The Betty Carter Album

The Betty Carter Album is a 1976 album by Betty Carter. It is unique among her albums in its use of overdubbing on some tracks to allow her to record multiple vocal lines. It was also her first album for which she wrote the majority of the songs herself.[3][4]

The Betty Carter Album
Studio album by
Betty Carter
Released1976
RecordedBefore 1975
GenreJazz
Length39:44
LabelBet-Car MK 1002/Verve 835 682-2
ProducerBetty Carter
Betty Carter chronology
Betty Carter at the Village Vanguard
(1970)		 The Betty Carter Album
(1976)		 The Audience with Betty Carter
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

The album was originally released on Carter's own Bet-Car label. It was first reissued on CD by Verve in 1988.[5]

Reception

The singer Bilal names it among his 25 favorite albums and one of the first jazz records he purchased, citing Carter's vocal stylings.[6]

Track listing
  1. "You're a Sweetheart" (Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh) – 3:57
  2. "I Can't Help It" (Betty Carter) – 2:45
  3. "What is It?" (Carter) – 5:35
  4. "On Our Way Up (Sister Candy)" (Freddie Roach) – 1:36
  5. "We Tried" (Carter) – 5:53
  6. "Happy" (Carter) – 2:08
  7. "Sunday, Monday or Always" (Sonny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 4:19
  8. "Tight" (Carter) – 1:36
  9. "Children Learn What They Live" (Dorothy Law Nolt) – 4:16
  10. "Sounds (Movin' On)" (Carter) – 7:17

Personnel

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 38. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. Bauer, William R. Open the Door: The Life and Music of Betty Carter (Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, 2002), 398.
  4. Carter, Betty (1976). The Betty Carter Album [CD liner notes]. New York: Polygram Records, Inc.
  5. "Betty Carter - The Betty Carter Album at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  6. Simmons, Ted (February 26, 2013). "Bilal's 25 Favorite Albums". Complex. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
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