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Isaac Lee Hayes Jr. (August 20, 1942 – August 10, 2008) was an American singer, songwriter, composer, and actor. He was one of the creative forces behind the Southern soul music label Stax Records, serving as both an in-house songwriter and as a session musician and record producer, teaming with his partner David Porter during the mid-1960s.
Shaft. " Theme from Shaft ", written and recorded by Isaac Hayes in 1971, is the soul and funk -styled theme song to the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film Shaft. [1] The theme was released as a single (shortened and edited from the longer album version) two months after the movie's soundtrack by Stax Records ' Enterprise label.
Year Song Original artist U.S. Pop U.S. R&B UK Singles Chart Other charting versions, and notes 1971 "Theme from Shaft" Isaac Hayes: 1 2 4 1985: Eddy & the Soul Band, #13 UK 2000: Isaac Hayes, #53 UK (reissue)
Shaft is a double album by Isaac Hayes, recorded for Stax Records ' Enterprise label as the soundtrack LP for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 's 1971 blaxploitation film Shaft. The album mostly consists of instrumentals composed by Hayes as score for the film. Three vocal selections are included: "Soulsville", "Do Your Thing", and " Theme from Shaft ".
Soul Man (song) " Soul Man " is a 1967 song written and composed by Isaac Hayes and David Porter, first successful as a number 2 hit single by Atlantic Records soul duo Sam & Dave, [2] which consisted of Samuel "Sam" Moore and David "Dave" Prater. In 2019, "Soul Man" was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry as ...
Love Byrd (Elektra Records, 1981) Words, Sounds, Colors and Shapes (Elektra Records, 1982) With Linda Clifford. I'm Yours (RSO Records, 1980) With Albert King. Born Under a Bad Sign (Stax Records, 1967) With William Bell. The Soul of a Bell (Stax Records, 1967) With Dionne Warwick.
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. [3] The Rolling Stone Album Guide. [4] Joy is the sixth studio album by American soul musician Isaac Hayes. [5] The album was released in October 1973 by Stax Records ' Enterprise imprint. The album peaked at No. 16 on the Billboard 200. [6]
I. I Can't Turn Around. I Love You (Faith Evans song) I Love You (Mary J. Blige song) I Thank You (song) Illusion (Destiny's Child song)