 15:25, 12 July 2024

Not to be confused with Betty Harris (scientist) or Betsy Harris.

Betty Harris
Harris at the Brooklyn Soul Festival, 2010
Harris at the Brooklyn Soul Festival, 2010
Background information
Born1939 (age 84–85)
Orlando, Florida, United States
GenresSoul music, southern soul
OccupationSoul singer
InstrumentVocals
Years active1963–1970; 2005–present
LabelsJubilee, Sansu

Betty Harris (born September 9, 1939 in Orlando, Florida, United States)[1][2][3][4] is an American soul singer. Her recording career in the 1960s produced three hit singles that made the U.S. Billboard R&B and Billboard Hot 100 charts: "Cry to Me" (1963), "His Kiss" (1964) and "Nearer to You" (1967).[5] However, her reputation among soul music connoisseurs far exceeds her commercial success of the 1960s,[6] and her recordings for the Jubilee and Sansu record labels are highly sought after in the 2000s by fans of Southern Soul, Northern soul and deep soul.

Career

[edit]

In 1963, after being in the music business for a few years, Betty Harris recorded a slowed down version of Solomon Burke's hit of the year before, "Cry to Me",[7] produced by the original record's producer, Bert Berns, and released on the Jubilee record label.[6] Taken at a slower pace, Harris's rendition turned the song into a Billboard Hot 100 number 23 hit, with a corresponding number 10 listing on the R&B chart,[5] and it became a deep soul classic. A total of three further singles including a reissue of "Cry to Me" were released on Jubilee, also produced by Bert Berns, with "His Kiss",[7] which was released on January 4, 1964, another deep soul ballad, reaching the lower part of the Billboard Pop and R&B charts.[6]

In 1964, Betty Harris switched record labels to Sansu, a New Orleans label, where she was produced by Allen Toussaint.[7] Her recording with Sansu produced ten singles.[7] Of those, only "Nearer to You",[7] an atmospheric, dramatic soul ballad, now considered one of the milestones of deep soul, achieved U.S. national chart success (Billboard number 85).[6] However, practically all of her recordings for Sansu, uptempo tunes and ballads alike, featuring Toussaint's raw yet sophisticated Southern soul arrangements behind Harris's rich, distinctive vocal, are considered prime specimens of the classic soul era; some notable recordings were "I'm Evil Tonight", a beat ballad favored in Northern soul circles; "I Don't Want to Hear It", "Show It" and "Twelve Red Roses", stirring up-tempo tracks; "Can't Last Much Longer" and "What'd I Do Wrong", emotive deep soul ballads.[citation needed]

Harris retired from performing in 1970 to raise a family.[6]

All of the Sansu recordings were compiled into an album released in the UK (but not the U.S.) in 1969, called Soul Perfection,[6] an album which, in its vinyl format, although not extremely rare, commands relatively high prices of $200 to $300 today.

A comprehensive CD compilation of Harris's recordings, titled Soul Perfection Plus, was released in 1999 by the UK re-release label, West Side.[8]

In 2005, Harris returned to the music industry after a long absence.[6] Betty has been in a decades long copyright battle over the ownership of her music. Allen Toussaint and Marshall Sehorn never paid her the royalties due her, and she owns the sound recording copyrights for all the songs she recorded with Sansu, including "Nearer to You."

She has made several public appearances in the U.S. and Europe, including the 2007 Porretta Soul Festival in Italy, and has recorded a new album, Intuition.[9]

Harris toured Australia in 2006 and appeared on the TV show RocKwiz, where she performed "Cry to Me",[10] and a duet of "Love Lots of Lovin'" with the Australian singer John Paul Young.[11][12]

Discography

[edit]

U.S. singles

[edit]
Year Title (A-side) Title (B-side) Record label Catalogue reference
1962 "Taking Care of Business" "Yesterday's Kisses" Douglas 104
1963 "Cry to Me" "I'll Be a Liar" Jubilee 5456
1964 "His Kiss" "It's Dark Outside" Jubilee 5465
"Mojo Hannah" "Now Is the Hour" Jubilee 5480
1965 "What a Sad Feeling" "I'm Evil Tonight" Sansu 450
1966 "I Don't Want to Hear It" "Sometime" Sansu 452
"Twelve Red Roses" "What'd I Do Wrong" Sansu 455
1967 "Lonely Hearts" "Bad Luck" Sansu 461
"Nearer to You" "I'm Evil Tonight" Sansu 466
"Can't Last Much Longer" "I'm Gonna Git Ya" Sansu 471
1968 "Love Lots of Lovin'" "Take Care of Our Love"
(with Lee Dorsey) 		Sansu 474
"What'd I Do Wrong" "Mean Man" Sansu 478
"Hook Line 'n' Sinker" "Show It" Sansu 479
"Ride Your Pony" "Trouble with My Lover" Sansu 480
1969 "There's a Break in the Road" "All I Want Is You" SSS International 766

[13]

Albums

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Year Title Record label
2007 Intuition Evidence

[9]

Vinyl compilations

[edit]
Year Title Record label Catalogue reference
1969 Soul Perfection Action (UK) ACLP 6007
1980 In the Saddle Charly (UK) CRB 1002

[13]

Compilation CDs

[edit]
Year Title Record label Catalogue reference
1999 Soul Perfection Plus West Side (UK) WESA 807
2005 The Lost Soul Queen Aim (Australia) AIM 1502 CD
2016 The Lost Queen of New Orleans Soul Soul Jazz (UK) SJR 345

[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Betty Harris". Soulfulkindamusic.net. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  2. ^ "Betty Harris at the Eleventh Annual Ponderosa Stomp - New Orleans - Schedule, Artists, Tickets and Lineup - Stomp #11, Stomp 2013". Ponderosastomp.com. Archived from the original on December 23, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  3. ^ "Albums by Betty Harris: Discography, songs, biography, and listening guide". Rate Your Music. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  4. ^ "Interview With Betty Harris - July 19, 2004". Allbutforgottenoldies.net. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Betty Harris | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g Jason Ankeny (April 17, 2005). "Betty Harris | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  7. ^ a b c d e Colin Larkin, ed. (1993). The Guinness Who's Who of Soul Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 109. ISBN 0-85112-733-9.
  8. ^ a b "Betty Harris - Soul Perfection Plus (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
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