O.V. Wright Box Set (1990) P-Vine - Rare Soul (FLAC)

Overton Vertis “O. V.” Wright was born 1939 in Lenow Tennessee and passed 1980 in Mobile Alabama. was an American rhythm & blues and soul singer. Wright, as a youngster, began singing in the church. In 1956, while still in high school, he joined The Sunset Travelers as one of the lead singers for the gospel group. He later fronted a gospel music group, the Harmony Echoes. It was during this time that he was discovered (along with James Carr) by Roosevelt Jamison a songwriter and manager. Their first pop recording in 1964 was “That’s How Strong My Love Is,” a ballad later covered by Otis Redding and the Rolling Stones. It was issued on Goldwax, the label Wright signed to after leaving his gospel career. It was later determined that Don Robey still had him under a recording contract, due to his gospel group having recorded for Peacock the parent label. so he was shifted over to the Back Beat subsiduary label, further R&B hits followed. Working with record producer Willie Mitchell, success continued on songs including “Ace of Spades” and “A Nickel and a Nail”.
Wright’s hits were much more popular in the deep South(and later in England). His biggest hits were “You’re Gonna Make Me Cry” (R&B #6, 1965), “Eight Men, Four Women” (R&B #4, 1967) “Ace of Spades” (R&B #11, 1970), “A Nickel and a Nail” (R&B #19, 1971). The remainder of his 17 hits charted higher than #20 on the R&B charts. However, Wright was imprisoned for narcotics offenses during the mid-1970s, and, despite signing for Hi Records and releasing a series of recordings, his commercial success failed to recover after his release. A continuing drug problem weakened his health and he died from a heart attack at the age of 41. Outside of the states he had a hugh following(still does) in the UK & European Soul Fraternity where some of his now rare 45,s fetch silly prices.he recorded a total of 10 albums in his career. If you were to buy this box set It would set you back anything from £100(US$135) up to £240(US$325) depending where you made your purchase..These are 5 out of the 10 albums and what Soul Power they contain!...The man to me is without a doubt a LEGEND!...one of the Soul Greats!

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