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- Genre: Hip-Hop/R&B
- Style: R&B, Soul
- Label: Ubiquity / Luv N' Haight
A forgotten Miami disco-diva is rescued from the record crates
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We Say...
It's every beat junkie's dream, to be flipping through records banished to a corner of a basement or thrift shop, decades-old dust discoloring the fingers, and suddenly stumbling upon a platter with no known history. Such is the case with this debut album from Miami's Betty Padgett, pressed up in 1975 and promptly forgotten by the record-buying populace, until it was unearthed by a curious DJ who was uncertain if his discovery was deep funk, sun-kissed soul, or diva disco.
Turns out, there are traces of all of the above. And, somewhat surprisingly, there's also a fair amount of reggae's lilt gilding "My Eyes Adore You," "Tonight's the Night" and "Never Never Never." From to the nylon-string guitar-meets-analog synthesizer of opener "It Would Be a Shame" to the classic Miami funk (think Alston, Cat, Galdes) of "Sugar Daddy," Padgett sounds equally adept demanding diamond rings or shedding tears alone at home. Let's hope that Padgett can now enjoy the same late Renaissance of her re-discovered lady peers Betty Wright, Candi Staton, and Bettye Lavette — with any luck, she'll release album number two yet.
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| 01. |  |
It Would Be A Shame |
4:36 |
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| 02. | |
My Eyes Adore You |
3:05 |
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| 03. | |
Sugar Daddy Part 1 |
3:27 |
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| 04. | |
Tonight Is The Night |
2:54 |
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| 05. | |
Never, Never, Never |
4:13 |
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| 06. | |
Gypsy of Love |
4:36 |
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| 07. | |
Sugar Daddy Part 2 |
3:29 |
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| 08. | |
Rocking Chair |
3:14 |
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| 09. | |
Love Me Forever |
2:35 |
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09 Total Tracks, 32:09 Total Length
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