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- Date Released: March 28, 2001
- Genre: Hip-Hop/R&B
- Style: Oldies, Soul, Soul/R&B
- Label: Fantasy / Stax
Let my people swoon
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We Say...
This classic soul workout is as audacious as its title, thanks to Hayes' languid cover of the Jackson 5's "Never Can Say Goodbye" and the moody, oft-sampled "Ike's Rap."
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They Say...
The sheer tenacity -- albeit undeniably fitting -- of this double-disc set has made Black Moses (1971) one of Isaac Hayes' most revered and best-known works. The multi-instrumental singer/songwriter and producer had been a central figure in the Memphis soul music revolution of the mid-1960s. Along with Booker T. and The MG's, Hayes' wrote and performed on more Stax sides than any other single artist. By the time of this release -- his fifth overall, and first two-record set -- Hayes had firmly established himself as a progressive soul artist. His stretched out and well-developed R&B jams, as well as his husky-voiced sexy spoken "raps" became key components in his signature sound. Black Moses not only incorporates those leitmotifs, but also reaffirms Hayes abilities as an unmistakably original arranger. Although a majority of the album consists of cover material, all the scores have been reconfigured and adapted in such a fundamental way that, for some listeners, these renditions serve as definitive. This is certainly true of the extended reworkings of Jerry Butler's "Brand New Me," or Esther Phillips' "You're Love Is So Doggone Good" -- both of which are prefaced by the spoken prelude to coitus found in each respective installment of "Ike's Rap." The pair of Curtis Mayfield tunes -- "Man's Temptation" and "Need to Belong to Someone" -- are also worth noting for the layers of tastefully scored orchestration -- from both Hayes and his long-time associate Johnny Allen. The pair's efforts remain fresh and discerning, rather than the dated ersatz strings and horn sections that imitators were glutting the soul and pop charts and airwaves with in the mid-1970s. Hayes' own composition, "Good Love," recalls the upbeat and jive talkin' "Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic" from Hot Buttered Soul (1969), adding some spicy and sexy double-entendre in the chorus. Wisely, the CD reissue also reproduced Chester Higgins' original tongue-in-cheek liner note essay giving the history and mythology of the Black Moses persona.
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| 01. |  |
Never Can Say Goodbye |
5:10 |  |
| 02. | |
(They Long To Be) Close To You |
9:05 | |
| 03. | |
Nothing Can Take The Place Of You |
5:31 | |
| 04. | |
Man's Temptation |
5:03 | |
| 05. | |
Part-Time Love |
8:34 | |
| 06. | |
Medley: Ike's Rap IV / A Brand New Me |
9:43 | |
| 07. | |
Going In Circles |
7:01 | |
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07 Total Tracks, 50:07 Total Length
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| 01. | |
Never Gonna Give You Up |
5:47 | |
| 02. | |
Medley: Ike's Rap II / Help Me Love |
7:33 | |
| 03. | |
Need To Belong To Someone |
5:16 | |
| 04. | |
Good Love |
5:18 | |
| 05. | |
Medley: Ike's Rap III / Your Love Is So Doggone Good |
9:18 | |
| 06. | |
For The Good Times |
5:24 | |
| 07. | |
I'll Never Fall In Love Again |
4:55 | |
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07 Total Tracks, 43:31 Total Length
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Credits
- William Brown - Engineer // Henry Bush - Engineer // Ron Capone - Engineer // Ron Capone - Remixing // Kirk Felton - Digital Mastering // Isaac Hayes - Organ // Isaac Hayes - Piano // Isaac Hayes - Arranger // Isaac Hayes - Keyboards // Isaac Hayes - Piano (Electric) // Isaac Hayes - Vocals // Isaac Hayes - Producer // Isaac Hayes - Vibraphone // Isaac Hayes - Main Performer // Isaac Hayes - Remixing // Willie Hall - Drums // Willie Hall - Tambourine // Hot Buttered Soul Unlimited - Vocals (Background) // Ronald Hudson - Bass // Gary Jones - Percussion // Gary Jones - Bongos // Gary Jones - Conga // Sidney Kirk - Piano // Pat Lewis - Vocal Arrangement // Charles Pitts - Guitar // Charles Pitts - Guitar (Rhythm) // Dave Purple - Engineer // Dave Purple - Remixing // Lester Snell - Keyboards // Lester Snell - Piano (Electric) // Charlie Spitts - Guitar // Michael Toles - Guitar // Dale Warren - Arranger // Daryl Williams - Engineer // Eddie Marion - Engineer // Larry Shaw - Creative Director // David Krieger - Art Direction // Joel Brodsky - Photography // The Graffiteria - Art Direction // Chester Higgins - Liner Notes // Johnny Allen - Arranger
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