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When Betty Wright Live was first released in 1978, there was some speculation on whether or not it was really a live album or simply a studio recording with canned applause. To be sure, the applause doesn't sound authentic, and the original LP's liner notes listed neither a recording date nor a location. But whether it was recorded on stage or in the studio, this album provides much evidence of Wright's vitality as a singer. Live became best known for its version of "Tonight Is the Night," a moving account of a young woman losing her virginity to her first true love. But the gritty Miami soulster is equally expressive on Leon Russell's "A Song for You" and versions of her hits "Where Is the Love" and "Clean Up Woman" (which is performed as the main song in an 11-minute medley). Even if the title Betty Wright Live is an example of false advertising, this is a recording that fans of gritty, emotionally direct Southern soul would do well to experience.
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Kevin Kendricks, Fender Rhodes Keyboards - Womack, Composer, Writer - Michael Scott, Trumpet - Betty Wright, Vocals, MainArtist - Woods, Composer, Writer - Ron Albert, Producer - Garry Greene, Alto Saxophone - Gregory Wilkerson, Drums - Howard Albert for Fat Albert Productions, Producer - Michael Wilkerson, Bass - Robert Webb Jr., Percussion, Background Vocals - Will Bridgeforth, Lead Guitar
© 1978 Rhino Entertainment Company. ℗ 1978 T.K. Records, a label of Rhino Records, Inc.
Willie Clarke, Writer - Wright, Writer - Betty Wright, Composer, Writer, Performance, MainArtist - Clarke, Composer, Writer
© 1978 Rhino Entertainment Company. ℗ 1978 T.K. Records, a label of Rhino Records, Inc.
Kevin Kendricks, Fender Rhodes Keyboards - Michael Scott, Trumpet - Leon Russell, Writer - Betty Wright, Vocals, MainArtist - Ron Albert, Producer - Garry Greene, Alto Saxophone - Gregory Wilkerson, Drums - Howard Albert for Fat Albert Productions, Producer - Michael Wilkerson, Bass - Robert Webb Jr., Percussion, Background Vocals - Will Bridgeforth, Lead Guitar
© 1978 Rhino Entertainment Company. ℗ 1978 T.K. Records, a label of Rhino Records, Inc.
Green, Writer - PARKER, Writer - Gamble, Writer - Huff, Writer - Gilbert, Writer - Betty Wright, Vocals, MainArtist - Davis, Writer - Jackson, Writer - Reid, Writer - Khan, Writer - Robinson, Writer - Burton, Writer - Clarke, Writer - Yancy, Writer - Nichtern, Writer
© 1978 Rhino Entertainment Company. ℗ 1978 T.K. Records, a label of Rhino Records, Inc.
Willie Clarke, Writer - Kevin Kendricks, Fender Rhodes Keyboards - Michael Scott, Trumpet - Wright, Writer - Betty Wright, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Clarke, Writer - Ron Albert, Producer - Garry Greene, Alto Saxophone - Gregory Wilkerson, Drums - Howard Albert for Fat Albert Productions, Producer - Michael Wilkerson, Bass - Robert Webb Jr., Percussion, Background Vocals - Will Bridgeforth, Lead Guitar
© 1978 Rhino Entertainment Company. ℗ 1978 T.K. Records, a label of Rhino Records, Inc.
Harry Casey, Composer - Willie Clarke, Writer - Harry Wayne Casey, Writer - Kevin Kendricks, Fender Rhodes Keyboards - Michael Scott, Trumpet - Wright, Writer - Casey, Writer - Willie Clark, Writer - Betty Wright, Composer, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Clarke, Composer, Writer - Ron Albert, Producer - Richard Finch, Composer, Writer - Finch, Writer - Garry Greene, Alto Saxophone - Gregory Wilkerson, Drums - Howard Albert for Fat Albert Productions, Producer - Michael Wilkerson, Bass - Robert Webb Jr., Percussion, Background Vocals - Will Bridgeforth, Lead Guitar
© 1978 Rhino Entertainment Company. ℗ 1978 T.K. Records, a label of Rhino Records, Inc.
Album review
When Betty Wright Live was first released in 1978, there was some speculation on whether or not it was really a live album or simply a studio recording with canned applause. To be sure, the applause doesn't sound authentic, and the original LP's liner notes listed neither a recording date nor a location. But whether it was recorded on stage or in the studio, this album provides much evidence of Wright's vitality as a singer. Live became best known for its version of "Tonight Is the Night," a moving account of a young woman losing her virginity to her first true love. But the gritty Miami soulster is equally expressive on Leon Russell's "A Song for You" and versions of her hits "Where Is the Love" and "Clean Up Woman" (which is performed as the main song in an 11-minute medley). Even if the title Betty Wright Live is an example of false advertising, this is a recording that fans of gritty, emotionally direct Southern soul would do well to experience.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 6 track(s)
- Total length: 00:43:45
- Main artists: Betty Wright
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Soul
© 1978 Rhino Entertainment Company. ℗ 1978 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.
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