{"product_id":"hayes-isaac-joy","title":"JOY","description":"Personnel includes: Isaac Hayes (arrangements); Memphis Strings (strings); Movement Horns (horns); Hot Buttered Soul Unlimited (background vocals).\nRecorded in April and May, 1973.\nDigital remastering by Joe Tarantino (1991, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley).\nPersonnel: Isaac Hayes (vocals, keyboards); Hot Buttered Soul Unlimited (background vocals).\nAudio Remixers: Joe Tarantino; Henry Bush.\nRecording information: 04\/1973\/05\/1973.\nPhotographer: Ken Marcus.\nArrangers: Isaac Hayes; Johnny Allen; Willie Hall.\nWith seven massive number one records trailing in his wake, Isaac Hayes donned his stylin', funky gold-chain link vest once again and capped 1973 with Joy, a set which might have proven the lucky-streak breaker -- it missed the top spot by one place -- but still waded into gold-record waters with ease. \"Joy\" itself, of course, was the album's crowning glory, a gargantuan 15-minute piece which essentially devoured side one of the album (the accompanying \"I Love You That's All\" is merely an afterthought). Heady, smoky, ubiquitous -- an instrumental and vocal foray into the land of good grooves -- it was sexy and sassy, with strings and innuendo stripped bare and smoothly built to lead anyone within earshot toward a classic climax. The song continued to impact via sampled revitalization from as far afield as TLC, Massive Attack, Eric B. \u0026amp; Rakim, and Big Daddy Kane. But don't forget that Joy is an entire album, with Hayes continuing his silky vocal assault across a further three slow, simmering songs. The best, and perhaps most interesting, is the closing \"I'm Gonna Make It (Without You).\" Markedly un-steamy, the song finds Hayes trading in his come-ons, choosing instead to open up and lay himself down in the wake of a broken romance. It's Joy's most touching moment, equally on par with the opener. Indeed, with those two glorious bookends, this album becomes a must-have for any '70s soul aficionado. ~ Amy Hanson","brand":"HAYES,ISAAC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44563036831977,"sku":"377G3A-3IQS-00","price":19.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/3523\/8633\/files\/HAYESISAAC-JOY_WJhG2_29dcb586-f75a-4b0b-a7f7-3be16c7ee1bc.jpg?v=1742361809","url":"https:\/\/www.vibinvinyl.com\/products\/hayes-isaac-joy","provider":"Vibin' Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}