Live at the Sahara Tahoe

Summary

Live at the Sahara Tahoe is the first live album by American soul musician Isaac Hayes, released in 1973 by Stax Records' Enterprise imprint. It was recorded live at the Sahara Hotel & Casino in Stateline, Nevada.[1] The performance was arranged and orchestrated by Onzie Horne.[4]

Live at the Sahara Tahoe
Live album by
ReleasedApril 1973
RecordedNovember 26, 1972[1]
VenueThe Sahara Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada
Genre
Length103:10
LabelEnterprise
ENS-2-5005
ProducerIsaac Hayes
Isaac Hayes chronology
Black Moses
(1971)
Live at the Sahara Tahoe
(1973)
Joy
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB−[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

Track listing edit

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Theme from Shaft"Isaac Hayes4:43
2."The Come On/Light My Fire"Hayes/Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore, Robby Krieger7:50
3."Ike's Rap V/Never Can Say Goodbye"Hayes/Clifton Davis8:00
4."Windows of the World"Burt Bacharach, Hal David7:44
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ellie's Love Theme"Isaac Hayes3:18
2."Use Me"Bill Withers5:10
3."Do Your Thing"Hayes7:21
4."Theme From The Men"Hayes3:27
Side three
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."It's Too Late"Carole King, Toni Stern5:39
2."Rock Me Baby"B.B. King, Joe Josea5:30
3."Stormy Monday Blues"Aaron Walker3:05
4."Type Thang"Isaac Hayes3:29
5."The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"Ewan MacColl4:52
Side four
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ike's Rap VI/Ain't No Sunshine"Bill Withers17:05
2."Feelin' Alright"Dave Mason5:32

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Bowman, Rob (1997). Soulsville U.S.A.: The Story of Stax Records. New York: Schirmer Trade. p.284 ISBN 0-8256-7284-8
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: H". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 26, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 312.
  4. ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series. 1975.