Caught Up
Studio album by
Released1974
Recorded1973-1974
StudioMuscle Shoals Sound Studio, Sheffield, Alabama
Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida
GenreDeep soul
Length35:59
LabelSpring
ProducerBrad Shapiro
Millie Jackson chronology
I Got To Try It One Time
(1974)
Caught Up
(1974)
Still Caught Up
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Christgau's Record GuideA−[2]

Caught Up is the fourth album by R&B musician Millie Jackson. It includes the hit singles, "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right", "The Rap" and "I'm Through Trying to Prove My Love to You." A concept album, Caught Up follows the story of a woman having an affair with a married man. Side A features Jackson singing from the mistress' point of view and Side B is told from the wife's point of view.

Track listing

Side A
  1. "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" (Homer Banks, Carl Hampton, Raymond Jackson) – 3:56
  2. "The Rap" (Millie Jackson) – 5:53
  3. "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right (Reprise)" (Homer Banks, Carl Hampton, Raymond Jackson) - 1:13
  4. "All I Want is a Fighting Chance" (Millie Jackson, King Sterling) – 2:37
  5. "I'm Tired of Hiding" (Phillip Mitchell, Billy Clements) – 3:51
Side B
  1. "It's All Over but the Shouting" (Millie Jackson, King Sterling) – 2:51
  2. "So Easy Going, So Hard Coming Back" (Phillip Mitchell) – 4:07
  3. "I'm Through Trying to Prove My Love to You" (Bobby Womack) – 5:48
  4. "Summer (The First Time)" (Bobby Goldsboro) – 5:43

Personnel

Technical
  • David Wiseltier - cover design

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[3] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. Cook, Stephen. Caught Up at AllMusic
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: J". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 27, 2019 via robertchristgau.com.
  3. "American album certifications – Millie Jackson – Caught Up". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
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