Ultimate Isaac Hayes: Can You Dig It?

~ Release by Isaac Hayes (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Annotation

Compilation covers 1968–1977: produced for release by Rob Bowman, remastered in 2005 by Joe Tarantino at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley.

2.03–2.05 recorded live 1972-10-01 in Chicago and previously unreleased.

2.17 recorded live with Hot Buttered Soul Unlimited; the Isaac Hayes Movement; the Warwick Singers; the Dionne Warwick Rhythm Section; and featuring the Atlantic International Orchestra.

DVD.1–DVD.3 from Wattstax (1972-08-20); DVD.4 from South Park (episode #209).

Annotation last modified on 2016-08-08 22:02 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Theme From Shaft
edit of:
Theme From ‘Shaft’ by Isaac Hayes
recording of:
Theme From Shaft (Shaft, 1971)
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)
3.353:18
2Precious, Precious
producer:
Al Jackson Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer), Al Bell, Donald Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) and Alvertis Isbell
mixer:
Arif Mardin
editor:
Steve Cropper
bass [electric bass]:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (on 1967-09-12)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (on 1967-09-12)
piano:
Isaac Hayes (on 1967-09-12)
vocals:
Isaac Hayes (on 1967-09-12)
recorded at:
Stax Studios (Recording studio for Stax Records) in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1967-09-12)
recording of:
Precious, Precious (on 1967-09-12)
lyricist and composer:
Isaac Hayes
12:44
3Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic
producer:
Al Bell, Allen Jones (producer/songwriter/musician/engineer) and Marvell Thomas
bass:
James Alexander (US soul bassist, singer and songwriter) (from 1969-03 until 1969-05)
drums (drum set):
Willie "Too Big" Hall (from 1969-03 until 1969-05)
guitar:
Michael Toles (from 1969-03 until 1969-05)
Hammond organ:
Isaac Hayes (from 1969-03 until 1969-05)
instruments:
The Bar‐Kays (from 1969-03 until 1969-05)
keyboard:
Marvell Thomas (from 1969-03 until 1969-05)
vocals:
Isaac Hayes (from 1969-03 until 1969-05)
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (from 1969-03 until 1969-05)
recording of:
Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic (Hyperbolicsyll abicsesquedaly mistic) (from 1969-03 until 1969-05)
writer:
Isaac Hayes and Alvertis Isbell
2.59:40
4Ain’t That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One)
guest performer:
David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter) (in 1974-04)
arranger:
Isaac Hayes
cover recording of:
Ain’t That Loving You (for More Reasons Than One) (in 1972-04)
writer:
Homer Banks (soul singer and songwriter) and Allen Jones (producer/songwriter/musician/engineer)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
4:24
5Never Can Say Goodbye
cover recording of:
Never Can Say Goodbye
lyricist and composer:
Clifton Davis (musical theatre actor, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Songs Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Portable Music Co., Inc.
3:39
6By the Time I Get to Phoenix
cover recording of:
By the Time I Get to Phoenix
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
Charles Koppelman Music, Jonathan Three Music Co. and Martin Bandier Music
7:08
7Soulsville
producer:
Isaac Hayes
bass guitar:
James Alexander (US soul bassist, singer and songwriter)
bongos and congas:
Gary Jones (percussionist)
electric piano:
Lester Snell (Pianist/keyboardist, songwriter and producer)
electric piano, organ, piano and vibraphone and lead vocals:
Isaac Hayes
guitar:
Charles Pitts and Michael Toles
membranophone and tambourine:
Willie "Too Big" Hall
recording of:
Soulsville
lyricist and composer:
Isaac Hayes
part of:
Shaft (1971 film soundtrack)
2.53:49
8Wonderful
recording of:
Wonderful (in 1974-03)
lyricist and composer:
Isaac Hayes
3:41
9Help Me Love
recording of:
Help Me Love
5:31
10Need to Belong to Someone
cover recording of:
I Need to Belong to Someone
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
15:16
11Good Love
recording of:
Good Love 6 9969
writer:
Mickey Gregory (trumpeter) and Isaac Hayes
5:18
12The Look of Love
cover recording of:
The Look of Love
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Colgems Music Corp., Colgems-EMI Music Inc. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
sub-publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
The 40th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
3:20
13Do Your Thing
edit of:
Do Your Thing (vocal) by Isaac Hayes
recording of:
Do Your Thing
lyricist and composer:
Isaac Hayes
publisher:
East/Memphis Music Corp. and Irving Music, Inc.
part of:
Shaft (1971 film soundtrack)
13:21
14For the Good Times
cover recording of:
For the Good Times
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Careers Music, Inc., Careers-BMG Music, Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd., Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd., Valentine Music Ltd. and Universal Music Careers (in 1968)
5:23
15I Stand Accused
engineer:
Henry Bush (producer, songwriter, engineer), Ron Capone and Ed Wolfrum (engineer)
producer:
Isaac Hayes
remixer:
Ron Capone
performer:
Isaac Hayes
arranger:
Isaac Hayes and Dale Warren (US arranger & songwriter)
vocals arranger:
Pat Lewis
cover recording of:
I Stand Accused
writer:
Billy Butler (60-70s R&B singer) and Jerry Butler (soul singer)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
111:35
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