God Blesses Our Love
Released: Mar 15, 2000
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Released: Mar 15, 2000
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O.V. Wright sang genuine Southern soul, not blues-Southern or soul-Southern, but true, sweltering heat, mosquitoes, roaches, stank-breath, grits, biscuits, and gravy Southern with no apologies. He...
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The Complete O.V. Wright on Hi Records, Vol. 2: On Stage
Released: Oct 26, 1999
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Released: Oct 26, 1999
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O.V. Wright was a hell of a performer, one of the highlights of Hi's roster, but that doesn't necessarily mean that the second volume of The Complete O.V. Wright on Hi Records is necessary for...
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The Complete O.V. Wright on Hi Records, Vol. 1: In the Studio
Released: Aug 24, 1999
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Released: Aug 24, 1999
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The first volume of the two-disc set The Complete O.V. Wright on Hi Records concentrates on In the Studio, which means this is the stuff that hit the charts and the stuff that made the albums....
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Hi Masters
Released: Sep 15, 1998
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Released: Sep 15, 1998
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The Hi Masters compiles 15 studio recordings, all from 1977 and 1978 with the exception of the two songs that comprised O.V. Wright's first release on Hi, the 1976 single "Rhymes" (which charted in...
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The 45's
Released: Nov 20, 1995
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Released: Nov 20, 1995
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Normally a collection of a Hi Records artist's singles would be a must-have, but the brilliant and frequently underrated O.V. Wright is an exception. Arguably the greatest deep soul singer nobody...
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The Soul of O.V. Wright
Released: Dec 22, 1992
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Released: Dec 22, 1992
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The Soul of O.V. Wright isn't fancy, but it gets the job done. In that way, this solid 18-track compilation is just like its subject, one of the most underrated deep soul singers of his era....
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The Wright Stuff
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Given his status as a legendary deep soul performer, it's a mystery why O.V. Wright's career isn't celebrated as much as those of his sometime labelmates Al Green and Ann Peebles. Though not well...
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