▁her ▁[ D av is '] ▁ag gress ive , ▁no - n ons ense ▁songs ". ▁In ▁his ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁bi ography ▁Mil es ▁Davis ▁said ▁of ▁his ▁former ▁wife ' s ▁musical ▁legacy : ▁" If ▁Betty ▁were ▁singing ▁today ▁she ' d ▁be ▁something ▁like ▁Madonna , ▁something ▁like ▁Prince , ▁only ▁as ▁a ▁woman . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁all ▁that ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁singing ▁as ▁Betty ▁Davis ." ▁Lin er ▁notes ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁re - issue ▁of ▁the ▁album ▁also ▁include ▁the ▁following ▁statement ▁by ▁Carlos ▁Sant ana : ▁" She ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Madonna , ▁but ▁Madonna ▁is ▁more ▁like ▁Marie ▁O sm ond ▁compared ▁to ▁Betty ▁Davis . ▁Betty ▁was ▁a ▁real ▁f ero cious ▁Black ▁Pan ther ▁woman . ▁You ▁couldn ' t ▁t ame ▁Betty ▁Davis ." ▁Robert ▁Christ g au ▁was ▁less ▁enthus i astic , ▁j ok ingly ▁referring ▁to ▁the ▁music ▁as ▁the ▁" most ▁over st ated ▁com ic - book ▁sex ▁since ▁Ang elf ood ▁Mc Sp ade ". ▁In ▁spite ▁of ▁its ▁fla ir ▁for ▁rh ythm ▁and ▁Davis ' ▁concept — " aut onom ous ▁black ▁woman ▁for ges ▁metal ▁fun k " — Christ g au ▁said ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁mar red ▁by ▁her ▁" for ced , ▁narrow ▁voice ▁and ▁a ▁complete ▁absence ▁of ▁r iff ▁sense ▁or ▁mel od ic ▁gift ". ▁ ▁Track ▁listing ▁All ▁songs ▁written ▁by ▁Betty ▁Davis ▁Original ▁LP ▁configuration :