Isaac Hayes (Aug. 20, 1942 – Aug. 10, 2008) was an American R&B musician, singer, composer, producer, and actor with a 50-year career in entertainment. The lavish orchestration and elongated arrangements of his 1969 second album, Hot Buttered Soul, spearheaded the transformation of soul music into a maximalist form. Background Isaac Hayes was born Isaac […]
The Emotions were an American soul group from Chicago, formed in 1965 and initially a singles act on Brainstorm and Twin Stacks Records. The group released a pair of albums on Volt between 1970 and 1972, followed by five albums on Columbia between 1976 and 1981. Two further albums appeared on Red Label and Motown […]
The Soul Children were an American vocal group that released seven albums between 1969 and 1978, with five Stax titles and two Epic albums. Isaac Hayes and David Porter wrote and produced the 1969 debut, which includes the R&B entries “Give ’Em Love,” “I’ll Understand,” “Tighten Up My Thang,” and “The Sweeter He Is.” Porter […]
Hot Buttered Soul is the second album by American R&B musician/vocalist Isaac Hayes, released in September 1969 on Stax-subsidiary Enterprise. Tracklist: A1. “Walk On By” Burt Bacharach, Hal David (12:03) A2. “Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic” Isaac Hayes, Alvertis Isbell (9:38) B1. “One Woman” Charles Chalmers, Sandra Rhodes (5:10) B2. “By the Time I Get to Phoenix” Jimmy Webb […]
Joy is the seventh album by American R&B musician/vocalist Isaac Hayes, released in December 1973 on Enterprise/Stax. Tracklist: A1. “Joy” (15:55) A2. “I Love You That’s All” (6:13) B3. “A Man Will Be a Man” (7:20) B4. “The Feeling Keeps On Coming” (6:48) B5. “I’m Gonna Make It (Without You)” (11:11) Credits: Isaac Hayes – […]
Chocolate Chip is the tenth album by American R&B musician/vocalist Isaac Hayes, released in 1975 on the artist’s Hot Buttered Soul imprint. Tracklist: A1. “That Loving Feeling” (6:36) A2. “Body Language” (5:31) A3. “Chocolate Chip” (5:30) B1. “Chocolate Chip” (instrumental) (5:32) B2. “I Want to Make Love to You So Bad” (4:17) B3. “Come Live […]
Truck Turner is the ninth album by American R&B musician/vocalist Isaac Hayes, released in 1974 on Enterprise/Stax. The album was his third soundtrack work in the span of three years and also his third double-LP set. Tracklist: A1. “Main Title – Truck Turner” (2:45) A2. “House of Beauty” (3:08) A3. “Blue’s Crib” (5:14) A4. “Driving […]
Shaft is the fifth album by American R&B musician/vocalist Isaac Hayes, originally released as a double LP in August 1971 on Enterprise/Stax. The album serves as the soundtrack to the MGM motion picture of the same name. Tracklist: A1. “Theme From Shaft (Vocal)” (4:37) A2. “Bumpy’s Lament” (1:49) A3. “Walk From Regio’s” (2:22) A4. “Ellie’s […]
Black Moses is the sixth album by American R&B musician/vocalist Isaac Hayes, released in November 1971 on Enterprise/Stax. Like its predecessor, the album originally appeared as a double-LP set. Tracklist: A1. “Never Can Say Goodbye” Clifton Davis (5:07) A2. “(They Long to Be) Close to You” Burt Bacharach, Hal David (8:58) A3. “Nothing Takes the […]
