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    Isaac Hayes The Best Of Isaac Hayes

    Craft Recordings
      • 1. Theme From Shaft
      • 2. Walk On By
      • 3. Never Can Say Goodbye
      • 4. The Look Of Love
      • 5. Theme From The Men
      • 6. By The Time I Get To Phoenix
      • 7. Joy (Pt. 1)
      • 8. Do Your Thing
      • 9. I Stand Accused
      • 10. Wonderful

      The Best of Isaac Hayes brings together 10 soulful cuts from Stax Records’ incomparable creative force. As composer, producer, singer and multi-instrumentalist Isaac Hayes changed the face of music in the early 1970s and this collection is the perfect introduction to his music.

      Including the Academy Award Winning “Theme From Shaft” with its distinctive wah-wah guitar intro, “Walk on By,” and “Never Can Say Goodbye” all newly mastered by Paul Blakemore.

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