Wattstax: Highlights From the Soundtrack

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get
The Dramatics3:59
2Oh La de Da
The Staple Singers4:58
3Lift Every Voice and SingKim Weston3:38
4Lying on the TruthThe Rance Allen Group3:41
5Peace Be Still
The Emotions9:05
6Respect Yourself
recorded at:
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1972-08-20)
live recording of:
Respect Yourself (on 1972-08-20)
lyricist and composer:
Luther Ingram and Sir Mack Rice
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI) (in 1988) and Klondike Enterprises (publisher) (in 1988)
The Staple Singers4:40
7Son of Shaft/Feel ItThe Bar‐Kays9:15
8I’ll Play the Blues for You
recorded at:
Wattstax (1972-08-20)
recorded at:
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1972-08-20)
Albert King5:48
9Walking the Back Streets and Crying
Little Milton7:33
10Jody’s Got Your Girl and Gone
Johnnie Taylor5:41
11Pick Up the Pieces
Carla Thomas2:39
12The Breakdown
live recording of:
The Breakdown (Rufus Thomas song)
writer:
Eddie Floyd, Sir Mack Rice and Rufus Thomas (US blues & funk singer & songwriter)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
Rufus Thomas4:07
13Do the Funky Chicken
recorded at:
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1972-08-20)
live recording of:
Do the Funky Chicken (on 1972-08-20)
lyricist and composer:
Rufus Thomas (US blues & funk singer & songwriter)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Rufus Thomas4:38
14(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want to Be Right
live recording of:
(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want to Be Right
writer:
Homer Banks (soul singer and songwriter), Carl Hampton (pianist, songwriter and producer) and Raymond Jackson (songwriter, guitarist and producer)
publisher:
East/Memphis Music, Irving Music (BMI), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Luther Ingram3:55
15Theme From Shaft
recorded at:
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1972-08-20)
live recording of:
Theme From Shaft (Shaft, 1971) (on 1972-08-20)
lyricist and composer:
Isaac Hayes
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
part of:
The 44th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1971 winner)
part of:
Shaft (1971 film soundtrack)
Isaac Hayes4:42