Right On (Wilson Pickett album)

Right On
Studio album by
Wilson Pickett
Released1970
RecordedLate 1969
StudioCriteria Studios, Miami, Florida
GenreR&B/Soul
Length38:14
LabelAtlantic
ProducerDave Crawford, Jerry Wexler, Rick Hall, Tom Dowd
Wilson Pickett chronology
Wilson Pickett In Philadelphia
(1970) 		Right On
(1970) 		Don't Knock My Love
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB[2]

Right On is the tenth studio album release by R&B and soul singer Wilson Pickett released in 1970. Hit covers of The Supremes' "You Keep Me Hangin' On" (#16 R&B, #92 Pop) and The Archies' "Sugar Sugar" (#4 R&B, #25 Pop), as well as the Pickett original "She Said Yes" (#20 R&B, #68 Pop) came from these sessions. The album, however, had dismal sales, staying in the bottom parts of the Billboard 200.

The backing band was Cold Grits; consisting of Billy Carter, Harold Cowart, Jimmy O'Rourke and Ron Ziegler; and the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section.

Track listing

  1. "Groovy Little Woman" (Ernest Smith, Pickett) 2:38
  2. "Funky Way" (Pickett, Dave Crawford) 2:29
  3. "Sugar, Sugar" (Jeff Barry, Andy Kim) 2:56
  4. "Sweet Inspiration" (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham) 2:53
  5. "This Old Town" (William R. Stevenson, Don Covay, Pickett) 3:23
  6. "You Keep Me Hangin' On" (Holland, Dozier, Holland) 4:54
  7. "Lord, Pity Us All" (Mac Rebennack) 3:19
  8. "It's Still Good" (Jerry Williams Jr., Gary U.S. Bonds) 2:36
  9. "Woman Likes To Hear That" (George Jackson) 2:51
  10. "She Said Yes" (Pickett, William R. Stevenson, Don Covay, Johnny Nash) 3:13
  11. "Hey Joe" (Billy Roberts) 3:03
  12. "Steal Away" (Traditional; arranged by Tom Dowd) 3:50

Personnel

Technical
  • Chuck Kirkpatrick, Jerome Gasper, Lew Hahn, Ron Albert - engineer
  • Haig Adishian - cover design
  • Jim Cummins, Stephen Paley - photography

Charts

Chart (1970) Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums[3] 197
Billboard Top Soul Albums[3] 36

Singles

Year Single Chart positions
US Pop US R&B
1969 "You Keep Me Hangin' On"[4] 92 16
1970 "Sugar, Sugar"[4] 25 4
"She Said Yes"[4] 68 20

References

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: P". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ a b "Wilson Pickett US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-12-28.
  4. ^ a b c "Wilson Pickett US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-12-28.