Luther Ingram

Luther Ingram (November 30, 1937 — March 19, 2007) was an American R&B and soul singer and songwriter. His most successful record, "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right", reached no. 1 on the Billboard R&B chart and no. 3 on the Hot 100 in 1972.

Born Luther Thomas Ingram in Jackson, Tennessee, his early interest in music led to him making his first record in 1965 at the age of 28. His first three recordings failed to chart but that changed when he signed for KoKo Records in the late 1960s, and his first hit "My Honey And Me" peaked at #55 on the Hot 100 on 14 February 1970. Many of his songs appeared in the pop and R&B charts, even though Koko was only a small label, owned by his manager and record producer, Johnny Baylor. Koko and Baylor were closely associated with the Memphis based Stax Records label during the height of its commercial success.

Ingram is best known for the hit, "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right", written by Homer Banks, Carl Hampton and Raymond Jackson. The song reached number one on Billboard 's R&B chart and peaked at number three on that publication's Hot 100 chart in the summer of 1972. The track stayed in the Hot 100 for 18 weeks, ultimately selling a reported four million copies. The song was later successfully covered by Millie Jackson and Barbara Mandrell; it has also been recorded by Bobby "Blue" Bland, Rod Stewart and Isaac Hayes.

I'll Be Your Shelter (in Time Of Storm)

In times when you're troubled
Seems more than you can afford
And you feel you need a friend
Someone to share the load
When your sky grows cloudy
I want you to know
You got a friend that's true
(CHORUS)
Just like a shelter
In the time of storm
I'll see you through
That's what I'll do
If your dreams are scattered
Just like the wind blown sand
And you feel, you feel like
You need a friend, I'll be there
Reach out your hands
And when the rain starts to fall
I'll be there, just to hold on to
(CHORUS)
Just like a shelter
In the time of storm
I'll see you through
That's what I'll do
(I will see you through)
(I will see you through)
(I will see you through)
(I will see you through)
(I will see you through)
(I will see you through)
(I will see you through)
(I will see you through)
I'll see you through your hangups
I'll see you through your fears
I'll see you through sad times
Honey, I'll dry all your tears
And when the tempest is raging
I want you to know
You got a friend that's true
(CHORUS) 4X
(I will see you through)

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What is Soul-Blues?

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Bobby "Blue" Bland's 1961 LP "Two Steps from the Blues".  pricegrabber.com. Soul-blues, as you might imagine, refers to the mixture of blues and soul music that first began taking its place on the R&B charts in the early '60s. Yet the history and significance of the development is deeper than it seems ... "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right," Luther Ingram "Feel So Bad," Little Milton ... Z.Z....

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"(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right," Luther Ingram. 6.  "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right," Luther Ingram ... Arguably the quintessential marital infidelity ballad, Ingram's one and only big hit was actually released on a tiny label called KoKo, but since it was distributed by Stax, and penned by one of the ......

The Odyssey: A Northern Soul Time Capsule 1968-2014 (Harmless Records)

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10 ... Rate this Album 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. UK release date 16.02.2015. Wow. 230 re-mastered and documented tracks including a 160 page booklet chronicling the Northern Soul phenomenon from 1968 to the present day. Surely the most comprehensive overview of the Northern Soul phenomenon, ever. The Odyssey ... Featuring over 10 hours of music, ‘The Odyssey ... Ady Croasdell contributed too ... Track Listing.. CD 1 ... Exus Trek - The Luther Ingram Orchestra....

Playlist: Songs for Cheaters

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These types of scandalous tunes were once entirely the domain of blues and country songs, since those genres tended to deal with life on its most basic level ... and already on her second husband! ... "Walk on By," Leroy Van Dyke ... probably not. "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right," Luther Ingram. Perhaps the king of all cheating songs, if only because Luther gets into so much detail about what's at stake ... ....

Natural High's Errol Lingo now sings for Jesus

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Carl Gilchrist, Gleaner Writer. Some Jamaicans may remember the local group, Natural High, that made a mark with a cover of Luther Ingram's 1972 hit, (If Loving You is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right. Some may also remember the name Errol Lingo from the early days of Irie FM when he hosted the programme Love Expression ... Decades later, today, Lingo is the senior hotel manager at Jamaica Grande ... That year they had different categories ... ....

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Paul Carrack: Rain Or Shine (Carrack UK)

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8. 7.3. Rate this Album 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. UK release date 24.02.2014. A very apt tile considering more than half the country is currently under water ... So the cover shot of Paul under a brolly and the CD's title is very topical. But, his brolly has blue sky behind it and he is smiling ... Luther Ingram had a huge US hit with it in 1972 and Millie Jackson had two Grammy nominations for her version, two years after Ingram ... Mr ... C....

Paul Carrack:Rain Or Shine (Carrack UK)

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8 ... Rate this Album 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. UK release date 24.02.2014. A very apt tile considering more than half the country is currently under water ... So the cover shot of Paul under a brolly and the CD's title is very topical. But, his brolly has blue sky behind it and he is smiling ... Luther Ingram had a huge US hit with it in 1972 and Millie Jackson had two Grammy nominations for her version, two years after Ingram ... Mr ... C....

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Pianist and arranger Johnny Allen got his 15 minutes of national fame in 1972 when he shared a Grammy Award with Isaac Hayes for their arrangement of Theme From Shaft . ... His contributions to Detroits musical culture spanned some seven decades ... He wrote arrangements for the Motown and Stax labels, and his associations ranged from Billie Holiday to the Surpremes, Stevie Wonder, the Dramatics, Luther Ingram and the Staple Singers ... Feb ... ....

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