This is made up of archive footage and interviews focusing on backup singers. It features the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Sting and Mick Jagger alongside the (mostly) women that many of us have heard many times over, usually without appreciating the art and beauty they bring to the songs.
The film puts a handful of these talented individuals (predominately African-American) front an center. Most but not all of them tried to get into the spotlight themselves at some point, one, Merry Clayton, even putting out three record that never amounted to much but must have been really good from the few seconds we get to hear. Another interviewee is Judith Hill who participated in The Voice (and got voted off early and rather surprisingly).
Some other tidbits we learn...Phil Spector is not a very nice person. Luther Vandross once was a backup singer for David Bowie (on the Young Americans album). Backup singers are divas too.
Beautifully shot and a very interesting bit of music history.
7/10
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