VA - Summer Of Soul Soundtrack (Vinyl)
Summer Of Soul (... Or When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) is the soundtrack to the 2021 Questlove-directed film of the same name and features live recording of songs performed by such artists as The 5th Dimension, Gladys Knight & The Pips, B.B. King, Nina Simone, and Sly & The Family Stone from the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival.
It’s alarming how many of the issues cited by artists and presenters persist today—police violence, systemic racism, poverty, cultural erasure—yet that makes the music sound fresh, lively, relevant in its celebration and commiseration. Both the film and the soundtrack bear that weight of history gracefully and jubilantly.
Tracklist:
The Chambers Brothers– Uptown 6:07
B.B. King– Why I Sing The Blues 2:20
The 5th Dimension*– Don't Cha Hear Me Callin' To Ya 3:32
The 5th Dimension*– Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures) 6:54
David Ruffin– My Girl 5:49
The Edwin Hawkins Singers*– Oh Happy Day 3:46
The Staple Singers– It's Been A Change 3:11
The Operation Breadbasket Orchestra & Choir* Featuring Mahalia Jackson & Mavis Staples– Precious Lord, Take My Hand 8:33
Gladys Knight & The Pips*– I Heard It Through The Grapevine 4:35
Mongo Santamaria– Watermelon Man 5:17
Ray Barretto– Together 4:42
Herbie Mann– Hold On, I'm Comin' 7:03
Sly & The Family Stone– Sing A Simple Song 5:29
Sly & The Family Stone– Everyday People 2:33
Nina Simone– Backlash Blues 3:07
Nina Simone– Are You Ready? 7:01
Summer Of Soul (... Or When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) is the soundtrack to the 2021 Questlove-directed film of the same name and features live recording of songs performed by such artists as The 5th Dimension, Gladys Knight & The Pips, B.B. King, Nina Simone, and Sly & The Family Stone from the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival.
It’s alarming how many of the issues cited by artists and presenters persist today—police violence, systemic racism, poverty, cultural erasure—yet that makes the music sound fresh, lively, relevant in its celebration and commiseration. Both the film and the soundtrack bear that weight of history gracefully and jubilantly.
Tracklist:
The Chambers Brothers– Uptown 6:07
B.B. King– Why I Sing The Blues 2:20
The 5th Dimension*– Don't Cha Hear Me Callin' To Ya 3:32
The 5th Dimension*– Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures) 6:54
David Ruffin– My Girl 5:49
The Edwin Hawkins Singers*– Oh Happy Day 3:46
The Staple Singers– It's Been A Change 3:11
The Operation Breadbasket Orchestra & Choir* Featuring Mahalia Jackson & Mavis Staples– Precious Lord, Take My Hand 8:33
Gladys Knight & The Pips*– I Heard It Through The Grapevine 4:35
Mongo Santamaria– Watermelon Man 5:17
Ray Barretto– Together 4:42
Herbie Mann– Hold On, I'm Comin' 7:03
Sly & The Family Stone– Sing A Simple Song 5:29
Sly & The Family Stone– Everyday People 2:33
Nina Simone– Backlash Blues 3:07
Nina Simone– Are You Ready? 7:01
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