Superbad: The Soul of the City

Various Artists (Artist), Isaac Hayes (Performer), Marvin Gayen (Performer), Joe Simon (Performer), Bobby Womack (Performer), Willie Hutch (Performer), The Four Tops (Performer), Marvin Gaye (Performer), Melvin Van Peebles The Impressions (Performer), William DeVaughn (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 7, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Time Life Records
• ASIN: B000065T2M
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #132,282 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Theme From Shaft - Isaac Hayes

2. Freddie's Dead (Them From Superfly) - Curtis Mayfield

3. Trouble Man - Marvin Gaye

4. Theme From Cleopatra Jones - Joe Simon

5. Masterpiece - The Temptations

6. Low Rider - War

7. Across 110th Street - Bobby Womack

8. The Payback - James Brown

9. Brother's Gonna Work It Out - Willie Hutch

10. Back Stabbers - The O'Jays

11. Are You Man Enough - Four Tops

12. Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) - Marvin Gaye

13. Superfly - Curtis Mayfield

14. Super Bad - James Brown

15. Papa Was A Rolling Stone - The Temptations

16. Check Out Your Mind - The Impressions

17. Sweetback's Theme - Melvin Van Peebles

18. Be Thankful For What You Got - William DeVaughn

Editorial Reviews

From the Time Life label, this compiles the ultimate in urban soul music from the 70's used in the films of the same period. Includes Isaac Hayes 'Shaft', Curtis Mayfield 'Freddie's Dead', Marvin Gaye 'Trouble Man', War 'Low Rider', and 15 more.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars music for the soul of modern man, and even then some..., February 13, 2006

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L. A Cirillo "yanksta" (North of the Stars...South of the Sun) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Superbad: The Soul of the City (Audio CD)

really really nice set of 70s urban soul. very tasteful. One of the best compilation collections I own. Just has a great groove feel with several songs offering meaningful lyrics about life's struggles that everyone, in any era, can relate to.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A triumph of urban soul, November 6, 2003

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J. Sullivan (St Louis, Mo USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Superbad: The Soul of the City (Audio CD)

This TIME magizine compilation is a little known jem of a CD. It features many of the best songs to come out of the Blaxploitaion films of the 1970's, with other tunes from the era that address themes of urban life or Black empowerment. Many of the stars of 1970's soul make an apperance here filling the album with a theme of striving against long odds. Great writing, excellent voices, and lots of impressive "Philly Soul" production work make these songs standouts from a great period. An excellent introduction to early '70's MOTOWN and the "Philly Soul" sound.