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Ultimate Isaac Hayes: Can You Dig It [2CD + DVD] | ![Ultimate Isaac Hayes: Can You Dig It [2CD + DVD]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51KDCYZ3C1L._SL500_.jpg)
| Artist: Isaac Hayes
Label: U.M.T.V.
Category: Music
List Price: £16.99
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 12925
Format: Cd+dvd, Box Set
Media: Audio CD
Running Time: 173
Discs: 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.8
MPN: 88043
UPC: 025218884327
EAN: 0025218884327
ASIN: B000BBOVGC
Release Date: September 1, 2008
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Walk On By | | • | Joy - Part 1 | | • | His Eye Is On The Sparrow | | • | Brand New Me | | • | If Loving You Is Wrong (I Don't Want To Be Right) | | • | Someone Made You For Me | | • | Baby I'm A Want You | | • | Let's Stay Together | | • | Theme From The Men | | • | I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) | | • | Title Theme From Three Tough Guys | | • | Run Fay Run | | • | Chocolate Chip | | • | Come Live With Me | | • | Disco Connection | | • | Rock Me Easy Baby (Part 1) | | • | Medley: By The Time I Get To Phoenix/ I Say A Little Prayer |
Disc 2
| • | Theme From Shaft | | • | Precious, Precious | | • | Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic | | • | Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One) | | • | Never Can Say Goodbye | | • | By The Time I Get To Phoenix | | • | Soulsville | | • | Wonderful | | • | Help Me Love | | • | Need To Belong To Someone | | • | Good Love | | • | The Look Of Love | | • | Do Your Thing | | • | For The Good Times | | • | I Stand Accused |
Disc 3
| • | Rolling Down A Mountainside | | • | Theme From Shaft | | • | Soulsville | | • | Chocolate Salty Balls |
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| Customer Reviews:
 A fitting tribute November 14, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
No-one has rushed out a tribute to Ike, following his death in August 2008. . Given that Ike had come to the attention of a wider audience from his appearances in and contributions to films and TV series, there must be another repackaged retrospective due soon, but this one will have to do for now.
Leave aside the South Park stuff -if you want that then buy the series DVD's - Isaac Hayes contribution to music, specifically Black music, has been immense. From his days as a writer (with David Porter) and producer at Stax, he was a major part of the Southern Soul sound in the '60's. Although you won't find them here, he wrote "Soul Man" and "Hold On I'm Comin'", among many others, for Sam and Dave, which epitomised the raw Soul that made their name. He also produced most of the Stax roster during his time there, which probably explains the breadth of material and styles that he would go on to record.
His second solo album, 1969's "Hot Buttered Soul" was ground breaking. It was released as a part of a 27 album blitz by Stax as they sought to establish the label post '68 (and the death of Otis and the Atlantic deal which took their back catalogue). It was the most succesful and original of those albums, featuring only 4 tracks. Each was stretched out, produced and arranged in a totally different way than had been seen before in Soul, and which paved the way for much that followed. Hayes's Orchestral Soul sound sat beside raw Funk and on this set there are 3 of the 4 tracks (only "One Woman" is missing), with "...Pheonix" in edit form.
He followed that with more of the same on a series of albums, including the equally groundbreaking soundtrack to "Shaft" for which Hayes is best known. All featured that trademark Hayes blueprint - stretched out tracks ("Do Your Thing" from Shaft, ran to nearly 20 minutes on "Shaft"), standards taken to a whole new place, Ike's loverman vocal delivery, the combination of Soul, Funk, Rock and Jazz influences.
This set makes a good fist of bringing it all together, albeit far too often in edit form. Most of the major tracks are here and it will only be Ike's hardcore fans who could pick fault with track selection - and let's face it if you are a fan, you will probably have all the albums and won't need this collection.
For those looking for an introduction, or for a taste of what might be found beyond the most popular of Hayes's music then this is a great place to start. Just be aware that for very good reasons, like space on the CD, that you won't be getting the full majesty (I'm sure Ike would like that word) of some of the tracks. Recommended
 Can you dig it? Damn right! January 22, 2008
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
Surprised there's no review of this one. Even though i've got vinyl and cd copies of pretty much all Isaac Hayes' key releases, this compilation is an excellent example of the "one-stop shopping" cd era. Presented in a deluxe package, with a bonus dvd, it has a very generous playing time. It features 32 tracks from his 1968-1977 "golden era". Purchasers shouldn't expect too much of the dvd, however. It doesn't really add very much to the overall package, from a personal point of view.
There's pretty much all you would expect, and i can't think of any glaring omissions in the track selection. There are indispensables like "Walk On By", "I Stand Accused" and "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" (edit). Plus a few tracks from the "Shaft" soundtrack, a generous allocation from the "Black Moses" album and just about enough of the key disco stuff. It even features his brilliant "Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic" from "Hot Buttered Soul". (In its COMPLETE form, no less.) The one slight negative is that the edited version is used for several of the tracks, but that's almost a necessity. (Otherwise there wouldn't be enough room for 32 tracks.) However, that can be compensated by purchasing the original albums, where really necessary.
This album perfectly serves the function of being either an introduction to this major soul artist. Alternatively, it permits a quick "skate" over some of his career highlights for those people who are already fans of this "shaven-headed" soul icon.
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