Salt of the Earth is the second album by the Washington, D.C.–based group The Soul Searchers.[1][2]
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| Released | 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 1974 | |||
| Studio | American Star Studio, Falls Church, Virginia | |||
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| Length | 40:34 | |||
| Label | Sussex | |||
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Reception
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Released in 1974, this album has become one of the most sampled albums in hip hop music with the drum break from "Ashley's Roachclip" being the basis of many popular songs of the past thirty years.[5]
Track listing
edit- Side A
- "I Rolled It You Hold It" (John Buchanan) – 4:38
- "Blow Your Whistle" (Maxx Kidd, Chuck Brown) – 3:01
- "Close To You" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 4:23
- "Funk to the Folks" (John Buchanan) – 4:14
- Side B
- "Ain't It Heavy" (John Buchanan) – 5:58
- "Windsong" (John Buchanan) – 5:00
- "Ashley's Roachclip" (Lloyd Pinchback) – 5:36
- "We Share" (Donald Tillery, John Buchanan) – 2:49
- "If It Ain't Funky" (Chuck Brown) – 3:39
Personnel
edit- The Soul Searchers
- Chuck Brown – electric guitar, lead vocals
- John "J.B." Buchanan – trombone, piano, synthesizer, percussion, vocals
- Donald Tillery – trumpet, percussion, vocals
- John Euwell – bass guitar
- Kenneth Scoggins – drums, percussion
- Lino Druitt – congas, bongos, percussion
- Lloyd Pinchback – flute, saxophone, percussion
- Bennie Braxton – organ, vocals
- Technical
- Carl Overr – art direction
- Ed Mell – cover illustration
Samples
edit- Eric B. & Rakim sampled "Ashley's Roachclip" on their song "Paid In Full" on their album Paid In Full in 1987.
- LL Cool J sampled "Ashley's Roachclip" on his song "Jack The Ripper" on the B-Side of his 12" "Going Back to Cali" single in 1988.
- Run–D.M.C. sampled "Ashley's Roachclip" on their song "Run's House" on their album Tougher Than Leather in 1988.
- Public Enemy sampled "Blow Your Whistle" on their song "Who Stole the Soul?" on their album Fear of a Black Planet in 1990.
- 2Pac sampled "We Share" on his song "Old School" on his album Me Against the World in 1995.
- Eve sampled "Blow Your Whistle" on her song "Tambourine" on her single in 2007.
- Lloyd featuring Lil Wayne sampled "Ashley's Roachclip" on his song "Girls Around the World" on his album Lessons in Love in 2008.
References
edit- ^ Thompson, Dave (2001). "Part Four: The New School". Funk: Third Ear - The Essential Listening Companion (1st ed.). San Francisco: BackBeat Books. pp. 297–299. ISBN 0-87930-629-7.
- ^ Lornell, Kip; Stephenson, Jr., Charles C. (2001). The Beat: Go-Go's Fusion of Funk and Hip-Hop. Billboard Books. p. 252. ISBN 0-8230-7727-6.
- ^ Ankeny, Jason. The Soul Searchers: Salt Of The Earth > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ^ "Soul Searchers Album Releases & Reviews". ARTISTdirect. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ^ Nnamdi, Kojo (February 14, 2014). "From Go-Go's Heyday to Today: One Musician's Love Affair With D.C. Music". The Kojo Nnamdi Show. WAMU. Retrieved 2 December 2016.