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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23 comments:
This is a great collection by one of Soul's finest vocalists, thanks for the great review AMM and the upgrade to FLAC
Thanks for another interesting review
Great collection of a great singer
many thanks Reb
Thanks AMM. Loving these multi-disc sets. This man is a LEGEND.
interesting box review thanks AMM for this
Huge Wright fan, and have had this set for years. Its a must get, guys. Great review AMM.
I would like to have the Japanese version of this great singer, which is different from mine (Treasured Moments-45's Special Collection) with an extra track and not all the same titles.
Yves
Wonderful! I of course have some of O.V. Wright's music, but I didn't know there was this cd set with all his recordings. Thanks a lot for the review.
/Jumpstart
Wright's voice captivates and thrills from the first moment. Essential collection
Thanks AMM for the review of this great artist
Great review of the great O.V., who should be more widely known.
Thanks AMM for the review!!
Incredible gift ! A very good idea ! Thanks a lot sir AMM !
Thanks for sharing this interesting set of reviews
Thank You AMM For This Collection,Much Appreciated
An absolutely wonderful collection which everybody should have. Thanks for review, P.
Thanks AMM for the Boxset. You've made my OV Wright Collection complete. The quality of yours is even better. Excellent review of this timeless masterpiece!!
Many thanks for the masterpieces in flac & rare 45,s
thanks for this great link of OV Wright. A box set is even better. Thank you. I will appreciate.
Thanks for the review AMM don't know yo much of O.V Wright can't wait to get listening
Thanks for the review. Great box set.
What a great singer this man was unfortunately he took the wrong route with the success which would have been far greater
success Thanks AMM for theses gems
Cheers Pedro
Wonderful oul man. I have never seen him live, but I remember on a Robert Cray concert that the house played, waiting for Cray, a nice Wright collection.
Thanks for reviewing this great box set
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