Shaft (Music From the Soundtrack) (Vinyl) - Isaac Hayes
Limited double 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Upon it's release in the summer of 1971, Shaft became the first double album of original studio material released by an R&B artist. The album peaked at #1 on The Billboard 200 chart, and spent sixty weeks on the chart despite Stax bootlegging their own album. In a long career full of triumphs as a singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor and soul-music visionary, Shaft was the pinnacle for Hayes. The theme shot to #1, the album hit #1 and stayed on the pop charts for well over a year and the sound of it all not only defined blaxploitation, but also helped usher in the sound of the '70s. It's still a powerful experience, one that's best served here: Theme from Shaft and the hit Do Your Thing join Ellie's Love Theme, No Name Bar, Soulsville, Café Regio's, and the rest of this essential classic.
Track List
- Theme from Shaft
- Bumpy's Lament
- Walk from Regio's
- Ellie's Love Theme
- Shaft's Cab Ride
- Cafe Regio's
- Early Sunday Morning
- Be Yourself
- A Friend's Place
- Soulsville
- No Name Bar
- Bumpy's Blues
- Shaft Strikes Again
- Do Your Thing
- The End Theme