Name: Is It Love Or Desire
Brand: Betty Davis

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

LITA047-1

Colour

Black

Colour details

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Gatefold jacket & booklet including rare photos and lyrics.

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2023-10-06

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Light in the Attic

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

826853004718

Total Cap

Black LP

LITA047-1-1gold

Gold

Gold Vinyl

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Extended format: Yes

826853104715

Gold LP

LITA047-1-2silver

Silver

Gatefold jacket &amp; booklet including rare photos and lyrics.

2023-11-03

826853204712

Silver LP

Artist

Betty Davis

Genre US

Funk / Soul

Label US

Light In The Attic

Former American model Betty Davis was an influential funk and soul singer known for her memorable live performances. Born on July 26, 1944 in Durham, North Carolina, she captivated audiences with her powerful voice and stage presence. Betty Davis was married to Miles Davis from September 1968 until 1970. Her music continues to inspire and entertain fans around the world.
Betty Davis, born on July 26, 1944 in Durham, North Carolina, was a former American model who later became an iconic funk and soul singer. Known for her unforgettable live performances, she mesmerized audiences with her powerful voice and captivating stage presence.
Marrying [a=Miles Davis] in September 1968 until 1970 added another layer of intrigue to Betty's life story. Despite their short-lived marriage, Betty's impact as a musician remains timeless. Her music continues to resonate with fans worldwide as a testament to her talent and artistry.

Betty Davis was a musical maverick with vision. Image, substance, sex, and grit combined with a badass band that could deliver the funk bed backbone to the sultry music between the sheets. After cutting two notorious discs for the Just Sunshine label (Betty Davis and They Say I’m Different), and Nasty Gal for Island Records, Davis went to work on her most personal and expressive record yet. After capturing 10 hard-hitting tracks in 1976 at the remote Studio In The Country (Louisiana), a creative difference with her then label caused the platter to be unexpectedly shelved. Davis would cut one final album and soon retreat from the music business, completely disappearing from the public eye.

Is It Love Or Desire is a little-known gem in the Davis catalog. Mastered from the original tapes, and untouched for over 30 years, this release features detailed liner notes, the originally intended artwork housed in a lavishly packaged digipak, rare photos, archival material, and recent interviews with Davis and her skin-tight band Funk House.

Never bootlegged, never released, never heard until now, the secret story of this lost album will finally enter the history books and cement this bold soul sisters contributions to music and popular culture. Its time to get down…

Is It Love Or Desire

Music US