Special Edition
LP Red vinyl, Compilation
LP Red vinyl, Compilation
Sony (2022) EU
Soundtrack to Questlove's directorial debut documentary. Like the film, 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 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.
Tracklist:
A1 The Chambers Brothers – Uptown
A2 B.B. King – Why I Sing The Blues
A3 The 5th Dimension – Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)
A4 The Edwin Hawkins Singers – Oh Happy Day
A5 The Staple Singers – It's Been A Change
B1 Gladys Knight & The Pips – I Heard It Through The Grapevine
B2 Mongo Santamaria – Watermelon Man
B3 Ray Barretto – Together
B4 Sly & The Family Stone – Sing A Simple Song
B5 Nina Simone – Backlash Blues
Tracklist:
A1 The Chambers Brothers – Uptown
A2 B.B. King – Why I Sing The Blues
A3 The 5th Dimension – Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)
A4 The Edwin Hawkins Singers – Oh Happy Day
A5 The Staple Singers – It's Been A Change
B1 Gladys Knight & The Pips – I Heard It Through The Grapevine
B2 Mongo Santamaria – Watermelon Man
B3 Ray Barretto – Together
B4 Sly & The Family Stone – Sing A Simple Song
B5 Nina Simone – Backlash Blues