Two of Ike's best disco takes -- "Zeke the Freak," with its ultra-funky bassline, and the ear-buzzing "Shaft II" -- act as adrenaline for the slower tracks here; also upbeat is the inspiring "If We Ever Needed Love." The rest of the songs are slow, romantic items, with Ike's traditional raps inserted in just the right spots. He tacks a rap onto the beginning of Billy Joel's "Just the Way You Are," slows it to a rush-hour crawl, and drains it for every drop of emotion he can; he uses the same technique on "Believe in Me" and the best performance -- a slow, heartfelt rendition of James Taylor's "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight." This is the best album from Ike in some time.
--- - |- Don't look so sad I know it's over, yeah but life goes on this old world will keep on turning Let's be glad that we had some good times together and there's no need to watch the bridges that we're burning Another great one gone. Isaac Hayes was not only an incredibly talented performer in his own right, but was also HUGELY instrumental in the success of Stax Records . As...
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| 1 Just the Way Your Are |
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| 2 Believe in Me |
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| 3 If We Ever Needed Peace |
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| 4 Shaft II |
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| 5 Zeke the Freak |
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| 6 Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight |
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