Issac Hayes - Can You Dig It 2005 (Greatest Hits) [FLAC] Kitlope

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Year: 2005
Label: Stax Records
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Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr. (August 20, 1942 ΓΓé¼ΓÇ£ August 10, 2008) [1] was an American songwriter, musician, singer, and occasionally an actor. Hayes was one of the creative geniuses behind the southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served both as an in-house songwriter and as a record producer, teaming with his partner David Porter during the mid-1960s. Hayes, Porter, Bill Withers, the Sherman Brothers, Steve Cropper, and John Fogerty were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005 in recognition of writing scores of notable songs for themselves, the duo "Sam & Dave", Carla Thomas, and others.

The hit song "Soul Man" written by Hayes and Porter, and first performed by "Sam & Dave" has been recognized as one of the most influential songs of the past 50 years by the Grammy Hall of Fame. This song was also honored by The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, by Rolling Stone magazine, and by the RIAA as the Songs of the Century.

During the late 1960s, Hayes also became a recording musician, and he recorded several successful soul albums such as Hot Buttered Soul (1969) and Black Moses (1971). In addition to his work in popular music, Hayes worked as composer of musical scores for motion pictures.

Hayes is well known for his musical score for the film Shaft (1971). For his composition of the Theme from Shaft, Hayes was awarded the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1972. Other than such distinguished actors as Sidney Poitier and Hattie McDaniel, Hayes became the first African-American to win an Academy Award in any field whatsoever covered by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Hayes also won two Grammy Awards for that same year. Later, he was given his third Grammy Award for his music album Black Moses.

During 1992, in recognition of his humanitarian work there, Hayes was crowned as the honorary king of the Ada, Ghana region. Hayes also acted in motion pictures and television, such as in the movie, I'm Gonna Git You Sucka. Then from 1997 to 2005, he lent his distinctive, deep voice to the character "Chef" on the animated TV series South Park, and also to Gandolf "Gandy" Fitch in the TV series The Rockford Files (1974 ΓΓé¼ΓÇ£ 80).

On August 5, 2003, Isaac Hayes was honored as a BMI Icon at the 203 BMI Urban Awards for his enduring influence on generations of music makers.[2] Throughout his songwriting career, Hayes received five BMI R&B Awards, two BMI Pop Awards, two BMI Urban Awards and six Million-Air citations. As of 2008, his songs generated more than 12 million performances.








Can You Dig It 2005


In the early to mid-1960s, Isaac Hayes played a seminal role in creating the nascent sound of soul music. Yet, as monumental as his early contributions were, they are dwarfed by the impact of such solo albums as Hot Buttered Soul, Shaft,and Black Moses, all released on the now legendary and highly influential Stax Records label between 1969 and 1975.

Compiled and annotated by Stax biographer Rob Bowman, Ultimate Isaac Hayes ΓΓé¼ΓÇó Can You Dig It? is a 2-CD collection of seminal recordings from this period in HayesΓΓé¼Γäós career, a time when he redefined the sonic possibilities of black music with tracks like ΓΓé¼┼ôWalk on By,ΓΓé¼┬¥ ΓΓé¼┼ôNever Can Say Goodbye,ΓΓé¼┬¥ ΓΓé¼┼ôJoy (part 1),ΓΓé¼┬¥ ΓΓé¼┼ôSoulsville,ΓΓé¼┬¥ and ΓΓé¼┼ôTheme from Shaft.ΓΓé¼┬¥ Hayes would become the most successful artist Stax ever produced, opening the album market as a commercially viable medium for black artists, and one of the most important musicians in the history of R&B.

In stores November 1, Ultimate Isaac Hayes ΓΓé¼ΓÇó Can You Dig It? includes a bonus DVD featuring three live tracks from Wattstax, a 1972 concert held at the Coliseum in L.A. to raise money for a variety of community needs and to commemorate the 1965 Watts rebellion. Also available is an animation of the modern-funk masterpiece ΓΓé¼┼ôChocolate Salty BallsΓΓé¼┬¥ from Comedy CentralΓΓé¼Γäós hit series ΓΓé¼┼ôSouth Park.ΓΓé¼┬¥ As his role of Chef, Hayes is the voice of reason and the administrator of cool amongst the misadventures of Kyle, Kenny, Stan, and Cartman.

Hayes was coaxed into the studio by Stax Records in 1968 to cut Presenting Isaac Hayes (its lead single, ΓΓé¼┼ôPrecious, Precious,ΓΓé¼┬¥ included on Ultimate Isaac Hayes, was edited down from an 18-minute jazz-tinged funk vamp). The platinum-selling Hot Buttered Soul followed and attracted attention for combining jazz improvisation, classically-influenced strings, rock guitar, ballad singing, and R&B rhythm. The Jimmy Webb penned ΓΓé¼┼ôBy the Time I Get to Phoenix,ΓΓé¼┬¥ Bacharach & DavidΓΓé¼Γäós ΓΓé¼┼ôWalk on By,ΓΓé¼┬¥ and a 9-minute Hayes original called ΓΓé¼┼ôHyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic,ΓΓé¼┬¥ from that recording are featured on this new collection.

The Isaac Hayes Movement and To Be Continued came next,and then, in 1971, Hayes was commissioned to write the score for Gordon ParksΓΓé¼Γäós Shaft, one of the first so-called ΓΓé¼┼ôblaxploitationΓΓé¼┬¥ flicks. The resulting double album and the ΓΓé¼┼ôTheme from ShaftΓΓé¼┬¥ single were directly responsible for kick-starting disco and the phenomenon of the black soundtrack. The Shaft album went to #1 on both the pop and R&B album charts, staying on the pop listings for a staggering 60 weeks. Shaft earned Hayes both Academy and GRAMMY┬« Awards, and solidified his position as an African-American icon (HayesΓΓé¼Γäós soundtracks for two more movies, Three Tough Guys and Truck Turner, are also represented on the CD).

For his next Stax recording, Black Moses, Hayes returned to covering other peopleΓΓé¼Γäós songs, including ΓΓé¼┼ôPart Time Love,ΓΓé¼┬¥ ΓΓé¼┼ôNeed to Belong to Someone,ΓΓé¼┬¥ and ΓΓé¼┼ôFor the Good Times,ΓΓé¼┬¥ the lone exception being ΓΓé¼┼ôGood Love,ΓΓé¼┬¥ co-written with trumpeter Mickey Gregory. In March 1972, Hayes released an instrumental cover of Al GreenΓΓé¼Γäós ΓΓé¼┼ôLetΓΓé¼Γäós Stay Together.ΓΓé¼┬¥ A month later he reunited with former songwriting partner David Porter, releasing a 45 of ΓΓé¼┼ôAinΓΓé¼Γäót That Loving You Baby,ΓΓé¼┬¥ a Homer BanksΓΓé¼ΓÇ£Allen Jones song, with a cover of BreadΓΓé¼Γäós fall 1971 smash ΓΓé¼┼ôBaby IΓΓé¼Γäóm-A Want YouΓΓé¼┬¥ on the B-side. All are included on Ultimate Isaac Hayes ΓΓé¼ΓÇó Can You Dig It?

Later in 1972, Hayes performed at Reverend Jesse JacksonΓΓé¼Γäós annual PUSH EXPO at ChicagoΓΓé¼Γäós International Amphitheater. Three previously unreleased tracks from IsaacΓΓé¼Γäós show-closing performance are included on Ultimate Isaac Hayes. Kenny Gamble and Thom BellΓΓé¼Γäós ΓΓé¼┼ôBrand New Me,ΓΓé¼┬¥ Luther IngramΓΓé¼Γäós ΓΓé¼┼ôIf Loving You Is Wrong (I DonΓΓé¼Γäót Want to Be Right),ΓΓé¼┬¥ and IsaacΓΓé¼Γäós heartfelt performance of the old Baptist hymn ΓΓé¼┼ôHis Eye Is on the Sparrow.ΓΓé¼┬¥

The following year, Hayes focused on writing his own music. Ultimate Isaac Hayes features 13 tracks recorded between 1973 and 1975, and all but two are original compositions. Significantly, one of the exceptions, the set-closing medley of ΓΓé¼┼ôBy the Time I Get to Phoenix/Say a Little Prayer,ΓΓé¼┬¥ is a live concert recording with Dionne Warwick. The other track is IsaacΓΓé¼Γäós cover of Henry GloverΓΓé¼Γäós ΓΓé¼┼ôSomeone Made You for Me,ΓΓé¼┬¥ originally released as the B-side of his last hit for the Stax label, ΓΓé¼┼ôWonderful.ΓΓé¼┬¥

In the mid-1970s, Hayes negotiated a deal with ABC Records to create the Hot Buttered Soul label. The two singles from the debut HBS album, ΓΓé¼┼ôChocolate ChipΓΓé¼┬¥ and ΓΓé¼┼ôCome Live with Me,ΓΓé¼┬¥ both went Top 20 R&B and are both featured on Ultimate Isaac Hayes. Three further HBS singles, ΓΓé¼┼ôDisco Connection,ΓΓé¼┬¥ ΓΓé¼┼ôRock Me Easy Baby (Part 1),ΓΓé¼┬¥ and the aforementioned duet with Dionne Warwick, ΓΓé¼┼ôBy the Time I Get to Phoenix/I Say a Little PrayerΓΓé¼┬¥ (all included here in their single edits), all reached the R&B chart.

In 2002, Isaac Hayes was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Universally recognized as a ground-breaking figure in mainstream R&B, soul and black music, some of HayesΓΓé¼Γäós most important work comes from his time spent recording for the Stax family of labels. Ultimate Isaac Hayes ΓΓé¼ΓÇó Can You Dig It? is an essential anthology and historically significant collection from one of music historyΓΓé¼Γäós most innovative artists.



Tracks:


CD 1


1. Theme from Shaft
2. Precious, Precious
3. Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic
4. AinΓΓé¼Γäót That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One)
5. Never Can Say Goodbye
6. By the Time I Get to Phoenix
7. Soulsville
8. Wonderful
9. Help Me Love
10. Need to Belong to Someone
11. Good Love
12. The Look of Love
13. Do Your Thing
14. For the Good Times
15. I Stand Accused


CD 2


1. Walk on By
2. Joy (part 1)
3. His Eye Is on the Sparrow
4. Brand New Me
5. If Loving You Is Wrong (I DonΓΓé¼Γäót Want to Be Right)
6. Someone Made You for Me
7. Baby IΓΓé¼Γäóm-A Want You
8. LetΓΓé¼Γäós Stay Together
9. Theme from The Men
10. I CanΓΓé¼Γäót Help It (If IΓΓé¼Γäóm Still in Love With You)
11. Title Theme (from Three Tough Guys)
12. Run Fay[ΓΓé¼┼ôFayΓΓé¼┬¥ on CD] Run
13. Chocolate Chip
14. Come Live With Me
15. Disco Connection
16. Rock Me Easy Baby (part 1)
17. Medley (with Dionne Warwick): By the Time I Get to Phoenix / I Say a Little Prayer




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