Willie Hutch

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Willie McKinley Hutchinson, known professionally as Willie Hutch (December 6, 1944 – September 19, 2005) was an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and record producer. Hutch, born in Los Angeles, California and raised in Dallas, Texas, is notable as both a performer and songwriter/producer for the Motown label during the 1970s. Before joining Motown, Hutch worked as a producer for acts such as The 5th Dimension.

Besides writing hit songs such as The Jackson 5's "I'll Be There", Hutch also recorded several albums for Motown (and later for Whitfield Records, run by former Motown producer Norman Whitfield), and had top 20 R&B hits with singles such as "Brother's Gonna Work It Out" and "Slick" (both 1973). Following in the tradition of Curtis Mayfield, he recorded the soundtrack album for the blaxploitation films The Mack (1973) and Foxy Brown (1974).

Hutch died on September 19, 2005 of reasons yet to be disclosed. He was 60.

1 Discography
- 1.1 Albums
- 1.2 Singles
2 References
3 External links

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

RCA releases

1969: Soul Portrait
1970: Seasons for Love

Motown releases

1973: Fully Exposed
1973: The Mack Soundtrack
1975: Foxy Brown Soundtrack
1975: Mark of the Beast
1975: Ode to My Lady
1976: Color Her Sunshine
1976: Concert in Blues
1977: Havin' a House Party

Whitfield releases

1979: In Tune
1980: Midnight Dancer

Motown releases

1983: In & Out
1985: Making a Game out of Love

Later releases

1985: The Last Dragon
1994: From the Heart (G.G. It)
1996: The Mack Is Back (Midwest)
2002: Sexalicious (G.G. It)

[edit] Singles

1973: "Brother's Gonna Work It Out" (#18 R&B, #67 US)
1973: "Slick" (#18 R&B, #65 US)
1973: "Sunshine Lady" (#72 R&B)
1974: "If You Ain't Got No Money (You Can't Get No Honey) Pt. I" (#70 R&B)
1974: "Theme Of Foxy Brown" (#64 R&B)
1975: "Get Ready For The Get Down" (#24 R&B)
1975: "Love Power" (#8 R&B, #41 US)
1976: "Let Me Be The One, Baby" (#95 R&B) Black Singles 95
1976: "Party Down" (#19 R&B)
1977: "Shake It, Shake It" (#60 R&B)
1977: "We Gonna Party Tonight" (#49 R&B)
1978: "All American Funkathon" (#62 R&B)
1978: "What You Gonna Do After The Party" (#40 R&B)
1982: In And Out" (#55 R&B)

[edit] References

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