*FRIDAY OLDIES* Isaac Hayes – For The Sake Of Love (Reissue) (2014)
01. Just The Way You Are
02. Believe In Me
03. If We Ever Needed Peace
04. Shaft II
05. Zeke The Freak
06. Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
Bonus Tracks
07. Shaft II (12″ Disco Version)
08. Zeke The Freak (Single Version)
Whether as an architect of the Stax Records sound in the sixties, the soulful Black Moses of the seventies or even as “Chef” on television’s South Park in the nineties and beyond, Isaac Hayes made a cultural impact spanning generations. The late seventies weren’t quite Hayes’ salad days, however. But even if Hayes struggled both personally and creatively during the period, it wasn’t all barren. BBR has recently remastered and expanded two of Hayes’ Polydor albums from the period following his tenures at Stax and ABC. 1978’s For the Sake of Love, in true Hayes fashion, featured just six smoldering tracks. Its diverse selections featured originals by Hayes (including the title track and the funky Top 20 R&B hit “Zeke the Freak”) plus reinventions of Billy Joel’s “Just the Way You Are” and James Taylor’s “Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight” and even a danceable makeover of Hayes’ own “Shaft” as “Shaft II.”
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