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The album would be a commercial and critical success gaining hit singles in the forms of "I'm Through Trying to Prove My Love to You" and the cover of the Luther Ingram song "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" and would be considered one of the greatest soul music records of all time.

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The album would be a commercial and critical success gaining hit singles in the forms of of "I'm Through Trying to Prove My Love to You" and the cover of the Luther Ingram song "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" and would be considered one of the greatest soul music records of all time.



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->''"You see, the terrible thing about being in love with a married man is the fact that you can't see him when you really want to and that can get to you sometimes....."''
-->- "The Rap"

''Caught Up'' is the fourth album by {{soul}} singer Music/MillieJackson released in 1974.


Noted for its deep soul sound and high concept. ''Caught Up'' is an album that details an affair from the points of view of the mistress and the wife, with songs on both sides of the record detailing their perspectives on the affair. It would also introduce Millie's own ribald style of spoken word, which in retrospect was considered an early precursor to [[HipHop rapping]]. With the aptly titled single, "The Rap" utilizing it to its fullest extent, with most of the track being comprised of her speaking.


The album would be a commercial and critical success gaining hit singles in the forms of "I'm Through Trying to Prove My Love to You" and the cover of the Luther Ingram song "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" and would be considered one of the greatest soul music records of all time.

!!Tracklist
[[AC:Side A]]
# "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" (3:56)
# "The Rap" (5:53)
# "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right (Reprise)" (1:14)
# "All I Want is a Fighting Chance" (2:37)
# "I'm Tired of Hiding" (3:51)

[[AC: Side B]]
# "It's All Over but the Shouting" (2:51)
# "So Easy Going, So Hard Coming Back" (4:07)
# "I'm Through Trying to Prove My Love to You" (5:48)
# "Summer (The First Time)" (5:43)
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!!It's All Over but the Troping
* BreakUpMakeUpScenario: Averted on "So Easy Going, So Hard Coming Back":
-->''You played around
With all the girls in town like\\
It was nothing to it\\
All the time\\
I played dumb and blind\\
Oh darling, you can bet I knew it\\
Yes I did\\
You broke my heart\\
Tore it all apart\\
And just laughed and went on your way\\
Oh, but little did you realize\\
You'd want me back someday''
* BreakUpSong: The entirety of side B (with the exception of "Summer (The First Time)") details the aftermath of the reveal of the affair.
* CallBack: "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right (Reprise)"
* ConceptAlbum: The record follows the story of a woman having an affair with a married man. Side A is essentially Jackson singing from the mistress' point of view and Side B is told from the wife's perspective.
* FadingIntoTheNextSong: The entire record does this, adding to the conceptual aspect of it.
* ForbiddenLove: Definitely how the mistress views the relationship on "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right".
* IntercourseWithYou: Detailed in "The Rap":
-->''"When you're going with a married man, he can come over two or three times a week and give you a little bit\\
That means you're two up on the wife already, 'cause once you marry one, you don't get it but once a week."''
* TheMistress: Side A of the record is dedicated to the mistress' point of view on the affair.
* {{Soul}}: Considered a classic of the genre.
* SpokenWord: All over the record. To the point where it is considered a precursor to the act of [[HipHop rapping]] itself, with "The Rap" being the prime example.
* SympatheticAdulterer: Although the record doesn't necessarily paint the mistress as that exceptional a person. It does give her a perspective on the affair dedicating the entirety of side A to her side of the affair.
* TheirFirstTime: "Summer (The First Time)" is this in Millie's own sincere detailing:
-->''And then he looked at me, I heard him softly say\\
I know you're young, you don't know what to do or say\\
But stay with me until the sun has gone away\\
And I will chase the girl in you away''

-->''And then he smiled and we talked for a while\\
Then we walked for a mile to the sea\\
We sat on the sand and a girl took his hand\\
But I saw the sunrise as a woman''
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