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"Let's Straighten It Out" is the name of a hit song by blues singer Latimore. The first version of the song appeared on his second album More, More, More , the single spent two weeks at number one on the R&B singles chart in November, 1974.
1974 More, More, More Latimore, (Let's Straighten It Out) - Black Albums No. 13 1975 Latimore III - Black Albums No. 49 1976 It Ain't Where You Been...It's Where You're Goin' - Pop Albums No. 181, Black Albums No. 47 1978 Dig a Little Deeper - Black Albums No. 51 1980 Getting Down to Brass Tacks 1982 Singing in the Key of Love - Black Albums No. 61
In 1996, his song "Motherless Child" was sampled on the Ghostface Killah album Ironman and on the Sunset Park movie soundtrack on a song also called "Motherless Child". That and another Wright recording, " Let's Straighten It Out ", have been published on Shaolin Soul , a compilation of tracks that have been sampled by the Wu-Tang Clan and its ...
He left The Web after recording two albums with them, Fully Interlocking 1968 and Theraposa Blondi 1970. [3] He was replaced by Dave Lawson. [4] He also recorded as a solo artist in the 1970s with the album White Hot Blue Black. Also backed by the group White Mouse, he recorded Let's Straighten It Out in 1975. [5]
Gwen McCrae (née Mosley, December 21, 1943 – February 21, 2025) was an American singer, best known for her 1975 hit "Rockin' Chair". [1] Known in the music industry as the "Queen of Rare Groove", McCrae's gospel, soul, disco and funk vocals have been heavily sampled by industry leaders in dance music including Cassius, Madlib, Lady Gaga, Avicii, Cypress Hill, Mobb Deep amongst others.
"Introduction" features a sample of "Let's Straighten it Out", as performed by Latimore. "Anything You Want" features a sample of "Cry Together", as performed by The O'Jays. "You're Gonna Love Me" features a sample of "The Look of Love" as performed by Isaac Hayes. "Head Over Heels" features a sample of "The Bridge" as performed by MC Shan.
Inductees Dave Stewart, left, and Annie Lennox of Eurythmics pose in the press room during the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on, Nov. 5, 2022, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
The original release also came with a free single containing "Choosey Susie" (from the 1977 UK single free with the Rattus Norvegicus album), "Straighten Out" (b-side to the 1977 UK Single "Something Better Change") plus "Ode to Joy / Do The European" (a live Jean-Jacques Burnel solo track, unavailable elsewhere until the 1992 CD release of his ...