BETTY EVERETT "It's In His Kiss"

Betty Everett sang gospel growing up in Greenwood, MS, before relocating to Chicago and moving into secular music. She began recording for Cobra in 1958, then joined Vee-Jay in the early '60s and started to land hit records. Her original version of "You're No Good," though sung with fire and verve, didn't make much impact until it was turned into a number one pop hit by Linda Ronstadt in 1975. Her next single, "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)," was her first major release, peaking at number six pop in 1964. Her next success was the duet "Let it Be Me" with Jerry Butler, a soul version of the Everly Brothers tune that reached number five R&B that same year. Everett's finest song as a solo act was 1969's "There'll Come a Time," which reached number two on the R&B charts and also cracked the pop Top 30 at number 26. Everett was now on Uni, where she remained until 1970. She continued recording for Fantasy until 1974 and made one other record for United Artists in 1978.
From the 1980s until her death, Everett resided in Beloit, Wisconsin, where she was involved in the Rhythm & Blues Foundation and the churches of the Fountain of Life and New Covenant. A flurry of press interest in her in the early 90s followed the use of "The Shoop Shoop Song" in the successful film, Mermaids, starring Cher, but she was unable to properly resurrect her career. In 2000, she made her last public appearance on the PBS special Doo Wop 51. Everett died at her home in Beloit on August 19, 2001; she was 61 years old. (Allmusic)

trax:
01 It's In His Kiss 02 Hands Off 03 You're No Good 04 June Night 05 Hound Dog 06 With You I Stand 07 It Hurts To Be In Love 08 Until You Were Gone 09 The Prince Of Players 10 I Need You So 11 Chained To Your Love 12 Down In The Country 13 I Can't Hear You (bonus track Vee-Jay single 599) 14 Getting Mighty Crowded (bonus track Vee-Jay single 628) 15 Gonna Be Ready (bonus track Vee-Jay single 683) 16 The Real Thing (bonus track Vee-Jay single 683 ) 17 The Shoe Won't Fit (bonus track Vee-Jay single 716) 18 Let It Be Me (bonus track Vee-Jay single 613 with Jerry Butler) 19 Smile (bonus track Vee-Jay single 633 with Jerry Butler)
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