My First Time Around

My First Time Around is the 1968 debut LP by Betty Wright. The album was recorded when Wright was 14 years old.^[1][2] It includes the Top 40 hit single "Girls Can't Do What the Guys Do".^[3][4]

My First Time Around
Studio album by Betty Wright
Released	1968
Genre	R&B, soul
Label	Atco
Producer	Brad Shapiro, Steve Alaimo
Betty Wright chronology
My First Time Around (1968) I Love The Way You Love (1972)
Singles from My First Time Around
"Girls Can't Do What the Guys Do" Released: June 26, 1968 "He's Bad, Bad, Bad" Released: October 11, 1968 "The Best Girls Don't Always Win" Released: December 3, 1968

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Girls Can't Do What the Guys Do"	Clarence Reid, Willie Clarke	2:04
2.	"Funny How Love Grows Cold"	Clarence Reid, Willie Clarke	2:51
3.	"I'm Gonna Hate Myself in the Morning"	Dale Ward, Arthur Alexander	2:11
4.	"Circle of Heartbreak"	Betty Wright	2:58
5.	"Sweet Lovin' Daddy"	Clarence Reid, Willie Clarke	2:25
6.	"Cry Like a Baby"	Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham	2:34

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Watch Out Love"	Brad Shapiro, Betty Wright, Willie Clarke	2:41
2.	"He's Bad, Bad, Bad"	Clarence Reid, Willie Clarke	2:22
3.	"I Can't Stop My Heart"	Jackie Avery	3:24
4.	"I'm Thankful"	Steve Alaimo, Sam Cooke, J. W. Alexander	2:03
5.	"The Best Girls Don't Always Win"	Clarence Reid	3:08
6.	"Just You"	Sonny Bono	3:06

Personnel

• Betty Wright – lead vocals
• Joey Murcia – guitar
• Bobby Birdwatcher – piano, organ
• Clarence Reid – piano
• Arnold Albury – piano
• David Brown – bass
• Eddie Martinez – drums
• Butch Trucks – drums
• The Reid Singers – backing vocals

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]