Who produced Betty Davis's 1973 debut funk-rock album "Betty Davis"?

Greg Errico produced Betty Davis’s 1973 debut funk-rock album Betty Davis.

Errico, best known as the original drummer of Sly and the Family Stone, helped Betty Davis assemble a formidable Bay Area studio lineup for the record. The sessions brought together musicians connected with Santana, Graham Central Station, Sly and the Family Stone, and the San Francisco soul scene. Contributors included bassist Larry Graham, guitarist Neal Schon, keyboardist Merl Saunders, singer Sylvester, and the Pointer Sisters on backing vocals.

The album was recorded at Wally Heider Studios in San Francisco during 1972 and 1973, then released through Just Sunshine Records. Davis wrote all of the songs herself, delivering a raw, assertive style that combined heavy funk grooves, rock guitar, sensual vocals, and theatrical intensity. Its sound was far removed from the restrained image many listeners associated with her former husband, trumpeter Miles Davis.

Larry Graham and Miles Davis are plausible distractors because both are closely connected to the album’s story: Graham played bass, while Miles had been Betty’s husband and musical associate. Neither was the producer. The producer credit belongs to Greg Errico.