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).

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleLength
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)
3:18
2Precious, Precious
producer:
Al Jackson Jr., Al Bell, Donald Dunn and Alvertis Isbell
mixer:
Arif Mardin
editor:
Steve Cropper
bass [electric bass]:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (on 1967-09-12)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson (on 1967-09-12)
piano:
Isaac Hayes (on 1967-09-12)
vocals:
Isaac Hayes (on 1967-09-12)
recorded at:
Stax Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1967-09-12)
recording of:
Precious, Precious (on 1967-09-12)
lyricist and composer:
Isaac Hayes
2:44
3Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic
producer:
Al Bell, Allen Jones and Marvell Thomas
bass:
James Alexander (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
9:40
4Ain’t That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One)
guest performer:
David Porter (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 and Allen Jones
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
4:24
5Never Can Say Goodbye
cover recording of:
Never Can Say Goodbye
lyricist and composer:
Clifton Davis
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd., 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
publisher:
Charles Koppelman Music, Jonathan Three Music Co. and Martin Bandier Music
7:08
7Soulsville
producer:
Isaac Hayes
bass guitar:
James Alexander
bongos and congas:
Gary Jones
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:
Soulsville
lyricist and composer:
Isaac Hayes
part of:
Shaft (1971 film soundtrack)
3:49
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
5:16
11Good Love
recording of:
Good Love 6 9969
writer:
Mickey Gregory and Isaac Hayes
5:18
12The Look of Love
cover recording of:
The Look of Love
lyricist:
Hal David
writer:
Burt Bacharach and Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Colgems Music Corp., Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (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 (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)
3:21
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, Ron Capone and Ed Wolfrum
producer:
Isaac Hayes
remixer:
Ron Capone
performer:
Isaac Hayes
arranger:
Isaac Hayes and Dale Warren
vocals arranger:
Pat Lewis
cover recording of:
I Stand Accused
writer:
Billy Butler and Jerry Butler
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
11:35
2▼CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Walk on By
producer:
Al Bell, Allen Jones and Marvell Thomas
bass:
James Alexander (from 1969-03 until 1969-05)
drums (drum set):
Willie "Too Big" Hall (from 1969-03 until 1969-05)
electric guitar:
Harold Beane (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)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Stax-Fantasy
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (from 1969-03 until 1969-05)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 312)
cover recording of:
Walk On By (from 1969-03 until 1969-05)
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Blue Seas Music, Inc., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David), Carlin Music Corporation, Casa David, Copyright Control, JAC Music Co., Inc., New Hidden Valley Music Co., Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd, Universal/MCA Music Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Windswept Music (London) Ltd., WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Isaac Hayes12:05
2Joy, Part 1
recording of:
Joy
lyricist and composer:
Isaac Hayes
publisher:
Incense Productions, Inc. and Irving Music, Inc.
Isaac Hayes4:41
3His Eye Is on the Sparrow
Isaac Hayes4:14
4Brand New Me
cover recording of:
Brand New Me
writer:
Theresa Bell, Jerry Butler and Kenneth Gamble
Isaac Hayes8:35
5If Loving You Is Wrong (I Don’t Want to Be Right)
live cover recording of:
(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want to Be Right (on 1972-10-01)
writer:
Homer Banks, Carl Hampton and Raymond Jackson
publisher:
East/Memphis Music, Irving 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
Isaac Hayes4:32
6Someone Made You for Me
recording of:
Someone Made You for Me (in 1974-03)
lyricist and composer:
Henry Glover
Isaac Hayes4:04
7Baby I’m-A Want You
arranger:
Johnny Allen and Isaac Hayes
cover recording of:
Baby I’m‐a Want You (in 1972-04)
lyricist and composer:
David Gates
publisher:
EMI Music and Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
Isaac Hayes4:40
8Let’s Stay Together
cover recording of:
Let’s Stay Together
writer:
Al Jackson, Jr., Al Green and Willie Mitchell
publisher:
Al Green Music Inc., Al Jackson Jr. Music, Burlington Music Co., Ltd. and Irving Music, Inc.
Isaac Hayes3:36
9Theme From "The Men"
recording of:
Theme From The Men
composer:
Isaac Hayes
Isaac Hayes4:01
10I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still in Love with You)
cover recording of:
I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still in Love With You)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (on 1951-04-25)
Isaac Hayes4:25
11Title Theme From "Three Tough Guys"
recording of:
Title Theme From Three Tough Guys
lyricist and composer:
Isaac Hayes
publisher:
Incense Productions, Inc.
Isaac Hayes2:37
12Run Fay Run
producer:
Isaac Hayes
recording of:
Run Fay Run
writer:
Isaac Hayes
Isaac Hayes2:48
13Chocolate Chip
recording of:
Chocolate Chip
lyricist and composer:
Isaac Hayes
Isaac Hayes3:51
14Come Live With Me
recording of:
Come Live With Me
lyricist and composer:
Isaac Hayes
Isaac Hayes3:26
15Disco Connection
recording of:
Disco Connection
composer:
Isaac Hayes
Isaac Hayes3:42
16Rock Me Easy Baby, Part 1
Isaac Hayes3:35
17Medley: By the Time I Get to Phoenix / I Say a Little Prayer
Isaac Hayes & Dionne Warwick4:35
3▼DVD
#TitleArtistLength
DVD 1Rolling Down a Mountainside
Isaac Hayes?:??
DVD 2Theme From Shaft
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)
Isaac Hayes?:??
DVD 3Soulsville
recording of:
Soulsville
lyricist and composer:
Isaac Hayes
part of:
Shaft (1971 film soundtrack)
Isaac Hayes?:??
DVD 4Chocolate Salty Balls
recording of:
Chocolate Salty Balls (P.S. I Love You)
lyricist and composer:
Trey Parker
Chef?:??