Isaac Hayes – Black Moses (2LP, vinyle bleu)
RARITY - SEALED
Vocals – Isaac Hayes [click here to see more vinyl featuring Isaac Hayes]
Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar – Charles Pitts
Backing Band – The Bar-Kays (A2, D3),
Backing Band – The Isaac Hayes Movement (A1, A3 to D2):
- Piano, vibraphone, organ, electric piano - Isaac Hayes
- Bass - Ronnie Hudson
- Bongos, congas - Gary Jones
- Drums, tambourine - Willie Hall
- Electric piano - Lester Snell
- Guitar - Charles "Skip" Pitts
- Piano - Sidney Kirk
Backing Vocals – "Hot" "Buttered" & "Soul"
Drums, Tambourine – Willie Hall
Electric Piano – Lester Snell
Piano – Sidney Kirk
Bass Guitar – Ronald Hudson
Bongos, Congas – Gary Jones
Arranged by Isaac Hayes, Pat Lewis (background vocals), Johnny Allen (A1, A3 to D2)
Written by Clifton Davis (A1), Bacharach‑David (A2, C3), Robinson (A3), McCall (A3), Curtis Mayfield (A4, B3), Butler (B1, D2b), Gamble (B1, D2b), Huff (B1), Isaac Hayes (B2a, C1a, D2a), Baylor (B2b), Ingram (B2b), Gregory (B2b, B4), Tate (B2b), Hayes (B4), Ervin (C1b)
2 LPs, Standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : Blue
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : GZ Media
Label : Vinyl Me Please - Essentials series
Original Label : Enterprise
Recorded March – October 1971
Engineered btDaryl Williams, Dave Purple, Eddie Marion, Henry Bush, Ron Capone, William Brown
Re-Mixed by Dave Purple, Isaac Hayes, Ron Capone
Produced by Isaac Hayes
Lacquer cut by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound
Art Direction by David Krieger, The Graffiteria
Photography by Joel Brodsky
Originally released in November 1971
Reissued in 2023
Tracks:
Side A:
- Never Can Say Goodbye
- (They Long To Be) Close To You
- Nothing Takes The Place Of You
- Man's Temptation
Side B:
- Never Gonna Give You Up
- Medley : B2a Ike's Rap II / B2b Help Me Love
- Need To Belong To Someone
- Good Love 6-9969
Side C:
- Medley : C1a Ike's Rap III / C1b Your Love Is So Doggone Good
- For The Good Times
- I'll Never Fall In Love Again
Side D:
- Part-Time Love
- Medley : D2a Ike's Rap IV / D2b A Brand New Me
- Going In Circles
Review :
“The sheer tenacity -- albeit undeniably fitting -- of this double-disc set has made Black Moses (1971) one of Isaac Hayes' most revered and best-known works. The multi-instrumental singer/songwriter and producer had been a central figure in the Memphis soul music revolution of the mid-'60s. Along with Booker T. & the MG's, Hayes wrote and performed on more Stax sides than any other single artist. By the time of this release -- his fifth overall, and first two-record set -- Hayes had firmly established himself as a progressive soul artist. His stretched-out and well-developed R&B jams, as well as his husky-voiced sexy spoken "raps," became key components in his signature sound. Black Moses not only incorporates those leitmotifs, but also reaffirms Hayes abilities as an unmistakably original arranger. Although a majority of the album consists of cover material, all the scores have been reconfigured and adapted in such a fundamental way that, for some listeners, these renditions serve as definitive. This is certainly true of the extended reworkings of Jerry Butler's "Brand New Me" and Esther Phillips' "You're Love Is So Doggone Good" -- both of which are prefaced by the spoken prelude to coitus found in each respective installment of "Ike's Rap." The pair of Curtis Mayfield tunes -- "Man's Temptation" and "Need to Belong to Someone" -- are also worth noting for the layers of tastefully scored orchestration -- from both Hayes and his longtime associate Johnny Allen. The pair's efforts remain fresh and discerning, rather than the dated ersatz strings and horn sections that imitators were glutting the soul and pop charts and airwaves with in the mid-'70s. Hayes' own composition, "Good Love," recalls the upbeat and jive talkin' "Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic" from Hot Buttered Soul (1969), adding some spicy and sexy double-entendre in the chorus.” AllMusic Review by Lindsay Planer
Ratings :
AllMusic : 3.5 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.32 / 5