The Best of Isaac Hayes, Vol. 1

The Best of Isaac Hayes, Vol. 1

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
12 of the soul great's finest recordings from 1970-78 forthe Enterprise label, including 'Theme From Shaft', 'NeverCan Say Goodbye', 'Walk On By' and 'The Look Of Love', 'IStand Accused' & 'I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself'.1998 Ace Records releas

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The Best of Isaac Hayes, Vol. 1
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • The best from a musical genius.
  • Great Music - Incomplete Selection
  • Great Music
  • Cosmic Hayes! Savor the Grooves!
 The Best of Isaac Hayes, Vol. 1
Isaac Hayes
Manufacturer: Stax UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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  1. The Best of Isaac Hayes, Vol. 2

ASIN: B000000XGR
Release Date: 1989-07-12

Tracks:

  1. Theme From 'Shaft'
  2. Cafe Reggio
  3. Walk On By
  4. Ain't That Lovin' You (For More Reasons Than One)
  5. Do Your Thing
  6. (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right
  7. I Stand Accused

Album Description

12 of the soul great's finest recordings from 1970-78 forthe Enterprise label, including 'Theme From Shaft', 'NeverCan Say Goodbye', 'Walk On By' and 'The Look Of Love', 'IStand Accused' & 'I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself'.1998 Ace Records releas

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The best from a musical genius........2007-01-09

Undoubtedly, Isaac Hayes was one of 1970s R&B's most important figures and he effortlessly melded Soul, Jazz and MOR-Pop in ways previously unheard of. Classic Soul with touches of jazz and pop coupled with lush, symphonic orchestrations made Isaac's music revolutionary for its time and a radical departure for the Stax/Volt "sound".

3 out of 5 stars Great Music - Incomplete Selection.......2003-12-18

Isaac Hayes is a great R&B/funk musician responsible for much terrific music. Unfortunately, this greatest hits collection does not do justice to his oeuvre. Some of his biggest hits are here, including "Theme from Shaft," which is his only #1 hit and perhaps his musical masterpiece. Some of the other choices, however, are a bit puzzling. "Cafe Reggio" and "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" never appeared on the pop chart, and some of the other songs were only mid-chart hits, such as "Ain't That Lovin' You" (#86) and "I Stand Accused" (#42). The CD is over 60 minutes long, but with only 7 tracks, the listener feels a bit cheated ("Do Your Thing" is over 19 minutes long!). Furthermore, some of Isaac's biggest hits are left off of this collection, including "Don't Let Go" (#18) and "Never Can Say Goodbye." Notably, those songs are included on the "The Best of Isaac Hayes, Volume 2" CD; however, there are other, more comprehensive greatest hits CDs for this great artist. The music here is all very good, but this compilation should be better.

5 out of 5 stars Great Music.......2000-05-20

Isaac Hayes is One Of The Greatest Minds in Any Style Of Music.His work is Very Essential Too Any Collection.His Arrangements&Production are Classic.The Music here is Timeless.Shaft alone is still fresh.He is a Great Genius.

5 out of 5 stars Cosmic Hayes! Savor the Grooves!.......2000-01-22

After he croons "ain't got no dust in my eye", on the Bacharach/David cut "Walk On By", Cosmic and the musicians in the Movement decides ta take the listener ta infinity and beyond....(that's why I and my brother like to call Isaac "Cosmic Hayes")..ditto for that epic length chunk of Memphis/Stax phonkay soul (it took up an entire side of the two LP "Shaft" soundtrack) called "Do Your Thing"...its so sexy that it's nastay and vicey-versey. Most listeners would probably wanna cop the CD for the "Theme for Shaft" 'cause it's a badmother--shut up, fool!('00s version)--and 'cause there's a Shaft movie remake soundtrack somewhere, which may not be as fulfilling. Ahh, nostalgia! Ain't it a wonderful thing? But, I implore you, listen to the yearning, that NEED in Cosmic's voice in "If Loving You Is Wrong" and "I Stand Accused", then you'd see that Cosmic was/is/now is/and will forever be more than Shaft or Chef, or my feeble attempt at some faux new era hipness with a mangling of his first name, dig?

With assistance from female sex bombshells Hot, Buttered and Soul, the Barkays and the horn and string peeps in Memphis, you should not miss out on this greatness...truly, it is to savor!
The Best of Isaac Hayes, Vol. 1
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • The best from a musical genius.
  • Great Music - Incomplete Selection
  • Great Music
  • Cosmic Hayes! Savor the Grooves!
 The Best of Isaac Hayes, Vol. 1
Isaac Hayes
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

DiscoDisco | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | R&B | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music
R&BR&B | Imports | Stores | Music
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ASIN: B0000252X7
Release Date: 2004-04-20

Tracks:

  1. Theme from Shaft
  2. Cafe Reggio's
  3. Walk on By
  4. Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One) - Isaac Hayes, David Porter
  5. Do Your Thing
  6. (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right
  7. I Stand Accused

Album Description

12 of the soul great's finest recordings from 1970-78 forthe Enterprise label, including 'Theme From Shaft', 'NeverCan Say Goodbye', 'Walk On By' and 'The Look Of Love', 'IStand Accused' & 'I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself'.1998 Ace Records releas

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The best from a musical genius........2007-01-09

Undoubtedly, Isaac Hayes was one of 1970s R&B's most important figures and he effortlessly melded Soul, Jazz and MOR-Pop in ways previously unheard of. Classic Soul with touches of jazz and pop coupled with lush, symphonic orchestrations made Isaac's music revolutionary for its time and a radical departure for the Stax/Volt "sound".

3 out of 5 stars Great Music - Incomplete Selection.......2003-12-18

Isaac Hayes is a great R&B/funk musician responsible for much terrific music. Unfortunately, this greatest hits collection does not do justice to his oeuvre. Some of his biggest hits are here, including "Theme from Shaft," which is his only #1 hit and perhaps his musical masterpiece. Some of the other choices, however, are a bit puzzling. "Cafe Reggio" and "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" never appeared on the pop chart, and some of the other songs were only mid-chart hits, such as "Ain't That Lovin' You" (#86) and "I Stand Accused" (#42). The CD is over 60 minutes long, but with only 7 tracks, the listener feels a bit cheated ("Do Your Thing" is over 19 minutes long!). Furthermore, some of Isaac's biggest hits are left off of this collection, including "Don't Let Go" (#18) and "Never Can Say Goodbye." Notably, those songs are included on the "The Best of Isaac Hayes, Volume 2" CD; however, there are other, more comprehensive greatest hits CDs for this great artist. The music here is all very good, but this compilation should be better.

5 out of 5 stars Great Music.......2000-05-20

Isaac Hayes is One Of The Greatest Minds in Any Style Of Music.His work is Very Essential Too Any Collection.His Arrangements&Production are Classic.The Music here is Timeless.Shaft alone is still fresh.He is a Great Genius.

5 out of 5 stars Cosmic Hayes! Savor the Grooves!.......2000-01-22

After he croons "ain't got no dust in my eye", on the Bacharach/David cut "Walk On By", Cosmic and the musicians in the Movement decides ta take the listener ta infinity and beyond....(that's why I and my brother like to call Isaac "Cosmic Hayes")..ditto for that epic length chunk of Memphis/Stax phonkay soul (it took up an entire side of the two LP "Shaft" soundtrack) called "Do Your Thing"...its so sexy that it's nastay and vicey-versey. Most listeners would probably wanna cop the CD for the "Theme for Shaft" 'cause it's a badmother--shut up, fool!('00s version)--and 'cause there's a Shaft movie remake soundtrack somewhere, which may not be as fulfilling. Ahh, nostalgia! Ain't it a wonderful thing? But, I implore you, listen to the yearning, that NEED in Cosmic's voice in "If Loving You Is Wrong" and "I Stand Accused", then you'd see that Cosmic was/is/now is/and will forever be more than Shaft or Chef, or my feeble attempt at some faux new era hipness with a mangling of his first name, dig?

With assistance from female sex bombshells Hot, Buttered and Soul, the Barkays and the horn and string peeps in Memphis, you should not miss out on this greatness...truly, it is to savor!

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