Hot Buttered Soul

Hot Buttered Soul
Studio album by
Isaac Hayes
ReleasedJune 1969[1][2]
RecordedMarch – May 1969
Studio
Genre
Length45:24
LabelEnterprise/Stax
ProducerAl Bell, Marvell Thomas, Allen Jones
Isaac Hayes chronology
Presenting Isaac Hayes
(1968) 		Hot Buttered Soul
(1969) 		The Isaac Hayes Movement
(1970)
Singles from Hot Buttered Soul
  1. "Walk On By" / "By the Time I Get to Phoenix"
    Released: July 1969

Hot Buttered Soul is the second studio album by American soul musician Isaac Hayes. Released in 1969, it is recognized as a landmark in soul music.[5][6] Recorded with The Bar-Kays, the album features four lengthy tracks, including a 12-minute version of the Burt Bacharach/Hal David cover "Walk On By" and an almost 19-minute long version of Jimmy Webb's "By the Time I Get to Phoenix;" both songs were edited significantly and released as a double A-side single in July 1969.[2]

  1. ^ "Isaac Hayes Hot Buttered Soul Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  2. ^ a b According to the liner notes in the 2009 remastered CD booklet, the album debuted on the Billboard chart in July 1969, eventually peaking at number 1 on the R&B chart in August 1969, and number 8 on the Billboard 200 in October 1969. The liner notes also mention the release of a single for "Walk On By"/"By the Time I Get to Phoenix" after the album's successful release; the single issued in July 1969 as well.
  3. ^ Judge, Stephen (March 31, 2009). "Isaac Hayes – Black Moses". Blurt. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  4. ^ Farber, Jim (February 20, 2018). "'I didn't give a damn if it didn't sell': how Isaac Hayes helped create psychedelic soul". The Guardian. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference allmusic review was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Easlea, Daryl (2009). "Isaac Hayes Hot Buttered Soul Review". BBC. Retrieved 4 February 2014.