Black Moses

E382829
double album studio album

Black Moses is a 1971 double album by soul musician Isaac Hayes, noted for its lush orchestration, expansive arrangements, and influential role in shaping the sound of 1970s soul and R&B.

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Black Moses canonical 1
precedes Black Moses 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf double album ⓘ
studio album ⓘ
artist Isaac Hayes ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
coverArt fold-out poster-style sleeve resembling a cruciform image of Isaac Hayes ⓘ
criticalReception praised for arrangements and orchestration ⓘ
features extended song medleys ⓘ
spoken-word style raps by Isaac Hayes ⓘ
follows Shaft (soundtrack) ⓘ
surface form: Shaft (Isaac Hayes album)
format vinyl LP ⓘ
genre R&B ⓘ
funk ⓘ
soul ⓘ
hasPart (They Long to Be) Close to You ⓘ
For the Good Times ⓘ
Going in Circles ⓘ
Good Love ⓘ
I'll Never Fall in Love Again ⓘ
Ike's Rap II ⓘ
Ike's Rap III ⓘ
Man's Temptation ⓘ
Medley: Ike's Rap IV / A Brand New Me ⓘ
Need to Belong to Someone ⓘ
Never Can Say Goodbye ⓘ
Never Gonna Give You Up ⓘ
Nothing Takes the Place of You ⓘ
Part-Time Love ⓘ
hasType conceptually arranged covers album ⓘ
influencedGenre PBR&B ⓘ
surface form: contemporary R&B

neo soul ⓘ
quiet storm ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length approximately 110 minutes ⓘ
mainInstrumentation horns ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ
rhythm section ⓘ
strings ⓘ
notableFor expansive arrangements ⓘ
influential role in 1970s R&B sound ⓘ
influential role in 1970s soul sound ⓘ
lush orchestration ⓘ
numberOfDiscs 2 ⓘ
originalReleaseYear 1971 ⓘ
performer Isaac Hayes ⓘ
precededBy The Isaac Hayes Movement ⓘ
producer Al Bell ⓘ
Isaac Hayes ⓘ
recordLabel Enterprise Records ⓘ
Stax Records ⓘ
releaseDate 1971-11-01 ⓘ

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Isaac Hayes → notableWork → Black Moses ⓘ
Shaft (soundtrack) → chronologyPosition → Black Moses ⓘ
this entity surface form: precedes Black Moses