My First Time Around
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| My First Time Around | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1968 | |||
| Genre | Funk, soul [1] | |||
| Label | Atco | |||
| Producer | Brad Shapiro, Steve Alaimo | |||
| Betty Wright chronology | ||||
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| Singles from My First Time Around | ||||
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My First Time Around is the 1968 debut LP by Betty Wright. The album was recorded when Wright was 14 years old.[2] It includes the Top 40 hit single "Girls Can't Do What the Guys Do".[3]
Track listing[edit]
| Side one | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Girls Can't Do What the Guys Do" | Clarence Reid & Willie Clarke | 2:04 |
| 2. | "Funny How Love Grows Cold" | Clarence Reid & Willie Clarke | 2:51 |
| 3. | "I'm Gonna Hate Myself In The Morning" | Dale Ward & Arthur Alexander | 2:11 |
| 4. | "Circle of Heartbreak" | Betty Wright | 2:58 |
| 5. | "Sweet Lovin' Daddy" | Clarence Reid & Willie Clarke | 2:25 |
| 6. | "Cry Like a Baby" | Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham | 2:34 |
| Side two | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Watch Out Love" | Brad Shapiro, Betty Wright & Willie Clarke | 2:41 |
| 2. | "He's Bad, Bad, Bad" | Clarence Reid & Willie Clarke | 2:22 |
| 3. | "I Can't Stop My Heart" | Jackie Avery | 3:24 |
| 4. | "I'm Thankful" | Steve Alaimo, Sam Cooke & J. W. Alexander | 2:03 |
| 5. | "The Best Girls Don't Always Win" | Clarence Reid | 3:08 |
| 6. | "Just You" | Sonny Bono | 3:06 |
Personnel[edit]
- Joey Murcia – guitar
- Bobby Birdwatcher - piano, organ
- Clarence Reid - piano
- Arnold Albury - piano
- David Brown - bass
- Eddie Martinez - drums
- Butch Trucks - drums
Critical reception[edit]
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
