Righteous (album)

1994 studio album by DAG

Righteous

Studio album by

DAG

Released| 1994
Recorded| 1993–94
Genre| Funk
Length| 48:24
Label| Columbia
Producer| John Custer
DAG chronology
|  | Righteous
(1994)  | Apartment #635
(1998)

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Righteous is the 1994 debut release by North Carolina funk band DAG.[1][2] It was produced by John Custer. Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section drummer Roger Hawkins played on the album.[3]

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [4]

The St. Petersburg Times noted that "these trance-inducing grooves make you forget not only the legions of alternative/punk/funk pretenders, but respected groovers like the Brand New Heavies."[5]

## Track listing

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1. Intro – 0:25
2. Sweet Little Lass (Custer) – 4:40
3. Righteous (City Pain) (Custer/Soule) – 3:37
4. Your Mama's Eyes (Patterson/Custer) – 4:03
5. Home (Custer/Dennis) \- 3:23
6. Lovely Jane (Custer) \- 4:47
7. You Can Lick It (If You Try) (Custer) \- 5:33
8. Even So (Custer/Dennis) \- 4:16
9. Plow (Custer/Dennis) \- 4:13
10. Candy (Custer/Dennis/Patterson) \- 3:38
11. Sat. Morning (Custer/Dennis) \- 1:05
12. As (Custer/Dennis) \- 3:56
13. Do Me Good (Custer) \- 4:17
14. Outro (Unnamed Hidden Track) \- 0:31

## Personnel

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* Bobby Patterson: Vocals, Bass, Wah-Wah Guitar
* Brian Dennis: Guitar, Wah-Wah Guitar, Talkbox, Coral Sitar
* Kenny Soule: Drums, Log Drum, Timbales, Tambourine, Cowbell, Glockenspiel
* Doug Jervey: Keyboards, Crumar Orchestrator, Rolands, Vibes, Mini-Moog, Univox Maxi-Korg, Hammond B-3 Organ, Pianos, Background Vocals

## Additional musicians

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* Jeremy Davenport: Trumpet
* Will Campbell: Alto Saxophone
* Mark Mullins: Trombone
* Lisimba Moyenda: Percussion on "Even So"
* John Custer: Love Unlimited Guitar, T-Wah Guitar
* Clayton Ivey: Hammond B-3 Organ on "Candy"
* Roger Hawkins: Drums, Tambourine, Congas
* Audley Freed: Fadeout Guitar Solo on "Candy"
* Valerie Kashimura: Background Vocals on "As"
* Jewel Bass: Background Vocals on "As"
* Jason Patterson: Drums on "Do Me Good"
* Sean Hepler: The Prospector on "Do Me Good"

## References

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1. ^ Ehrlich, Dimitri (June 1994). "A heat wave of music to make the mercury rise—Righteous by DAG". Interview. Vol. 24, no. 6\. p. 28.
2. ^ "Righteous Dag Nabs It Funk!". Guitar Player. Vol. 29, no. 2\. February 1995. p. 20.
3. ^ Sprague, David (July 16, 1994). "Dag arrives with a 'Righteous' funk sound". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 29\. p. 17.
4. ^ "Righteous Review by Andy Hinds". AllMusic. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
5. ^ Green, Tony (October 21, 1994). "Dag is darn good". Weekend. St. Petersburg Times. p. 13.

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