My Man – He’s a Lovin’ Man / Shut Your Mouth
Atlantic 2160 – 1962 (No 7 R&B, No 101 Pop)
You’ll Never Change / Here I Am
Atlantic 2198 – 1963
Witchcraft in the Air / You Killed the Love
LuPine 123 – 1963
Let Me Down Easy / What I Don’t Know (Won’t Hurt Me)
Calla 102 – 1965 (No 20 R&B, No 103 Pop)
I Feel Good All Over / Only Your Love Can Save Me
Calla 104 – 1965
Stand Up Like a Man / I’m Just a Fool For You
Calla 106 – 1966
I’m Holding On / Tears in Vain
Big Wheel 1969 – 1966
Almost / Love Makes The World Go Round (instrumental)
Karen 1540 – 1968
What Condition My Condition Is In / Get Away
Karen 1544 – 1968
A Little Help From My Friends / Hey Love
Karen 1545 – 1969
Let Me Down Easy / Ticket to the Moon
Karen 1547 & 1548 – 1969
He Made a Woman Out Of Me / Nearer To You
Silver Fox 17 – 1969 (No 25 R&B)
Do Your Duty / Love’s Made a Fool Out of Me
Silver Fox 21 – 1970 (No 38 R&B)
Games People Play / My Train’s Comin’ In
Silver Fox 24 – 1970
Take Another Little Piece Of My Heart / At The Mercy Of A Man
SSS International 839 – 1970
He Made A Woman Out Of Me / My Train’s Coming In
SSS International 933 – 1970
Never My Love / Stormy
TCA 001 – 1971
Heart of Gold / You’ll Wake Up Wiser
Atco 6891 – 1972
Your Turn to Cry / Soul Tambourine
Atco 6913 – 1973
Thank You For Loving Me / You Made a Believer Out of Me
Epic 50143- 1975 (No 94 R&B)
You’re a Man of Words, I’m a Woman of Action / Behind Closed Doors
Epic 50177 – 1975
Doin’ the Best That I Can (Pt.1) / Doin’ the Best That I Can (Pt. 2)
West End 1213 – 1978
Doin’ The Best That I Can (Special New Mix) / Doin’ The Best That I Can (Re-Mix)
West End 22113-X – 1978 (12″ single) – Mixes by Walter Gibbons
Right in the Middle (of Falling in Love) / You Seen One You Seen ‘Em All
Motown 1532 – 1982 (No 35 R&B)
Right in the Middle (of Falling in Love) / If I Were Your Woman
Motown 1532F – 1982 (No 35 R&B)
I Can’t Stop / Either Way We Lose
Motown 1614 – 1982
Trance Dance Pt.1 / Trance Dance Pt. 2
Street King 1122 – 1984 (12″ single)
The Rhythm & The Blues/Have You Tried Jesus / The Rhythm & The Blues
Get Down 5484 – 1984
This 45 is from a musical that Bettye appeared in.
Bettye is featured vocalist on Have You Tried Jesus
Surrender / Time Won’t Change This Love
MotorCity 39 – 1990 (12″ single – UK)
Good Luck / Good Luck (Instrumental)
MotorCity 83 – 1991 (12″ single – UK)
Damn Your Eyes / Out Cold
Bar None – 1997 (Cassette only single)
Yours And Mine / Serendipity – The Dynamites
Outta Sight Records – 2012
Track: Yours And Mine (duet with Charles Walker)
Things Have Changed (single edit)
Verve (Download only – 2018
The Last Goodbye – ODESZA feat. Bettye LaVette
2022 Foreign Family Collective, Ninja Tune ZENDNL280A
Download Only
Tell Me A Lie
(Motown) 1982 – LP, (Reel Music) 2008 – Limited Edition CD
Right In The Middle / Either Way We Lose / Suspicions / You Seen One You Seen ’em All / I Heard It Through The Grapevine / Tell Me A Lie / I Like It Like That / Before I Even Knew Your Name (I Needed You) / I Can’t Stop / If I Were Your Woman
I’m In Love
(Charly R&B-UK) 1985 – Import LP
He Made A Woman Out Of Me / Do Your Duty / We Got To Slip Around / Piece Of My Heart / Easier To Say (Than Do) / My Train’s Comin’ In / At The Mercy Of A Man / Let Me Down Easy / Games People Play / Nearer To You / Love’s Made A Fool Of Me / I’m In Love
Nearer To You: The SSS Recordings
(Charly UK) 1990 – Import CD, (Snapper UK) 2012 – Import CD
He Made A Woman Out Of Me / Nearer To You / Do Your Duty / Love’s Made A Fool Of Me / My Train’s Coming In / Games People Play / At The Mercy Of A Man / Piece Of My Heart / Let’s Go, Lets Go, Let’s Go (w/Hank Ballard) / Hello Sunshine (w/Hank Ballard) / We Got To Slip Around / Easier To Say Than Do / Let Me Down Easy (Calla) / I’m In Love / Feelings (unreleased TCA) / Living On A Shoestring (unreleased TCA)
Not Gonna Happen Twice
(Motorcity) 1991 – Import LP, Import CD
Not Gonna Happen Twice / Love Caught Me Out / Out Of The Blue / Have A Heart / Right Out Of Time / Too Great A Price To Pay / Let Me Down Easy / Good Luck / Jimmy Mack / Time Won’t Change This Love / Danger Heartbreak Dead Ahead / Surrender
Living The Nightlife – Various Artists
(Kent UK) 1993 – Import CD
Recorded for Scepter Records as a demo in 1965.
Track: (Happiness Will Cost You) One Thin Dime
Lost Soul – Various Artists
(Sony) 1994 – CD
Track: You’re A Man Of Words, I’m A Woman Of Action
The Very Best Of The Motorcity Recordings
(Motorcity UK) 1996 – Import CD
Good Luck / Right Out Of Time / Have A Heart / Jimmy Mack / Let Me Down Easy / Out Of The Blue / Time Won’t Change This Love / Not Gonna Happen Twice / Surrender / Too Great A Price To Pay / I’m Ready For Love / Love Caught Me Out / Danger Heartbreak Dead Ahead / Reach For The Sky
Betty LaVette & Carol Fran Bluesoul Belles
The Complete Calla, Port & Roulette Recordings
(West Side UK) 1999 – Import CD, (Emd Int’l) 2005 – Import CD
Betty LaVette Calla tracks:
Let Me Down Easy / Only Your Love Can Save Me / Stand Up Like A Man / What I Don’t Know (Won’t Hurt Me) / Cry Me A River (Take 1) / She Don’t Love You Like I Love You (Take 5) / I Feel Good All Over (Take 1) / I’m Just A Fool For You (Take 2)
Let Me Down Easy In Concert
(Munich) 2000 – Import CD
My Man / Damn Your Eyes / Right In The Middle / You’ll Never Change / Almost / Your Turn To Cry / He Made A Woman Out Of Me / Let Me Down Easy
Souvenirs
(Art & Soul) 2000 – Import CD
It Ain’t Easy / Fortune Teller / Our Own Love Song / Soul Tambourine / Your Turn To Cry / Ain’t Nothing Gonna Change Me / All The Black And White Children / If I Can’t Be Your Woman / Outside Woman / The Stealer / My Love Is Showing / Souvenirs / Heart Of Gold / You’ll Wake Up Wiser / My Man – He’s A Lovin’ Man / Shut Your Mouth / You’ll Never Change / Here I Am
A Woman Like Me
(Blues Express) 2003 – CD
W. C. Handy Award Winner for Best Comeback CD
Serves Him Right / The Forecast / Thru The Winter / Right Next Door / When The Blues Catch Up To You / Thinkin’ Bout You / A Woman Like Me / It Ain’t Worth It After Awhile / When A Woman’s Had Enough / Salt On My Wounds / Close As I’ll Get To Heaven / Hey, Hey Baby (Bettye’s Blues)
Vanthology – A Tribute To Van Morrison – Various Artists
(Evidence) 2003 – CD
Track: Real Real Gone
Remembering Roots Of Soul, Vol. 2: Birth Of Motor Town – Various Artists
(RPM/Shout UK) 2004 – Import CD
Tracks: Witchcraft In The Air / You Killed The Love
I’ve Got My Own Hell To Raise
(ANTI-) 2005 – CD, (DBK Works) 2005 – LP
Tracks: Witchcraft In The Air / You Killed The LoveI Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got / Joy / Down To Zero / The High Road / On The Surface / Just Say So / Little Sparrow / How Am I Different / Only Time Will Tell / Sleep To Dream
Get In The Groove – Live – Various Artists
(Norton) 2005 – CD
Tracks: Night Time is the Right Time / Tailfeather Finale
Dirty Laundry The Soul Of Black Country – Various Artists
(Trikont) 2005 – Import CD, 2009 – Import Vinyl
Track: What Condition My Condition Is In
Take Another Little Piece Of My Heart
(Varese Sarabande) 2006 – CD
At The Mercy Of A Man / Do Your Duty / Easier To Say Than Do / Games People Play / He Made A Woman Out Of Me / I’m In Love / Hello Sunshine (w/Hank Ballard) / Love Made A Fool Of Me / My Train’s Comin’ In / Nearer To You / We Got To Slip Around / Piece Of My Heart / Let’s Go, Lets Go, Let’s Go (w/Hank Ballard)
Child Of The Seventies: The Complete Atlantic/Atco Recordings
(Rhino Handmade) 2006 – CD
It Ain’t Easy (LP Version) / If I Can’t Be Your Woman (LP Version) / Fortune Teller (LP Version) / Your Turn to Cry (Single Version) / Soul Tambourine (Single Version) / All The Black And White Children (LP Version) / Our Own Love Song (LP Version) / Ain’t Nothing Gonna Change Me (LP Version) / Outside Woman (LP Version) / The Stealer (LP Version) / My Love Is Showing (LP Version) / Souvenirs (LP Version) / Waiting For Tomorrow (Previously Unreleased) / Livin’ Life On A Shoestring (Previously Unreleased) / Your Turn to Cry (Mono Single Version) / Soul Tambourine (Mono Single Version) / Heart Of Gold (Single Version) / You’ll Wake Up Wiser (Single Version) / Here I Am (Single Version) / You’ll Never Change (Single Version) / My Man- He’s A Lovin’ Man (Single Version) / Shut Your Mouth (Single Version)
Do Your Duty: The Complete Silver Fox Recordings
(Sundazed) 2006 – LP, 2009 CD
My Train’s Comin’ In / Do Your Duty / Love Made A Fool Of Me / At The Mercy Of A Man / Piece Of My Heart / Easier To Say Than Do / He Made A Woman Out Of Me / Nearer To You / We Got To Slip Around / I’m In Love / Games People Play
What’s Going On – The Dirty Dozen Brass Band – Various Artists
(Shout Factory!) 2006 – CD
Track: What’s Happening Brother
Song Of America – Various Artists
(Thirty Tigers) 2007 – CD
Track: Streets Of Philadelphia
The Scene Of The Crime
(ANTI-) 2007 – CD, LP – Grammy Award Nomination for Best Contemporary Blues Album
Still Want To Be Your Baby (Take Me Like I Am) / Choices / Jealousy / You Don’t Know Me At All / Somebody Pick Up My Pieces / They Call It Love / The Last Time / Talking Old Soldiers / Before The Money Came (The Battle Of Bettye LaVette) / I Guess We Shouldn’t Talk About That Now
The Lost Soul Gems – Various Artists
(Sony Music Japan) 2008 – Import CD
Tracks: You Made A Believer Out Of Me / You’re A Man Of Words, I’m A Woman Of Action
Change Is Gonna Come Sessions
(ANTI-) 2009 – Download only EP
Change Is Gonna Come / ‘Round Midnight / God Bless The Child / Lush Life / Ain’t No Sunshine / Ain’t That Lovin’ You Baby
By The People: For The People: A Soundtrack Inspired By The Election Of Barack Obama – Various Artists
2010 – Download from Itunes only (Proceeds to United Way)
Track: A Change Is Gonna Come (live duet w/ Jon Bon Jovi)
Live From The Artist’s Den: Season 2
(Artists Den) 2010 – Download from Itunes only
Track: Jealousy (with Drive-By Truckers)
Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook
(ANTI-) 2010 – CD, Import LP
Grammy Award Nomination for Best Contemporary Blues Album
The Word / No Time To Live / Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood / All My Love / Isn’t It A Pity / Wish You Were Here / It Don’t Come Easy / Maybe I’m Amazed / Salt Of The Earth / Nights In White Satin / Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad / Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me / Love Reign O’er Me (Live)
Walter Gibbons – Jungle Music – Mixed With Love: Essential & Unreleased Remixes 1976-1986 – Various Artists
(Strut) 2010 – CD
Track: Doin’ The Best That I Can (Walter Gibbons 12″ Mix)
The 30th Annual John Lennon Tribute Live From The Beacon Theatre NYC – Various Artists
(Theatre Within) 2011 – Download only)
Track: The Word
Dedicated: A Salute To The 5 Royales – Steve Cropper
(429 Records) 2011 – CD
Tracks: Don’t Be Ashamed (duet with Willie Jones) / Say It
Chimes Of Freedom: The Songs Of Bob Dylan – Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International – Various Artists
(Amnesty International) 2012 – CD
Track: Most Of The Time (clean edit)
Thankful N’ Thoughtful
(ANTI-) 2012 – CD, Double LP run at 45 RPM
Everything Is Broken / I’m Not The One / Dirty Old Town / The More I Search (The More I Die) / I’m Tired / Crazy / Yesterday Is Here / Thankful N’ Thoughtful / Fair Enough / Time Will Do The Talking / Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere / Dirty Old Town (slow version)
Thankful N’ Thoughtful – Deluxe Version
(ANTI-) 2012 Download Only – Same as above with 3 bonus tracks
Old / Welcome To The Good Times / Whole Lotta Lonely
More Thankful, More Thoughtful
(ANTI-) 2012 – Limited Edition CD
Long Time / Welcome To The Good Times / Old / Save Some Time To Dream / Whole Lotta Lonely
Songs From Low Winter Sun (Music From the Television Series) – Various Artists
(Republic Records) 2013 – Download only EP
Track: Hustlin’ In The Motor City (Low Winter Sun Theme Song)
Love Is Only Everything – Charles Walker & The Dynamites
(Gemco) 2013 – CD, LP, 45
Track: Yours & Mine (duet with Charles Walker)
Fire In My Soul – Willie Jones
(Shout! UK) 2013 (Import CD)
Track: Without Redemption (duet with Willie Jones)
Worthy
(Cherry Red) 2015 – CD
Grammy Award Nomination for Best Contemporary Blues Album
Unbelievable / When I Was A Young Girl / Bless Us All / Stop / Undamned / Complicated / Where A Life Goes / Just Between You And Me And The Wall, You’re A Fool / Wait / Step Away / Worthy
Worthy – Deluxe Edition
(Cherry Red) 2015 – CD & Live DVD
Grammy Award Nomination for Best Contemporary Blues Album
Disc 1: CD (See above for track details)
Disc 2: DVD Recorded Live at Jazz Cafe, London on July 15, 2014
The Word / Everything Is Broken / Your Time To Cry / They Call It Love / Joy / Heart Of Gold / Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood / Either Way We Lose / Blackbird / My Man – He’s A Loving Man / Like A Rock / Heaven (The Closest I’ll Get) / Sleep To Dream / I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got
Tick Tock Tick – Will Porter
(Gramofono Sound) 2015 -CD
Track: Make You Feel My Love (duet with Will Porter)
Child Of The Seventies
(Real Gone Music) 2015 – CD see Rhino Handmade version above for track details -jewel case instead of slip case
Ringo Starr : The Lifetime Of Peace & Love Tribute Concert – Benefiting The David Lynch Foundation (Live) Various Artists
(Communion Records LLC) 2015 (Download Only)
Track: It Don’t Come Easy (Live)
Street Rituals – Stone Foundation
(100% Records) 2017 – CD, LP
Track: Season Of Change
White Knight – Todd Rundgren – Various Artists
(Cleopatra Records) 2017 – CD
Track: Naked & Afraid
Music From The American Epic Sessions Deluxe – Various Artists
(Columbia Records) 2017 – CD, LP
Track: Nobody’s Dirty Business (with The Americans)
Track: When I Woke Up This Morning (with The Americans)
Strange Angels: In Flight With Elmore James Various Artists
(Sylvan Songs) 2018 – CD, LP
Track: Person To Person
Things Have Changed
(Verve) 2018 – CD, Double LP
Grammy Nomination for Best Americana Album
*Grammy Nomination for Best Traditional R&B Performance
Things Have Changed / It Ain’t Me Babe / Political World / *Don’t Fall Apart On Me Tonight / Seeing The Real You At Last / Mama, You Been On My Mind / Ain’t Talkin’ / The Times They Are A-Changin’ / What Was It You Wanted / Emotionally Yours / Do Right To Me Baby (Do Unto Others) / Going, Going, Gone
Things Have Changed (single edit)
Verve Records – 2018 (Download only)
The 1972 Muscle Shoals Sessions
(Run Out Groove) 2018 – Limited Edition LP – First Time ever on Vinyl
It Ain’t Easy / If I Can’t Be Your Woman / Fortune Teller / Your Time To Cry / Soul Tambourine / All The Black And White Children / Our Own Love Song / Ain’t Nothing Gonna Change Me / Outside Woman / The Stealer / My Love Is Showing / Souvenirs / Heart Of Gold / You’ll Wake Up Wiser
Blackbirds
(Verve) 2020 – CD, LP
Grammy Nomination for Best Contemporary Blues Album
I Hold No Grudge / One More Song / Blues for the Weepers / Book of Lies / Romance in the Dark / Drinking Again / Strange Fruit / Save Your Love For Me / Blackbird
Original Grooves: Billie Holiday – Nina Simone – Bettye LaVette
(Verve) 2020 – Limited Edition Special Cut LP
Side 1: Strange Fruit – Bettye LaVette or Billie Holiday
Side 2: I Hold No Grudge – Bettye LaVette or Nina Simone
Dave McMurray – Grateful Deadication
(Blue Note) 2021 – CD
Track: Loser
ODESZA – The Last Goodbye
(Foreign Family Collective)(Ninja Tune) – 2022 – LP, CD, SINGLE
Grammy Nomination for Best Dance/Electronic Music Album
Track: The Last Goodbye (featuring Bettye LaVette)
Let Me Down Easy: Bettye LaVette In Memphis
(Sun) 2022 – LP
Side 1: He Made A Woman Out Of Me / At The Mercy Of A Man / I’m In Love / My Train’s Coming In / Nearer To You / Do Your Duty
Side 2: Let Me Down Easy / Games People Play / Take Another Little Piece Of My Heart / We Got To Slip Around / Easier To Say (Than Do) / Love’s Made A Fool Out Of Me
LaVette!
(Jay-Vee) 2023 – CD
Grammy Nomination for Best Contemporary Blues Album
See Through Me (Featuring Pedrito Martinez) / Don’t Get Me Started (Featuring Steve Winwood) / Lazy (And I Know It) / Sooner Or Later (Featuring Anthony Hamilton, Ray Parker Jr. & Rev. Charles Hodges) / Plan B / Concrete Mind / In The Meantime (Featuring John Mayer) / Mess About It (Featuring Ray Parker Jr. & Jon Batiste) / Hard To Be A Human / I’m Not Gonna Waste My Love / It’s Alright
LaVette!
(Jay-Vee) 2023 – Double LP
*Bonus Track not on CD
Grammy Nomination for Best Contemporary Blues Album
Side 1: See Through Me (Featuring Pedrito Martinez) / Don’t Get Me Started (Featuring Steve Winwood) / Lazy (And I Know It)
Side 2: Sooner Or Later (Featuring Anthony Hamilton, Ray Parker Jr. & Rev. Charles Hodges) / Plan B / Concrete Mind
Side 3: In The Meantime (Featuring John Mayer) / Mess About It (Featuring Ray Parker Jr. & Jon Batiste) / Hard To Be A Human
Side 4: *What You Don’t Say (Featuring Rev. Charles Hodges) / I’m Not Gonna Waste My Love / It’s Alright
Basie Swings The Blues – The Count Basie Orchestra Directed by Scotty Barnhart
(Candid) 2023 – CD
Grammy Nomination for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Track: Stormy Monday
Unreleased Tracks
Baby Doll – Big Wheel 1966
Light My Fire – Karen 1968
Close To You – TCA 1971
Stormy (long version) – TCA 1971
Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head – TCA 1971
Baby Take Me Higher – 1975
No Way To End A Love Affair – TCA 1978
Dancing In The Streets – TCA 1978
Bend A Little – TCA 1978
Tell Me A Lie (original) – 1978
Losing Your Love – 1978
Most Of The Time (unedited version) – ANTI- 2005
Brickyard Blues – 2006
Instant Karma – ANTI- 2009
