Black Moses
by Isaac Hayes
- Type: Album
- Released: November 1, 1971
- Label: Enterprise
- Country: United States
- Length: 1:33:33
- Community rating: 4.85/5 from 6 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
A sprawling double album, 'Black Moses' largely features Isaac Hayes's distinctive symphonic soul arrangements applied to a curated selection of pop and R&B covers from artists such as The Jackson 5 and The Carpenters. Anchored by his deep baritone, spoken-word raps, and the lush instrumentation of The Bar-Kays and The Isaac Hayes Movement, the album cemented his status as a leader in progressive soul. The title and its iconic fold-out packaging, depicting Hayes in messianic robes, became a powerful statement of Black pride, masculinity, and cultural identity.
Genres
Descriptors: orchestral, soulful, cover, long-form, strings
Tracklist
- Never Can Say Goodbye (05:09)
- (They Long To Be) Close To You (09:04)
- Nothing Takes The Place Of You (05:31)
- Man's Temptation (05:01)
- Part-Time Love (08:34)
- Medley: Ike's Rap IV / A Brand New Me (09:42)
- Going In Circles (07:00)
- Never Gonna Give You Up (05:49)
- Medley: Ike's Rap II / Help Me Love (07:33)
- Need To Belong To Someone (05:16)
- Good Love 6-9-9-6-9 (05:17)
- Medley: Ike's Rap III / Your Love Is So Doggone Good (09:19)
- For The Good Times (05:22)
- I'll Never Fall In Love Again (04:56)
Credits
- Isaac Hayes - lead and background vocals, piano, vibraphone, organ, electric piano, arranged, remix engineers
- "Hot", "Buttered", and "Soul" - backing vocals
- The Bar-Kays - instrumentation
- Ronnie Hudson - bass
- Gary Jones - bongos, congas
- Willie Hall - drums, tambourine
- Lester Snell - electric piano
- Charles "Skip" Pitts - guitar
- Sidney Kirk - piano
- Johnny Allen - arranged
- Dale Warren - arranged
- Ron Capone - engineers, remix engineers
- William Brown - engineers
- Henry Bush - engineers
- Eddie Marion - engineers
- Dave Purple - engineers, remix engineers