Richard Roundtree - The Man From Shaft Album

Tracklist

1	Peace In The Morning Written-By – McDaniels, Pendarvis	4:54
2	Street Brother Written-By – Eugene McDaniels	4:57
3	Tree Of Life Written-By – Eugene McDaniels	4:10
4	Lovin' Written-By – Eugene McDaniels	3:28
5	The Letter Written-By – McDaniels, Roundtree	2:44
6	Gets Hard Sometimes (Male Version) Written-By – Eugene McDaniels	3:38
7	I'm Here Written-By – Eugene McDaniels	3:47
8	Sagittarian Lady Written-By – Tom Brimm	4:50
9	Man From Shaft Written-By – McDaniels, Pendarvis	6:00

Versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SE-4836	Richard Roundtree	The Man From Shaft ‎(LP, Album, Promo)	MGM Records	SE-4836	US	1972
2315 121	Richard Roundtree	The Man From Shaft ‎(LP, Album)	MGM Records	2315 121	UK	1972
SE-4836, SE 4836	Richard Roundtree	The Man From Shaft ‎(LP, Album, Promo)	MGM Records, MGM Records	SE-4836, SE 4836	US	1972

Credits

• Acoustic Bass – Bobby West, Ray Brown
• Acoustic Bass, Acoustic Guitar – Richard Davis
• Acoustic Guitar – Tom Brimm
• Acoustic Guitar, Arranged By [Vocals], Backing Vocals, Producer – Eugene McDaniels
• Alto Saxophone – Jerry Dodgion
• Arranged By [Music], Backing Vocals, Keyboards – Leon Pendarvis
• Backing Vocals – Barbara Massey, Billie Barnes, Carla Beckley, Debra Laws, Jean Dushon, Les McCann, Sister Charlotte
• Baritone Saxophone – Pepper Adams
• Bass Clarinet – Joe Farrell
• Cello – George Ricci, Kermit Moore
• Drums, Percussion – Maurice McKinley
• Electric Guitar – Bob Woos
• Flugelhorn, Trumpet – Thad Jones
• Flute, Piccolo Flute – Hubert Laws
• French Horn – Brooks Tillotson, Earl Chapin, James Buffington, Peter Gordon , Tony Miranda
• Photography By [Cover, Black & White] – Hugh Bell
• Photography By [Cover, Color] – William R. Eastabrook
• Photography By [Liner] – Chester Higgins, Jr.
• Producer [Assistant] – Susan Jane
• Tenor Saxophone – Andy Gadsden, Billy Harper, Sonny Fortune
• Trombone – Garnett Brown
• Trumpet – Joe Dupars, Joseph Gardner, John Moseley
• Tuba – Howard Johnson
• Violin – Al Brown, Bernard Eichen, David Nadien

Barcodes

• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A): SE 4836 / MGS 2808 Re.1 / ℗ 1972 MGM Record Corp.
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B): SE 4836 / MGS 2809 Re.1 / ℗ 1972 MGM Record Corp.

Video

Album

Richard Roundtree Discusses 'Shaft' at Virginia Film Festival. Richard Roundtree - Peace In The Morning Soul 1972. Richard Roundtree born July 9, 1942 is an American actor and former model. Roundtree is noted as being the first black action hero for his portrayal of private detective John Shaft in the 1971 film Shaft, and its four sequels, released between 1972 and 2019. For his performance in the original film, Roundtree was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year Actor in 1972. Theme from Shaft, written and recorded by Isaac Hayes in 1971, is the soul and funk-styled theme song to the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film Shaft. Theme from Shaft went to number two on the Billboard Soul Singles chart behind Inner City Blues Make Me Wanna Holler by Marvin Gaye and to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United. A very fantastic album produced by the great Eugene soulful Just a look at the session musicians and you understand. Richard Roundtree is a good singer and the wole Lp is good from start to end. Very recommended. If you see it grab it . Richard Roundtree, Actor: Shaft. Richard Roundtree's iconic career began while attending Southern Illinois University where he was on a football scholarship. After being spotted Richard signed with Johnson Publications to model in their Ebony Fashion Fair, touring 79 cities in 90 days. But rather than returning to school, Roundtree headed off to his home state of New York to. See full bio . Born . The Man From Shaft 1972. Album by Richard Roundtree. was sampled in. Gimme by KMD 2000. Entropy by DJ Shadow 1993. Don't Trip by The Game feat. Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and 2015. Tracklist: 1. Gets Hard Sometimes Male Version 2. Peace In The Morning 3. I'm Here 4. Street Brother 5. Man From Shaft 6. Tree Of Life 7. Lovin' 8. Sagittarian Lady 9. The Letter. Shaft both turbocharged his career and set it on a loop. In a recent interview in New York, Roundtree, 76 and regal in an electric. What made the character so transgressive was that he was a black man, but he was free. He had some measure of self-determination Shaft both turbocharged his career and set it on a loop. He returned to the role for two sequels, an ill-fated CBS television series and a reboot in 2000 starring Samuel L. Jackson as his nephew. In a recent interview in New York, Roundtree, 76 and regal in an electric purple sweater and jewelry to shame Scrooge McDuck, discussed the paradox of a millennial Shaft, the racism he encountered in department stores even at the height of his celebrity, and the mixed legacy of Blaxploitation. He had some measure of self-determination . Richard Roundtree leads off a cast of magnificent actors in this classic, and it is a classic, movie about the private detective John Shaft. He is stuck in the middle of war about to bust the Big Apple wide Mob on one side, Harlem organized crime on the other, and the NYD everywhere. It is well written, acted, filmed, and a music score by the incomparable Isaac Hayes. Explore Black History Album's 1,101 photos on Flickr Richard Roundtree Sharp Dressed Man Well Dressed Men Coloured People Gordon Parks Vintage Black Glamour Black Actors African American Men Black Artists. Richard Roundtree, Shaft. Here's Richard Roundtree as Shaft in 1971. No wonder he made GQ's list of the 50 most stylish leading men of the past 50 years. Richard Roundtree Strong Black Man Handsome Black Men Black Actors Black Celebrities Celebs Famous Men Famous Faces Famous Black