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Black Moses is a double album by Isaac Hayes, released on Stax Records' Enterprise label in 1971. The follow-up to Hayes' successful soundtrack for Shaft (also a double album), Black Moses features Hayes' version of The Jackson 5's hit single "Never Can Say Goodbye". Hayes' version became a hit in its own right, peaking at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100. In addition to "Never Can Say Goodbye", other selections on Black Moses include covers of songs made popular by The Carpenters ("(They Long to Be) Close to You", Toussaint McCall ("Nothing Takes the Place of You"), The Friends of Distinction ("Going in Circles"), Dionne Warwick ("I'll Never Fall in Love Again"), and Little Johnny Taylor ("Part Time Love"). Hayes names Black Moses as one of his most personal works. The very same sample of "Ike's Rap II" was used in four tracks at about the same time in the mid-1990s: Hell Is Around The Corner by Tricky, Glory Box by Portishead, Jorge de Capadócia and Salve both by Brazilian hip hop group Racionais MC's. The album's title derives from Stax executive Dino Woodward's nickname for Hayes, which he bestowed upon the musician after comparing the effects of his music on black audiences to the leadership of the biblical figure Moses. The then deeply Christian Hayes shied away from the nickname, finding it "sacrilegious", although journalist Chester Higgins popularized the "Black Moses" nickname in an article he wrote on Hayes for Jet. Hayes came to see "Black Moses" as a symbo
Never Can Say Goodbye
Isaac Hayes
(They Long to Be) Close to You
Isaac Hayes
Nothing Takes the Place of You
Isaac Hayes
Man's Temptation
Isaac Hayes
Part-Time Love
Isaac Hayes
Medley: Ike's Rap IV/A Brand New Me
Isaac Hayes
Going In Circles
Isaac Hayes
Never Gonna Give You Up
Isaac Hayes
Medley: Ike's Rap II/Help Me Love
Isaac Hayes
Need to Belong to Someone
Isaac Hayes
Good Love 6-9-9-6-9
Isaac Hayes
Medley: Ike's Rap III/Your Love Is So Doggone Good
Isaac Hayes
For the Good Times
Isaac Hayes
I'll Never Fall in Love Again
Isaac Hayes