They Say I'm Different Explained
| They Say I'm Different |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Betty Davis |
| Cover: | TheySayDifferent.jpeg |
| Released: | 1974 |
| Recorded: | 1973 Record Plant, Sausalito |
| Length: | 32:52 (original 1974 release)
51:60 (2007 re-release) |
| Label: | Just Sunshine (1974)
Light in the Attic (2007 re-release) |
| Producer: | Betty Davis |
| Prev Title: | Betty Davis |
| Prev Year: | 1973 |
| Next Title: | Nasty Gal |
| Next Year: | 1975 |
They Say I'm Different is the second studio album by Betty Davis. It was released in 1974.[1]
Legacy
The Wire placed They Say I'm Different in their list of "100 Records That Set the World on Fire (While No One Was Listening)".[2] In 2017 a documentary called Betty: They Say I'm Different was released.[3]
Track listing
All songs written by Betty Davis
Personnel
- Betty Davis - vocals
- Debbie Burrell - vocals
- Elaine Clark - vocals
- Mary Jones - vocals
- Trudy Perkins - vocals
- Mike Clark - drums
- Nicky Neal - drums, vocals
- Willy Sparks - drums, vocals
- Ted Sparks - drums
- Pete Escovedo - timbales
- Victor Pantoja - congas, percussion
- Errol "Crusher" Bennett - percussion
- Buddy Miles - guitar
- Jimmy Godwin - guitar
- Cordell Dudley - guitar, vocals
- Carlos Morales - guitar, vocals
- Larry Johnson - bass
- Merl Saunders - electric piano
- Fred Mills - keyboards, vocals
- James Allen Smith - keyboards
- Hershall Kennedy - Clavinet, keyboards, organ, electric piano, trumpet, vocals
- Tony Vaughn - bass vocal, Clavinet, keyboards, piano, electric piano, vocals
- Technical
- Mel Dixon - photography
- Bob Edwards - assistant engineer
- Tom Flye - mixing
- Ron Levine - cover design
- Bill Levy - art direction
Charts
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Betty Davis: Betty Davis / They Say I'm Different. Pitchfork. 22 May 2007 . en. 2018-12-23.
- Roy . Daryl Stephen . Uncle Fester . 1992 . 100 Records That Set the World on Fire (While No One Was Listening) . . https://web.archive.org/web/20071019022442/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/thewire.html#onfire . 19 October 2007 . 18 March 2015.
- Web site: Betty they say i'm Different. Betty they say i'm Different. en-US. 2018-12-23.
- Betty Davis – Chart history: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Billboard. August 13, 2024.
