Track Listing
DISC 1:
1. Theme From "Shaft"
2. Precious, Precious
3. Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic
4. Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One)
5. Never Can Say Goodbye
6. By the Time I Get to Phoenix
7. Soulsville
8. Wonderful
9. Help Me Love
10. Need to Belong to Someone
11. Good Love
12. Look of Love, The
13. Do Your Thing
14. For the Good Times
15. I Stand Accused
DISC 2:
1. Walk on By
2. Joy (Part 1)
3. His Eye Is on the Sparrow
4. Brand New Me
5. If Loving You Is Wrong (I Don't Wanna Be Right)
6. Someone Made You For Me
7. Baby I'm-a Want You
8. Let's Stay Together
9. Theme From "The Men"
10. I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You)
11. Title Theme From "Three Tough Guys"
12. Run Fay Run
13. Chocolate Chip
14. Come Live With Me
15. Disco Connection
16. Rock Me Easy Baby (Part 1)
17. By The Time I Get To Phoenix / I Say A Little Prayer
| Details | | Distributor: | Universal Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Isaac Hayes's towering presence in the history of soul music is undeniable: aside from his role as one half of the legendary Porter/Hayes Stax Records songwriting team, his early-1970s albums revolutionized the sounds of the day with their lush, complex instrumentation, swirling, funky explorations, and extended track lengths. The title of this three-disc set, THE ULTIMATE ISAAC HAYES, pretty much says it all. Represented here are all of Hayes's signature tunes, including the wah-wah-driven, era-defining "Theme from SHAFT" and the spacious, symphonic "Walk On By."
The two audio discs top out at close to 80 minutes each, giving full breadth to the artist's stylistic range and the stretched-out majesty of his arrangements. His transformative covers of Glen Campbell's "By the Time I Get to Phoenix," Jerry Butler's "I Stand Accused," and Hank Williams's "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You)" are included, alongside rare singles, B-sides, and previously unreleased live cuts. The third disc is a DVD featuring live footage of Hayes's appearance at the 1972 Wattstax concert and footage from SOUTH PARK (on which Hayes supplied the voice of Chef). All this, plus excellent notes, photos, superbly remastered sound, and beautiful packaging, make this an essential addition to any library.
Editorial Reviews
3.5 out of 5 stars - ...Hayes mixes funk blasts, languid ballads, unreleased live performances, major hits, chart flops...
Rolling Stone
5 stars out of 5 -- The big man really did redefine black music's sonic possibilities, making lust cinematic.
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