Hot Buttered Soul

Hot Buttered Soul
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1969[1][2]
RecordedMarch – May 1969
Studio
Genre
Length45:24
LabelEnterprise/Stax
Producer
Isaac Hayes chronology
Presenting Isaac Hayes
(1968)
Hot Buttered Soul
(1969)
The Isaac Hayes Movement
(1970)
Singles from Hot Buttered Soul
  1. "Walk On By" / "By the Time I Get to Phoenix"
    Released: July 1969

Hot Buttered Soul is the second studio album by American soul musician Isaac Hayes. Released in June 1969, it is recognized as a landmark recording in soul music.[5][6] Recorded with The Bar-Kays, the album features four lengthy tracks, including a 12-minute version of the Burt Bacharach/Hal David cover "Walk On By" and an almost 19-minute long version of Jimmy Webb's "By the Time I Get to Phoenix;" both songs were edited significantly and released as a double A-side single in July 1969.[2]

  1. ^ "Isaac Hayes Hot Buttered Soul Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  2. ^ a b According to the liner notes in the 2009 remastered CD booklet, the album debuted on the Billboard chart in July 1969, eventually peaking at number 1 on the R&B chart in August 1969, and number 8 on the Billboard 200 in October 1969. The liner notes also mention the release of a single for "Walk On By"/"By the Time I Get to Phoenix" after the album's successful release; the single issued in July 1969 as well.
  3. ^ Judge, Stephen (March 31, 2009). "Isaac Hayes – Black Moses". Blurt. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  4. ^ Farber, Jim (February 20, 2018). "'I didn't give a damn if it didn't sell': how Isaac Hayes helped create psychedelic soul". The Guardian. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference allmusic review was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Easlea, Daryl (2009). "Isaac Hayes Hot Buttered Soul Review". BBC. Retrieved 4 February 2014.

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