BETTY WRIGHT - Hard to Stop (1973-2004) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

While Hard to Stop lacked a big classic hit on the order of "Clean Up Woman," it was a very solid and varied platter of early-'70s soul. Distinguished by the tight, lean Miami funk-soul of the backup players (particularly guitarist Willie "Little Beaver" Hale), it did offer a couple of pretty big R&B hits with the jittery rhythms of "The Babysitter" and "It's Hard to Stop (Doing Something When It's Good to You)," which was about as bluesy as soul got in 1973. A far more off-the-wall highlight was the radical reinterpretation of Helen Reddy's "I Am Woman," which changed it from a hokey pop tune into something that sounded far more grittily proud and defiant. However, it's a pretty consistent record throughout, with other cuts of note including "We the Two of Us," which has a great effervescent Miami organ, and "If You Think You've Got Soul," which weaves in and out of a quasi-tropical groove. The "Clean Up Woman" guitar rhythm is reprised on "Gimme Back My Man," though to less memorable effect than on the hit single. Richie Unterberger  
Tracklist :
1     I Am Woman 4:23
Ray Burton / Helen Reddy
2     Sweet Wonder 2:30
Willie Clarke / Joanne Shelby / Betty Wright
3     The Experts 3:06
Willie Clarke / Clarence Reid
4     We the Two of Us 3:02
Willie Clarke / Betty Wright
5     Let Me Go Down 3:02
Al Kooper
6     Gimme Back My Man 3:32
Billy Kennedy
7     Who'll Be the Fool 3:21
Harry Wayne "K.C." Casey / Willie Clarke / Clarence Reid
8     The Babysitter 3:08
Willie Clarke / Clarence Reid / Betty Wright
9     If You Think You've Got Soul 2:18
Willie Clarke / Clarence Reid
10     It's Hard to Stop (Doing Something When It's Good to You) 3:14
Willie Clarke / Clarence Reid / Betty Wright
Credits :
Betty Wright - Arranger, Vocals
Joanne Shelby - Arranger, Keyboards, Vocals (Background)
Willie Hale - Arranger, Guitar
Al Kooper - Arranger, Keyboards
Philip Wright, Joey Murcia - Guitar
Ron Bogdon - Bass (Electric)
Ivan Olander - Drums
Gerald Smith - Saxophone, Soloist
Vinnie Tanno - Trumpet
Simon Taylor, Fermin Goytisolo,  - Conga
Benny Latimore, Bobby Pucetti, Fred Bogert, Arnold Albury - Keyboards
H. W. Casey, Jeannette Holloway, The Perfections - Vocals (Background)
Mike Lewis - Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements, Trumpet
Clarence Reid - Producer, Arranger, Keyboards