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Things Ain't Right
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Soul
Things Ain't Right was released on January 1, 1972 by Craft Recordings as a part of the album Sister Woman
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Release DateJanuary 1, 1972
LabelCraft Recordings
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM102

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Esther Marrow
Esther Marrow
Vocals
Seldon Powell
Seldon Powell
Baritone Saxophone
Frank Wess
Frank Wess
Tenor Saxophone
Jimmy Owens
Jimmy Owens
Trumpet
Snooky Young
Snooky Young
Trumpet
Tony Studd
Tony Studd
Trumpet
Buddy Lucas
Buddy Lucas
Harmonica
The Reflections
The Reflections
Vocals
Jimmy Johnson
Jimmy Johnson
Drums
Cornell Dupree
Cornell Dupree
Guitar
Keith Loving
Keith Loving
Guitar
Gordon Edwards
Gordon Edwards
Bass Guitar
Richard Tee
Richard Tee
Piano
Ralph MacDonald
Ralph MacDonald
Congas
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ralph MacDonald
Ralph MacDonald
Songwriter
William Salter
William Salter
Songwriter
William Easton
William Easton
Vocal Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Esther Marrow
Esther Marrow
Producer
Jim Rein
Jim Rein
Producer
Ozzie Cadena
Ozzie Cadena
Recording Supervisor
Rudy Van Gelder
Rudy Van Gelder
Engineer

Lyrics

When time began with Adam and Eve and everything was fine
Well, something happened, no one knows, but all could understand
It takes no special person, only those without sight
That's all it takes to know that things ain't right
Things ain't right, people
Things ain't right, things ain't right
Things ain't right, people
Things ain't right, they ain't right
For many hundreds of years we've tried to be free in this land
From the north to south, east and west, I'm talking the ghetto land
There are some certain people very happy
While most of us are living in poverty
Oh, things ain't right, oh no, people
Things ain't right, things ain't right now
Things ain't right, people
Things ain't right now, things ain't right
Things ain't right!
No, people, they just ain't right
I tell you, they ain't right
Oh, no, I know they ain't right
Ooh, they just ain't right
Ooh, oh, uh-huh
Oh, Lord
Even now today, much years later, and still the same old land
Many have tried and hundreds died for the right cause and man
It takes no special person, even those without sight
For a blind man could walk around and feel that things ain't right
And things ain't right, no, people
Things ain't right, things ain't right
Things ain't right, people
Things ain't right now, they just ain't right
Oh, things ain't right, no, people
Things ain't right
Can't you feel it all around you?
Sit down, can't you feel it all around you?
You know things ain't right, things ain't right
People, you won't think
I can feel that things ain't right
Even a blind man who can't see
Know that things ain't right
Things ain't right, no, people
It just ain't right now
Things ain't right
Things ain't right!
Things ain't right now, things ain't right...
Written by: Ralph MacDonald, William Salter
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