Right On (Wilson Pickett album)

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Right On
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Studio album by
Wilson Pickett
Released1970
RecordedLate 1969
Studio Criteria, Miami, Florida
Genre R&B, soul
Length38:14
Label Atlantic
Producer Dave Crawford, Jerry Wexler, Rick Hall, Tom Dowd
Wilson Pickett chronology
Wilson Pickett In Philadelphia
(1970)		Right On
(1970)		Don't Knock My Love
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Christgau's Record Guide B [2]

Right On is an album by R&B and soul singer Wilson Pickett, released in 1970. Hit covers of the Supremes' "You Keep Me Hangin' On" (No. 16 R&B, No. 92 Pop) and the Archies' "Sugar, Sugar" (No. 4 R&B, No. 25 Pop), as well as the Pickett original "She Said Yes" (No. 20 R&B, No. 68 Pop) came from these sessions. The album, however, had dismal sales, staying in the bottom parts of the Billboard 200.

Contents

The backing band was Cold Grits; consisting of keyboardist Billy Carter, bassist Harold Cowart, guitarist Jimmy O'Rourke and drummer Ron "Tubby" Ziegler; and the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section.

Track listing

  1. "Groovy Little Woman" (Ernest Smith, Pickett) 2:38
  2. "Funky Way" (Pickett, Dave Crawford) 2:29
  3. "Sugar, Sugar" (Jeff Barry, Andy Kim) 2:56
  4. "Sweet Inspiration" (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham) 2:53
  5. "This Old Town" (William R. Stevenson, Don Covay, Pickett) 3:23
  6. "You Keep Me Hangin' On" (Holland, Dozier, Holland) 4:54
  7. "Lord, Pity Us All" (Mac Rebennack) 3:19
  8. "It's Still Good" (Jerry Williams Jr., Gary U.S. Bonds) 2:36
  9. "Woman Likes To Hear That" (George Jackson) 2:51
  10. "She Said Yes" (Pickett, William R. Stevenson, Don Covay, Johnny Nash) 3:13
  11. "Hey Joe" (Billy Roberts) 3:03
  12. "Steal Away" (Traditional; arranged by Tom Dowd) 3:50

Personnel

Technical

Charts

Chart (1970)Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums [3] 197
Billboard Top Soul Albums [3] 36

Singles

YearSingleChart positions
US Pop US R&B
1969"You Keep Me Hangin' On" [4] 9216
1970"Sugar, Sugar" [4] 254
"She Said Yes" [4] 6820

References

  1. ↑ AllMusic review
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: P". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved March 10, 2019– via robertchristgau.com.
  3. 1 2 "Wilson Pickett US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 "Wilson Pickett US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
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