Express Yourself
Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
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Road Without an End | Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band | 3:10 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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I Got Love | Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band | 3:39 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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High As Apple Pie, Slice I | Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band | 7:25 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Express Yourself | Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band | 3:52 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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I'm Aware | Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band | 3:47 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Tell Me What You Want Me to Do | Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band | 5:46 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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High As Apple Pie-Slice Ii | Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band | 9:30 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 7 Songs |
Album Review
The quintessential Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band record, Express Yourself displays the purposefully sloppy rhythms and shout vocals that would make this band a legend in soul circles. Every track on this album is a classic, from the oft-sampled and high-charting pop single "Express Yourself" to the first of many readings of "I Got Love" that would appear on the band's records — and even Wright's solo works for years to come. The aching balladry of "Tell Me What You Want Me to Do" and the complex compositions "High as Apple Pie — Slice 1" and "High as Apple Pie — Slice 2" showcase a versatility found in other West Coast collectives such as War. Perhaps the treasure of this album is the opener, "Road Without an End," a charming, stepping groover punctuated by choppy horns and snapping drums that blend beautifully with one of Wright's best vocals of his career, all accented by sweeping strings. Express Yourself is '70s soul at its most creative and satisfying.
Biography
Born: 1942 in Clarksdale, MS
Genre: R&B/Soul
Years Active: '60s, '70s, '90s
Top Albums and Songs By Charles Wright
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Express Yourself | Express Yourself | 3:52 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Express Yourself (Mocean Worker Remix) | What Is Hip? Remix Project, Vol. 1 | 4:30 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Express Yourself | Express Yourself, Vol. 1 | 3:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Express Yourself (Mocean Worker Remix) | Express Yourself - EP | 4:30 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Do Your Thing | Boogie Nights #2 (Music from the Original Motion Picture) | 3:29 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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I Got Love | Express Yourself | 3:39 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Express Yourself (Remastered Version) | Express Yourself | 3:53 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Your Love (Means Everything to Me) | Express Yourself: The Best of Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band | 3:03 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Jam #4 (Album Version) | Express Yourself | 5:50 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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I Got Love (Single Version) | You're So Beautiful | 2:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
