别名：BettyWright、贝蒂-瑞特 国籍：美国 职业：歌手 生日：1953年12月21日 歌手名：Betty Wright 简介：by Greg Prato & Christine Ohlman Singer Betty Wright proved to be a consistently strong presence on the Miami music scene, primarily throughout the 70s and 80s, although she continues to record. Born on December 21, 1953, in Miami, FL, Wright began her singing career early on as a member of her familys own gospel group the Echoes of Joy. By the age of 13, Wright had begun appearing on other artists recordings as a backup singer and two years later was issuing her own solo singles (scoring a Top 40 hit the same year with Girls Cant Do What the Guys Do) and albums (My First Time Around). It would be several years, however, before Wright would enjoy her next substantial hit, but it would prove to be worth the wait when 1972s Clean Up Woman (notable for its prominent guitar riff and Wrights swaggering lead vocal) peaked at number two on the R&B and number six on the pop charts. In 1974, Wright received a Grammy Award for the song Where Is the Love? (not to be confused with the renowned Roberta Flack/Donny Hathaway tune of the same name); Wright steadily continued to issue albums throughout the decade, including such standout titles as 1975s Danger High Voltage (which spawned three R&B hits, Shoorah! Shoorah!, Where Is the Love?, and Tonight Is the Night) and 1978s Betty Wright Live. 1981s hit collaboration with Stevie Wonder, What Are You Gonna Do With It?, proved to be Wrights last substantial hit. Wright continued issuing albums throughout the 80s and 90s, in addition to trying her hand as a television talk show hostess and contributing backing vocals to a wide variety of other artists such as Erykah Badu, Regina Belle, David Byrne, Jimmy Cliff, Gloria Estefan, Inner Circle, Millie Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Johnny Mathis, etc. The early 21st century saw the release of Wrights first all-new studio album in several years, 2001s Fit for a King, as well as the fine 16-track career overview The Very Best of Betty Wright. 从艺历程：贝蒂·赖特（原名贝西·雷吉娜·诺里斯）1953年出生于佛罗里达州迈阿密，是家中七兄妹中的老幺。她两岁时便加入兄弟姐妹的福音乐队Echoes of Joy，并为其首张专辑献声。1966年，她以12岁的年龄签约Deep City Records，发行了单曲“Thank You Baby”和“Paralyzed”。1967年，她开始发掘当地人才，如乔治和格温麦克雷。14岁时，她发行了首张专辑“My First Time Around”，热门单曲是“Girls Can't Do What the Guys Do”。16岁时，她发行了《纯爱》。 1973年，赖特以17岁的年龄录制了招牌歌曲“Clean Up Woman”，该曲在R&B排行榜上排名第二，并在Billboard Hot 100排行榜上停留了14周，售出超过100万张，获得金唱片认证。之后，她的作品如“Baby Sitter”和《Let Me Be Your Lovemaker》也取得不俗成绩。她还凭借创作原始迪斯科歌曲《Where Is the Love》获得了格莱美最佳R&B歌曲奖。1974年底，她的专辑《危险！高电压！》发行，其中包括热门歌曲“Shoorah！Shoorah！”和“今夜是夜晚”。 在70年代末，赖特的其他专辑成绩平平。1981年，她转投Epic唱片公司，发行了同名专辑，其中包括史提夫·汪达创作的热门歌曲。她还为其他艺人献声，并成立了自己的唱片公司Miss B Records。1988年，她的专辑《Mother Wit》成为第一位在自己的唱片公司获得金唱片认证的黑人女歌手。90年代，她继续发行个人作品，并为其他艺人编排和声。 2000年代和2010年代，赖特发行了合辑和新专辑，并出现在电视节目中担任声乐教练和制作人。她还与其他艺人合作，如乔丝·斯通、史努比狗狗等。2011年，她的专辑《Betty Wright: The Movie》发行，并获得格莱美奖提名。赖特最后一次露面是在2020年的电视节目《无名之辈》中，一个月后去世。