Isaac Hayes - And Once Again (Expanded Edition 2014) MP3@320kbps Beolab1700

Isaac Hayes - And Once Again (Expanded Edition 2014) MP3@320kbps Beolab1700



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Isaac Hayes - And Once Again
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Artist...............: Isaac Hayes
Album................: And Once Again
Genre................: Soul
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 2014
Ripper...............: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520
Codec................: LAME 3.99
Version..............: MPEG 1 Layer III
Quality..............: Insane, (avg. bitrate: 320kbps)
Channels.............: Joint Stereo / 44100 hz
Tags.................: ID3 v1.1, ID3 v2.3
Information..........: FULL SCANS

Posted by............: Beolab1700 on 27/05/2014

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Tracklisting
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1. Isaac Hayes - It's All In The Game [05:56]
2. Isaac Hayes - Ike's Rap VII / This I'll Be Sweeter [13:34]
3. Isaac Hayes - I Ain't Never [07:24]
4. Isaac Hayes - Wherever You Are [05:42]
5. Isaac Hayes - Love Has Been Good To Us [07:01]
6. Isaac Hayes - I Aint Never (12' Disco Version) [10:27]
7. Isaac Hayes - It's All In The Game (Single Version) [04:13]
8. Isaac Hayes - Love Has Been Good To Us (Single Version) [04:40]
9. Isaac Hayes - I Ain't Never (Single Version) [03:55]

Playing Time.........: 01:02:56
Total Size...........: 144.09 MB

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Hayes‘ late-’70s to early-’80s work with Polydor often gets forgotten, but even at its most mediocre, he changed with the times and it no doubt outstripped his last efforts for ABC. The success of 1978's Don’t Let Go seemed to make the proceedings of this album more relaxed and confident. The ballads typify And Once Again more than anything else. Throughout most of the slow tracks here Hayes seems to be trying to attain a more thoughtful approach and seems to be reminiscent of his Black Moses era. His cover of “It’s All in the Game” is slowed down a little bit and he gives a surprisingly impassioned vocal and an updated and deft arrangement. The entertaining “Ike’s Rap VIII” has a glorious string arrangement and flows into a good cover of Angie Bofill’s 1978 classic “This Time I’ll Be Sweeter.” Another ballad, “Wherever You Are” has an atmospheric and haunting melody that made up for the wobbly lyrics. The dance tracks here aren’t great. Both “I Ain’t Never” and “Love Has Been Good to Us” had rhythms and
prouction values that were on the way out by the time this hit the shelves. Hayes seemed to give his best dance material for a production job with Linda Clifford. This effort didn’t have an especially long chart run and was a chart disappointment in contrast to Don’t Let Go. Although there is nothing groundbreaking here, the sound arrangements and Hayes’ vocals make this more than worthwhile.

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