Express Yourself: The Best of Charles Wright

Artist: Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 093624530626
EAN: 0093624530626
ASIN: B000002MKK

Release Date: 1993-09-14

Express Yourself: The Best of Charles Wright

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Tracks:

Express Yourself
Til You Get Enough
The Joker (On A Trip Thru The Jungle)
Sweet Lorene
Keep Saying
Do Your Thing
Your Love (Means Everything To Me)
Tell Me What You Want Me To Do
Spreadin' Honey
Doin' What Comes Naturally
Ninety Day Cycle People
One Lie (Leads To Another)
65 Bars And A Taste Of Soul
I Got Love
Love Land
Comment (If All Men Are Truly Brothers)

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Customer Reviews:

Express Yourself.......2007-01-29

That is what this CD is all about...expression. Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhytymn do not get their just deserve and they are fantastic. One of the best R&B/Soul/Funk bands of the 70's. Thank you to the band for their contribution to my cd collection.

DEFINITELY A MUST HAVE, MAN!!!!!.......2007-01-25

look here, i knew that there was more to this band than EXPRESS YOURSELF. this cd more than satisfied that. everything on here bumps. i can do without the slow stuff, but overall, mr. wright and company DID THEY THANG!!!!! UHHHHH!!!! i love charles' voice; especially on YOUR LOVE (MEANS EVERYTHING TO ME). that stands out because it sounds like his voice was all shot and he still found something in it to deliver. if you like true blue funkiness, then get this. it is cats and bands like this that never get played on the radio, which sucks, that really bring that sausage gravy vibe. you will understand that latter once you cop this or download it.

Essential soul.......2005-02-05

This is it, the music that set the stage for Parliament, the Bar-Kays, and all the other funk and groove bands that broke out in the 70s. If you've ever heard God on the One, thank James Brown, Funkadelic, Herbie Hancock, and these guys.

From 1967 until 1973, Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band made socially conscious, dangerously infectious music that would provide inspiration for future generations of soul bands and DJs. This compilation starts out with the still-fresh "Express Yourself", weaves through a litany of hooks, riffs and beats, and slows down only for a couple of tasteful ballads. Despite the fact that I've memorized nearly every track, this CD still finds its way into the player often, and certainly ranks as one of my all-time favorite albums.

non-stop groove-a-thon.......2003-04-09

Highest recommendation. If you are a fan of of soul and the history of funk, then you have to go back to a source like Charles Wright. This album is sequenced nicely and hangs together perfectly, despite the tracks being from different eras (and different bands) in Wright's career. The title track alone makes this CD worth purchasing, with "Express Yourself" being one of those rare tunes that can hold up to repetition ad nauseum (it's been in Burger King commercials, et al) and I have to say, it's still a foot tapper every time those opening notes hit my speakers. The rest of the album alternates between lulling you with it's hypnotic grooves (In the Jungle), giving you a soul power work out (65 Bars...) and straight ahead clipped guitar pre-funk (90 Day Cycle People) making this one of those greatest hits CD's you don't just buy for one song, with the rest filler. Give it a try for a dash o' soul.

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