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Annotation

"The Very Best of Blaxploitation: 70's Movie Themes & Funk Soul Classics"

Annotation last modified on 2012-07-16 19:14 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Intro
Redd Pepper0:27
2Theme From Shaft
producer:
Isaac Hayes
bass guitar:
James Edward Alexander (bassist, singer and songwriter)
bongos and congas:
Gary Jones (percussionist)
electric piano:
Lester Snell
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:
Theme From Shaft
lyricist and composer:
Isaac Hayes
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 44)
Isaac Hayes3.84:36
3Pusherman
engineer:
Roger Anfinsen
producer:
Curtis Mayfield
bass guitar:
Joseph Scott (US funk/soul bassist)
drums (drum set):
Tyrone McCullen
guitar:
Curtis Mayfield and Craig McMullen
percussion:
Master Henry Gibson (Percussionist with Curtis Mayfield, Stan Getz, Ramsey Lewis)
lead vocals:
Curtis Mayfield
arranger and orchestrator:
Johnny Pate
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Curtom Records of Atlanta Inc. (from 1972 to present) and Curtom Records (in 1972)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 261)
recording of:
Pusherman (Pusher Man)
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (ended), Mayfield Music (BMI), Todd Mayfield Publishing and Camad Music Company (from 1972 to ????)
Curtis Mayfield4.655:02
4The Boss
producer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
conductor:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
performer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”) and The J.B.’s
arranger:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”) and Fred Wesley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Inc. (in 1973)
recording of:
The Boss
writer:
Charles Bobbitt, James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”) and Fred Wesley
James Brown53:11
5Are You Man Enough?
producer:
Steve Barri, Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter (US songwriter & producer)
recording of:
Are You Man Enough
lyricist and composer:
Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter (US songwriter & producer)
Four Tops3:23
6Trouble Man
lead vocals:
Marvin Gaye
arranger:
Dale Oehler (from 1972 to ????)
instrumental recording of:
Trouble Man (in 1972)
lyricist:
Marvin Gaye
composer:
Marvin Gaye (in 1972)
publisher:
Jobette Music Co. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
recording of:
Trouble Man
lyricist:
Marvin Gaye
composer:
Marvin Gaye (in 1972)
publisher:
Jobette Music Co. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Marvin Gaye4.23:50
7Little Ghetto Boy
Donny Hathaway3:50
8They Call Me Mister Tibbs
organ:
Billy Preston
recording of:
They Call Me Mr. Tibbs
lyricist and composer:
Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones4:32
9Jungle Boogie
producer:
Kool & the Gang
arranger:
Kool & the Gang
recording of:
Jungle Boogie
writer:
Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, Don Boyce, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & The Gang), Robert Spike Mickens, Claydes Smith, Dennis “D.T.” Thomas (Kool & The Gang) and Ricky West (Kool & The Gang member)
publisher:
Delightful Music Publishing Ltd.
Kool & the Gang3.73:04
10Home Is Where the Hatred Is
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Creed Taylor
alto saxophone:
Hank Crawford (in 1971-12)
baritone saxophone:
David Liebman (saxophonist) (in 1971-12)
bass:
Gordon Edwards (funk/soul bassist) (in 1971-12)
cello:
Charles McCracken (cellist) (in 1971-12) and Alan Shulman (cellist and composer) (in 1971-12)
drums (drum set):
Bernard Purdie (in 1971-12)
flugelhorn and trumpet:
John Eckert (in 1971-12) and John Gatchell (in 1971-12)
flute:
David Liebman (saxophonist) (in 1971-12) and Frank Vicari (in 1971-12)
guitar:
Cornell Dupree (in 1971-12) and Eric Gale (in 1971-12)
harp:
Margaret Ross (harp) (in 1971-12)
organ and piano:
Richard Tee (in 1971-12)
percussion:
Airto Moreira (percussionist) (in 1971-12)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Vicari (in 1971-12)
trombone:
Sam Burtis (in 1971-12) and Dick Griffin (in 1971-12)
viola:
Harold Coletta (in 1971-12) and Harry Zaratzian (in 1971-12)
violin:
Michael Comins (in 1971-12), Max Hollander (in 1971-12), Leo Kahn (in 1971-12), Charles Libove (in 1971-12), Guy Lumia (in 1971-12), Max Pollikoff (in 1971-12), Alvin Rogers (in 1971-12), Paul Winter (violin) (in 1971-12) and Jack Zayde (in 1971-12)
lead vocals:
Esther Phillips (Little Esther) (in 1971-12)
vocals:
Hilda Harris (in 1971-12), Joshie Armstead (in 1971-12), Barbara Massey (in 1971-12), Louis St. Louis (American songwriter, music arranger and singer) (in 1971-12) and Tasha Thomas (in 1971-12)
conductor:
Pee Wee Ellis (in 1971-12)
strings arranger:
Don Sebesky
arranger:
Pee Wee Ellis
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 -) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (in 1971-12)
cover recording of:
Home Is Where the Hatred Is (in 1971-12)
lyricist and composer:
Gil Scott‐Heron
Esther Phillips3:25
11Harlem Clavinette
J.J. Johnson2:12
12Low Rider
recording engineer:
Ed Barton (engineer), Andrew Berliner and Chris Huston
associate producer:
Lonnie Jordan and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War)
producer:
Jerry Goldstein
mixer:
Ed Barton (engineer)
recording of:
Low Rider
writer:
Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Jerry Goldstein, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller (US saxophonist & flutist, member of War), Lee Oskar and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War)
War4.653:08
13(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right
recording of:
(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want to Be Right
writer:
Homer Banks, Carl Hampton and Raymond Jackson (songwriter, guitarist and producer)
publisher:
East Memphis Music, ヤマハミュージック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
Millie Jackson3:26
14Theme From Bullitt
conductor:
Lalo Schifrin (pianist & composer)
recording of:
Bullitt
composer:
Lalo Schifrin (pianist & composer)
Lalo Schifrin42:05
15Who Is He? And What Is He to You?
vocals:
Bill Withers
recording of:
Who Is He (And What Is He to You)?
writer:
Stanley McKenny and Bill Withers
Bill Withers3:11
16Theme From Cleopatra Jones
producer:
Joe Simon
vocals:
Joe Simon
performer:
The Mainstreeters
Joe Simon feat. The Mainstreeters3:48
17Let's Stay Together
producer:
Willie Mitchell (US soul/R&B & funk producer, trumpeter & singer)
drums (drum set):
Howard Grimes and Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Leroy Hodges
guitar family:
Mabon Hodges
organ and piano:
Charles Hodges (Soul Organist)
saxophone:
James Mitchell (US saxophonist/arranger)
tenor saxophone:
Ed Logan
trombone:
Jack Hale (trombone)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/trombone (Memphis Horns/Mar-Keys))
background vocals:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer), Donna Rhodes and Sandra Rhodes
vocals:
Al Green
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Cream Records (70s Los Angeles) (in 1971) and HI Records Inc. (in 1971)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 60) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 84)
recording of:
Let’s Stay Together
writer:
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer), Al Green and Willie Mitchell (US soul/R&B & funk producer, trumpeter & singer)
publisher:
Al Green Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated), Al Jackson Jr. Music, Burlington Music Co., Ltd. and Irving Music, Inc.
Al Green4.553:16
18Natural High
part of:
Anti-Hit List: August 27, 1996 (number: 7)
recording of:
Natural High
lyricist and composer:
Charles McCormick
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd.
Bloodstone44:53
▼CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Intro
Redd Pepper0:07
2Superfly
engineer:
Roger Anfinsen
producer:
Curtis Mayfield
bass guitar:
Joseph Scott (US funk/soul bassist)
drums (drum set):
Morris Jennings
guitar:
Curtis Mayfield and Craig McMullen
percussion:
Master Henry Gibson (Percussionist with Curtis Mayfield, Stan Getz, Ramsey Lewis)
lead vocals:
Curtis Mayfield
arranger and orchestrator:
Johnny Pate
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Curtom Records (in 1972)
recording of:
Superfly
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Todd Mayfield Publishing, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Curtom Publishing Co Inc (from 1972 to ????)
Curtis Mayfield4.653:53
3Theme From Foxy Brown
recording of:
Theme of Foxy Brown
composer:
Willie Hutch
Willie Hutch2:24
4Coffy Is the Color
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Records (UMG subsidiary, “RECORDS” must be a part of the logo; read annotation) (from 1973 to present)
recording of:
Coffy Is the Color
writer:
Roy Ayers and Carl Clay
publisher:
OPC Music Publishing, Inc.
Roy Ayers42:59
5Across 110th Street
performer:
Peace (funk/soul, Bobby Womack collaborator, e.g "Across 100th Street")
recording of:
Across 110th Street
writer:
J.J. Johnson (Jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) and Bobby Womack
Bobby Womack and Peace53:45
6Brother on the Run
Johnny Pate and Adam Wade1:56
7Hoppin’ John
Melvin Van Peebles2:26
8On Evil
David Carradine1:13
9Theme From Enter the Dragon
recording engineer:
Dan Wallin
mixer:
Doc Siegel
conductor:
Lalo Schifrin (pianist & composer)
recorded at:
The Burbank Studios in Burbank, California, United States
recording of:
Theme From Enter the Dragon
composer:
Lalo Schifrin (pianist & composer)
Lalo Schifrin52:22
10Wiggle Waggle
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (in 1969)
producer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
baritone saxophone:
Arthur Clarke (baritone saxophonist) (in 1969)
bass:
Jerry Jemmott (in 1969)
drums (drum set):
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie (in 1969)
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Johnny Coles (US jazz trumpeter) (in 1969)
French horn:
Ray Alonge (french horn) (in 1969)
guitar:
Billy Butler (jazz guitarist) (in 1969) and Eric Gale (in 1969)
percussion:
George Devens (in 1969)
piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (in 1969)
saxophone:
Joe Farrell (in 1969)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Henderson (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (in 1969)
trombone:
Benny Powell (in 1969)
trumpet:
Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (in 1969) and Ernie Royal (in 1969)
conductor:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (in 1969)
arranger:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 -) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (in 1969)
recording of:
Wiggle‐Waggle (in 1969)
composer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
Herbie Hancock5:49
11Express Yourself
producer:
Charles Wright
recording of:
Express Yourself
lyricist and composer:
Charles Wright (in 1970)
Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band4.53:49
12Nowhere to Run
Martha and the Vandellas2:44
13The Ghetto
recording of:
The Ghetto
writer:
Donny Hathaway and Leroy Hutson
Donny Hathaway6:51
14Inside My Love
vocals:
Minnie Riperton
recording of:
Inside My Love
writer:
Minnie Riperton, Richard Rudolph (American composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer) and Leon Ware (US singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, keyboardist)
publisher:
Dickiebird Music Publising Co
Minnie Riperton3:57
15Be Thankful for What You've Got
producer:
John Davis (70s US funk producer/songwriter aka The Monster) (in 1974) and Frank Fioravanti (in 1974)
arranger:
John Davis (70s US funk producer/songwriter aka The Monster) (in 1974)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Roxbury (70s US soul, subsiduary of Chelsea Records) (in 1974)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 374)
recording of:
Be Thankful for What You Got
lyricist and composer:
William DeVaughn
publisher:
Delicious Apple Music Corp., EMI Jemaxal Music Inc., H&R Lastrada Music, Melomega Music, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Sony/ATV Tunes, LLC
William DeVaughn4.53:30
16Pursuit of the Pimpmobile
recording of:
Pursuit of the Pimpmobile
composer:
Isaac Hayes
publisher:
Enterprise Records (US soul & jazz (Isaac Hayes)), Incense Music and Incense Productions, Inc.
Isaac Hayes9:03
17Think
producer:
Bob Tischler
bass guitar:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Willie "Too Big" Hall
guitar:
Steve Cropper and Matt Murphy (US blues guitarist)
keyboard:
Murphy Dunne
saxophone:
Tom “Bones” Malone (US trombonist) and Lou Marini
trumpet:
Al Rubin
background vocals:
Margaret Branch, Caroline Franklin and Brenda Corbett
guest lead vocals:
Aretha Franklin
vocals:
Aretha Franklin
performer:
Blues Brothers (blues/soul revivalist band) and Aretha Franklin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1992) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1992)
cover recording of:
Think
writer:
Aretha Franklin and Ted White (husband & co-songwriter of Aretha Franklin)
publisher:
14th Hour Music, EMI Songs Ltd., Fourteenth Hour Music, Inc., フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Aretha Franklin3.83:14
18Flying Machine (The Chase)
War7:30
▼CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Intro
Redd Pepper0:06
2Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time
vocals:
The Delfonics (in 1969-11)
orchestra:
The Thom Bell Orchestra (in 1969-11)
mixed at:
Longwear Plating in Long Island, New York, United States (in 1969-11)
recording of:
Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time) (in 1969-11)
writer:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) (in 1969) and William Hart (of The Delfonics) (in 1969)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Delfonics4.353:20
3Giving Him Something He Can Feel
recording engineer and engineer:
Roger Anfinsen
producer:
Curtis Mayfield
arranger:
Curtis Mayfield and Richard Tufo
orchestrator:
Richard Tufo
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1976)
mixed at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 2) (number: 9)
recording of:
Something He Can Feel (from 1975-04-15 until 1976-04)
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (from 1975 to present)
Aretha Franklin6:18
4It Hurts So Good
Millie Jackson3:29
5Hercules
recording of:
Hercules
lyricist and composer:
Allen Toussaint
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Aaron Neville44:12
6Type Thang
Isaac Hayes3:51
7Freddie's Dead
engineer:
Roger Anfinsen
producer:
Curtis Mayfield
bass guitar:
Joseph Scott (US funk/soul bassist)
drums (drum set):
Morris Jennings
guitar:
Curtis Mayfield and Craig McMullen
percussion:
Master Henry Gibson (Percussionist with Curtis Mayfield, Stan Getz, Ramsey Lewis)
lead vocals:
Curtis Mayfield
arranger and orchestrator:
Johnny Pate
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Curtom Records (in 1972)
recording of:
Freddie’s Dead
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Todd Mayfield Publishing, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Curtom Publishing Co Inc (from 1972 to ????)
recording of:
Freddie’s Dead (William Parker arrangement)
composer:
Curtis Mayfield
arranger:
William Parker (US free jazz double bassist, multi-instrumentalist, poet & composer)
publisher:
Centering Music (publisher for William Parker)
arrangement of:
Freddie’s Dead
Curtis Mayfield55:25
8Sweetback's Theme
recording of:
Sweetback’s Theme
writer:
Melvin Van Peebles (American filmmaker)
publisher:
Yeah Inc.
Earth, Wind & Fire47:36
9The Final Comedown
alto saxophone:
Phil Bodner (Woodwind player) (on 1971-12-13) and Harold Vick (on 1971-12-13)
bongos and congas:
Ralph MacDonald (on 1971-12-13)
cello:
Seymour Barab (on 1971-12-13) and Charles McCracken (cellist) (on 1971-12-13)
drums (drum set):
Grady Tate (on 1971-12-13)
electric bass guitar:
Gordon Edwards (funk/soul bassist) (on 1971-12-13)
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Irving Markowitz (trumpet, flugelhorn) (on 1971-12-13) and Marvin Stamm (on 1971-12-13)
flute, oboe and piccolo:
Phil Bodner (Woodwind player) (on 1971-12-13)
guitar:
Cornell Dupree (on 1971-12-13) and Grant Green (jazz guitarist) (on 1971-12-13)
harp:
Eugene Bianco (on 1971-12-13)
organ and piano:
Richard Tee (on 1971-12-13)
percussion, timbales, timpani and vibraphone:
George Devens (on 1971-12-13)
tenor saxophone:
Harold Vick (on 1971-12-13)
viola:
Julien Barber (on 1971-12-13) and Harry Zaratzian (on 1971-12-13)
conductor:
Wade Marcus (on 1971-12-13)
recorded at:
A&R Recording Studio (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, New York, United States (on 1971-12-13)
recording of:
The Final Comedown (on 1971-12-13)
composer:
Wade Marcus
Grant Green3.53:26
10Funky Worm
Ohio Players4.42:40
11Stepping Stone
Johnny Harris5:20
12Gotcha!
recording of:
Gotcha (Theme From “Starsky & Hutch”)
composer:
Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
publisher:
EMI Gold Horizon Music Corp., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Tom Scott3:36
13Car Wash
recording of:
Car Wash
lyricist and composer:
Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) and USI B Music Publishing
Rose Royce3.55:03
14Bring Down the Birds
recording of:
Bring Down the Birds
composer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
publisher:
Primary Wave Tunes
Herbie Hancock1:45
15Love T.K.O.
cover recording of:
Love T.K.O.
writer:
Eddie Gip Noble, Cecil Womack and Linda Womack
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Teddy Pendergrass4:51
16Street Life
instruments:
Doc Severinsen
recording of:
Street Life (in 1981)
writer:
Will Jennings and Joe Sample
publisher:
BMG Blue, Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher), Four Knights Music, Four Knights Music Co., Fujipacific Music, Inc., Irving Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division and Yamaha Music EH(CM)
Randy Crawford2.54:16
17Junk Yard
War2:28