In November 1971, “Stax” label released “Black Moses”, the fifth Isaac Hayes studio album. It was recorded March – October 1971, and was produced by Isaac Hayes.
Personnel:
- Isaac Hayes – lead and backing vocals, piano, electric piano, organ, vibraphone, arrangements
- Hot Buttered Soul – backing vocals
- The Bar-Kays – instrumentation:
- The Isaac Hayes Movement:
- Ronnie Hudson – bass
- Lester Snell – electric piano
- Charles “Skip” Pitts – guitar
- Sidney Kirk – piano
- Gary Jones – bongos, congas
- Willie Hall – drums, tambourine
- Johnny Allen, Dale Warren – arrangements
- Ron Capone, William Brown, Henry Bush, Eddie Marion, Dave Purple – engineer
- Ron Capone, Dave Purple, Isaac Hayes – remix engineer
Track listing:
- Never Can Say Goodbye – Clifton Davis
- (They Long to Be) Close to You – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
- Nothing Takes the Place of You – Toussaint McCall, Alan Robinson
- Man’s Temptation – Curtis Mayfield
- Never Gonna Give You Up – Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Jerry Butler
- Medley: Ike’s Rap II / Help Me Love – Isaac Hayes, Johnny Baylor, Mickey Gregory, Luther Ingram, Tommy Tate
- Need to Belong to Someone – Curtis Mayfield
- Good Love – Mickey Gregory, Isaac Hayes
- Medley: Ike’s Rap III / Your Love is So Doggone Good – Isaac Hayes, Difosco Ervin, Rudy Love
- For the Good Times – Kris Kristofferson
- I’ll Never Fall in Love Again – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
- Part-Time Love – Clay Hammond
- Medley: Ike’s Rap IV / A Brand New Me – Isaac Hayes, Kenneth Gamble, Thom Bell, Jerry Butler
- Going in Circles – Jerry Peters, Anita Poree