Summer Of Soul (...Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

by Nina Simone, Ray Barretto, Smokey Robinson, Herbie Hancock, Langston Hughes

Overview

SUMMER OF SOUL (…Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Original Motion Picture Soundtrack accompanies Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s directorial debut documentary SUMMER OF SOUL, which won the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival. Like the documentary, most of the audio recordings that were recorded during the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival have not been heard for over 50 years, keeping this incredible event in America’s history lost - until now. The SUMMER OF SOUL (…Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is a joyous musical celebration and the rediscovery of a nearly erased historical event that celebrated Black culture, pride and unity. For the album, Questlove carefully selected 16 live renditions of jazz, blues, R&B, Latin, and soul classics performed over the course of The Harlem Cultural Festival in 1969 as chronicled by the film. Performers include The 5th Dimension, B.B. King, Nina Simone, and Sly & The Family Stone!

Product Details

Release Date:	01/28/2022
Label:	Sony Legacy
UPC:	0194399568729
catalogNumber:	995687
Rank:	14771

Tracks

1. Uptown
2. Why I Sing the Blues
3. Don't Cha Hear Me Callin' to Ya
4. Aquarius/Let the Sunshine in (The Flesh Failures)
5. My Girl
6. Oh Happy Day
7. It's Been a Change
8. Precious Lord, Take My Hand
9. I Heard It Through the Grapevine
10. Watermelon Man
11. Together
12. Hold On, I'm Comin'
13. Sing a Simple Song
14. Everyday People
15. Backlash Blues
16. Are You Ready

Album Credits

Technical Credits

Nina Simone   Composer
Ray Barretto   Composer
Smokey Robinson   Composer
Herbie Hancock   Composer
Langston Hughes   Composer
Barrett Strong   Composer
Galt MacDermot   Composer
Roebuck "Pops" Staples   Composer
Edwin Hawkins   Composer
Isaac Hayes   Composer
B.B. King   Composer
David Porter   Composer
Norman Whitfield   Composer
Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey   Composer
Rudy Stevenson   Composer
James Rado   Composer
Gerome Ragni   Composer
Rob Santos   Producer
Ronald White   Composer
Frank Harkins   Art Direction
Hal Tulchin   Director,Producer
Dave Clark   Composer
Joseph Patel   Producer
Ahmir Thompson   Producer,Liner Notes
David Nelson   Composer
Carleen Donovan   Publicity
Betty Mabry   Composer
Maria Malta   Publicity
Sylvester Stewart   Composer
David Dinerstein   Producer
Robert Fyvolent   Producer