Righteous (album)

Righteous
Studio album by
DAG
Released1994
Recorded1993–94
GenreFunk
Length48:24
LabelColumbia
ProducerJohn Custer
DAG chronology
Righteous
(1994) 		Apartment #635
(1998)

Righteous is the 1994 debut release by North Carolina funk band DAG.[1][2] It was produced by John Custer. Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section drummer Roger Hawkins played on the album.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]

The St. Petersburg Times noted that "these trance-inducing grooves make you forget not only the legions of alternative/punk/funk pretenders, but respected groovers like the Brand New Heavies."[5]

Track listing

  1. Intro – 0:25
  2. Sweet Little Lass (Custer) – 4:40
  3. Righteous (City Pain) (Custer/Soule) – 3:37
  4. Your Mama's Eyes (Patterson/Custer) – 4:03
  5. Home (Custer/Dennis) - 3:23
  6. Lovely Jane (Custer) - 4:47
  7. You Can Lick It (If You Try) (Custer) - 5:33
  8. Even So (Custer/Dennis) - 4:16
  9. Plow (Custer/Dennis) - 4:13
  10. Candy (Custer/Dennis/Patterson) - 3:38
  11. Sat. Morning (Custer/Dennis) - 1:05
  12. As (Custer/Dennis) - 3:56
  13. Do Me Good (Custer) - 4:17
  14. Outro (Unnamed Hidden Track) - 0:31

Personnel

  • Bobby Patterson: Vocals, Bass, Wah-Wah Guitar
  • Brian Dennis: Guitar, Wah-Wah Guitar, Talkbox, Coral Sitar
  • Kenny Soule: Drums, Log Drum, Timbales, Tambourine, Cowbell, Glockenspiel
  • Doug Jervey: Keyboards, Crumar Orchestrator, Rolands, Vibes, Mini-Moog, Univox Maxi-Korg, Hammond B-3 Organ, Pianos, Background Vocals

Additional musicians

  • Jeremy Davenport: Trumpet
  • Will Campbell: Alto Saxophone
  • Mark Mullins: Trombone
  • Lisimba Moyenda: Percussion on "Even So"
  • John Custer: Love Unlimited Guitar, T-Wah Guitar
  • Clayton Ivey: Hammond B-3 Organ on "Candy"
  • Roger Hawkins: Drums, Tambourine, Congas
  • Audley Freed: Fadeout Guitar Solo on "Candy"
  • Valerie Kashimura: Background Vocals on "As"
  • Jewel Bass: Background Vocals on "As"
  • Jason Patterson: Drums on "Do Me Good"
  • Sean Hepler: The Prospector on "Do Me Good"

References

  1. ^ Ehrlich, Dimitri (Jun 1994). "A heat wave of music to make the mercury rise—Righteous by DAG". Interview. Vol. 24, no. 6. p. 28.
  2. ^ "Righteous Dag Nabs It Funk!". Guitar Player. Vol. 29, no. 2. Feb 1995. p. 20.
  3. ^ Sprague, David (Jul 16, 1994). "Dag arrives with a 'Righteous' funk sound". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 29. p. 17.
  4. ^ "Righteous Review by Andy Hinds". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  5. ^ Green, Tony (Oct 21, 1994). "Dag is darn good". Weekend. St. Petersburg Times. p. 13.