“If It’s Only For Tonight” by O.V. Wright - album review
| features in: Album Chart of 1965 ● Album Chart of the Decade: 1960s |
Beset by legal wrangles, O.V. switched from Goldwax to the Peacock Records imprint Back Beat where he'd settle for several years to follow. He was teamed with producer Willie Mitchell, and released this debut album in July, 1965. His gospel roots never too far from the surface, he demonstrates his prowess with the southern soul ballad, exemplified on the 3 best tracks; the Sam-Cooke-esque “Can’t Find True Love”, an interpretation of the traditional “Motherless Child” and the album's hit single, “You’re Gonna Make Me Cry”.
The Jukebox Rebel
12–Jun–2012
| Tracklist |
| A1 | [02:48]  O.V. Wright - If It’s Only For Tonight (Donald Robey, Vernon Morrison) Soul Ballad |
| A2 | [02:38]  O.V. Wright - Why Don’t You Believe Me (Luther King Laney, Lew Douglas) Soul Ballad |
| A3 | [02:20]  O.V. Wright - Can’t Find True Love (Louise Blair) Soul Ballad |
| A4 | [02:36]  O.V. Wright - Motherless Child (Traditional) Soul Ballad |
| A5 | [02:45]  O.V. Wright - You’ve Been Crying (Donald Robey) Soul Ballad |
| A6 | [02:35] O.V. Wright - I Could Write A Book (Benjamin Daniels, Donald Robey) Soul Ballad |
| B1 | [03:22]  O.V. Wright - You’re Gonna Make Me Cry (Donald Robey) Soul Ballad |
| B2 | [02:45]  O.V. Wright - Wish I Were That Boy (Donald Robey) Soul |
| B3 | [02:17]  O.V. Wright - Monkey Dog (Donald Robey) Soul |
| B4 | [02:08]  O.V. Wright - Don’t Want To Sit Down (Donald Robey) Soul |
| B5 | [02:59]  O.V. Wright - Everybody Knows (River Song) (M. J. Keep, Roosevelt Jamison) Soul |
| B6 | [02:12]  O.V. Wright - I Can’t Believe (Donald Robey, Wilmer Shakesnider) Soul |
