Lyrics by Isaac Hayes

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  1. Hung Up On My Baby
  2. Theme From Shaft
  3. A Few More Kisses To Go
  4. Walk On By
  5. (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right
  6. Ain't No Sunshine
  7. Ain't That Loving You (for More Reasons Than One)
  8. Baby I'm-A Want You
  9. By The Time I Get To Phoenix
  10. Can't Hide Love
  11. Can't Take My Eyes Off You
  12. Chocolate Salty Balls
  13. Come Live With Me
  14. Do Your Thing
  15. Don't Let Go
  16. Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
  17. Feel Like Makin' Love
  18. Feelings
  19. Fever
  20. Going In Circles
  21. Hey Girl
  22. Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic
  23. I Ain't Never
  24. I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)
  25. I Can't Turn Around
  26. I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself
  27. I Just Want To Make Love To You
  28. I Say A Little Prayer
  29. I Stand Accused
  30. I Want To Make Love To You So Bad
  31. I'm Gonna Have To Tell Her
  32. Joy, Pt. 1
  33. Just The Way You Are
  34. Lady Of The Night
  35. Let's Stay Together
  36. Love Won't Let Me Wait
  37. Man's Temptation
  38. My Eyes Adored You
  39. Never Can Say Goodbye
  40. Nothing Takes The Place Of You
  41. Our Day Will Come
  42. Rock Me Baby
  43. Rolling Down A Mountainside
  44. Run Fay Run
  45. Runnin' Out Of Fools
  46. Something
  47. Soulsville
  48. Stranger In Paradise
  49. Summer In The City
  50. That Loving Feeling
  51. The Look Of Love
  52. The Ten Commandments Of Love
  53. Then Came You
  54. This Time I'll Be Sweeter
  55. Three Times A Lady
  56. Use Me
  57. When I Fall In Love
  58. You Never Cross My Mind
  59. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin

Isaac Lee Hayes Jr. (August 20, 1942 – August 10, 2008) was an American singer, songwriter, composer, and actor. He was one of the creative forces behind the Southern soul music label Stax Records, serving as both an in-house songwriter and as a session musician and record producer, teaming with his partner David Porter during the mid-1960s. Hayes and Porter were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005 in recognition of writing scores of songs for themselves, the duo Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, and others. In 2002, Hayes was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame."Soul Man", written by Hayes and Porter and first performed by Sam & Dave, was recognized as one of the most influential songs of the past 50 years by the Grammy Hall of Fame. It was also honored by The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, by Rolling Stone magazine, and by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) as one of the Songs of the Century. During the late 1960s, Hayes also began a career as a recording artist. He had several successful soul albums such as Hot Buttered Soul (1969) and Black Moses (1971). In addition to his work in popular music, Hayes worked as a composer of musical scores for motion pictures. Hayes was known for his musical score for the film Shaft (1971). For the "Theme from Shaft", he was awarded the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1972, making him the third black person, after Hattie McDaniel and Sidney Poitier, to win an Academy Award in any competitive field covered by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Hayes also won two Grammy Awards for that same year. Later, he was given his third Grammy for his music album Black Moses. In 1992, Hayes was crowned honorary king of the Ada region of Ghana in recognition of his humanitarian work there. He acted in motion pictures and television, such as in the movies Truck Turner, Escape from New York and I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, and as Gandolf "Gandy" Fitch in the TV series The Rockford Files (1974–1980). Hayes also voiced the character Chef from the Comedy Central animated series South Park from its debut in 1997 until his controversial departure in 2006. On August 5, 2003, Hayes was honored as a BMI Icon at the 2003 BMI Urban Awards for his enduring influence on generations of music makers. Throughout his songwriting career, Hayes received five BMI R&B Awards, two BMI Pop Awards, two BMI Urban Awards and six Million-Air citations. As of 2008, his songs had generated more than 12 million performances.

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