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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
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 members. "Let's Straighten It Out" was sampled in a Wu-Tang Clan song called "America" from the charity compilation album America Is Dying Slowly .
"Let's Straighten It Out" is a cover version of Benny Latimore's 1974 original recording. The remix of "Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)" contains elements of Jermaine Jackson's 1989 "Don't Take It Personal".
The album entered the chart at number seven the week of December 20, 2000. [20] Matriarch climbed to number four by the week of January 27, 2001. [21] By its fifteenth week on the chart the album had fallen to number seven, and by its twenty-fifth week on the chart (week of June 16, 2001) the album remained at number thirteen.
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.
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]
Song or Album title Artist Year 0–9 "2 Bad" Michael Jackson: 1995 ... "Let's Straighten It Out" Monica "Let Down Your Guard" Madonna "Like I Do" For Real