They Say I'm Different

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Released 1974 Artist Betty Davis Producer Betty Davis Genre Funk		They Say I'm Different(1974) Nasty Gal(1974) Release date 1974 Label Just Sunshine Records

Recorded Record Plant, Sausalito Length 32:52 (original 1974 release)51:60 (2007 re-release) Funk albums Betty Davis, The Baby Huey Story: The Livin, Standing on the Verge of, Look‑Ka Py Py, Mothership Connection

They Say I'm Different is the second studio album by Betty Davis. It was released in 1974.

Betty davis they say i m different

Legacy

The Wire (magazine) placed They Say I'm Different in their list of "100 Records That Set the World on Fire (While No One Was Listening)".

Track listing

All songs written by Betty Davis

"Shoo-B-Doop and Cop Him" – 3:57
"He Was a Big Freak" – 4:07
"Your Mama Wants Ya Back" – 3:27
"Don't Call Her No Tramp" – 4:06
"Git In There" – 4:46
"They Say I'm Different" – 4:14
"70's Blues" – 4:01
"Special People" – 3:22

Personnel

Betty Davis - , Producer, 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

Mel Dixon - Photography

Bob Edwards - Assistant Engineer

Tom Flye - Mixing

Ron Levine - Cover Design

Bill Levy - Art Direction

Songs

1Shoo-B-Doop & Cop Him3:57
2He Was a Big Freak4:08
3Your Mama Wants Ya Back3:27

References

They Say I'm Different Wikipedia

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