Track Listing

1. (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right
2. The Rap
3. (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right (Reprise)
4. All I Want Is A Fighting Chance
5. I'm Tired Of Hiding
6. It's All Over But The Shouting
7. So Easy Going, So Hard Coming Back
8. I'm Through Trying To Prove My Love To You
9. Summer (The First Time)
10. I'm Tired Of Hiding (Alternate `Live' Vocal)
11. I'm Through Trying To Prove My Love To You (Alternate `Live' Vocal)
12. Feel Like Making Love (Alternate `Live' Vocal)
13. A House For Sale (Instrumental Version)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #69658 in Music
• Released on: 2006-07-10
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .23 pounds

Album Description
• Millie Jackson’s "Caught Up" is one of Soul music’s most acclaimed albums of all time. Consistently in catalogue for over 30 years, it’s been available on a Southbound CD since that label’s inception. Now, after 15 years, it’s getting a well-deserved makeover that will introduce the album to a whole new generation of potential MJ fans, as part of a general upgrading of Millie’s Spring catalogue.

• Fresh mastering from the original Spring album production tapes is further enhanced by the addition of previously unheard alternate vocal takes of three "Caught Up" era classics – plus the much-requested instrumental track to Millie’s Northern Soul favourite ‘House For Sale’, all specially mixed for inclusion in this package.

• Extensive annotation that includes Millie’s own recent reminiscences on the "Caught Up" sessions, and many previously-unseen photos together with memorabilia from the period, help to ensure that Ms. Jackson’s still-massive fan base will have much to celebrate in addition to the bonus material.

• It’s worth pointing out that Ace bring these extras to you at no extra charge – this is still a mid-price reissue.

• Watch out for other Millie "Expanded Editions" coming your way during the next few months, starting with this month’s companion release "Still Caught Up".

Customer Reviews

A Soul Essential
Millie Jackson had recorded one album, and a couple of singles had been well received, before she hit on a concept which was to elevate her to Soul stardom - she put together an album of songs which told a story, and linked each with a spoken "rap", some of which became as famous as the songs.

Starting with a track which had been a massive Soul hit for Luther Ingram was a great idea. Putting a 5 minute break in the middle, where the other woman could put her side of the story, was sheer genius - and Millie tells it exactly as it is warts and all. The reality of being the other woman does begin to wear thin though, and she confronts the wife on "All I Want is a Fighting Chance" while "Tired of Hiding" brings things to a head. This closes what was the original side 1 on vinyl.

Millie switches seamlessly into the Wife's role next, and she is mad and she is gonna let him know. For me the four tracks that make up the wife's account rank as some of the best Soul recorded EVER. The emotions range from anger and accusation to resignation and regret and more - and Ms Jackson conveys each and every one. THe most surprising interpretation has to be "Summer(The First Time)", here turned into a smouldering reminiscence.

I cannot recommend this album highly enough - it has been part of my collection since it's release in 1974, and seldom long from the current playlist. Buy it and listen to it in it's entirety, the oldest story there is, that of love and loss. Seldom has it been better told.

Do yourself a favour
I'm too old and too busy to listen to music properly as often as I used to these days as a rule, but this just got me. Had to sit down and listen to it all the way through, then listen all the way through again. Reminded me of the first time I saw the film Network recently - couldn't believe that a 70s period piece could seem so fresh and intelligent, whilst really evoking its era. Do yourself a favour and buy it.

To be listened to in one sitting
A brilliant 1974 soul album. Narrated in song by Millie Jackson in the role of a woman having an affair with a married man. Emotions progress from braggadocio, bravado, arrogance, feistiness, headstrong, guilt, shame, self-loathing, pity and finally a resigned ending with relatively wistful nostalgia. All of this sung over a sumptuous soul backing of the highest quality. Millie also takes the role of the wronged wife in a couple of songs too.

The remastered sound is great too. Bonus material features a killer cover of Bad Company's "Feel Like Making Love". Surely this would not have sat badly early on in the original album's running order ? After "If Loving You Is Wrong" maybe. The beauty of song selection can achieve this if desired.

One of the truly great soul albums. Cannot recommend highly enough. Soulful, sexy but sour all in one take.