Black Moses (album)  

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Black Moses is a double album by Isaac Hayes, released on Stax Records' Enterprise label in 1971. The follow-up to Hayes' successful soundtrack for Shaft (also a double album), Black Moses features Hayes' version of The Jackson 5's hit single "Never Can Say Goodbye". Hayes' version became a hit in its own right, peaking at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Never Can Say Goodbye" (Clifton Davis) - 5:07
2. "(They Long to Be) Close to You" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 8:58
3. "Nothing Takes The Place Of You" (Toussaint McCall, Alan Robinson) - 5:29
4. "Man's Temptation" (Curtis Mayfield) - 4:59

Side two

1. "Part Time Love" (Clay Hammond) - 8:30
2. Medley: "Ike's Rap IV" / "A Brand New Me" (Isaac Hayes, Kenneth Gamble, Thom Bell, Jerry Butler) -9:40
3. "Going in Circles" (Jerry Peters, Anita Poree) - 7:02

Side three

1. "Never Gonna Give You Up" (Gamble, Leon Huff, Butler) - 5:47
2. Medley: "Ike's Rap II" / "Help Me Love" (Hayes, Johnny Baylor, Mickey Gregory, Luther Ingram, Tommy Tate) - 7:31
3. "Need to Belong to Someone" (Mayfield) - 5:15
4. "Good Love 6-9969" (Gregory, Hayes) - 5:15

Side four

1. Medley: "Ike's Rap III" / "Your Love is So Doggone Good" (Hayes, Difosco Ervin, Rudy Love) - 9:15
2. "For The Good Times" (Kris Kristofferson) - 5:20
3. "I'll Never Fall In Love Again" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 5:02