Betty Wright

For the second single off of Wright’s debut, Alston songwriting duo Clarence “Blowfly” Reid and Willie Clarke slyly forced a swinging 3/4 Miracles riff into a boxier 4/4, introducing the unhurried yet funky rhythmic kick that would become an Alston trademark. While Reid would find infamy with brazen acts of melodic and lyrical theft, his talent for the appropriation and transformation of soul standards was first displayed here.