R&B Soul Music Jukebox Discography and Biography of Betty Wright
Betty Wright Songs

(with biography below if available)

Bessie Regina Norris, better known by her stage name, Betty Wright (born December 21, 1953), is a Miami-based soul and R&B singer-songwriter, who won fame in the 1970s with hits such as "Clean Up Woman" and "Tonight is the Night". A pioneering singer-songwriter and entrepreneur, she remains one of the few black female musicians to produce a gold record on her own vanity label.

Several of Wright's works have been sampled over the years by hip hop, rock and R&B musicians. The riff from "Clean Up Woman" has been sampled constantly by acts such as Afrika Bambaattaa, SWV, Mary J. Blige, Sublime, and Chance the Rapper. Wright's first hit, "Girls Can't Do What Guys Do", was sampled for Beyonce's "Upgrade U". In 1992, Wright sued the producers behind Color Me Badd's breakthrough hit, "I Wanna Sex You Up", after claiming they used the sample of her live version without clearance and without permission, and sued for royalties. Wright won her case, winning 35 percent of royalties for writing the song

Below is a list of Betty Wright songs, sorted by the most popular first. Place mouse on to see information about song. Click song title to play song and to read details about the song including lyrics (if available). Click year to list all songs from that year. Click label to list songs from that record label. Songs with chart position "---" either never made it into the US top 100 R&B or UK charts or we have no details of their highest chart positions if they did.

(Song are sorted in highest US R&B Top 100 and/or UK Top 100 chart position order)


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1 record label: Alston 4601
chart position: RandB #2, US #6
written by: Clarence Reid & Willie Clarke
album: I Love the Way You Love
comments: (southern soul)
 		Betty Wright Clean Up Woman
1971 Alston
2 record label: Alston 3713
chart position: RandB #15, US #96, UK #25, US dance #2
written by: Harry Casey (as Harry Wayne Casey), Richard Finch, Willie Clarke (as William Clarke) & Betty Wright
album: Danger High Voltage
comments: [disco funk]
 		Betty Wright Where Is the Love
1975 Alston
3 record label: Alston 4614
chart position: RandB #6, US #46
written by: Betty Wright, Clarence Reid & Willie Clarke
album: Hard to Stop
comments: [southern soul]
 		Betty Wright Baby Sitter
1972 Alston
4 record label: Stax
chart position: RandB #22, US #103, US dance #3
written by: Angie Stone, Corey Tatum, K. Norton and Curtis Mayfield
album: The Art of Love and War
 		Angie Stone featuring Betty Wright Baby
2007 Stax
5 record label: Alston 3711
chart position: RandB #28, UK #27
written by: Allen Toussaint
album: Danger High Voltage
 		Betty Wright Shoorah! Shoorah!
1975 Alston
6 record label: Alston 4619
chart position: RandB #10, US #55
written by: Betty Wright , Clarence Reid and Willie Clarke
 		Betty Wright Let Me Be Your Lovemaker
1973 Alston
7 record label: Alston 3740
chart position: RandB #11
written by: Betty Wright and Willie Clarke
album: Betty Wright Live
 		Betty Wright Tonight Is the Night
1978 Alston
8 record label: Alston 4617
chart position: RandB #11, US #72
written by: Betty Wright , Clarence Reid and Willie Clarke
album: Hard to Stop
 		Betty Wright It's Hard to Stop (Doing Something When it's Good to You)
1973 Alston
9 record label: First String Records 965
chart position: RandB #44, UK #42
written by: Betty Wright
album: Sevens
 		Betty Wright Pain
1986 First String Recor
10 record label: Alston 4622
chart position: RandB #12, US #62
written by: Clarence Reid and Willie Clarke
 		Betty Wright Secretary
1974 Alston
11 record label: Ms.B 4501
chart position: RandandB #14
written by: Betty Wright
album: Mother Wit
 		Betty Wright No Pain, No Gain
1988 Ms.B
12 record label: Alston 4569
chart position: RandB #15, US #33
written by: Clarence Reid and Willie Clarke
album: My First Time Around
 		Betty Wright Girls Can't Do What the Guys Do
1968 Alston
13 record label: Alston 4611
chart position: RandB #18, US #101
written by: Clarence Reid and Willie Clarke
 		Betty Wright Is It You Girl
1972 Alston
14 record label: Alston 3718
chart position: RandB #21
written by: Gene Chandler (as Eugene Dixon) and James Thompson
 		Betty Wright Slip and Do It
1975 Alston
15 record label: Epic 34 03523
chart position: RandB #22
written by: Betty Wright and Warren Mendes
album: Wright Back at You
comments: [reggae beat]
 		Betty Wright She's Older Now
1983 Epic
16 record label: RCA 49309
chart position: RandB #30, US #67, AC #15
weeksinr&bchart: 12
written by: Dana Walden
comments: [ballad] [from the movie True Love]
 		Betty Wright & Grayson Hugh How 'Bout Us
1990 RCA
17 record label: Alston 3722
chart position: RandB #23
written by: Betty Wright
album: Explosion
comments: [ballad]
 		Betty Wright If I Ever Do Wrong
1976 Alston
18 record label: Sure Delight 11 (UK)
chart position: UK #71
written by: Betty Wright
album: 4U2NJOY
 		Betty Wright Keep Love New
1989 Sure Delight
19 record label: Drive 6272
chart position: RandB #25, US #54
written by: Peter Brown and Robert Rans
album: A Fantasy Love Affair
 		Peter Brown with Betty Wright You Should Do it
1978 Drive
20 record label: Alston 4571
chart position: Cashbox R&B #30, US #103
written by: Clarence Reid and Willie Clarke
album: My First Time Around
 		Betty Wright He's Bad Bad Bad
1968 Alston
21 record label: Alston 3715
chart position: RandB #28
written by: Clarence Reid and Willie Clarke
 		Betty Wright Ooola La
1975 Alston
22 record label: Alston 3711
chart position: Cashbox R&B #34
written by: B. Wright, W. Clarke
album: Danger High Voltage
 		Betty Wright Tonight is the Night
1974 Alston
23 record label: Alston 4609
chart position: Cashbox R&B #35
written by: Clarence Reid, Willie Clarke
album: I Love The Way You Love
 		Betty Wright If You Love Me Like You Say You Love Me
1972 Alston
24 record label: Jamaica 9002
chart position: RandB #75, US dance #35
written by: Betty Wright , H. Harris, D. Johnson and Amir Bayyan
 		Betty Wright One Step Up, Two Steps Back
1984 Jamaica
25 record label: Alston 4594
chart position: RandB #44, US #109
album: I Love the Way You Love
 		Betty Wright I Love the Way You Love
1972 Alston
26 record label: Ms.B 4505
chart position: RandB #39
written by: Betty Wright
album: 4U2NJOY
comments: [southern soul ballad]
 		Betty Wright From Pain to Joy
1989 Ms.B
27 record label: Alston 4587
chart position: RandB #40
written by: Clarence Reid and Willie Clarke
album: I Love the Way You Love
 		Betty Wright Pure Love
1970 Alston
28 record label: First String 968
chart position: RandB #82
written by: Betty Wright
album: Sevens
comments: [beat ballad]
 		Betty Wright The Sun Don't Shine
1986 First String
29 record label: Epic 51009
chart position: RandB #42, US dance #61
written by: Betty Wright and Stevie Wonder
album: Betty Wright
comments: [disco dance]
 		Betty Wright What Are You Going to Do with It
1981 Epic
30 record label: Alston 4609
chart position: RandB #42
written by: C. Reid, W. Clarke
album: I Love the Way You Love
 		Betty Wright I'm Gettin' Tired Baby
1972 Alston
31 record label: Alston 3747
chart position: RandB #48
written by: Betty Wright and J. McCray
 		Betty Wright My Love Is
1979 Alston
32 record label: Alston 3719
chart position: Cashbox R$B #55
written by: C. Reid, W. Clarke
album: Danger High Voltage
Betty Wright Everybody Was Rockin'
1976 Alston
33 record label: Ms.B 4503
chart position: RandB #57
written by: Betty Wright
album: Mother Wit
comments: [ballad]
 		Betty Wright After the Pain
1988 Ms.B
34 record label: Alston 3725
chart position: RandB #64
written by: Milton Wright
 		Betty Wright Life
1976 Alston
35 record label: Epic 02521
chart position: RandB #65
written by: Richard Dimples Fields
comments: [southern soul ballad]
 		Betty Wright Goodbye You Hello Him
1981 Epic
36 record label: Alston 4620
chart position: RandB #66
written by: Pam Sawyer and Gloria Jones
 		Betty Wright It's Bad for Me to See You
1974 Alston
37 record label: Alston 3745
chart position: RandB #68
written by: Trenita Womack and Belita Woods
 		Betty Wright Lovin' Is Really My Game
1979 Alston
38 record label: Alston 3734
chart position: RandB #73
written by: Betty Wright and Willie Clarke
 		Betty Wright You Can't See for Lookin'
1977 Alston
39 record label: Ms.B 4508
chart position: RandB #88
written by: Betty Wright
album: 4U2Njoy
comments: [slow jam]
 		Betty Wright Quiet Storm
1989 Ms.B
40 record label: Ms. B 70040
chart position: RandB #98
written by: Betty Wright
album: B Attitude
comments: [Love Ballad]
 		Betty Wright For Love Alone
1994 Ms. B
41 record label: SoBe
chart position: RandB #104
written by: Curtis Mayfield
 		Urban Mystic featuring Betty Wright Let's Do It Again
2008 SoBe
42 record label: Ms.B Records 4490
chart position: RandB #108
written by: Gwen Gordy Fuqua, Marvin Gaye, Sandra Greene
album: B-Attitudes
comments: [slow jam]
 		Betty Wright Distant Lover
1994 Ms.B Records
43 record label: Ms.B Records 9912
chart position: RandB #124
album: Fit for a King
comments: [ballad]
 		Betty Wright U-R-A-Ho (And You Don't Know It)
2001 Ms.B Records
-- record label: Epic 02521
written by: Betty Wright
album: Betty Wright
 		Betty Wright Make Me Love The Rain
1981 Epic
-- record label: Alston 4611
written by: Joann Shelby, Willie Clarke
comments: [southern soul ballad]
 		Betty Wright Crying In My Sleep
1972 Alston
-- record label: Alston 33-388
written by: Clarence Reid, Willie Clarke
album: I Love The Way You Love
comments: [ballad album cut]
 		Betty Wright Let's Not Rush Down The Road Of Love
1972 Alston
-- record label: Alston 33-388
written by: Willie Clarke, Willie Hale
album: I Love The Way You Love
comments: [ballad album cut]
 		Betty Wright Don't Let It End This Way
1972 Alston
-- record label: Alston 33-388
written by: Bill Withers
album: I Love The Way You Love
comments: [ballad album cut]
 		Betty Wright Ain't No Sunshine
1972 Alston
-- record label: Alston 33-388
written by: Willie Clarke, Willie Hale
album: I Love The Way You Love
comments: [album cut]
 		Betty Wright All Your Kissin' Sho' Don't Make True Lovin'
1972 Alston
-- record label: Alston 4601
written by: Betty Wright, Willie Clarke, Willie Hale
album: I Love The Way You Love
 		Betty Wright I'll Love You Forever
1971 Alston
-- record label: Alston 4402
written by: B. Wright
album: Explosion
comments: [album cut]
 		Betty Wright Do Right Girl
1976 Alston
-- record label: First String 268
written by: Wright, Hunt
album: Sevens
 		Betty Wright I Can
1986 First String
-- record label: Epic 02143
written by: M.N. Wright, B. Wright
album: Betty Wright
 		Betty Wright Body Slang
1981 Epic
-- record label: Ms.B 3301
written by: Bunny Sigler
album: Mother Wit
comments: [album cut]
 		Betty Wright Say It Again
1987 Ms.B
-- record label: Alston 4400
written by: Billy Kennedy
album: Danger High Voltage
comments: [album cut]
 		Betty Wright That's When I'll Stop Loving You
1974 Alston
-- record label: Alston 3749
written by: B. Wright, E. Fergeson
album: Travelin' In The Wright Circle
comments: [ballad]
 		Betty Wright Thank You For The Many Things You've Done
1979 Alston
-- record label: Jamaica 9004
written by: Betty Wright, Scott Zito
comments: [disco, dance]
 		Betty Wright Sinderella
1985 Jamaica
-- record label: Alston 3736
written by: Betty Wright
album: This Time For Real
comments: [disco dance]
 		Betty Wright Man of Mine
1977 Alston
-- record label: Alston 4402
written by: B. Wright, W. Clarke
album: Explosion
comments: [southern soul album cut]
 		Betty Wright Smother Me With Your Love
1976 Alston
-- record label: Epic 34 03954
written by: M. Jackson, T. Jackson
album: Wright Back At You
 		Betty Wright Burning Desire
1983 Epic
-- record label: Epic 02143
written by: R.D. Fields, C. Moore, M. Lindsey, B. Wright
album: Betty Wright
 		Betty Wright I Like Your Lovin'
1981 Epic
-- record label: Solid Soul 3030
written by: Reid, Clarke
 		Betty Wright Mr. Lucky
1967 Solid Soul
-- record label: Atco 6659
written by: Reid, Clarke
 		Steve Alaimo & Betty Wright After The Smoke Has Gone
1969 Atco
-- record label: Alston 4573
written by: Reid, Clarke
album: My First Time Around
 		Betty Wright The Best Girls Don't Always Win
1969 Alston
-- record label: Alston 4575
written by: R. Pucetti
 		Betty Wright The Joy Of Becoming A Woman
1969 Alston
-- record label: Alston 4589
written by: The Corporation
album: I Love The Way You Love
 		Betty Wright I Found That Guy
1970 Alston




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