Righteous (album)

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Righteous
Righteous LP.jpg
Studio album by
DAG
Released1994
Recorded1993–94
Genre Funk
Length48:24
Label Columbia
Producer John Custer
DAG chronology
Righteous
(1994)
Apartment #635
(1998)

Righteous is the 1994 debut release by North Carolina funk band DAG. [1] [2] It was produced by John Custer. Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section drummer Roger Hawkins played on the album. [3]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The St. Petersburg Times noted that "these trance-inducing grooves make you forget not only the legions of alternative/punk/funk pretenders, but respected groovers like the Brand New Heavies." [5]

Track listing

  1. Intro – 0:25
  2. Sweet Little Lass (Custer) – 4:40
  3. Righteous (City Pain) (Custer/Soule) – 3:37
  4. Your Mama's Eyes (Patterson/Custer) – 4:03
  5. Home (Custer/Dennis) - 3:23
  6. Lovely Jane (Custer) - 4:47
  7. You Can Lick It (If You Try) (Custer) - 5:33
  8. Even So (Custer/Dennis) - 4:16
  9. Plow (Custer/Dennis) - 4:13
  10. Candy (Custer/Dennis/Patterson) - 3:38
  11. Sat. Morning (Custer/Dennis) - 1:05
  12. As (Custer/Dennis) - 3:56
  13. Do Me Good (Custer) - 4:17
  14. Outro (Unnamed Hidden Track) - 0:31

Personnel

Additional musicians

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References

  1. Ehrlich, Dimitri (Jun 1994). "A heat wave of music to make the mercury rise—Righteous by DAG". Interview. Vol. 24, no. 6. p. 28.
  2. "Righteous Dag Nabs It Funk!". Guitar Player. Vol. 29, no. 2. Feb 1995. p. 20.
  3. Sprague, David (Jul 16, 1994). "Dag arrives with a 'Righteous' funk sound". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 29. p. 17.
  4. "Righteous Review by Andy Hinds". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  5. Green, Tony (Oct 21, 1994). "Dag is darn good". Weekend. St. Petersburg Times. p. 13.