Black Moses
Isaac Hayes
Black Moses, the original LP cover of which unfolded in the shape of a cross three feet wide and four feet tall, "is a wondrously crafted, intense evocation of the vagaries of love gone bad," in the words of Stax historian Rob Bowman. Hayes used songs popularized by such artists as the Jackson 5, the Carpenters, Toussaint McCall, Little Johnny Taylor, Jerry Butler, the Whispers, Ray Price, and Dionne Warwick, along with his own highly erotic "Good Love," to express the heartbreak he was feeling about the breakup of his own marriage. "Isaac's ability to take other people's material and make it so deeply personal," Bowman observed, "is nothing short of brilliant."
TRACKLISTING
DISC ONE
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1. Never Can Say Goodbye
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2. Close To You
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3. Nothing Takes The Place Of You
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4. Man's Temptation
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5. Part Time Love
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6. Medley: Ike's Rap IV / A Brand New Me
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7. Going In Circles
DISC TWO
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1. Never Give You Up (Never Gonna Give)
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2. Medley: Ike's Rap II / Help Me Love
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3. Need To Belong To Someone
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4. Good Love
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5. Medley: Ike's Rap III / Your Love Is So Doggone Good
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6. For The Good Times
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7. I'll Never Fall In Love Again
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