| Raw & Refined | ||||
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| Released | May 23, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1995 | |||
| Genre | Funk | |||
| Length | 60:05 | |||
| Label | Pointblank/Virgin/EMI | |||
| Producer | Isaac Hayes, Benny Mabone | |||
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Raw & Refined is the nineteenth studio album by American soul musician Isaac Hayes. The album was released on May 23, 1995, by Virgin Records. [1] [2]
All tracks composed and arranged by Isaac Hayes
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Birth of Shaft" | 3:34 |
| 2. | "Urban Nights" | 4:33 |
| 3. | "Funkalicious" | 5:39 |
| 4. | "Tahoe Spring" | 4:29 |
| 5. | "The Night Before" | 4:41 |
| 6. | "Memphis Trax" | 3:37 |
| 7. | "Soul Fiddle" | 6:37 |
| 8. | "Funky Junky" | 7:05 |
| 9. | "You Make Me Live" | 3:48 |
| 10. | "Making Love At the Ocean" | 5:46 |
| 11. | "Southern Breeze" | 5:58 |
| 12. | "Didn't Know Love Was So Good" | 3:55 |
| 13. | "The 405" | 6:42 |
Isaac Lee Hayes Jr. was an American singer, songwriter, actor, and composer. 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. Hayes and Porter were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005 in recognition of writing scores of songs for themselves, the duo Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, and others. In 2002, Hayes was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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 edited significantly and released as a double A-side single in July 1969.
"Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos" is a song on the American hip hop group Public Enemy's 1988 album, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back. It was released as a single in 1989. The song tells the story of a conscientious objector who makes a prison escape. It is built on a high-pitched piano sample from Isaac Hayes' "Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic", from 1969's Hot Buttered Soul.
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". A commercial and critical success, Shaft is Hayes' best-known work and the best-selling LP ever released on a Stax label.
405 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.
Presenting Isaac Hayes is the debut studio album by American soul musician Isaac Hayes. The album was released in 1968, by Enterprise and Atlantic Records. The LP was the first release on Stax Records' Enterprise label; Hayes had for several years served as one of Stax's key songwriters, producers, and studio musicians.
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut – Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture is the soundtrack album to the film of the same name. The album was released on June 22, 1999, by Atlantic Records. The album inlay states that only the first 12 tracks on the album actually appear in the film. The remainder, described as being "inspired" by the movie, are mostly other acts performing alternate versions of those songs; however, D.V.D.A.'s "What Would Brian Boitano Do? Pt. II" and Michael McDonald's "Eyes of a Child" are played in the closing credits. The songs were all written by Trey Parker and Marc Shaiman.
Joy is the sixth studio album by American soul musician Isaac Hayes. The album was released in October 1973 by Stax Records' Enterprise imprint.
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. The album was Hayes's segue into the emerging disco scene and featured horns and layered beats, while maintaining his traditional soulful vocals. “Chocolate Chip” was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies. It reached number one on the Billboard R&B Albums chart the week ending August 9, 1975 and stayed in the top position for two weeks. It was his seventh and final number one album.
Disco Connection is the eighth studio album by American soul musician Isaac Hayes. The album, credited to his backing band, The Isaac Hayes Movement, was released in 1975. The album debuted at number 85 on the Billboard 200.
Groove-A-Thon is the ninth studio album by American soul musician Isaac Hayes. The album was released in 1976. The album debuted at number 45 on the Billboard 200.
Juicy Fruit (Disco Freak) is the tenth studio album by American soul musician Isaac Hayes. The album was released in 1976. The album debuted at number 124 on the Billboard 200.
New Horizon is the eleventh studio album by American soul musician Isaac Hayes. The album was released in 1977, by Polydor Records. The album debuted at number 78 on the Billboard 200.
For the Sake of Love is the twelfth studio album by American soul musician Isaac Hayes. The album was released in 1978, by Polydor Records. The album peaked at number 75 on the Billboard 200.
Don't Let Go is the fourteenth studio album by American soul musician Isaac Hayes. The album was released in 1979, by Polydor Records. The album debuted at number 39 on the Billboard 200.
And Once Again is the fifteenth studio album by American soul musician Isaac Hayes. The album was released in 1980, by Polydor Records. The album debuted at number 164 and reached number 59 on the Billboard 200.
Lifetime Thing is the sixteenth studio album by American soul musician Isaac Hayes. The album was released in 1981, by Polydor Records.
U-Turn is a studio album by the American musician Isaac Hayes, released in 1986 through Columbia Records. It was his first album in five years. "Ike's Rap VIII" was a minor radio hit.
Branded is the twentieth and final studio album by the American soul musician Isaac Hayes. It was released on May 23, 1995 by Pointblank/Virgin/EMI Records.
Homer Steinweiss is an American drummer, songwriter, and producer known as a prominent drummer in the New York soul revival scene. He is a founding member and drummer of groups including Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Lee Fields & The Expressions, Hardly Knew Ya, El Michels Affair, and Dan Auerbach's The Arcs, among many others. He leads the Brooklyn folk soul band Holy Hive with Paul Spring. A popular session musician as part of The Dap-Kings and in his own right, he is perhaps best known for his work with Mark Ronson and Amy Winehouse, with whom he recorded the 2006 album Back to Black.
