Performance · Production
O.V. Wright
Shelby County, United States • 1939-10-09 – 1980-11-16
O.V. Wright is credited on 103 releases across 41 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1960–2023 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
103
Pressings credited
41
Albums
7
Decades active
81
In collections
Biography
Overton Vertis Wright (October 9, 1939 – November 16, 1980) was an American singer who is generally regarded as a blues artist by African-American fans in the Deep South; he is also regarded as one of Southern soul's most authoritative and individual artists. His best known songs include "That's How Strong My Love Is" (1964), "You're Gonna Make Me Cry" (1965), "Nucleus of Soul" (1968), "A Nickel and a Nail" (1971), "I Can't Take It" (1971) and "Ace of Spades" (1971).
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Credited work
103 releases · 41 albums · active 1960–2023
- Performance · 111
- Production · 3
Studios: Nakano Sun Plaza · Shibuya Kokaido · 36 Chambers Studio · Mystic Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Ironman
1996
Who's Been Talkin'
1980
Derelicts Of Dialect
1991
I'll Take Care Of You
1999
One Way Street (The Sub Pop Albums)
2015
Sunset Park (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1996
8 Men And 4 Women
1967
The Soul Of O.V. Wright
Nickel And A Nail And Ace Of Spades And Everybody Knows The Best Of O.V. Wright
2021
Nucleus Of Soul
1969
Frequent collaborators
- The Sunset Travelers
- Various
- Ghostface Killah
- The Robert Cray Band
- Holy Disciples
- Robert Cray
- Isaac Scott
- 3rd Bass
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