The Bitch Is Black
The Bitch Is Black is a 1975 album by American disco and soul singer Yvonne Fair, released on Motown. After being signed to Motown eight years earlier and singing backing vocals for several acts as well as releasing a few singles of her own, Fair was given her first opportunity for a full-length, which also compiled several hit singles that she had recorded.
Reception
Editors at AllMusic Guide scored this release 4.5 out of five stars, with critic Joe Viglione considering it "a thing of beauty deserving a wider audience" and opining that "It Should Have Been Me" "should have been a monster in the U.S."Track listing
- "Funky Music Sho' 'Nuff Turns Me On" – 3:03
- "It Should Have Been Me" – 3:33
- "Stay a Little Longer" – 3:26
- "It’s Bad for Me to See You" – 3:31
- "Tell Me Something Good" – 3:27
- "Let Your Hair Down" – 4:07
- "Love Ain’t No Toy" – 3:23
- "I Know " – 3:15
- "Walk Out the Door If You Wanna" – 2:15
- "You Can’t Judge a Book by Its Cover" – 2:44
Personnel
- Yvonne Fair – vocals
- Eddie "Bongo" Brown – bongos, congas
- Dennis Coffey – guitar
- Henry Davis – bass guitar
- Mark Davis – keyboards
- James Gadson – drums
- Eddie Greene – drums
- James Jamerson – bass guitar
- Johnny McGhee – guitar
- Melvin Ragin – guitar
- Julia Waters Tillman – backing vocals
- Earl Van Dyke – keyboards
- Luther Waters – backing vocals
- Oren Waters – backing vocals
- Maxine Waters Willard – backing vocals
- Carolyn Willis – backing vocals
- Eddie Willis – guitar
- Angel Balestier – engineering
- Art Attack – design
- Jim Britt – photography
- Harvey Fuqua – production on "Stay a Little Longer"
- A. Scott Galloway – liner notes on 2008 Reel Music CD re-release
- Asari Graham – creative assistance
- Gloria Jones – production on "It's Bad for Me to See You"
- Glenn Jordan – engineering
- Clay McMurray – production on "I Know "
- Katarina Pettersson – art direction
- Paul Riser – arrangement
- Bob Robitaille – engineering
- Pam Sawyer – production on "It's Bad for Me to See You"
- Art Stewart – engineering, mastering
- Norman Whitfield – arrangement, production on "Funky Music Sho' Nuff Turns Me On, "It Should Have Been Me", "Tell Me Something Good", "Let Your Hair Down", "Love Ain’t No Toy", "I Know ", "Walk Out the Door If You Wanna", and "You Can’t Judge a Book by Its Cover", mastering