your mother was one of the female "hearthroubs" with a golden voice and hits, back in the day. she had the right name "swan" , because she conveyed total elegance, for sure. she CERTAINLY put many memories in people's lives with her music that we'll NEVER forget. you can't discuss "golden soul oldies " without including your mother 's hit "make me yours" on the list.
from the bottom of my heart, GOD bless, and thank you mrs swan...
Really beautiful delivery. Found a Bettye Swann compilation in music shop in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. Played it and ejoyed it more than anything else over the past two years.
I cry every time i hear a Bettye Swann song, her voice is deliciously soothing, it takes me to memory lane and i cry, i can hear and feel the passion, please give us an update on ms Swann, I love her song Traces, and i cant find it here, I got it on pandora but not here
I just peeped at amazon and found more bettye swann than i'd ever heard. i'm going back to downlaod some faves i've found here. i hope she gets royalties. :-)
ms swann if you feel like making more music, some of us still buy it.
I luv Bettye Swann but hadn't heard this song until earlier this year, I found it on Amazon. Beautiful lyrics.....sounds like a dream that many women have or want to come true with the one they luv.....
This song has touched me like no other song has.....beautiful!! What a voice! Wish i was around in those days, everybody seemed to sing from the heart! You can feel it in the music. Time machine please! Makes me have goosebumps every time i listen to her voice! xxx
I HAVE LOVED HE VOICE AT LEAST 30+ YRS. SHE IS ONE OF THE TRUE DIVAS, WHEN YOU HEAR HER YOU KNOW ITS HER. I COULD LISTEN TO HER ALL DAY. I KNOW HER POPULAR SONGS BUT HAVE STARTED TO COLLECT HER LESSER PLAYED ONES AND WOW,,,,HEAVEN
Have listened to her lovely voice since I was 13 or 14 even my Dad licked your singing. Bettye all I can say is thank you so much for the years of enjoying your voice and songs ! Bless you
Wonderful soulful voice - modern divas, look and learn!!! Bettye was always a favourite on the Northern Soul Scene and we keep finding records by her to play. Thank you Bettye for giving us some true soul
Phillip, I am thrilled to see your post here, I really am. I discovered your mother's work only a few months ago, and was just captivated -- and this is my favorite track. Love lost, love gained, love shared, love remembered -- it is all here, in your mother's voice. Can't tell you the number of times I've listened to it. Please tell your mom her God-given gift will continue to touch and lift more hearts than she can imagine. Susan
It was hard enough on me as a young fellow, to sit or lay in the dark listening to Bettye sing , if i had known she looked this good, it would have driven me crazy.
beautiful thanks for the this...never heard this before buts thats the besuty of soul music you think youve heard it all then someone throws something else into the equation ace...now i have to try and find it ha keep the faith
@FEWED24 me either. i think it might have to be the back up singers sampled for it, you can hear atleast some kind of vocal sample in the background of ice cream.
Yes Bettye and Candi would have been an amazing combo!!
Believe Bettye is very involved in the church in her native Las Vegas. Have wanted to contact her for some years now... just to express my thanks for all her fine works... so Bettye, if you're reading this...
Wouldn't it have been amazing to have Bettye and Candi sing songs together. I think they have a lot in common as for as their soulful soulful renditions. Thanks for youtube, i didn't know what happened to Bettye Swann.
this woman voice is giving me the chills, frills, thrills darnit why didn't she rise as big as Diana Ross, Chaka KAHN>>>> TRULY HER VOICE IS COMPARABLE BETTER
simply beautiful. betty is amazing her voice is so heavenly. it's like she feels every note clear down to her soul. i love her work she always makes me shudder when she sings
I want to thank all of you for the very nice comments. Betty Swann (Betty Jean Barton) is my mother and I showed her this site and she is very happy with the positive comments made by you. Her maiden name was Champion before she married my father George. My father died in 1981 and the best thing about my mother is that even tho life is difficult she still has that warm smile and grace of a beautiful person. I will post more comments later on this woman who taught me to be a man. Thanks.
@Phillip022564 You must be very proud of your Mother. Tell her all her fans over here in England rate her as one of the best voices ever. From 'Make Me Yours' to 'I Want Sunday's Back Again' - Soul Perfection - Thank You
@Phillip022564 Hi Betty, I hope you visit this site again soon. This is the most beautiful song and most beautiful singing that ever existed and ever will. I hope you are well and I hope it fills you with pride to know how much your voice means to so many people around the world.
@Phillip022564 Hi Betty, I hope you visit this site again soon. This is the most beautiful song and most beautiful singing that ever existed and ever will. I hope it fills you with pride to know how much your voice means to so many people around the world.
Hi Betty, I hope you visit this site again soon. This is the most beautiful song and most beautiful singing that ever existed and ever will. I hope it fills you with pride to know how much your voice means to so many people around the world.
Hi Betty, I hope you visit this site again soon. This is the most beautiful song and most beautiful singing that ever existed and ever will. I hope it fills you with pride to know how much your voice means to so many people around the world.
@Phillip022564 The first time I heard this song it instantly became one of my favorite songs I've ever heard and I know it'l will be until the day I die... I'm a 21 year old guy who loves real hip hop but I love soul music even more and I'd listen to this song over 99% of the stuff played on the radio, just wanted to let you know that you greatly inspire people beyond just your generation. Most soul I've heard contained within a single track..."Today I Started Loving You Again" in close second..
Thanks for the post. People seem to have forgotten about Bettye. She's my second favorite all-time. She has many hits, only two on y/t. Maybe I'll have to stop dragging MY feet; but I'd like it better if YOU posted some more.
I love her voice! So authentic! Full of soul and depth!!
MsLovie77 1 month ago
wow!!!! is there anything she annot sing? x
herringthorpe 5 months ago
Go back in time and do more vids. Thanks in advance. Old heads like me need more of these. :-)
BarbaraJean2 6 months ago in playlist Quicklist
iam lately in love with this lady, she´s so amazing whatever she sings angel voice
rbx22 8 months ago
Amost passed this by, glad I didn't. Beautifully done!
undecided95 8 months ago
o love her voice thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis much <3
khaseisthe 9 months ago
Miss Swann lives is Las Vegas. There is a 2005 article in Las Vegas Live entitled "Swan Song."
Thank you for this song. It brings back wonderful memories of a beautiful songbird.
bydesign001 9 months ago
Whata sweet sweet spirit your mother has.
1SECRETBILLY 10 months ago
I love Bettye Swann thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis much!
OhenmaaFan 10 months ago
lush, delicate, beautiful music with soul
love you bettye!
thejennerator 10 months ago
This is the most beautfiul, mellow and soothing song I've ever had the privilege of hearing.
Thank you Ms Swann. I think I can say on behalf of all your fans, your music is cherished in all of our hearts.
arete1231 11 months ago
hey phillip,
your mother was one of the female "hearthroubs" with a golden voice and hits, back in the day. she had the right name "swan" , because she conveyed total elegance, for sure. she CERTAINLY put many memories in people's lives with her music that we'll NEVER forget. you can't discuss "golden soul oldies " without including your mother 's hit "make me yours" on the list.
from the bottom of my heart, GOD bless, and thank you mrs swan...
standingbeark 11 months ago
Phillilp 2yrs later I re-connect with your Mother's. Tell her, her homegirl she don't know I said. hi!! god Bless....
black8407 1 year ago
Really beautiful delivery. Found a Bettye Swann compilation in music shop in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. Played it and ejoyed it more than anything else over the past two years.
CHRISANDTHEMUSIC 1 year ago
I just discovered this artist a few years ago but her voice is amazing & beautiful songs....
dimondgurlable 1 year ago
I cry every time i hear a Bettye Swann song, her voice is deliciously soothing, it takes me to memory lane and i cry, i can hear and feel the passion, please give us an update on ms Swann, I love her song Traces, and i cant find it here, I got it on pandora but not here
qnnydyha 1 year ago
I just peeped at amazon and found more bettye swann than i'd ever heard. i'm going back to downlaod some faves i've found here. i hope she gets royalties. :-)
ms swann if you feel like making more music, some of us still buy it.
TheSocratease 1 year ago
superb........pure class
ukgroovejunkies 1 year ago
i just love the gentle and tender way bettye delivered this tune. i could listen to this all day. this put me in avery calm mood.
megadzakra 1 year ago
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i just love the gentle and tender way bettye delivered this tune.
megadzakra 1 year ago
i just love the gentle and tender way bettye delivered this tune
megadzakra 1 year ago
What a beautiful song. I love the way it builds.
And what a beautiful woman.
jaymareeable 1 year ago
Greets from Poland Bettye! I love this song, but still "Cover me" if my favorite :) So sorry that mine generation didn't have such Maestras.
mserski 1 year ago
Oh my god. This is the perfect song. Just beautiful.
buckymarino 1 year ago
I luv Bettye Swann but hadn't heard this song until earlier this year, I found it on Amazon. Beautiful lyrics.....sounds like a dream that many women have or want to come true with the one they luv.....
nativebeauty1998 1 year ago
This song has touched me like no other song has.....beautiful!! What a voice! Wish i was around in those days, everybody seemed to sing from the heart! You can feel it in the music. Time machine please! Makes me have goosebumps every time i listen to her voice! xxx
ejc1979tv 1 year ago
I HAVE LOVED HE VOICE AT LEAST 30+ YRS. SHE IS ONE OF THE TRUE DIVAS, WHEN YOU HEAR HER YOU KNOW ITS HER. I COULD LISTEN TO HER ALL DAY. I KNOW HER POPULAR SONGS BUT HAVE STARTED TO COLLECT HER LESSER PLAYED ONES AND WOW,,,,HEAVEN
floridabeauty57 1 year ago
Have listened to her lovely voice since I was 13 or 14 even my Dad licked your singing. Bettye all I can say is thank you so much for the years of enjoying your voice and songs ! Bless you
frankmilespml 1 year ago
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She is BADD..... I had no idea. I have found a new lady.
1926love 1 year ago
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1926love 1 year ago
thanks so very much for the listen i love all her music great talent
shamarapower99 1 year ago
i discovered this song on Pandora and fell in love with it!!!
She has such a beautiful soulful voice!
Marleeeeeeeeey 1 year ago
I have had this song playing over and over again .. and have added it to my playlist. I love love love it!!!
Nadene56 1 year ago
ill kiss your lyrics, the idea of your voice and music for a million years and i promise it will work out!
sweeteuphoria1 1 year ago
Amazingly Beautiful Thankyu Bettye....
DYNODRUM 1 year ago
Simply Great. Growing up in Louisiana, Bettye's music was played quite often. Thanks for posting these fantastic memories....
Lamarz7 1 year ago
Wow, didn't know about this little jewel.
akaziaj 1 year ago
what a choon what a voice soul at its very best,the way it was
lfilthy 1 year ago
And... what a smile she has!!
1SECRETBILLY 1 year ago
She has one of the greatest soulful voices ever, I own all of her albums. a must have for any vinyl collector
Trublife 1 year ago
impeccable in every respect!
1SECRETBILLY 1 year ago
Wonderful soulful voice - modern divas, look and learn!!! Bettye was always a favourite on the Northern Soul Scene and we keep finding records by her to play. Thank you Bettye for giving us some true soul
dp500cat 1 year ago
To Phillip: Wow
thomasine22 1 year ago
I'm still listening!!!!!!!!!!!
SweetBabeLovinGH 1 year ago
This version is the best I ever heard. This is my second time, and I'm sure of a third time . I get chills. Thank you!
SweetBabeLovinGH 1 year ago 2
I love that version of the song! Its simply the best one ever. Thanks Bettye!
kriskind 1 year ago 2
En mycket bra sångerska
Karttago 1 year ago
Phillip, I am thrilled to see your post here, I really am. I discovered your mother's work only a few months ago, and was just captivated -- and this is my favorite track. Love lost, love gained, love shared, love remembered -- it is all here, in your mother's voice. Can't tell you the number of times I've listened to it. Please tell your mom her God-given gift will continue to touch and lift more hearts than she can imagine. Susan
514Susan 1 year ago
It was hard enough on me as a young fellow, to sit or lay in the dark listening to Bettye sing , if i had known she looked this good, it would have driven me crazy.
replyform 1 year ago
Faultless and wonderful. Thanks a million!
pandoramelly 1 year ago
chords, anyone of sheet???
Ssaaaraa 2 years ago
I WOULD LOVE TO BE KISS A MILLION TIMES.
jenniferjolly42 2 years ago
MF what do you think
2019 / 2025
Chaing Mai
dont tell me goodbye
theoverlord1944 2 years ago
Beautiful!
Bettye, I don't know if you are still around, but if you're still looking for someone to kiss you for a million years, I'll volunteer!
auggieanddaddy 2 years ago 12
Great song!! Do you know what year it is?
Nessiefan 2 years ago
beautiful thanks for the this...never heard this before buts thats the besuty of soul music you think youve heard it all then someone throws something else into the equation ace...now i have to try and find it ha keep the faith
bri moreton
happydaystoytown71 2 years ago
i cant catch the sample for rae's ice cream song
FEWED24 2 years ago
@FEWED24 me either. i think it might have to be the back up singers sampled for it, you can hear atleast some kind of vocal sample in the background of ice cream.
Chalmers89 2 years ago
omg,,I love this by her!!
mrsjeffhenson 2 years ago 2
oh Black Israel U ARE SO LOVED!
sharonanony 2 years ago
this song send shivers down my spine. thanks for the upload.
soulburner978 2 years ago 6
thank you so much for such a wonderful song! and it really touched my soul
whoever hir or her love is away
he or she would feet it at the bottom of the heart
greenowl2 2 years ago
such a nice version of such a nice song! thanks a lot for posting.
Herzweh 2 years ago 2
exactly right I thought Ihad heard some beautiful voices also but she is unequaled !
1SECRETBILLY 2 years ago
I thought i'd heard it all - until I heard this just now!
heezergeezer 2 years ago
This is such a beautiful song, I LOVE IT, thank you Bettye - you know about LOVE xx
acubird 2 years ago
does anyone know who's backing her up?
specialdead 2 years ago
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I LOVE THIS SONG.....ITS SO SWEET
NEWMAND27 2 years ago
ahhhhh sooooo beutiful
thesign69 2 years ago
Yes Bettye and Candi would have been an amazing combo!!
Believe Bettye is very involved in the church in her native Las Vegas. Have wanted to contact her for some years now... just to express my thanks for all her fine works... so Bettye, if you're reading this...
maxinebrownsmic 2 years ago
Wouldn't it have been amazing to have Bettye and Candi sing songs together. I think they have a lot in common as for as their soulful soulful renditions. Thanks for youtube, i didn't know what happened to Bettye Swann.
replyform 2 years ago
such a beautiful voice plus she´s hella sweet
shimmyshimmy83 2 years ago
She does an Otis Redding impression. I like it very much.
SpliffyFloyd 2 years ago
She is a dandy
1SECRETBILLY 2 years ago
lovely song...she has such an angelic voice
browngal1709 2 years ago 2
Beautiful. Sometimes people don't make it big because they are not willing to play games with their self respect.
2hot2trot 2 years ago
Faultless, absolutely......beautiful...
Best Dr Bob J.
drbobjones 2 years ago
She has such sensitive voice. She gently caress my soul. She is underestimated.
slimsin69 2 years ago 2
Oh that is beautiful. Ms Swann at her finest!
Reminds me of a certain gentleman from a long time ago. Name begins with E... maybe he's reading this... cue eyes filling with tears!
maxinebrownsmic 2 years ago
One of the best soul voices ever. Great
soulchosen 3 years ago
This is love how i feel,no skinny shit.
tageet 3 years ago 3
this woman voice is giving me the chills, frills, thrills darnit why didn't she rise as big as Diana Ross, Chaka KAHN>>>> TRULY HER VOICE IS COMPARABLE BETTER
NotFearful 3 years ago
simply beautiful. betty is amazing her voice is so heavenly. it's like she feels every note clear down to her soul. i love her work she always makes me shudder when she sings
kennethmcclair 3 years ago 2
Bettye put her seal on this song and when she does that fugetaboutit she owns this song !!bravo
1SECRETBILLY 3 years ago 2
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frillydonkey 3 years ago
Brilliant interpreter of songs angelic voice
The Honest Jon comp which came out last year is peerless. Check out My Heart Is Closed For The Season. Probably now my favourite tune of all time.
eamcas67 3 years ago
Bettye should have been a bigger star. She had the voice. I never liked this song until hearing Bettye sing it!
SandySummers 3 years ago
amazing..i luv her voice...flawless.
amychic88 3 years ago
Other's just pale in comparison.Bettye Swann put her stamp on this song and an indelable impression on me...i'm tore up !
1SECRETBILLY 3 years ago
I'm hooked on this song and Bettye's voice. Just love it!
soulchosen 3 years ago
pure class, beautiful x
soul4eva19 3 years ago 3
What a beautiful song thankyou for the posting,Beaytiful voice.
ethal45 3 years ago
What a singer..Bettye has a voice from heaven,.ktf.
djdeitch 3 years ago 2
@djdeitch tell it like it is
lfilthy 1 year ago
nice track
motown250 3 years ago
She is wonderful! What a voice!
soulchosen 3 years ago
This is lovely soulchosen, thanks x
esmereldatitswallop 3 years ago
Lovely track, thanks
lanticsurf1976 3 years ago
Beautiful voice!!!! Wow what happened to this kind of natural talent
flexxnatl 3 years ago
Bettye, I love you! You have the most peaceful voice. I could listen to it forever. So good songs - i wish i was there.
Dukkefar 3 years ago 2
I want to thank all of you for the very nice comments. Betty Swann (Betty Jean Barton) is my mother and I showed her this site and she is very happy with the positive comments made by you. Her maiden name was Champion before she married my father George. My father died in 1981 and the best thing about my mother is that even tho life is difficult she still has that warm smile and grace of a beautiful person. I will post more comments later on this woman who taught me to be a man. Thanks.
Phillip022564 3 years ago 45
@Phillip022564 Wow
thomasine22 1 year ago
@Phillip022564 Let's do it again. This generation needs it.
thomasine22 1 year ago
@Phillip022564 Let's do it again. This generation needs it.
thomasine22 1 year ago
@Phillip022564 You must be very proud of your Mother. Tell her all her fans over here in England rate her as one of the best voices ever. From 'Make Me Yours' to 'I Want Sunday's Back Again' - Soul Perfection - Thank You
dp500cat 1 year ago
@Phillip022564 Bless you and your mom.
akaziaj 1 year ago
@Phillip022564 GREAT voice great son thankyou Betty x
mrsbiffet 1 year ago
@Phillip022564 Hi Betty, I hope you visit this site again soon. This is the most beautiful song and most beautiful singing that ever existed and ever will. I hope you are well and I hope it fills you with pride to know how much your voice means to so many people around the world.
mikeyjames77 1 year ago
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@Phillip022564 Hi Betty, I hope you visit this site again soon. This is the most beautiful song and most beautiful singing that ever existed and ever will. I hope it fills you with pride to know how much your voice means to so many people around the world.
mikeyjames77 1 year ago
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Hi Betty, I hope you visit this site again soon. This is the most beautiful song and most beautiful singing that ever existed and ever will. I hope it fills you with pride to know how much your voice means to so many people around the world.
mikeyjames77 1 year ago
Hi Betty, I hope you visit this site again soon. This is the most beautiful song and most beautiful singing that ever existed and ever will. I hope it fills you with pride to know how much your voice means to so many people around the world.
mjlewingt 1 year ago
@Phillip022564 The first time I heard this song it instantly became one of my favorite songs I've ever heard and I know it'l will be until the day I die... I'm a 21 year old guy who loves real hip hop but I love soul music even more and I'd listen to this song over 99% of the stuff played on the radio, just wanted to let you know that you greatly inspire people beyond just your generation. Most soul I've heard contained within a single track..."Today I Started Loving You Again" in close second..
L33tPwNeD 1 year ago
Very Very nice Bettye. Your voice is beautiful and your cover was very interesting
Tommyhalejr 3 years ago
good song, great voice
but the video is making me dizzy!
sonictrio 3 years ago 2
This lady sends me places.....acupulco with a virgin strawberry daukeri (sic )thanks for the post simonbrester
1SECRETBILLY 3 years ago
Great Video....
dorton39 3 years ago
Simon...,
Thanks for the post. People seem to have forgotten about Bettye. She's my second favorite all-time. She has many hits, only two on y/t. Maybe I'll have to stop dragging MY feet; but I'd like it better if YOU posted some more.
CeeJay6461 4 years ago 2