Do It Right

The Valentinos (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

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• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Editorial Reviews

1. Darling Darling Darling 2. Everybody Wants to Fall In Love 3. Baby Lots of Luck 4. Lookin For a Love 5. I've Got Love For You 6. I've Got a Girl 7. Tired of Living In the Country 8. It's All Over Now 9. I Found a True Love 10. What About Me 11. Do It Right 12. I'm Going To Forget About You 13. Let's Get Together 14. I've Come a Long way 15. See Me Through 16. Sweeter Than the Day Before 17. Baby Girl 18. A Lonesome Man 19. Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray 20. Yield Not To temptation 21. Somewhere There's a God 22. I Can understand It

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5.0 out of 5 stars The BEST of BOBBY...AND HIS BROTHERS !!!, January 28, 2009

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This review is from: Do It Right (Audio CD)

THE VALENTINOS...The Cleveland,Ohio-based family R&B group, consisting of 2009 Rock and Roll Hall Of Famer BOBBY WOMACK and his four brothers,CECIL WOMACK,FRIENDLY WOMACK (yes, that's his real first name), the late HARRY WOMACK (of "Harry Hippie" fame), and CURTIS WOMACK, once rivaled another Cleveland-based group, THE O'JAYS, in local popularity.But, as the lyrics of one of their hit songs, "It's All Over Now", stated : "The tables turned". THE O'JAYS went on to become R&B superstars, while THE VALENTINOS, sadly, fell into undeserved obscurity. Today, THE VALENTINOS are barely remembered ,save for a few hard-core 60's R&B fans , such as myself , and many fans of the popular "Northern Soul" music scene across the pond in England , where they are revered as one of the best. You may not remember THE VALENTINOS, but you have , for sure ,heard their songs,if not by them, then almost certainly by the many COVER VERSIONS of their hits recorded by other artists over the years.
Case in point : Their hit , "IT'S ALL OVER NOW" was covered , and made a bigger hit by THE ROLLING STONES. Their biggest hit , the 2 million - selling "LOOKING FOR A LOVE", was covered by THE J GEILS BAND , and also later by BOBBY himself as a solo artist. Their 1973 hit , I CAN UNDERSTAND IT , was covered by NEW BIRTH. Fellow RRHOFamer SOLOMON BURKE covered their hit, "EVERYBODY WANTS TO FALL IN LOVE". the WICKED one, WILSON PICKETT, covered their hit ,"I FOUND A TRUE LOVE",
Pretty INFLUENTIAL for a group you've never heard of , right ?
Even their name "THE VALENTINOS", was STOLEN by a popular rock group in Australia,until BOBBY and his brothers threatened to sue.THE VALENTINOS started in the 1950's as kids singing in their father's church in Cleveland ,in one of the city's toughest neighborhoods as THE WOMACK BROTHERS, singing gospel. While on tour with the successful gospel group THE SOUL STIRRERS, that group's lead singer , SAM COOKE , took a liking to the young group, and signed them to his SAR RECORDS label. Thus began a series of R&B hits , such as the ones mentioned above.(They also recorded for CHESS RECORDS in the mid 60's, and the JUBILEE Label in the early 70's). All of these songs , and lots more are available in this comprensive multi-label "Greatest Hits " collection. If you're a Valentinos fan, a Bobby or Cecil Womack fan,or just like great 60's R&B, This collection is a MUST ! Highly recommended !!