“Betty Wright: The Movie” is a musical album, a collaboration by singer Betty Wright and The Roots. It was released November 15, 2011.
Although this is the first album Wright has released in almost ten years, she has 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. All songs were either written or co-written by Wright herself.
“Betty Wright: The Movie” is this Miami soul legend’s first album since 2001’s Fit for a King, but it’s hardly a return. During Wright’s decade away from making her own records, she was busy helping others including Kelly Clarkson, Joss Stone, Diddy, Keyshia Cole, and Lil Wayne as a songwriter, arranger, producer, and background vocalist. Here, she links up with the intrepid Roots crew and several supplemental session musicians, and she wrangles complementary appearances from Stone and the tremendously underappreciated Lenny Williams, as well as disruptive interjections from Lil Wayne and Snoop Dogg. Most of the songs were either written or co-written by Angelo Morris, who has been collaborating with Wright since the late ‘80s. It’s Wright’s best-sounding album since her self-titled 1981 release for Epic, with her backing band emulating vintage soul one moment and switching it up for more modern (and wholly appropriate) sounds the next. Wright sounds terrific, navigating through the upbeat, attitudinal jams and slower, romantic cuts with finesse and strength.
Track listing
01. "Old Songs" (R. Gordon, A. Morris, Wright) - 5:39
02. "Real Woman" (featuring Snoop Dogg) (C. Broadus, R. Jeanty, S. McMillion, A. Morris, Wright) - 5:35
03. "In the Middle of the Game (Don't Change the Play)" (T. Castillo, A. Morris, Wright) - 3:56
04. "Surrender" (A. Morris, Wright) - 5:06
05. "Grapes on a Vine" (featuring Lil Wayne) (D. Carter, A. Morris, Wright) - 5:15
06. "Look Around (Be a Man)" (A. Morris, A. Pallin, Wright) - 5:06
07. "Tonight Again" (A. Morris, Wright) - 5:24
08. "Hollywould" (featuring Robert "The Messenger" Bozeman) (R. Bozeman, A. Morris, Wright) - 6:40
09. "Whisper in the Wind" (featuring Joss Stone) (A. Morris, J. Stoker, Wright) - 5:25
10. "Baby Come Back" (featuring Lenny Williams) (R. Jeanty, S. McMillion, Wright) - 4:38
11. "So Long, So Wrong" (A. Morris, Wright) - 3:37
12. "You and Me, Leroy" (R. Angry, M. Kelley, A. Thompson, Wright) - 5:35
13. "The One" (bonus track) (G. Curtis, Wright) - 6:05
14. "Go!" (bonus track) (A. Morris, J. Wright, Wright) - 9:40
Credits
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Betty Wright
Featuring – Snoop Dogg, Robert "The Messenger" Bozeman, Joss Stone, Lenny Williams
Bass – Mark Kelley, Owen Biddle, George Parks
Drums, Percussion – Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson
Guitar – Eric Krasno, Randy Bowland, Nero Tindal, Kirk Douglas
Keyboards, Synth, Lead Guitar, Bass Guitar – Angelo Morris
Drums, Percussion – Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson
Drums – Jonathan Joseph, Brandon Maclin
Keyboards – Alonzo Harris, Rollins Ross, James Poyser, Raymond Angry
Programmed By, Synth – Ralph Jeanty, Sean McMillion
Synth – Corey Henry
Backing Vocals – Asher "Makeba Da Diva" Williams, Namphuyo Aisha, Patrice "Treeceelee" Parker, Antonio "Keywiz" Hairston, Sr., Charles "Carlos" Wright, Jeanette Wright
Production
Art Direction, Design – Todd Russell
Concept By – Betty Wright
Coordinator – Golda McCormack, Patrice Parker
Engineer [Additional] – Charlie Boone, David Nizri, D'Wayne Bennett, Gennaro Schianno, Joshua Joseph, Steve Gordon
Executive-Producer – Betty Wright, Richard Nichols, Steve Greenberg
Management – Avaami/LeNorris Management
Mastered By – Chris Gehringer
Mixed By – Angelo Morris, Betty Wright, Jason Goldstein, Jimmy Douglass
Photography By – Charles Allan Smith*, Diane Levine
Photography By [Additional] – Jeanette Wright
Recorded By – Angelo Morris, Jeff Knight, Raymond Gordon, Steve Mandel
Producer - Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson & Betty Wright
Notes
Recorded by Steve Mandel at Feliz Habitat Studios, NYC; and Angelo Morris at Audio Vision and High Place Recording Studios, Miami, FL, "Go! (Live)" recorded by Jeff Knight and Raymond Gordon for Ms B Productions, Inc.
Additional engineering by: Steve Gordon at Royal Palace, Miami, FL, D'Wayne Bennett, Charlie Boone and Joshua Joseph at High Place Recording Studios, Miami, FL, Gennaro Schianno at Circle House Recording Studios, Miami, FL, David Nizri at Nizri Studios, Miami, FL
Calvin "Snoop Dogg" Broadus appears courtesy of Doggy Style/Priority/Capitol Records
Dwayne "Lil Wayne" Carter appears courtesy of Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Records
Joss Stone appears courtesy of Stone'd Records
Lenny Williams appears courtesy of LenTom Records
Release Date: November 15, 2011
Genre: R&B, Soul, Adult Contemporary
Length: 77:41
Label: S-Curve Records
© 2011
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