Hot Buttered Soul was Isaac Hayes' second studio album. Released in 1969, it is recognized as a landmark in soul music.

This is the landmark 1971 Isaac Hayes release "Black Moses."

70年代的blaxploitation（黑人電影風潮）一掃白人硬漢稱霸好萊塢一面倒的英雄傳奇，『Shaft殺戮戰警』的銀幕現身終於為黑人扳得銀幕上鬥狠耍帥的瀟灑顏面，這一波的影像文化最近幾年隨著Paul Thomas Anderson執導的『Boogie Nights不羈夜』與瑪丹娜冠軍單曲Muisc的音樂錄影帶重新在美國閃亮復興，『殺戮戰警』的世紀末新潮改版當然也不在話下，山繆傑克森一襲shining黑色披風著實霹靂，鍥而不捨追逐一件牽扯種族歧視的兇殺案件，還夾雜幫派毒梟搶地頭、內神通外鬼的條子，『Boyz N' The Hood鄰家少年殺人事件』奧斯卡提名黑人導演約翰辛格頓其實有機會經營出正義與司法的糾結無奈，惜除了山繆傑克森的造型外，其他都很普普，若要回應Shaft的口頭禪any question? 那問題可是不小呢!
71年用音符為Shaft塑造神秘威風性感英雄形象的靈魂樂歌手Isaac Hayes重新將當年榮獲奧斯卡肯定且躍登全美排行冠軍的主題旋律Theme From Shaft絲毫不差的性感誘惑口白襯著那如在彈簧線上華麗滑動的節拍裏，鋼琴、爵士樂、放克樂、沙龍音樂、鼓擊、big band、小喇叭加上弦樂各類元素精巧融聚，在30年後依然是如此的道地，Isaac Hayes果真still the man，靈魂樂中的sex machine呢! 為這張原聲帶創造凡人無法擋的節奏魔力，環伺原聲帶的卡司，唯有R. Kelly這號才子稍能媲美，Bad Man外強中柔的漢子無奈，福音歌曲般的虔誠懺悔詞意，讓原本很緩的節奏藍調歌曲帶進深沉的意義，如同釋放沉重包袱的Up And Outta Here從另外一個角度摸索Shaft的硬漢內心掙扎，儘管兩首歌意相近，仍可聽見匠心水準。
这部影片被评为《首映》杂志史上最具胆识的100部影片，足以见得这部黑人影片的影响力。Isaac Hayes也凭借《夏福特(Shaft)》的主题歌《Theme from Shaft》成为一位获得奥斯卡最佳原创歌曲奖的说唱歌手。

Japanese only remastered SHM-CD (Super High Material CD - playable on all CD players) pressing packaged in a paper sleeve. Universal. 2008.

Japanese only remastered SHM-CD (Super High Material CD - playable on all CD players) pressing packaged in a paper sleeve. Universal. 2008.

24-bit remastered reissue of 1974 album packaged in a digipak with original sleeve.

Recorded live in performance at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, August 20, 1972. The Wattstax show already featured moving speeches by the Reverend Jesse Jackson and the Stax/Volt Revue of the Bar-Kays, Carla Thomas, Eddie Floyd, Albert King, Emotions, Newcomers, Staple Singers, and Soul Children. All tracks previously unreleased except for 'Ain't No Sunshine'. Stax. 2003.

It's no accident that the whole persona of Isacc Hayes has re-emerged into late 20th/early 21st century popular culture worldwide. From the imminent release of a new Shaft blockbuster to Hayes' vocal presence behind the most popular animated lunch room chef ever, people are remembering what made Isaac a fixture during the oh so uninhibited decade of the 70's. It wasn't just his fashion sense or his unmistakable voice OR his overtly sexual themes. It was ALL of those things and more.
This collection of songs cuts across the entire career of "Black Moses" serving not only as a great jumping off point for the those unfamiliar with the Hayes canon, but also as an excursion through some familiar funky vibes for those who know.