They Say I'm Different


They Say I'm Different is the second studio album by Betty Davis. It was released in 1974.

Legacy

The Wire placed They Say I'm Different in their list of "100 Records That Set the World on Fire ". In 2017 a documentary called Betty: They Say I'm Different was released.
"Shoo-B-Doop and Cop Him" was sampled by Ice Cube on his song "Once Upon A Time In The Projects".

Track listing

All songs written by Betty Davis

Personnel

  • Betty Davis - vocals
  • Debbie Burrell - vocals
  • Elaine Clark - vocals
  • Mary Jones - vocals
  • Trudy Perkins - vocals
  • Mike Clark - drums
  • Nicky Neal - drums, vocals
  • Willy Sparks - drums, vocals
  • Ted Sparks - drums
  • Pete Escovedo - timbales
  • Victor Pantoja - congas, percussion
  • Errol "Crusher" Bennett - percussion
  • Buddy Miles - guitar
  • Jimmy Godwin - guitar
  • Cordell Dudley - guitar, vocals
  • Carlos Morales - guitar, vocals
  • Larry Johnson - bass
  • Merl Saunders - electric piano
  • Fred Mills - keyboards, vocals
  • James Allen Smith - keyboards
  • Hershall Kennedy - Clavinet, keyboards, organ, electric piano, trumpet, vocals
  • Tony Vaughn - bass vocal, Clavinet, keyboards, piano, electric piano, vocals
;Technical
  • Mel Dixon - photography
  • Bob Edwards - assistant engineer
  • Tom Flye - mixing
  • Ron Levine - cover design
  • Bill Levy - art direction

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