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Title: A compilation to avoid.
Review: This compilation does no justice to Isaac Hayes, his artistry or his visionary genius. Why? Isaac was an artist whose music needed to be heard (or, more accurately, EXPERIENCED) on a full-length basis to be appreciated. While most of these songs were (out of necessity) released as singles it goes without saying that the full-length LP versions of such immortal Hayes classics as "Walk On By", "I Stand Accused", "The Look Of Love", "Joy" and "Never Can Say Goodbye" were what sold their respective parent albums. If you really want a compilation of Isaac's hits then I recommend getting the now-deleted "Best of Isaac Hayes " Volumes 1 & 2 (both released in 1986) as these at least give you the original album versions without any (unnecessary) editing.
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