The Betty Carter Album is a
1976album by
Betty Carter. It is unique among her albums in its use of
overdubbing on some tracks to allow her to record multiple vocal lines. It was also her first album for which she wrote the majority of the songs herself.[3][4]
The album was originally released on Carter's own
Bet-Car label. It was first
reissued on CD by
Verve in
1988.[5]
Reception
The singer
Bilal names it among his 25 favorite albums and one of the first jazz records he purchased, citing Carter's vocal stylings.[6]