Hard to Stop Betty Wright

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  • Release Date: 12/14/2004
  • Original Release: 1973
  • Label: WATER
  • UPC: 646315714128

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Hard to Stop

1LISTENI Am Woman 4:23
2LISTENSweet Wonder 2:30
3LISTENThe Experts 3:06
4LISTENWe the Two of Us 3:02
5LISTENLet Me Go Down 3:02
6LISTENGimme Back My Man 3:32
7LISTENWho'll Be the Fool 3:21
8LISTENThe Babysitter 3:08
9LISTENIf You Think You've Got Soul 2:18
10LISTENIt's Hard to Stop (Doing Something When It's Good to You) 3:14

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While Hard to Stop lacked a big classic hit on the order of "Clean Up Woman," it was a very solid and varied platter of early-'70s soul. Distinguished by the tight, lean Miami funk-soul of the backup players (particularly guitarist Willie "Little Beaver" Hale), it did offer a couple of pretty big R&B hits with the jittery rhythms of "The Babysitter" and "It's Hard to Stop (Doing Something When It's Good to You)," which was about as bluesy as soul got in 1973. A far more off-the-wall highlight was the radical reinterpretation of Helen Reddy's "I Am Woman," which changed it from a hokey pop tune into something that sounded far more grittily proud and defiant. However, it's a pretty consistent record throughout, with other cuts of note including "We the Two of Us," which has a great effervescent Miami organ, and "If You Think You've Got Soul," which weaves in and out of a quasi-tropical groove. The "Clean Up Woman" guitar rhythm is reprised on "Gimme Back My Man," though to less memorable effect than on the hit single. Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

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