Dining-Drinking
August, 1975
Soulwise, we are in the Year of the Chick. New stars are emerging (Minnie Riperton), old stars coming back (Shirley Bassey) and existing stars maturing into superstardom (Millie Jackson). Brightest among the newer stars is Betty Wright, whose fourth LP, Danger High Voltage (Alston), will probably be one of our favorite albums of 1975. There's not a weak cut on it. Betty's voice, which has the tough, smoking exuberance of the young Martha Reeves, melds with instrumental tracks that lie halfway be...