Live at the Sahara Tahoe

by Isaac Hayes

Overview

You could expect Isaac Hayes to be in his element at a resort venue -- lounge soul was his forte, and this double album offers almost two hours of it. Hayes demonstrates his versatility by getting "Shaft" out of the way right off the bat and alternating between originals and covers of a wide range of tunes, including "Light My Fire," "Never Can Say Goodbye," "Rock Me Baby," "Stormy Monday Blues," "Feelin' Alright," and "It's Too Late" (yes, the Carole King song). Often these are linked together, of course, by Hayes' brotherly raps; for Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine," he tests the limits, stretching the tune just past the ten-minute mark. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	01/05/1990
Label:	Stax
UPC:	0025218880428
Rank:	50755

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Theme from Shaft
2. The Come on
3. Light My Fire
4. Ike's Rap V
5. Never Can Say Goodbye
6. Windows of the World
7. The Look of Love
8. Ellie's Love Theme
9. Use Me
10. Do Your Thing
11. Theme From "The Men"

Disc 2

12. It's Too Late
13. Rock Me Baby
14. Stormy Monday Blues
15. Type Thang
16. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
17. Ike's Rap VI
18. Ain't No Sunshine
19. Feelin' Alright

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Isaac Hayes   Primary Artist,Organ,Piano,Vocals,Keyboards,Orchestra,Sax (Alto),Tambourine,Vibraphone
Onzie Horne   Conductor
Hot Buttered Soul Unlimited   Vocals (Background)
Mickey Gregory   Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Emerson Able   Sax (Alto),Flute
Tommy Williams   Flute,Sax (Tenor)
Anthony Shinault   Guitar,Guitar (Rhythm)
Samuel Watts   Guitar (Rhythm),Guitar (Acoustic)
Sidney Kirk   Keyboards
Bill Easley   Flute,Sax (Tenor)
Pat Lewis   Vocals (Background)
Ben Cauley   Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Floyd Newman   Flute,Sax (Baritone)
Lester Snell   Keyboards
Charles "Skip" Pitts   Guitar
William Taylor   Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Cal Bennett   Flute,Sax (Tenor)
Willie Hall   Drums
Willie Murphy   Bass
Gary Jones   Congas,Percussion

Technical Credits

Ron Gorden   Creative Director,Graphic Direction,Design
Onzie Horne   Orchestration
Ron Gordon   Cover Design
Randy Stewart   MC
Frederick Toma   Photography
Larry Shaw   Creative Director
Densmore   Composer
Henry Bush   Engineer,Remixing
T-Bone Walker   Composer
Jim Morrison   Composer
B.B. King   Composer
Bill Withers   Composer
Isaac Hayes   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Remixing,Orchestration,Creative Supervision
Joe Josea   Composer
Ewan MacColl   Composer
Clifton Davis   Composer
Carole King   Composer
Robby Krieger   Composer
Ray Manzarek   Composer
Aaron Walker   Composer
Toni Stern   Composer
Burt Bacharach   Composer
Wilson Pickett   Composer
William Brown   Engineer,Remixing
David Rose   Photography
Hal David   Composer
John Densmore   Composer
Pete Bishop   Engineer,Remixing
George Horn   Digital Mastering
Dave Mason   Composer
Dave Purple   Engineer,Remixing
David Hogan   Design,Composer,Cover Design,Graphic Direction