>> Donny Hathaway was one of the brightest new voices in soul music at the dawn of the '70s, possessed of a smooth, gospel-inflected romantic croon that was also at home on fiery protest material. He influenced a whole generation of later soul acts despite releasing only four LPs, but achieved his greatest commercial success with two huge hits as Roberta Flack's duet partner of choice. The culmination of many years work as a producer, arranger, songwriter, and session keyboardist were finally realised in 1972 when Hathaway branched out into soundtrack work, recording and scoring the film Come Back Charleston Blue, alongside jazz legend Quincy Jones. Hathaway really showed off his versatility with pieces ranging from 20's style jazz to bossa nova, but it is the the superb "Little Ghetto Boy" and a duet on the title cut with Margie Joseph that provide the biggest draws. On CD for the first time, this remastered & expanded edition also boasts an alternate instrumental take of the studio version plus a live rendition of the track recorded at NYC's Bitter End club on October 29th 1971, both previously unissued. <<
1. Main Theme
2. Basie
3. String Segue
4. Vegetable Wagon
5. Harlem Dawn
6. Scratchy Record
7. Explosion
8. Hearse To The Graveyard
9. Switch Charleston Blue
10. Come Back Basie
11. Detectives Goof
12. Gravedigger Jones & Coffin Eds Funeral
13. String Segue
14. Little Ghetto Boy
15. Hail To The Queen
16. Drag Queen Chase
17. Bossa Nova
18. Tims High
19. Furniture Truck
20. Liberation
21. Come Back Charleston Blue (Previously Unreleased) (Bonus Track)
22. Little Ghetto Boy (Alternate) (Previously Unreleased) (Bonus Track)
23. Little Ghetto Boy (Live) (Previously Unreleased) (Bonus Track)
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