JANICE'S BLUES ALLEY PRESENTS
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A versatile figure during Motown's "golden years," Willie Hutch penned hits for other artists, as well as issuing albums on his own. Born Willie McKinley Hutchinson during 1946 in Los Angeles, CA, Hutch was raised in Dallas, TX, where he began signing as a teenager (as a member of an outfit called the Ambassadors). It was also during his teenaged years that Hutch began penning his own songs, and in 1964 issued a debut solo single, "Love Has Put Me Down." Soon after, his songwriting talents attracted the attention of the soon to be renowned '60s pop-soul outfit the 5th Dimension, for whom Hutch penned several tracks, as well as earning a co-production credit for the group's 1967 debut full-length Up, Up and Away. In 1970, producer Hal Davis asked Hutch to help finish off a song he desperately needed completed for the Jackson 5, "I'll Be There." Hutch delivered; the band recorded Hutch's version the next day, as it eventually became one of the 5's biggest early hits, and led to Motown head honcho Berry Gordy hiring Hutch to act as a songwriter/producer for other Motown artists on a regular basis.
Hutch then produced albums for Michael Jackson and Smokey Robinson during the early '70s, during which time Hutch penned the soundtrack to the 1973 blaxploitation flick The Mack on his own. The soundtrack is often considered to be one of the era's finest, as it spawned such funk-soul classics as the title track, "Brother's Gonna Work It Out," and "Slick." Hutch continued to issue solo releases for Motown, including such titles as Fully Exposed (1973), Foxy Brown, (1975), The Mark of the Beast (1975), Concert in Blues (1976), and Color Her Sunshine (1976), among others. After briefly relocating to the Whitfield record company for a few releases, Hutch returned back to Motown, where he issued further solo albums and worked with others, including a duet between the Four Tops and Aretha Franklin (1983's "What Have We Got to Lose"), Sammy Davis, Jr.'s "Hello Detroit" (1984), and a soundtrack album for the 1985 movie The Last Dragon. Hutch sporadically issued further solo sets in the '90s (1994's From the Heart and 1996's The Mack Is Back), before returning six years later with 2002's Sexalicious. He passed away on September 19, 2005, at his home outside Dallas, TX. -- Greg Prato of All Music Guide.
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01. Ain�t Gonna Stop 02. You Can�t Miss Something You Never Had 03. A Love That�s Worth Havin� 04. Good To The Last Drop 05. That�s What I Call Lovin� You 06. You Gotta Try |
07. Let Me Give You The Love You Need 08. Lucky To Be Loved By You 09. Keep On Doing What You Do 10. Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher 11. Do What You Wanna Do |
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01. I Wanna Be Where You Are 02. Can�t Get Ready For Losing You 03. I Just Wanted To Make Her Happy 04. California My Way 05. Tell Me Why Has Our Love Turned Cold |
06. Sunshine Lady 07. I�ll Be There 08. If You Ain�t Got No Money 09. Ain�t Nothing Like Togetherness |
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01. Vampin� 02. Theme Of The Mack 03. I Choose You 05. Slick |
06. Mack Man (got to get over) 07. Mother�s Theme (mama)>br> 08. Now That It�s All Over 09. Brothers Gonna Work It Out |
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01. Chase 02. Theme Of Foxy Brown 03. Overture Of Foxy Brown 04. Hospital Prelude Of Love Theme 05. Give Me Some Of That Good Old Love 06. Out There |
07. Foxy Lady 08. You Sure Know How To Love Your Man 09. Have You Ever Asked Yourself Why 10. Ain�t That (mellow, mellow) 11. Whatever You Do (do it good) |
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01. Get Ready For The Get Down 02. The Mark Of The Beast 03. Try It You�ll Like It 04. Life�s No Fun Living In The Ghetto 05. I�m Gonna Stay |
06. Woman You Touched Me 07. Do The Thing That�s Best For You 08. Don�t Let Nobody Tell You 09. Woman I Still Got Loving You On My Mind |
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01. Party Down 02. The Way We Were 03. Since I Found You Everything�s Alright 04. I�m Gonna Hold On 05. Ode To My Lady |
06. Love Power 07. Just Another Day 08. Talk To Me 09. Love Me Back 10. You Gotta Give Love Up |
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01. Come On Girl Let�s Get It On 02. I Feel Like We Can Make It 03. Color Her Sunshine 04. I Like Everything About You 05. Shake It, Shake It |
06. Let Me Be The One 07. She�s Just doing Her Thing 08. We Can Make It Baby 09. I�m Gonna Be Around |
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01. Party Down 02. I Finally Made The Headlines 03. Baby Come Home 04. Stormy Weather 05. I Wish You Love |
06. Come On Let�s Do The Thang 07. Don�t Let A Little Money Keep You Acting Funny 08. Stormy Monday 09. Precious Pearl 10. Shake Rattle And Roll |
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01. Willie�s Boogie 02. We Gonna Have A House Party 03. What You Gonna Do After The Party 04. I Can Sho� Give You Love 05. I Never Had It So Good |
06. We Gonna Party Tonight 07. After Love Is Gone 08. Soul Strut 09. Train Of Love |
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01. And All Hell Broke Loose 02. Paradise 03. All American Funkathon 04. Anything Is Possible If You Believe In Love |
05. Come On And Dance With Me 06. Easy Does It 07. Hip Shaking Sexy Lady 08. Nothing Lasts Forever |
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01. In And Out 02. Slick 03. Brothers Gonna Work It Out 04. Sunshine Lady 05. Get Ready For The Get Down 06. You Sure Know How To Love Your Man 07. Theme Of Foxy Brown |
08. Love Power 09. Tell Me Why Our Love Turned Cold 10. Shake It, Shake It 11. Party Down 12. If You Ain�t Got No Money 13. We Gonna Party Tonight 14. What You Gonna Do After The Party |
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01. She�s Making A Game Out Of Love 02. Super Sexy 03. The Very Best Of Love 04. The Glow 05. Don�t Act Like That |
06. Sexy Feelin� 07. Always 08. Keep On Jammin� 09. Inside You |
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01. She�s A Super Lover 02. So Excited 03. Love You With A Feeling 04. You Ought To Be With Me 05. Rock This House |
06. Deva 07. She�s So Fine 08. Precious Little Girl 09. Imagine If 10. Never Be For Me (another you) |
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01. Ode 2 Da Mack 02. Here Comes Slick 03. You�re The One I Choose 04. Brothers� Theme 05. Living Water 06. Working For A Living |
07. Feeling Sexual 08. Rock Your Body 09. The Other Woman 10. Too Right To Be Wrong 11. Hiding Place 12. Real Deal |
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01. Love Power 02. Party Down 03. The Way We Were 04. I�ll Be There 05. I Choose You 06. Slick 07. What You Gonna Do After The Party 08. Get Ready For The Get Down |
09. Stormy Weather 10. Theme Of Foxy Brown 11. Overture Of Foxy Brown 12. Sunshine Lady 13. If You Ain�t Got No Money 14. Brothers Gonna Work It Out 15. In And Out (12� version) |
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01. I�ve Got To Get You Back 02. Sexalicious 03. All The Way 04. Leave It Alone 05. You Can�t Take It Back 06. Talk To Me 07. Rock Your Body |
08. Super Lover 09. I Wouldn�t Have It Any Other Way 10. Piece Of The Action 11. Keep It Real 12. Rock This House 13. Sexy Dancer 14. Um, Hum Good 15. Do It To Ya |
