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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 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]
"Let's Live for Today" is a song written by David "Shel" Shapiro and Italian lyricist Mogol, with English lyrics provided by Michael Julien. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was first recorded, with Italian lyrics, under the title "Piangi con me" (translating as "Cry with Me") by the Italian-based English band the Rokes in 1966.
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.
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 .
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.
John Alvin Ray (January 10, 1927 – February 24, 1990) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Highly popular for most of the 1950s, Ray has been cited by critics as a major precursor to what became rock and roll, for his jazz and blues-influenced music, and his animated stage personality. [1]