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- Summary: Backed by the Roots, Betty Wright releases her first studio album in ten years. It features Lil Wayne, Joss Stone, and Snoop Dogg as guests.
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- Record Label: S-Curve
- Genre(s): R&B, Soul, Pop/Rock, Adult Contemporary R&B
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Entertainment WeeklyNov 23, 2011Wright's voice works just as well with the Roots' backyard-barbecue vibe as it does with guests Lil Wayne and Snoop Dogg's blacktop hardness. [18 Nov 2011, p.103]
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Jul 16, 2012The slightly sterile neo-soul fump of the Roots may lack the feel of their progenitors but the songs make up for that.
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Nov 23, 2011Betty Wright: The Movie doesn't reinvent its maker so much as it extracts her essence.
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MojoJul 19, 2012With the excellent Roots backing her, she recasts many of the dominant black music sounds of 30 or so years ago on a set of songs which address concerns that are clearly in the here-and-now. [Aug 2012, p.92]
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Nov 23, 2011Wright sounds terrific, navigating through the upbeat, attitudinal jams and slower, romantic cuts with finesse and strength.
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Nov 23, 2011The entire record feels suffused with longing for an earlier era--or perhaps, befitting Wright's lengthy career, several earlier eras
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Dec 8, 2011There are several excellent passages on Betty Wright: The Movie. But she shouldn't feel the need to rebuild herself completely separate from her old persona.
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