Track Listing

1. Down And Out In New York City
2. Blind Man Can See It
3. Sportin' Life
4. Dirty Harri
5. Boss
6. Make It Good To Yourself
7. Mama Feelgood
8. Mama's Dead
9. White Lightening (I Mean Moonshine)
10. Chase
11. Like It Is Like It Was

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #79580 in Music
• Released on: 1998-10-05
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .22 pounds
• Running time: 87 minutes

Customer Reviews

3 Stars if you don't like Blaxploitation OSTs
This can be reviewed variably. If you like blaxploitation soundtracks, it is one of the best examples of the genre from one of the most successful films of the genre. It has some truly stunning tracks, like "The Boss", aswell as some great funky instrumental passages, evoking the era perfectly. However, for the casual listener these might be seen as mindless filler. I believe it's a fantastic funk record, but I'm biased and could never give James anything less than three stars.

Blaxploitation Gem
This is one of the very best Blaxplotation soundtracks and one of James Brown's best albums. Often overshadowed by Curtis Mayfield's Superfly and Isaac Hayes' Shaft, this album is equally the match of them. James Brown turns in some of his best vocal performances particularly on 'Mama's Dead' where his impassioned vocals sound so very genuine. The lead track, 'Down and Out in York City' is a flute lead classic that easily ranks alongside the defining songs of the genre (Across 110th Street, Theme From Shaft and Superfly). As expected from James Brown's early 70's work, the J.B.'s add plenty of funk.

'Down and Out in York City' appears on Soul Jazz Records' Soul Jazz Records Presents Can You Dig It? The Music And Politics Of Black Action Films 1969-75 - a fine overview of the Blaxploitation genre.