Ultimate Isaac Hayes: Can You Dig It?
Isaac Hayes
Isaac Hayes' 1969 solo debut Hot Buttered Soul set a soulful tone for the decade that followed, influencing innumerable artists and turning on a more conventional audience to the genre. Therefore it comes as no surprise that three quarters of that record are included on this compilation from his 1968-‘77 Stax Records resume (though they are heavily edited to fit the 32-song, two-CD format). Renowned as one of his generation's greatest songwriters and arrangers, Hayes punctuates his creations with hints of r&b, funk, jazz and soul. Examples here include the indelible "Theme From Shaft," a funked-up cover of Burt Bacharach's and Hal David's "The Look of Love," the slow-grooving "Do Your Thing" and a previously unreleased gospel standard, "His Eye Is on the Sparrow." The inspired packaging includes a four-track DVD that features a trio of Hayes' performances from the 1972 WATTSTAX Festival at the Los Angeles Coliseum--providing as much evidence of the magnitude of Hayes' esteem as this starter set for anyone seeking an introduction to a legendary artist. --Scott Holter
TRACKLISTING
DISC ONE
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1. Theme From "Shaft"
- 2. Precious, Precious
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3. Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic
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4. With David Porter: Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One)
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5. Never Can Say Goodbye
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6. By The Time I Get To Phoenix
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7. Soulsville
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8. Wonderful
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9. Help Me Love
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10. Need To Belong To Someone
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11. Good Love
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12. The Look Of Love
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13. Do Your Thing
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14. For The Good Times
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15. I Stand Accused
DISC TWO
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1. Walk On By
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2. Joy (Part 1)
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3. His Eye Is On The Sparrow
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4. Brand New Me
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5. If Loving You Is Wrong (i Don’t Want To Be Right)
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6. Someone Made You For Me
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7. Baby I'm-A Want You
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8. Let's Stay Together
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9. Theme From "The Men"
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10. I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still In Love With You)
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11. Title Theme "Three Tough Guys"
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12. Run Faye Run
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13. Chocolate Chip
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14. Come Live With Me
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15. Disco Connection
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16. Rock Me Easy Baby (Pt. 1)
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17. By The Time I Get To Phoenix/ I Say A Little Prayer
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