Millie Jackson "Live and Uncensored" 2xLP (1979)

Details: Millie Jackson, "Live and Uncensored," 2xLP on Spring Records, 1979. Light scuffs/scratches/imperfections on records. Pops and clicks on ending tracks. Ring/edge wear on cover. See images for cover.

Description: "Hilariously racy monologues were a hallmark of Millie Jackson's concerts, as the title of Live and Uncensored implies. Beyond the foul-mouthed hijinks on this 1979 release, though, Jackson created witty narratives that covered everything from sexual foibles to soap operas, and in the process dressed down both sexes; hypocritically coy women are directed to "Give It Up," while in "The Rap" and "Be a Sweetheart," bumbling and sexually rabid men get roundly manipulated. Jackson turns TV critic on "The Soaps" to blast the inanity of daytime television, and on "Logs and Thangs" offers up some well-worn yet sophisticated sexual innuendo. And, yes, there is music here as well. Jackson delivers fine examples of her Bobby Womack/Stax-inspired brand of soul on "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right," "Just When I Needed You Most," and "What Am I Waiting For," and prefigures hip-hop diva Mary J. Blige with her slightly hoarse yet honeyed vocal delivery on "I Still Love You (You Still Love Me)" -- replete with some fine breakbeats. Womack gets his due as Jackson's medley of Rod Stewart's "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" and Womack's own "Put Something Down on It" reveals the Brit's debt to the great soul writer/producer. Aside from a few forgettable moments like a classical music parody and some weak disco, Live and Uncensored is a strong document of Millie Jackson in her element."--AllMusic, Stephen Cook

Grade: VG (Cover/Records)

TRACK LISTING SIDE A:

A1. Keep The Home Fire Burnin'
A2. Logs And Thangs
A3. Put Something Down On It
A4. Da Ya Thank I'm Sexy
A5. Put Something Down On It (Reprise)
A6. Just When I Needed You Most
A7. Phuck U Symphony

TRACK LISTING SIDE B:

B1. What Am I Waiting For
B2. I Still Love You (You Still Love Me)
B3. All The Way Lover
B4. The Soaps
B5. All The Way Lover (Reprise)

TRACK LISTING SIDE C:

C1. Hold The Line
C2. Be A Sweetheart
C3. Didn't I Blow Your Mind
C4. Give It Up
C5. A Moment's Pleasure

TRACK LISTING SIDE D:

D1. If Loving You Is Wrong (I Don't Want To Be Right)
D2. The Rap
D3. If Loving You Is Wrong (I Don't Want To Be Right) (Reprise)
D4. Never Change Lovers In The Middle Of The Night
D5. Sweet Music Man
D6. It Hurts So Good
D7. Sweet Music Man (Reprise)