Hot Buttered Soul | Isaac Hayes

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. Recorded with The Bar-Kays, the album features four lengthy tracks, including a 12-minute version of the Burt Bacharach/Hal David song "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.

The album was released in June 1969 and peaked at number 1 on the top R&B chart, and at number 8 on the Billboard 200. The edited single version of "Walk On By" reached #30 on the Billboard Hot 100, and the edited single version of "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" reached #37 on the same chart. AllMusic ranks Hot Buttered Soul as one of the best records of Hayes's career, perhaps second only to 1971's Black Moses, and said the album pioneered new developments in R&B music for the 1970s. In 2020, Rolling Stone ranked the album at number 373 in their list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. American punk rock musician Henry Rollins has frequently referred to Hot Buttered Soul as one of his favorite albums. 

Track Listings

Side one

1. Walk On By    
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Side two

3. One Woman   
4. By the Time I Get to Phoenix