Black Moses
A double album of covers, medleys and spoken raps, issued in a gatefold that unfolded into a poster of Hayes.
Isaac Hayes, 1971
- Released
- 1 November 1971
- Recorded
- March to October 1971
- Label
- Enterprise
- Producer
- Isaac Hayes
- Length
- 93:38
Track listing
- Never Can Say Goodbye5:07
- (They Long to Be) Close to You8:58
- Nothing Takes the Place of You5:29
- Man's Temptation4:59
- Never Gonna Give You Up5:47
- Medley: Ike's Rap II / Help Me Love7:31
- Need to Belong to Someone5:15
- Good Love 6-99695:15
- Medley: Ike's Rap III / Your Love Is So Doggone Good9:15
- For the Good Times5:20
- I'll Never Fall in Love Again5:02
- Part-Time Love8:30
- Medley: Ike's Rap IV / A Brand New Me9:40
- Going in Circles7:02
Personnel
- Isaac Hayes lead and background vocals, piano, vibraphone, organ, electric piano, arrangements
- Johnny Allen arranger
- Dale Warren arranger on (They Long to Be) Close to You
- The Bar-Kays instrumentation on (They Long to Be) Close to You and Going in Circles
- Ronnie Hudson bass
- Gary Jones bongos, congas
- Willie Hall drums, tambourine
- Lester Snell electric piano
- Charles "Skip" Pitts guitar
- Sidney Kirk piano
- Ron Capone engineer
- William Brown engineer
- Henry Bush engineer
- Eddie Marion engineer
- Dave Purple engineer
More from Isaac Hayes
Hot Buttered Soul (1969), ...To Be Continued (1970), Shaft (1971), Live at the Sahara Tahoe (1973)
Sources
- Black Moses (album), Wikipedia
- Isaac Hayes: Black Moses / Juicy Fruit (Disco Freak), Pitchfork (2009-03-04)