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- Date Released: October 3, 1995
- Genre: Hip-Hop/R&B
- Label: Stax
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We Say...
The kids might know him best as Chef from South Park, but back in the day Isaac Hayes reigned as Black Moses: a sexy soul daddy with a mellifluous basso profundo. A former staff writer (with ex-partner David Porter) for the legendary R&B label Stax, Hayes went solo in the '70s, and with his glistening shaved head, bare chest wrapped in chains and plush and heavily orchestrated tracks, he electrified audiences. On vinyl Hayes was no joke either, and his musicianship and deliberately badass delivery (somewhere a young Samuel L. Jackson was listening to the wah-wah guitars and take-no-prisoners vibe of "Shaft" and taking notes) elevated Top 40 hits into epics of plush, pimpadelic proportions.
In Hayes' hands, Burt Bacharach's longing "Walk On By" becomes a mournful, moody, string-laden manifesto. Equally cinematic is Hayes' monumental reworking of "By the Time I Get to Phoenix," which, thanks to a classic, slow-burning spoken-word intro, is transformed from a wistful, gentle love song to something approaching an autobiographical opus that all but vibrates with passion. Even a relatively lighthearted take on Al Green's "Let's Stay Together" is laced with a determined drama that, like most of Hayes' music, puts the x in extra. -
They Say...
The same holds true with this release as with the greatest-hit singles album. Isaac Hayes wasn't a singles artist in the strictest sense; he was an album and production wizard who took time to set up situations, moods, and themes. No single album can effectively communicate what he did in the '70s. Still, just because it isn't definitive doesn't mean it won't make a good sampler.
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| 01. |  |
Theme From "Shaft"
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3:17 |
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| 02. | |
By The Time I Get To Phoenix
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7:01 |
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| 03. | |
Do Your Thing
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3:20 |
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| 04. | |
The Look Of Love
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3:20 |
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| 05. | |
Wonderful
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3:41 |
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| 06. | |
Walk On By
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4:35 |
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| 07. | |
Never Can Say Goodbye
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3:38 |
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| 08. | |
Let's Stay Together
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3:35 |
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| 09. | |
Joy (Part 1)
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4:40 |
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| 10. | |
Title Theme (From Three Tough Guys)
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2:36 |
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10 Total Tracks, 39:43 Total Length
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Credits
- Isaac Hayes - Piano // Isaac Hayes - Keyboards // Isaac Hayes - Vocals // Isaac Hayes - Main Performer
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