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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.
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.
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)
Hot Buttered Soul is the second studio album by American soul musician Isaac Hayes.Released in 1969, it is recognized as a landmark in soul music. Recorded with The Bar-Kays, the album features four lengthy tracks, including a 12-minute version of the Burt Bacharach/Hal David cover "Walk On By" and an almost 19-minute long version of Jimmy Webb's "By the Time I Get to Phoenix;" both songs were ...
Chocolate Chip is the seventh studio album by American soul musician Isaac Hayes. It was released in 1975 by ABC Records through Hayes' own imprint, Hot Buttered Soul Records, marking Hayes' first release after leaving the then-financially troubled Stax label. [2] The album was Hayes's segue into the emerging disco scene and featured horns and ...
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.
You Got Me Hummin'. " You Got Me Hummin' " (also known as "You've Got Me Hummin'") is a popular song written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter. It was first popularized by Sam & Dave, who had a Top 10 R&B hit with the song in 1966 on Stax Records. [1] [2] It was subsequently covered by Cold Blood who had greater success with the song on the ...
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]