In her nearly 50-year chart career, MsBettyWright stretched across generations with a catalog that made her one of R&B's most consistent hitmakers in the 1970s and early 1980s.
chart). The single became Wright's first top 40 hit on both rankings, reaching No. 33 on the former and No. 15 on the latter. Younger listeners may know the tune more than they realize: Its opening drum and horn section was sampled in Beyoncé's"Upgrade U" , a No. 11 hit on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs in 2007.
Although Wright's best Hot 100 rank as an artist is a No. 6 high for"Clean Up Woman," she played a noteworthy role in a No. 2 hit:I know you not gonna sing that song!
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