Genre: soul
Rating: ** (2 stars)
Title: Travelin' In the Right Circle
Company: Alston
Catalog: ALS-4410
Year: 1979
Country/State: --
Grade (cover/record): NM/NM
Comments: was sealed; shrink wrap opened and LP played once
Available: 1
GEMM catalog ID: 4332
Price: $8.00
Cost: $66.00
I'll readily admit
to being a Betty Wright fan, but this self-produced 1979 album doesn't do
much for me. Wright's voice remains in fine form, but most of "Travelin'
In the Wright Circle" sounds bland and
unenthusiastic. The fact there are a couple of discofied numbers ('Open
the Door to Your Heart' and 'Listen
to the Music (Dance)' doesn't exactly
help the proceedings. That said, Wright's simply too talented to turn
in a set without at least a couple of redeeming numbers. In this case
'Child of the Man' has a nice old school feel to it, while excluding the
needless vamp the pretty ballad 'My Love Is' is probably the standout
track. Also in Wright's defense, part of the problem may have stemmed
from her increasingly unfriendly business relationship with Henry Stone and
Alston Records - in fact this would be her final studio release for the
company.
"Travelin' In the Wright Circle" track listing:
(side 1)
1.)
I'm Telling You Now
(Betty Wright - J. McCray) - 4:44
2.) Child of the Man
(R. Webb - B. Kendrick - Better Wright) - 4:24
3.) You're Just What I Need
(G. Greene Betty Wright) - 4:05
4.) My Love Is (J. McCray - Betty Wright) - 5:48
(side
2)
1.) Open the Door to
Your Heart (Darrell Banks) / Love Train (Kenny Gamble -
Leon Huff) - 5:18
2.) I Believe It's Love (Betty Wright - J. McCray) - 4:04
3.) Thank You for the Many Things You've Done (Betty Wright - F.
Fergeson) - 5:52
4.) Listen to the Music (Dance) (R. Kendrick - Betty Wright) - 5:10