Summer of soul (...or, when the revolution could not be televised) : original motion picture soundtrack

Music - 2022

Recorded during the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, these live performances have not been heard in over fifty years. This album brings a lost moment in musical history to light with performances from The Staple Singers, Sly & The Family Stone, and more.

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COMPACT DISC/MU/Summer/L72
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Subjects
Genres
Live sound recordings
Motion picture music
Popular music
Soul music
Published
[New York] : Sony Music Entertainment [2022]
Language
English
Corporate Authors
Chambers Brothers, 5th Dimension (Musical group), Edwin Hawkins Singers, Staple Singers, SCLC Operation Breadbasket Choir, SCLC Operation Breadbasket Orchestra, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Sly & the Family Stone (Musical group)
Corporate Authors
Chambers Brothers (performer), 5th Dimension (Musical group), Edwin Hawkins Singers, Staple Singers, SCLC Operation Breadbasket Choir, SCLC Operation Breadbasket Orchestra, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Sly & the Family Stone (Musical group)
Other Authors
Questlove (arranger of music), B. B. King (performer), David Ruffin, Mahalia Jackson, 1911-1972, Mavis Staples, Mongo Santamaria, Ray Barretto, Herbie Mann, 1930-2003, Nina Simone, 1933-2003
Item Description
Title from disc label.
Physical Description
1 audio disc (79 min., 59 sec.) ; 4 3/4 in
Playing Time
01:19:59
Production Credits
Soundtrack produced by David Dinerstein, Robert Fyvolent, Joseph Patel, Rob Santos and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson.
  • Uptown / (the Chambers Brothers) (6:07)
  • Why I sing the blues / (B.B. King) (2:20)
  • Don't cha hear me callin' to ya (3:32) ; Aquarius\Let the sunshine in (the Flesh Failures) (6:54) / (the 5th Dimension)
  • My girl / (David Ruffin) (5:49)
  • Oh happy day / (the Edwin Hawkins Singers) (3:46)
  • It's been a change / (the Staple Singers) (3:11)
  • Precious Lord, take my hand / (the Operation Breadbasket Orchestra & Choir ; feat. Mahalia Jackson and Mavis Staples) (8:33)
  • I heard it through the grapevine / (Gladys Knight & the Pips) (4:35)
  • Watermelon man / (Mongo Santamaria) (5:17)
  • Together / (Ray Barretto) (4:42)
  • Hold on, I'm comin' / (Herbie Mann) (7:03)
  • Sing a simple song (5:29) ; Everyday people (2:33) / (Sly & the Family Stone)
  • Backlash blues (3:07) ; Are you ready (7:01) / (Nina Simone).