Hayes, Isaac
Joy
Rare & Collectible Vinyl Records

Hayes, Isaac

Joy
1973 Original. “With Seven Massive Number One Records Trailing In His Wake, Isaac Hayes Donned His Stylin', Funky Gold-Chain Link Vest Once Again And Capped 1973 With Joy, A Set Which Might Have Proven The Lucky-Streak Breaker — It Missed The Top Spot By One Place — But Still Waded Into Gold-Record Waters With Ease. "Joy" Itself, Of Course, Was The Album's Crowning Glory, A Gargantuan 15-Minute Piece Which Essentially Devoured Side One Of The Album (The Accompanying "I Love You That's All" Is Merely An Afterthought). Heady, Smoky, Ubiquitous — An Instrumental And Vocal Foray Into The Land Of Good Grooves — It Was Sexy And Sassy, With Strings And Innuendo Stripped Bare And Smoothly Built To Lead Anyone Within Earshot Toward A Classic Climax. The Song Continued To Impact Via Sampled Revitalization From As Far Afield As TLC, Massive Attack, Eric B. & Rakim, And Big Daddy Kane. But Don't Forget That Joy Is An Entire Album, With Hayes Continuing His Silky Vocal Assault Across A Further Three Slow, Simmering Songs. The Best, And Perhaps Most Interesting, Is The Closing "I'm Gonna Make It (Without You)." Markedly Un-Steamy, The Song Finds Hayes Trading In His Come-Ons, Choosing Instead To Open Up And Lay Himself Down In The Wake Of A Broken Romance. It's Joy's Most Touching Moment, Equally On Par With The Opener. Indeed, With Those Two Glorious Bookends, This Album Becomes A Must-Have For Any '70s Soul Aficionado.” AMG – Amy Hanson

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  • Artist: Hayes, Isaac
  • Genre: Soul
  • Type: Used - LP
  • Label: Enterprise
  • Catalog ID: ENS-5007
  • Condition:
    Vinyl:
    Near Mint (NM or M-)
    Sleeve:
    Near Mint (NM or M-)
  • Country ID: US
  • SKU: 175195

Track List

A1 Joy 15:55
A2 I Love You That's All 6:14
B1 A Man Will Be A Man 7:20
B2 The Feeling Keeps On Coming 6:48
B3 I'm Gonna Make It (Without You) 11:11

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