Millie Jackson - It Hurts So Good
Millie Jackson - vocals
Conducted by Brad Shapiro (A1-3, A6, B1, B4-6) and Mike Lewis (A4, A5, B2-3)
Orchestrated by Lew Delgatto and Tony Camillo
Arranged by Raeford Gerald (A1-3, A6, B1, B4-6) and Mike Lewis (A4, A5, B2-3)
Written by Millie Jackson (A2, A6), Gary Byrd (A1), Raeford Gerald (A1, B6), Victor Davis (A2, A6), Johanna Hall (A3), John Hall (A3), Phillip Mitchell (A4), Nick Ashford (A5), Valerie Simpson (A6), Billy Nichols (B1), Brad Shapiro (B2), Robert Pucetti (B2), Jackie Avery (B3), Thom Bridwell (B4), Billy Nicholls (B5)
1LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : Black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Sonopress (Germany)
Label : Southbound
Original label : Spring
Recorded at Mediasound, New York City and Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Sheffield, Alabama
Produced by Raeford Gerald (A1-3, A6, B1, B4-6), Brad Shapiro (A4-5, B2-3)
Album design by David Fried Kriege
Photography by Ronnie Brathwaite
Originally released in 1973
Reissued in April 2023
Tracks :
Side A
- I Cry
- Hypocrisy
- Two-Faced World
- It Hurts So Good
- Don't Send Nobody Else
- Hypocrisy (Reprise)
Side B
- Good To The Very Last Drop
- Help Yourself
- Love Doctor
- Now That You Got It
- Close My Eyes
- Breakaway
Reviews :
“Before hitting her stride with 1974's Caught Up, Millie Jackson delivered this tasty disc of uptown Southern soul. Both Stax raw and Philly International slick, It Hurts So Good percolates with smoky horns, snaking guitar lines, electric piano, strings, and bluesy funk grooves. In addition to her usually provocative take on relationships (both in the home and at the dark end of the street), Jackson -- via Curtis Mayfield -- delivers the affecting ghetto laments "I Cry," "Hypocrisy," and "Two-Faced World." And while some of the charts are a bit lacking, Jackson is solid throughout, especially on slow-burners like "Good to the Very Last Drop." A fine early offering from the diva of salacious sass.” AllMusic Review by Stephen Cook
Ratings:
AllMusic : 3 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.67 / 5