Betty Everett

Major Works

• The Shoop Shoop Song (1963)
• It’s In His Kiss (1964)
• Delicious Together (1964)
• There’ll Come A Time (1969)
• Love Rhymes (1974)
• Black Girl (1974)
• Happy Endings (1975)
• Hot to Handle (1982)

Album 

Betty Everett / Best Of (Let It Be Me)

1.You're No Good
2.It's In His Kiss (The Shoop Shoop Song)
3.Let It Be Me
4.I Can't Hear You
5.It's Getting Mighty Crowded
6.It Hurts To Be In Love
7.Love Is Strange
8.Chained To A Memory
9.No Place To Hide
10.Too Hot To Hold
11.I'm Gonna Be Ready
12.Just Be True
13.Hands Off
14.Until You Were gone
15.The Way You Do The Things You Do
16.Hound Dog
17.I Need You
18.The Real Thing
19.Chained To Your Love

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Betty Everett: A Biography
By Cassandra Thomas (SHS)

Born November 23, 1939, in Greenwood, Mississippi, Betty Everett moved to Chicago during the late 50’s. She began playing the piano and singing in church at age nine and these were  two of her favorite activities. When she moved to Chicago, it  was a very busy city even during the fifties and because of its overpopulation it was very hard for Betty during her first years. Betty Everett recorded for several local labels, including Cobra and Onederful, but  Everett's big hits came when she signed with VeeJay Records. As a teenager, Betty performed with Muddy Waters and Magic Sam. Betty Everett recorded The Shoop Shoop Song [It's In His Kiss]. In the Spring of 1964 it was a top ten song. Other songs like I Can't Hear You and Getting Mighty Crowded were not as successful. She sang  a duet with another well-known  Chicago-area singer named Jerry Butler, and Let It Be Me also made the top ten that year. There were other  Betty Everett/Jerry Butler duets. One was  their single Smile and their LP Delicious Together.  There'll Come A Time was her first entry in the soul charts,  and it made number two.  It was also her  last top forty hit. Betty had five more songs to make the soul charts on Uni and Fantasy by 1971.  She received the BMI Pop Award in  1964 and1991, and the BMI R&B Award in 1964.

The song that Betty Everett is best remembered for was recorded in 1964,  and it was called The Shoop Shoop Song [It's In His Kiss]. Betty Everett made a successful tour of England in the mid-60's.

Related Websites

Get song lists for above album at this address.
Info about Betty Everett and girl groups at this site.
Songwriters honored with Rhythm and Blues Foundation Pioneer Awards lists Betty Everett.
Site lists Betty Everett and others as women in funk.
Brief bio of Betty Everett here.
Words to The Shoop Shoop Song by Betty Everett.

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