Genre: R & B
Original Release: 3/28/2006
1. Theme From "Shaft"
4:39
2. Bumpy's Lament
1:51
3. Walk From Regio's
2:24
4. Ellie's Love Theme
3:18
5. Shaft's Cab Ride
1:10
6. Cafe Regio's
6:10
7. Early Sunday Morning
3:49
8. Be Yourself
4:30
9. A Friend's Place
3:24
10. Soulsville
3:48
11. No Name Bar
6:11
12. Bumpy's Blues
4:04
13. Shaft Strikes Again
3:04
14. Do Your Thing
19:30
15. The End Theme (Shaft)
1:56
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, having helped elevate Stax to its esteemed status; therefore, his being chosen to score such a high-profile major-studio film shouldn't seem like a surprise. And with "Theme From Shaft," he 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. Besides this song, though, there aren't too many more radio-targeted moments here. "Soulsville" operates effectively as the sort of down-tempo ballad Hayes Read More
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