Chocolate Chip (album)

Chocolate Chip
Studio album by
Isaac Hayes
ReleasedJune 1975
RecordedSpring 1975
StudioHot Buttered Soul Recording Studios, Memphis, Tennessee
GenreDisco, funk, soul
Length40:32
LabelHot Buttered Soul/ABC
ProducerIsaac Hayes
Isaac Hayes chronology
Truck Turner
(1974) 		Chocolate Chip
(1975) 		Disco Connection
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Chocolate Chip is the seventh studio album by American soul musician Isaac Hayes. It was released in 1975 by ABC Records through Hayes' own imprint, Hot Buttered Soul Records, marking Hayes' first release after leaving the then-financially troubled Stax label.[2] The album was Hayes's segue into the emerging disco scene and featured horns and layered beats, while maintaining his traditional soulful vocals.[3] “Chocolate Chip” was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies. It reached number one on the Billboard R&B Albums chart the week ending August 9, 1975 and stayed in the top position for two weeks. It was his seventh and final number one album.

Track listing

All songs written by Isaac Hayes except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."That Loving Feeling" (Tony Joe White)6:36
2."Body Language"5:32
3."Chocolate Chip"5:32
4."Chocolate Chip" (instrumental)5:32
5."I Want to Make Love to You So Bad"4:17
6."Come Live with Me"6:32
7."I Can't Turn Around"6:31

Charts

Chart (1975) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[4] 47
US Billboard 200[5] 18
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] 1

Personnel

  • Isaac Hayes - arranger, RMI keyboard computer, producer, vocals
  • Emerson Able - flute, alto saxophone
  • Ben Cauley - trumpet
  • Lewis Collins - flute, tenor saxophone
  • Bill Easley - flute, alto saxophone
  • Roosevelt "Head" Green - engineer
  • Jack Hale - trombone
  • Willie Hall - drums
  • The Movement - guest artist
  • Floyd Newman - flute, baritone saxophone
  • Darrell Smith - flute, Tenor saxophone
  • Lester Snell - Fender Rhodes
  • Errol Thomas - guitar, bass
  • Jackie Thomas - trombone
  • Fred Valentine - photography

See also

References

  1. ^ Wynn, Ron. Review: Chocolate Chip. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2017-04-14.
  2. ^ Bowman, Rob Soulsville, U.S.A.: the story of Stax Records Music Sales Group, 2003 ISBN 0-8256-7284-8 ISBN 978-0-8256-7284-2 at Google Books. pp. 332-334.
  3. ^ "Chocolate Chip - Isaac Hayes | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 135. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ^ "Isaac Hayes Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  6. ^ "Isaac Hayes Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
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