Willie Hutch

Willie Hutch (* 6. December 1944 in Los Angeles , California ; † 19th September 2005 in Dallas , Texas , as Willie McKinley Hutchinson ) was an American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer .

Life

Hutch was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Dallas , where he began his musical career as a singer with The Ambassadors. After high school , he released his debut single Love Has Put Me Down in 1964 . The debut album Soul Portrait was released by RCA in 1969, followed by the Season for Love album by the same label in 1970 .

Hutch was also a songwriter for the Detroit record label Motown . He wrote songs for the Jackson Five , Diana Ross , Marvin Gaye , Smokey Robinson , Jr. Walker , the Four Tops and Aretha Franklin , among others . The first big hit was I'll Be There for The Jackson Five in 1970 . Other well-known songs were Got to Be There and Never Can Say Goodbye . In 1973, Motown signed Hutch as an interpreter. He contributed the score to The Mack (1973) and Foxy Brown (1974)

Willie Hutch released a total of eight albums on Motown in 1977. During this time, 12 songs made their way onto the Billboard R&B charts, including the most successful Brother's Gonna Work It Out and Slick (both in 1973 number 18) and Love Power (1976 number 8). By 2002, six more albums had been released on changing labels, but commercial success waned.

Hutch died in his apartment on September 19, 2005 at the age of 60. He was buried in the Restland Memorial Park in Dallas.

Discography

Studio albums

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		UK	US	R&B
1973	The Mack Motown 766	-	US114 (16 weeks) US	R&B17 (23 weeks) R&B	First release: April 1973 Soundtrack for the film of the same name Producer: Willie Hutch
	Fully Exposed Motown 784	-	US183 (6 weeks) US	R&B15 (19 weeks) R&B	First published: September 1973 Producer: Willie Hutch
1974	Foxy Brown Motown 811	-	US179 (4 weeks) US	R&B36 (10 weeks) R&B	First release: April 1, 1974 Soundtrack for the film of the same name Producer: Willie Hutch
	The Mark of the Beast Motown 815	-	-	R&B41 (17 weeks) R&B	First published: September 1974 Producer: Willie Hutch
1975	Ode to My Lady Motown 838	-	US150 (6 weeks) US	R&B24 (20 weeks) R&B	First published: July 1975 Producer: Willie Hutch
1976	Concert in Blues Motown 854	-	US163 (6 weeks) US	R&B22 (9 weeks) R&B	First published: March 1976 Producer: Willie Hutch
	Color Her Sunshine Motown 871	-	-	R&B54 (4 weeks) R&B	First published: November 1976 Producer: Willie Hutch
1977	Havin 'a House Party Motown 874	-	-	R&B26 (22 weeks) R&B	First published: June 1977 Producer: Willie Hutch
1978	In Tune Whitfield 3226	-	-	R&B63 (3 weeks) R&B	First published: November 1978 Producers: Willie Hutch, Norman Whitfield , Rose Royce

More studio albums

• 1969: Soul Portrait ( RCA 4213)
• 1970: Season for Love (RCA 4296)
• 1979: Midnight Dancer (Whitfield 3352)
• 1985: Making a Game Out of Love (Motown 6142)
• 1994: From the Heart ( Omni 000005)
• 1996: The Mack Is Back ( Midwest 2183; released October 15)
• 2002: Sexalicious (GG.it Records; release: April 2nd)

Compilations

• 1983: In and Out (Motown 9019)
• 1998: The Very Best Of (Motown 314530943; release: August 25)
• 2003: Try It You'll Like It (Expansion 5)

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)				Remarks
		UK	US	R&B	Dance
1973	Brother's Gonna Work It Out The Mack	-	US67 (10 weeks) US	R&B18 (11 weeks) R&B	-	First published: February 14, 1973 Author: Willie Hutch
	Slick The Mack	-	US65 (6 weeks) US	R&B18 (10 weeks) R&B	-	First published: June 21, 1973 Author: Willie Hutch
	Sunshine Lady Fully Exposed	-	-	R&B72 (6 weeks) R&B	-	First published: November 1973 Author: Willie Hutch
1974	If You Ain't Got No Money (You Can't Get No Honey) Fully Exposed	-	-	R&B70 (6 weeks) R&B	-	First published: January 24, 1974 Author: Willie Hutch
	Theme from Foxy Brown Foxy Brown	-	-	R&B64 (6 weeks) R&B	-	First published: March 19, 1974 Theme song of the film Foxy Brown Writer: Willie Hutch
1975	Get Ready for the Get Down The Mark of the Beast	-	-	R&B24 (11 weeks) R&B	-	First published: January 31, 1975 Author: Willie Hutch
	Love Power Ode to My Lady	-	US41 (6 weeks) US	R&B8 (20 weeks) R&B	-	First published: July 9, 1975 Author: Frank Hutch
1976	Party Down Ode to My Lady	-	-	R&B19 (15 weeks) R&B	-	First published: January 1976 Author: Frank Hutch
	Let Me Be the One, Baby Color Her Sunshine	-	-	R&B95 (2 weeks) R&B	-	First published: September 16, 1976 Author: Willie Hutch
	Shake It, Shake It Color Her Sunshine	-	-	R&B60 (9 weeks) R&B	-	First published: November 9, 1976 Author: Willie Hutch
1977	We Gonna Party Tonight Havin 'a House Party	-	-	R&B49 (12 weeks) R&B	-	First published: July 21, 1977 Author: Willie Hutch
	What You Gonna Do After the Party Havin 'a House Party	-	-	R&B40 (9 weeks) R&B	-	First published: November 1977 Author: Willie Hutch
1978	All American Funkathon In Tune	-	-	R&B62 (8 weeks) R&B	-	First published: July 1978 Author: Willie Hutch
	Paradise in tune	-	-	R&B74 (4 weeks) R&B	-	First published: October 1978 Author: Norman Whitfield
1982	In and Out In and Out	UK51 (8 weeks) UK	-	R&B55 (11 weeks) R&B	Dance29 (12 weeks) Dance	First published: September 1982 Author: Willie Hutch
1985	Keep On Jammin ' Making a Game Out of Love	UK73 (3 weeks) UK	-	-	-	First published: May 1985 Author: Willie Hutch

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More singles

• 1964: Love Has Put Me Down
• 1965: The Duck (release: October)
• 1966: I Can't Get Enough (released June)
• 1967: How Come Baby, You Don't Love Me (released January)
• 1968: Use What You Got (release: December)
• 1969: Do What You Wanna Do (release: June)
• 1969: When a Boy Falls in Love (release: November)
• 1970: The Magic of Love
• 1974: Tell Me Why Our Love Has Turned Cold (released January 18, not released)
• 1978: Love Runs Out (release: March 17th)
• 1979: Everybody Needs Money (release: July)
• 1985: The Glow

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1. ↑ ^{a b} Willie Hutch . In: The Guardian , October 4, 2005. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
2. ^ Willie Hutch , on findagrave.com , accessed November 13, 2017.
3. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: UK Billboard Hot 100 Billboard 200
4. ^ Joel Whitburn : Top R&B Albums 1965–1998, ISBN 0-89820-134-9 .
5. ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot R&B Songs 1942–2010: 6th Edition, ISBN 978-0-89820-186-4 .
6. ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot Dance / Disco 1974-2003, ISBN 978-0-89820-156-7 .

Web links

• Willie Hutch at Allmusic (English)
• Willie Hutch at Discogs (English)
• Willie Hutch at 45cat.com
• Willie Hutch at soulwalking.co.uk