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- Date Released: November 7, 2002
- Genre: Hip-Hop/R&B
- Style: R&B
- Label: Fantasy / Stax
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The title track employs "Shaft"-like guitar licks, but the similarity ends there: It's a lame attempt at disco done in by Ike's lazy singing and irritatingly banal lyrics. But it's the LP's only sore point. Ike returns to his roots on "Your Loving Is Much Too Strong," a slow, romantic ballad that he and his girls, Hot Buttered Soul Unlimited, make you feel. "Rock Me Easy Baby," a slinky, syncopated shuffle, has more groove appeal than the vaunted "Groove-A-Thon," mainly because Ike constructs it for maximum soul appeal by running it for more than eight exquisite minutes. The uptempo happy-in-love ditty "We've Got a Whole Lot of Love" showcases HBS' sterling voices. Ike shows a different side on the soft, longing "Wish You Were Here," whose horn arrangements and backing vocals are simultaneously enticing and titillating. After a weak opening, the album settles into a comfortable groove, ending splendidly with "Make a Little Love to Me."
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| 01. |  |
Groove-A-Thon |
9:50 |  |
| 02. | |
Your Loving Is Much Too Strong |
5:42 | |
| 03. | |
Rock Me Easy Baby |
8:16 | |
| 04. | |
We've Got A Whole Lot Of Love |
5:42 | |
| 05. | |
Wish You Were Here (You Ought To Be Here) |
5:55 | |
| 06. | |
Make A Little Love To Me |
6:19 | |
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Credits
- Bill Easley - Saxophone // Bill Easley - Sax (Alto) // Emerson Able - Saxophone // Emerson Able - Sax (Alto) // Henry Bush - Engineer // Henry Bush - Remixing // Ben Cauley - Trumpet // Ben Cauley - Flugelhorn // Wilburn Cole - Drums // Lewis Collins - Saxophone // Lewis Collins - Sax (Tenor) // Jonathan Davis - Trumpet // Richard Dolph - Horn // Richard Dolph - French Horn // Bill Flores - Trombone // Isaac Hayes - Arranger // Isaac Hayes - Keyboards // Isaac Hayes - Vocals // Isaac Hayes - Producer // Isaac Hayes - Main Performer // Isaac Hayes - Remixing // Willie Hall - Drums // Willie Hall - Tambourine // Hot Buttered Soul Unlimited - Vocals (Background) // Sidney Kirk - Piano // Sidney Kirk - Keyboards // Edgar Matthews - Trumpet // Edgar Matthews - Flugelhorn // Bryant Munch - Horn // Bryant Munch - French Horn // Floyd Newman - Saxophone // Floyd Newman - Sax (Baritone) // Charles Pitts - Guitar // Gary Russell - Trombone // Gary Russell - Trombone (Bass) // Anthony Shinault - Guitar // Anthony Shinault - Soloist // Darnell Smith - Saxophone // Darnell Smith - Sax (Tenor) // Lester Snell - Arranger // Lester Snell - Keyboards // Charlie Spitts - Guitar // William Taylor - Trumpet // William Taylor - Flugelhorn // Erroll Thomas - Bass // Erroll Thomas - Guitar (Bass) // Jimmy Thompson - Percussion // Jimmy Thompson - Conga // Michael Toles - Guitar // William Vaughn - Guitar // William Vaughn - Vocals // Tommy Williams - Saxophone // Roosevelt Green - Engineer // Roosevelt Green - Remixing // Jackie Thomas - Trombone // Rob Bowman - Liner Notes // Joe Tarantino - Remastering // Johnny Davis - Trumpet // Johnny Davis - Flugelhorn // Tom Wilkes - Art Direction // Deb Sibony - Booklet Design // Jeff Dunas - Photography // Joe Garnett - Cover Lettering // Tommy Williams Jr. - Sax (Tenor)
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