Betty Jean Everett (November 23, 1939 – August 19, 2001) was an American soul singer and pianist, best known for her million‑selling hit “The Shoop Shoop Song (It’s in His Kiss)” and her duet “Let It Be Me” with Jerry Butler. Everett was born in Greenwood, Mississippi, the daughter of Catherine and Abel Everett. She began playing piano and singing gospel music in church at the age of nine. In 1957, she moved to Chicago, Illinois, to pursue a career in secular music. She recorded for several small Chicago soul labels before being signed in 1963 by Calvin Carter, A&R director of the fast‑growing independent label Vee‑Jay Records. Her first single for Vee‑Jay was unsuccessful, but her second release — a cover of “You’re No Good” (written by Clint Ballard Jr. and later a No. 1 hit for Linda Ronstadt) — nearly reached the U.S. Top 50. Her next single, “The Shoop Shoop Song (It’s in His Kiss),” became her biggest solo hit, reaching No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spending three weeks at No. 1 on the Cashbox R&B chart. Other notable hits included: “I Can’t Hear You” — later covered by Dusty Springfield, Helen Reddy and others, “Getting Mighty Crowded” — covered by Elvis Costello in 1980, Several duets with Jerry Butler, including “Let It Be Me,” which reached the U.S. Top 5 in 1964 and became another Cashbox R&B No. 1. After Vee‑Jay folded in 1966, Everett recorded for several other labels, including ABC, Fantasy, and Uni.
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The Shoop Shoop Song
There’ll come a time
& Jerry Butler – Let It Be Me
Until You Were Gone
You’re No Good
Getting Mighty Crowded
Wondering
Too Hot To Hold
Chained To Your Love
Someday soon
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