Bettye Swann - Make Me Yours

Bettye Swann (born Betty Jean Champion, 24 October 1944, Shreveport, Louisiana) is best known for this 1967 hit song "Make Me Yours."

She grew up in Arcadia, Louisiana, one of 14 children, and moved to Los Angeles, California in 1963. Although some sources state that she was in a vocal group known as The Fawns who recorded for Money Records in 1964, she has refuted this, saying that she sang with a trio in Arcadia by that name.

In 1964 she started a solo singing career, as Bettye Swann, at the prompting of local DJ Al Scott, who became her manager. After a minor hit with the self-penned "Don't Wait Too Long," her big breakthrough came with "Make Me Yours," which topped the Billboard R&B charts in July 1967, and also made #21 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 1968 she split with Scott, moved to Georgia, won a new contract with Capitol Records and had another hit with "Don't Touch Me" (#14 R&B, #38 Hot 100).

In 1972 she transferred to Atlantic Records, and had a couple of minor hits with "Victim of a Foolish Heart" (later revived by Joss Stone), and Merle Haggard's "Today I Started Loving You Again." She continued to record until the mid 1970s, but with little commercial success. Her last public performance as Bettye Swann was in 1980, the year her husband and manager, George Barton, died.

As Betty Barton, she then worked in the education sector in the Las Vegas, Nevada area, and became a Jehovah Witness. She is now retired and, according to a 2005 interview, suffers from a degenerative spinal condition.

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Music

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• Northern
• Soul
• Bettye
• Swann
• Betty
• Swan
• Swanne
• Make
• Me
• Yours

[MrPhillyrick1]

i sure would like to know who were the 5 people who disliked this song. i wanna put my foot up their ass!

[megadzakra]

this music hold so much pleasent memories for me i remember my mother playing this back in the days.thank you youtube for bringin bac some wondeful memories.

[JovonTLC]

Remembering when I was young (5) asking mom can I play her records. Yes baby go ahead, Going right to the stack, looking for the Money Records label with the Money logo. Make no mistake about it, this record set it off for the 70ies soul era.....REAL TALK!

[TheSalami123]

Ahhh Yeah, I love this song.

[granprix49]

oh yeah this was another jam to dance to ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, and even now in the old school clubs , its still played , ,

[loisyt57]

Thank you. I love this song they do not make music like this anymore. God Bless you

[artistsnflight]

was one of my favorite back in the day the song wow! the way Bettye Swann sang it . gotta love it. JCS

[TheGemini90]

Now I see where The Winstons' "Color Him Father" got its melody from two years after this came out :)

[bopava]

This song was number one on the pop charts in my home town the weeks ending August 18th and August 19th, 1967. A great song.

[darryl526]

Hey MrPhillyrick1, I agree. LOL (the 8 people who dislike this song are clearly disturbed)

[bruk4825]

wow speechless

[crazyromanian1]

Almost forgot about this one, great tune. Kinda had a Motown sound to it.