"Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" was written for Aretha Franklin by Chips Morman and Dan Penn, and produced at the Atlantic Records studio in New York by Jerry Wexler. An earlier attempted recording at FAME Studio in Muscle Shoals was abandoned after an altercation between Franklin's manager (and husband) and the FAME producer. The release, with Franklin playing piano and her sisters singing backup, was listed as one of Rolling Stone's 500 greatest songs of all time. (This post has more audio clips than usual, because I couldn't resist.)
Gram Parsons' great lead vocal:
Music begins at 1:00
Interesting how soul and country songs cross over so well.
For another do right man and woman:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWYN53gnlg4
Posted by: Alex Lubet | November 03, 2024 at 10:44 AM