Track Listing 1. Express Yourself 2. Till You Get Enough 3. Joker, The (On a Trip Thru the Jungle) 4. Sweet Lorene - (previously unreleased) 5. Keep Saying - (previously unreleased) 6. Do Your Thing 7. Your Love (Means Everything to Me) 8. Tell Me What You Want Me to Do - (previously unreleased) 9. Spreadin' Honey 10. Doin' What Comes Naturally 11. Ninety Day Cycle People 12. One Lie (Leads to Another) 13. 65 Bars and a Taste of Soul 14. I Got Love 15. Love Land 16. Comment (If All Men Are Truly Brothers)
| Details | | Contributing Artists: | Ray Brown | | Distributor: | WEA (Distributor) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Full performer name: Charles Wright & Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band. Charles Wright And The Watts 103rd St. Rhythm Band: Charles Wright (vocals, guitar, piano); Al McKay (guitar); Big John Rayford, Bill Cannon (saxophone); Ray Jackson (trombone); Gabe Flemings (piano, trumpet); Melvin Dunlap (bass); James Gadson (drums). Additional personnel: Bernard Blackmon, Werner Schuchner (guitar); Sonny Burke (keyboards); Ray Brown, Tommy Terry, Horace Jones, James Jamerson, Sr. (bass); Earl Palmer, Maurice Miller, Byron James, Bobby Joe Knight (drums). Producers: Charles Wright (tracks 1-3, 5, 7-8, 10-12, 14-16); Charles Wright, Fred Smith (tracks 4, 6, 13); Fred Smith (track 9). Compilation producers: Gregg Geller, Charles Wright. Includes liner notes by John Morthland. All songs written or co-written by Charles Wright except "The Joker (On A Trip Thru The Jungle)" (Miles Grayson), "Sweet Lorene" (Otis Redding/Isaac Hayes/Al Isbell) and "Spreadin' Honey" (Fred Smith/Nathan).
Editorial Reviews 4 Stars - Excellent - More loose-knit and flowing than many of the late-'60s/early-'70s funk outfits....confirms the 103rd's place in soul Valhalla, includes all the essential cuts, spanning three labels... Q (10/01/1996)
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