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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
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] In the late 1990s, Watson fronted The Odyssey Blues Band. [6] As of 2007, Watson was living in Bristol. [1] Watson died early in 2014. [7]
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
"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.
List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US R&B [7] US Adult R&B [7] US Dance [7] "Music" 2005 — 26 33 A Change Is Gonna Come "Don't Speak" — — — "Good Time" 2006 — — 33 "My Joy" — 27 — "When You Love Somebody" 2007 — — — "It's ...
That mid-’70s oldie is a great but virtually un-coverable song, which no one could possibly make sound weirder than the original, and which only suffers from any attempt to straighten it out.
"Straighten It Out" is the second single by Pete Rock & CL Smooth from their album, Mecca and the Soul Brother, which was released to critical acclaim in 1992. The song deals with bootleggers and sample clearance opportunists. Unlike the previous single, "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)", "Straighten It Out" did not chart on the Billboard ...