"Soul Power"
Underground Parking - Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
"What we want... soul power... what we need... soul power!!"
"Soul Power is a 2008 documentary film directed by Jeff Levy-Hinte about the Zaire 1974 music festival which accompanied the Rumble in the Jungle heavyweight boxing championship match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in October 1974. The film was made from archival footage; other footage shot at the time focusing on the fight was edited to form the film When We Were Kings.
Performers in the film include James Brown, Celia Cruz and the Fania All-Stars, B.B. King, Miriam Makeba, The Spinners, Bill Withers, and Manu Dibango.
Footage was shot by a variety of camera operators, including Albert Maysles." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_Power_(film)
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"'Soul Power' is a song by James Brown. Recorded in 1971 with the original J.B.'s (plus Fred Wesley) and released as a three-part single, it was a Top Ten R&B hit. The song also appeared on the 1972 album Soul Classics. Like 'Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine' and other hits from this period it features backing vocals by Bobby Byrd, the original leader and founder of Brown's singing group, The Famous Flames.
Brown performs 'Soul Power' on the live albums Revolution of the Mind: Recorded Live at the Apollo, Vol. III (1971) and Love Power Peace (1992; recorded 1971).
An instrumental version of 'Soul Power' was created in 1974 by adding new overdubbed horn parts by Maceo Parker and Fred Wesley to the rhythm track of the original recording. Sound engineer Bob Both added random sound effects at several points to conceal where the horn track from the original recording had bled through into the rhythm parts. Titled 'Soul Power '74' and credited to 'Maceo & the Macks', the new version was released as a single on People Records and reached #20 on the R&B charts. It also appeared on the album Us!.
A re-edit of 'Soul Power' was included on the 1986 compilation album In the Jungle Groove.
Both the original recording of 'Soul Power' and 'Soul Power '74' have been extensively sampled by hip hop producers. 'Soul Power '74' was also sampled on Jennifer Lopez's 2005 song 'Get Right'.
'Soul Power' was covered by the alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins on their 2000 album Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_Power
"Soul Power"
Underground Parking - Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
"What we want... soul power... what we need... soul power!!"
"Soul Power is a 2008 documentary film directed by Jeff Levy-Hinte about the Zaire 1974 music festival which accompanied the Rumble in the Jungle heavyweight boxing championship match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in October 1974. The film was made from archival footage; other footage shot at the time focusing on the fight was edited to form the film When We Were Kings.
Performers in the film include James Brown, Celia Cruz and the Fania All-Stars, B.B. King, Miriam Makeba, The Spinners, Bill Withers, and Manu Dibango.
Footage was shot by a variety of camera operators, including Albert Maysles." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_Power_(film)
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"'Soul Power' is a song by James Brown. Recorded in 1971 with the original J.B.'s (plus Fred Wesley) and released as a three-part single, it was a Top Ten R&B hit. The song also appeared on the 1972 album Soul Classics. Like 'Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine' and other hits from this period it features backing vocals by Bobby Byrd, the original leader and founder of Brown's singing group, The Famous Flames.
Brown performs 'Soul Power' on the live albums Revolution of the Mind: Recorded Live at the Apollo, Vol. III (1971) and Love Power Peace (1992; recorded 1971).
An instrumental version of 'Soul Power' was created in 1974 by adding new overdubbed horn parts by Maceo Parker and Fred Wesley to the rhythm track of the original recording. Sound engineer Bob Both added random sound effects at several points to conceal where the horn track from the original recording had bled through into the rhythm parts. Titled 'Soul Power '74' and credited to 'Maceo & the Macks', the new version was released as a single on People Records and reached #20 on the R&B charts. It also appeared on the album Us!.
A re-edit of 'Soul Power' was included on the 1986 compilation album In the Jungle Groove.
Both the original recording of 'Soul Power' and 'Soul Power '74' have been extensively sampled by hip hop producers. 'Soul Power '74' was also sampled on Jennifer Lopez's 2005 song 'Get Right'.
'Soul Power' was covered by the alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins on their 2000 album Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_Power