O.V. Wright

O.V. Wright, właściwie Overton Vertis Wright (ur. 9 października 1939 w Leno, zm. 16 listopada 1980 w Memphis) - wokalista soul w stylu deep soul, znany z melancholijnych ballad o miłości, wykonywanych "smutnym" głosem. Swoją muzyczną karierę rozpoczynał od śpiewania w zespołach gospel, występował jako frontman w zespołach The Harmony Echoes i The Sunset Travelers. W 1964 roku, odkryty przez Roosvelta Jamisona w wytwórni Back Beat Records nagrał pierwszy singel pt. That's How Strong My Love Is. Covera tej piosenki wykonywali później m.in. Otis Redding i The Rolling Stones.
Na początku lat 70. jego kariera uległa załamaniu z powodu trzyletniego pobytu w więzieniu za posiadanie narkotyków. Po wyjściu na wolność Wright wydał kilka albumów w wytwórni Hi Records, ale nie osiągnęły one takiego wyniku jak nagrania z lat 60.
Uzależnienie od narkotyków spowodowało osłabienie jego zdrowia i śmierć na zawał serca 16 listopada 1980 roku.

Single

Tytuł	Wykonawca	Data wydania	UK	US	Wytwórnia [US]	Komentarz
That's How Strong My Love Is / There Goes My Used To Be	O.V. Wright With The Keys	08.1964	-	109[8]	Goldwax 106	[#74 hit for Otis Redding in 1965][written by Roosevelt Jamison][produced by Claunch, Russell]
Can't Find True Love / Don't Want To Sit Down	O.V. Wright	03.1965	-	-	Backbeat 544	[written by L. Blair]
You're Gonna Make Me Cry / Monkey Dog	O.V. Wright	08.1965	-	86[5]	Backbeat 548	[written by Deadric Malone][6[14].R&B Chart]
I'm In Your Corner / Poor Boy	O.V. Wright	10.1965	-	-	Backbeat 551	[written by Malone, Jamison]
Gone For Good / How Long Baby	O.V. Wright	02.1966	-	-	Backbeat 558	[written by Deadric Malone]
Eight Me, Four Women / Fed Up With The Blues	O.V. Wright	05.1967	-	80[3]	Backbeat 580	[written by Deadric Malone][4[12].R&B Chart]
Heartaches, Heartaches / Treasured Moments	O.V. Wright	08.1967	-	-	Backbeat 583	[written by D. Bryant][produced by Willie Mitchell][25[5].R&B Chart]
What About You / What Did You Tell This Girl Of Mine	O.V. Wright	11.1967	-	-	Backbeat 586	[written by D. Bryant][46[4].R&B Chart]
Oh Baby Mine / Working Your Game	O.V. Wright	04.1968	-	-	Backbeat 591	[written by O. V. Wright][produced by Willie Mitchell][36[8].R&B Chart]
I Want Everyone To Know / I'm Gonna Forget About You	O.V. Wright	07.1968	-	-	Backbeat 597	[written by Deadric Malone][produced by Willie Mitchell]
Missing You / This Hurt Is Real	O.V. Wright	03.1969	-	-	Backbeat 604	[written by Luther Ingram, John McFarland][produced by Willie Mitchell]
I'll Take Care Of You / Why Not Give Me A Chance	O.V. Wright	10.1969	-	-	Backbeat 607	[written by Brook Benton][produced by Willie Mitchell][43[3].R&B Chart]
Love The Way You Love / Blowin' In The Wind	O.V. Wright	04.1970	-	-	Backbeat 611	[written by Don Bryant][produced by Willie Mitchell][48[2].R&B Chart]
Ace Of Spades / Afflicted	O.V. Wright	11.1970	-	54[8]	Backbeat 615	[written by Deadric Malone][produced by Willie Mitchell][11[13].R&B Chart]
When You Took Your Love From Me/ I Was Born All Over	O.V. Wright	03.1971	-	118[4]	Backbeat 620	[written by Deadric Malone][produced by Willie Mitchell][21[9].R&B Chart]
A Nickel And A Nail / Pledging My Love	O.V. Wright	09.1971	-	103[3]	Backbeat 622	[written by V. Morrison, D. Malone][produced by Willie Mitchell][19[11].R&B Chart]
Drowning On Dry Land / I'm Gonna Forget About You	O.V. Wright	.1972	-	-	Backbeat 626	[written by Mickey Gregory/Alan Jones][produced by Willie Mitchell]
Don't Let My Baby Ride / He Made Women For Man	O.V. Wright	04.1972	-	-	Backbeat 625	[written by D. Malone, O. V. Wright][produced by Willie Mitchell]
I'd Rather Be (Blind, Crippled & Crazy)/Please Forgive Me	O.V. Wright	12.1973	-	-	Backbeat 628	[written by C. Hodges, D. Malone, D. Carter][produced by Willie Mitchell][33[16].R&B Chart]
I've Been Searching/I'm Going Home	O.V. Wright	06.1974	-	-	Backbeat 631	[written by Earl Randle][produced by Willie Mitchell][62[7].R&B Chart]
What More Can I Do / Hen Pecked Man	O.V. Wright	08.1975	-	-	ABC 12119	[written by Willie Mitchell/Yvonne Mitchell/Edward Randle/Lawrence Seymour][produced by Willie Mitchell][82[7].R&B Chart]
Rhymes / Without You	O.V. Wright	.1976	-	-	Hi 2315	[written by Al Green/Mabon "Teenie" Hodges][produced by Willie Mitchell][87[6].R&B Chart]
Into Something (Can't Shake Loose) / Time We Have	O.V. Wright	07.1977	-	-	Hi 77501	[written by Earl Randle/James Shaw][produced by Willie Mitchell][43[12].R&B Chart]
Precious, Precious / You Gotta Have Love	O.V. Wright	01.1978	-	-	Hi 77506	[written by Dave Crawford/Jackie Moore][produced by Willie Mitchell][50[10].R&B Chart]
I Don't Do Windows / I Feel Love Growin'	O.V. Wright	07.1978	-	-	Hi 78514	[written by George Jackson/Raymond Moore][produced by Willie Mitchell][91[2].R&B Chart]