| Betty Wright: The Movie | ||||
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| Released | November 15, 2011 | |||
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| Length | 77:41 | |||
| Label | S-Curve | |||
| Producer | Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson & Betty Wright | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 75/100 [1] |
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| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A− [3] |
| MSN Music (Expert Witness) |  [4] |
Betty Wright:The Movie is a musical album,a collaboration by singer Betty Wright and the Roots. It was released on November 15,2011.
Although this was the first album Wright released in almost ten years,she spent time writing,singing back up,arranging,and producing songs for several artists including Keyshia Cole,Diddy,Joss Stone,Kelly Clarkson,and Lil Wayne. She teamed up with the Roots for several studio sessions to bring forth this project. [5] All songs were either written or co-written by Wright herself.
The lead single for the album is the upbeat performance of "Grapes on a Vine" featuring Lil Wayne.
The album was released on November 15,2011 by S-Curve Records. It has received generally positive reviews by critics with a Metacritic giving it a score of 73 out of 100. [1] It was listed as #6 on Associated Press's best albums of 2011. [6]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Old Songs" | Betty Wright • Angelo Morris • Raymond Cordon | Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson • Betty Wright | 5:39 |
| 2. | "Real Woman" (feat. Snoop Dogg) | Wright • Sean McMillon • Ralph Jeanty • Morris • Calvin Broadus | Thompson • Wright | 5:35 |
| 3. | "In the Middle of the Game (Don't Change the Play)" | Wright • Morris • Tony Castillo | Thompson • Wright | 3:56 |
| 4. | "Surrender" | Wright • Morris | Thompson • Wright | 5:07 |
| 5. | "Grapes on a Vine" (feat. Lil Wayne) | Wright • Morris • Dwayne Carter | Thompson • Wright • Angelo Morris | 5:16 |
| 6. | "Look Around (Be a Man)" | Wright • Morris • Adam Pallin | Thompson • Wright | 5:07 |
| 7. | "Tonight Again" | Wright • Morris | Thompson • Wright | 5:24 |
| 8. | "Hollywould" (feat. Robert "The Messenger" Bozeman) | Wright • Morris • Robert Bozeman | Thompson • Wright | 6:40 |
| 9. | "Whisper in the Wind" (feat. Joss Stone) | Wright • Morris • Jocelyn Stoker | Thompson • Wright | 5:26 |
| 10. | "Baby Come Back" (feat. Lenny Williams) | Wright • McMillon • Jeanty | Thompson • Wright | 4:38 |
| 11. | "So Long, So Wrong" | Wright • Morris | Thompson • Wright | 3:38 |
| 12. | "You and Me, Leroy" | Wright • Ahmir Thompson • Raymond Angry • Mark Kelley | Thompson • Wright | 5:36 |
| 13. | "The One (Bonus Track)" | Wright • Greg Curtis | Wright • Morris | 6:05 |
| 14. | "Go! (Live) [Bonus Track]" | Wright • Morris • James "J-Dub" Wright | Wright • Morris | 9:40 |
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