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O. V. Wright



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A truly incendiary deep soul performer. O. V. Wright's melismatic vocals and Willie Mitchell's vaunted Hi Rhythm Section combined to make classic Memphis soul during the early '70s. Overton Vertis Wright learned his trade on the gospel circuit with the Sunset Travelers before going secular in 1964 with the passionate ballad "That's How Strong My Love Is" for Goldwax in Memphis. Otis Redding liked the song so much that he covered it, killing any chance of Wright's version hitting. Since Wright was already under contract to Houston-based Peacock as a gospel act, owner Don Robey demanded his return, and from then on, Wright appeared on Robey's Backbeat subsidiary. Wright's sanctified sound oozes sweet soul on the spine-chilling "You're Gonna Make Me Cry," a 1965 smash, but it took Memphis producer Willie Mitchell to wring the best consistently from Wright. Utilizing Mitchell's surging house rhythm section, Wright's early-'70s Backbeat singles "Ace of Spades," "A Nickel and a Nail," and "I Can't Take It" rank among the very best Southern soul of their era. No disco bandwagon for O. V. Wright � he kept right on pouring out his emotions through the '70s, convincing his faithful that "I'd Rather Be (Blind, Crippled & Crazy)" and that he was "Into Something (Can't Shake Loose)." Unfortunately, he apparently was � drugs have often been cited as causing Wright's downfall; the soul great died at only 41 years of age in 1980. -- Bill Dahl of All Music Guide.
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LINKSYEARTITLE
1965If It�s Only For Tonight
1968Memory Blues
1968Nucleus Of Soul
1971A Nickel And A Nail & Ace Of Spades
1973Memphis Unlimited
1977Into Something (Can�t Shake Loose)
1978Bottom Line
1978Pledging My Love
1979We�re Still Together
1989Eight Men, Four women
1989O. V. Wright: Live!
1991That�s How Strong My Love Is
1992The Soul Of O. V. Wright
1992The Wright Stuff
2003Live In Japan


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1965 If It's Only For Tonight



1968 Memory Blues

01. I've Been Searching
02. He's My Son(just the same)
03. Lost In The Shuffle
04. I'd Rather Be Blind, Crippled And Crazy
05. Are You Going Where I'm Coming From
06. Ghetto Child
07. Memory Blues
08. I'm Going Home(to live with God)


1968 Nucleus Of Soul



1971 A Nickel And A Nail & Ace Of Spades



1973 Memphis Unlimited

01. I've Been Searching
02. Nothing Comes To A Sleeper
03. The Only Thing That Saved Me
04. He's My Son(just the same)
05. You Must Believe In Yourself
06. Lost In The Shuffle
07. I'd Rather Be Blind, Crippled And Crazy
08. Please Forgive Me
09. Are You Going Where I'm Coming From
10. Ghetto Child
11. Memory Blues
12. I'm Going Home(to live with God)


1977 Into Something (Can't Shake Loose)

01. Into Something(can't shake loose)
02. I Feel Love Growin'
03. Precious, Precious
04. Time We Have
05. You Gotta Have Love
06. Trying To Live My Life Without You
07. God Blessed Our Love
08. When A Man Loves A Woman
09. That's How Strong My Love Is



1978 Bottom Line

01. The Bottom Line
02. I Don't Do Windows
03. That's The Way I Feel About Cha
04. Your Good Thing Is About To End
05. Let's Straighten It Out
06. I Don't Know Why
07. No Easy Way To Say Goodbye
08. A Little More Time
09. Since You Left These Arms Of Mine
10. A Long Road


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1978 Pledging My Love

01. Blowing In The Wind
02. Gonna Forget About You
03. I Have None
04. Pledging My Love
05. This Hurt Is Real
06. I'll Hate Myself Tomorrow
07. I'll Take Care Of You
08. I Want Everyone To Know


1979 We're Still Together



1989 Eight Men, Four Women

01. Eight Men, Four Women
02. Ace Of Spades
03. You're Gonna Make Me Cry
04. When You Took Your Love From Me
05. A Nickel And A Nail
06. If It's Only For Tonight
07. Monkey Dog
08. Gone For Good
09. Heartaches, Heartaches
10. What More Can I Do


1989 O. V. Wright: Live!

01. I'd Rather Be Blind, Crippled And Crazy
02. Ace Of Spades
03. Eight Men And Four Women
04. Precious, Precious
05. Love And Happiness
06. God Blessed Our Love
07. When A Man Loves A Woman
08. That's How Strong My Love Is
09. You're Gonna Make Me Cry
10. Into Something(can't shake loose)


1991 That's How Strong My Love Is

01. Into Something(can't shake loose)
02. I Feel Love Growing
03. Precious, Precious
04. The Time We Have
05. You gotta Have Love
06. Trying To Live My Life Without You
07. God Blessed Our Love
08. When A Man Loves A Woman
09. That's How Strong My Love Is
10. The Bottom Line
11. I Don't Do Windows
12. That's The Way I Feel About Cha
13. Your Good Thing Is About To End
14. Let's Straighten It Out
15. I Don't Know Why
16. No Easy Way To Say Goodbye
17. A Little More Time
18. Since You Left These Arms Of Mine
19. A Long Road
20. Rhymes
21. A Fool Can't See The Light
22. I'm Gonna Be A Big Man Someday


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1992 The Soul Of O. V. Wright

01. You're Gonna Make Me Cry
02. I'd Rather Be Blind, Crippled And Crazy
03. When You Took Your Love From Me
04. Gonna Forget About You
05. Everybody Knows(the river song)
06. Don't Let My Baby Ride
07. I Don't Want To Sit Down
08. Born All Over
09. Ace Of Spades
10. Eight Men, Four Women
11. A Nickel And A Nail
12. Heartaches, Heartaches
13. Drowning On Dry Land
14. Monkey Dog
15. He's My Son(just the same)
16. I've Been searching
17. Motherless Child
18. I'm Going Home(to be with God)


1992 The Wright Stuff

01. I'd Rather Be Blind, Crippled And Crazy
02. Ace Of Spades
03. Eight Men, Four Women
04. Precious, Precious
05. Love And Happiness
06. God Blessed Our Love
07. When A Man Loves A woman
08. That's How Strong My Love Is
09. Into Something(can't shake loose)



2003 Live In Japan

01. I'd Rather Be Blind, Crippled And Crazy
02. Ace Of Spades
03. Eight Men And Four women
04. Precious, Precious
05. Love And Happiness
06. God Blessed Our Love
07. When A Man Loves A Woman
08. That's How Strong My Love Is
09. You're Gonna Make Me Cry
10. Into Something(can't shake loose)


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