It was recorded in 1976 but has never been previously released!

It's called Is It Love Or Desire.



More info here and here.

Yeah, I read about this. I am SOOOOO getting this. I LOVE Davis. I have all of her albums so this would make it complete.

we had a post about this a couple weeks ago, but since that one seemed to sink into the .org ether, i'm glad you posted a reminder!

Anxiety said:

Oh! I only found out about this tonight - at a Doctor Who forum!

Excellent news! I love me some Betty Davis. I hope this record jams as hard as "Nasty Gal" and "They Say I'm Different". I play those two records all the time!

GirlBrother said:

a reissue of her "nasty gal" album will also be released this fall!

Great news; my favorite of hers is "She's a Woman"

Anxiety said:

Hey Timmy!

I only recently discovered her. Hot!

Awww shit

I go crazy over stuff like this....unreleased albums that have been sitting in the vaults all of these years.It's great when they release this stuff.Does anyone know the story of this album.Why wasn't it released back in 1976? Have bootleg copies been circulating among fans all these years?

Is the cover new? The writing is just like

SoulAlive said:

Apparently there's no bootlegs of it which makes it even more interesting!!

Militant said:

yeah, i thought it was the "crashin from passion" album at first, and even though there is a connection with this album and that one, it's a completely different set of songs. and listening to the preview clips, this album sounds tons better than "crashin'". i can't wait to hear this!

TD3 said:

Anxiety said:

I've been listening to "They Say I'm Different" for the last hour!

Militant said:

"They say I'm different because I eat chitlins..."

She reps North Carolina by way of Durham.

Yes! this is great news. I was digging Game is my middle name the other day and wondering if there will be more re-releases. I have the Betty Davis CD, LITA did an excellent job.

GirlBrother said:

Listen to her song "Dedicated To The Press", and U will see that P got his lil' yelp at the beginning of "Sexuality" from Miss Betty Davis!!!!!

woogiebear said:

I noticed it too when I first heard it!

Timmy84 said:

.....and that's become HIS trademark EVER SINCE!!!!! If u ask me, somebody owe Betty Davis some "bread", the way he be actin' about HIS music n sh*t!!!!

What the rappers call it these days?? SWAGGER-JACKIN'!!!!!

woogiebear said:

For real.

Anxiety said:

What is "Crashin From Passion"? Another unreleased project?

SoulAlive said:

it was barely released. you can find versions of it that were released over the years, though it's of course way out of print and not the most inexpensive collector's item in the world.

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SoulAlive said:

That was the title it was released as in 1996, it had been released as Hangin' Out in Hollywood, or at least was going to in 1979. I think Betty quit show business shortly after complications with this album.

Anxiety said:

Thanks for the info.

Timmy84 said:

So,it's basically her final album?

This release is coming out of the blue. I don't think I've ever seen a reference to a 1976 recording in any articles on her. Who had the master tapes?