''Righteous'' is the 1994 debut release by
North Carolina
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funk
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band
DAG. It was produced by
John Custer.
Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section
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drummer
Roger Hawkins played on the album.
Critical reception
The ''
St. Petersburg Times
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'' noted that "these trance-inducing grooves make you forget not only the legions of alternative/punk/funk pretenders, but respected groovers like the Brand New Heavies."
Track listing
#''Intro'' – 0:25
#Sweet Little Lass
(Custer) – 4:40
#Righteous (City Pain)
(Custer/Soule) – 3:37
#Your Mama's Eyes
(Patterson/Custer) – 4:03
#Home
(Custer/Dennis) - 3:23
#Lovely Jane
(Custer) - 4:47
#You Can Lick It (If You Try)
(Custer) - 5:33
#Even So
(Custer/Dennis) - 4:16
#Plow
(Custer/Dennis) - 4:13
#Candy
(Custer/Dennis/Patterson) - 3:38
#Sat. Morning
(Custer/Dennis) - 1:05
#As
(Custer/Dennis) - 3:56
#Do Me Good
(Custer) - 4:17
#''Outro (Unnamed Hidden Track)'' - 0:31
Personnel
* Bobby Patterson: Vocals, Bass, Wah-Wah Guitar
* Brian Dennis: Guitar, Wah-Wah Guitar, Talkbox, Coral Sitar
* Kenny Soule: Drums, Log Drum, Timbales, Tambourine, Cowbell, Glockenspiel
* Doug Jervey: Keyboards, Crumar Orchestrator, Rolands, Vibes, Mini-Moog, Univox Maxi-Korg, Hammond B-3 Organ, Pianos, Background Vocals
Additional musicians
*
Jeremy Davenport
Jeremy Davenport (born 1970 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American jazz trumpeter and singer based in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Jeremy Davenport was born in St. Louis, Missouri into a family of musicians. His mother has been a music educator for n ...
: Trumpet
* Will Campbell: Alto Saxophone
* Mark Mullins: Trombone
* Lisimba Moyenda: Percussion on "Even So"
*
John Custer: Love Unlimited Guitar, T-Wah Guitar
* Clayton Ivey: Hammond B-3 Organ on "Candy"
*
Roger Hawkins: Drums, Tambourine, Congas
*
Audley Freed
Audley Freed is a guitarist from Burgaw, North Carolina.
Early life, family and education
Freed's father was in the US Army, so the family relocated often during his early years. Eventually the family settled in Burgaw, North Carolina in the ...
: Fadeout Guitar Solo on "Candy"
* Valerie Kashimura: Background Vocals on "As"
* Jewel Bass: Background Vocals on "As"
* Jason Patterson: Drums on "Do Me Good"
* Sean Hepler: The Prospector on "Do Me Good"
References
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DAG (band) albums
1994 debut albums
Columbia Records albums