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Betty LaVette - Doin the Best That I Can - Walter Gibbons Remix

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on Sep 17, 03 | 1:41 pm

Bettye LaVette

Doin' the Best That I Can (12")

RECORD LABEL / RELEASE INFO:

West End Records (US) / 1978 / WES22113X
12" Disco Single 33 1/3 rpm vinyl record

STUDIO CREDITS:

Producer(s) : Eric Matthew (Eric Mathew) and Cory Robbins

Mixer/Remixer : Walter Gibbons

TRACKLISTING:

Side A
Doin' the Best That I Can (A Special New Walter Gibbons Mix 11:03)

Side B
Doin' the Best That I Can (7:43)

NOTES:

Walter Gibbons took this Bettye LaVette track and made magic happen on this remix. Grab a copy and listen to the whole thing and listen to how he builds it up, tears it down and repeats all with that great emphasis on percussion.

Bettye was no new-comer as she had been around since the early sixites. Produced by Gary's Gang producer Eric Mathews and Cory Robbins of Front Page fame.

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YOUR REVIEWS & COMMENTS ON Bettye LaVette

Personally, This is THE best Walter Gibbons track. Awash with blazin bongos, yet at the same time as soulful as you like & goes on & on & on at 11 minutes. Pure class. Also go for the seven minute version which again, is a great record, yet is a totally different mix.
 
Posted by: geordie-bri | Aug 08, 04 | 2:04 am

Pure Bliss !!!
In 1978 BETTY LAVETTE reluctantly recorded "Doin' The Best That I Can," during the disco craze. To her surprise, the record became a big seller, which was played in discos around the world and is now listed with the other great disco classics.
Walter Gibbons produced an 11 minute disco mix which DJ's could use specifically for mixing other records.
 
Posted by: chris | Feb 20, 05 | 6:12 am

A Walter Gibbons Mix

The effects used on the breakdown parts and ending with a pan were excellent!
 
Posted by: Delmar Browne | Nov 04, 05 | 4:23 pm

One-shot, celebrated soul queen, celebrated mix-man, both at the top of their game: a disco legend.
 
Posted by: freddyinptown | Feb 03, 07 | 9:54 am

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