An era of its own. A time when American was in a transition from separatism to civil rights. The 70's was a Golden Age on so many levels and the influence echoes around the world in present day. Blaxploitation is considered in my opinion to be the coolest of cool. Touching on the most sensitive material in America at its time and exploiting them on the big screen or the vinyls in your record player produced for a glorified genre that nobody will ever be able to duplicate. Our mission at Blax-Pride is to educate those who are unfamiliar with this era and combine knowledge with those who are familiar.
Also you will notice Kung Fu movies on this site as well. What does this have to do with Blaxploitation? Well, the more action packed Blaxploitation films did not just street fight. Oh no.....they thought they were Kung Fu Masters. Chinese martial art movies gave a sense of invincibility to these actors. Seeing how cool it was to be a masterful fighter, why not just integrate this with Pimpin', Hustlin', Jive Talkin' and Pam Grier? Blax-Pride!!!
1. Titles And Openings (feat. Weldon Irvine)
2. Honey Baby Theme (Friends Of Distinction)
3. (A Song For Diana) Hey, Hey Star (vocals by Zulema and Friends Of Distinction)
4. Just Can't Say Goodbye (vocals by Zulema)
5. Salt Chase
6. Baalbeck
7. Nowhere (feat. Nat Adderley Jr., Friends Of Distinction and Tender Loving Care)
8. Honey Baby Theme (instr.)
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This soundtrack features Friends of Distinction and Weldon Irvine. It's a good album, full of clean mid 70's funk instrumentals and strong vocal numbers. It's a lush, full orchestral sound, clean but featuring big beats. "Title Theme and Openings" starts the LP in strong funk style.
Thanks Anonymous
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Various Artist - Honey Baby, Honey Baby (1975)
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Oooh, Zulema. I'm interested.
I nearly said Color me interested, but that would have been tasteless.
Oh by the way, you might want to swap out your scan for this one that popped up in a Google search:
http://www.it-verleih.de/images/items/honeybaby.jpg
The color balance and contrast are a bit off, but the line detail is great.
This is a great soundtrack and one that's new to me! Never heard the music before now nor have I ever seen the movie but I tell you...I feel blessed to have learned of it. Good post & Thanks
Nowhere (Track 7) is a killer, I've had this piece for a few years now and can't get enough of it. Never seen the movie either
Thank you.
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