Isaac Hayes
Shaft
Label:  Enterprise 
Date:  1971
Length:  0:00
Format:  2LP
Genre:  Soundtrack; Funk
  Category:  soundtrack
    Track Listing:
      1.  
      		 No track information    
      2.  
      		 Theme From Shaft (Vocal)    
      3.  
      		 Bumpy's Lament    
      4.  
      		 Walk From Regio's    
      5.  
      		 Ellie's Love Theme    
      6.  
      		 Shaft's Cab Ride    
      7.  
      		 Cafe Regio's    
      8.  
      		 Early Sunday Morning    
      9.  
      		 Be Yourself    
      10.  
      		 A Friend's Place    
      11.  
      		 Soulsville (Vocal)    
      12.  
      		 No Name Bar    
      13.  
      		 Bumpy's Blues    
      14.  
      		 Shaft Strikes Again    
      15.  
      		 Do Your Thing (Vocal)    
      16.  
      		 The End Theme    
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      Of the many wonderful blaxpoitation soundtracks to emerge during the early '70s, Shaft certainly deserves mention as not only one of the most lasting but also one of the most successful. Isaac Hayes was undoubtedly one of the era's most accomplished soul artists. With the Theme From Shaft, Hayes delivered an anthem just as ambitious and revered as the film itself, a song that has only grown more treasured over the years, after having been an enormously popular hit at the time of its release. Soulsville operates effectively as the sort of down-tempo ballad Hayes was most known for, just as the almost 20-minute Do Your Thing showcased just how impressive the Bar-Keys had become, stretching the song to unseen limits with their inventive, funky jamming. This LP features cinematic moments of instrumentation, composed and produced by Hayes while being performed by the Bar-Kays - some down-tempo, others quite jazzy.