Wright would gain a new wave of younger followers and fans through her collaborations with next-gen artists and producers in the 2000s. The imprint released Wright's 1988 album, Mother Wit, which went gold, Vanity Fair reports, and featured the hit "No Pain, No Gain" the album became the first album by a black female artist released on her own label to garner gold certification, according to HITS Daily Double. She launched her own label, Miss B Records, in 1985. Her 1981 self-titled album featured "What Are You Going To Do With It," a minor hit composed by Stevie Wonder. Her 1975 song, "Where Is The Love," earned Wright her first and only career GRAMMY win, for Best Rhythm & Blues Song, at the 18th GRAMMY Awards, held in 1976. She continued her winning streak in the '70s, releasing hit songs, including classic like "Tonight Is the Night," and multiple albums that placed on the all-genre and R&B charts throughout the decade. and Sublime borrowing the song's widely recognized, feel-good guitar riff. A gold-certified hit, "Clean Up Woman" has since been regularly sampled, with everyone from Chance The Rapper, Mary J. 6, the song notched Wright her first-ever GRAMMY nomination, for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female, at the 15th GRAMMY Awards, held in 1973. In addition to becoming her highest-charting Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. She returned to the charts in 1972 with her classic "Clean Up Woman," a single off her second album, I Love The Way You Love, which was released that same year. Wright fully broke into the mainstream in the '70s. Dusty Springfield later covered the song on her 1972 album, See All Her Faces, while Beyoncé sampled the song on "Upgrade U," featuring husband-rapper Jay-Z, a featured track off her 2006 album, B'Day. 33 on the Billboard Hot 100 the year it was released. The album produced her first Top 40 hit in "Girls Can't Do What The Guys Do," which peaked at No. As a teenager, she began recording as a backup singer for other artists.įollowing performances and releases on a local level, she released her debut album, My First Time Around, in 1968 when she was 15, Billboard reports.
Wright began her music career as a child when she and her family formed the gospel group Echoes Of Joy. Blige, Sublime and Chance The Rapper, among many others, have all sampled her music throughout the years.
Her solo music influenced generations of cross-genre artists. She will be dearly missed."īorn Bessie Regina Norris in Miami, Fla., in 1953, Wright was a highly influential singer-songwriter as well as a celebrated background vocalist and accomplished producer. "We send our deepest condolences to Betty's family and friends during this difficult time. "Betty Wright was a striking talent within the soul and R&B community," Mason jr. Harvey Mason jr., Chair and Interim President/CEO of the Recording Academy, shared a touching message about Wright's passing on behalf of the organization. "Calling all my #PrayWarriors," she wrote, "my beloved sister, Betty Wright, is now in need of all your prays." sleep in peace aunty Betty Wright."ĭays prior to Wright's death, on May 2, fellow R&B and soul icon Chaka Khan tweeted an alarming message addressing Wright. According to The Wrap, her niece confirmed Wright died this morning, writing on Twitter, "I just lost my aunt this morning.
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