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The Best of Wattstax celebrates the 50th anniversary of the iconic WATTSTAX event by bringing together twenty of the best performance from the 1972 L.A. Memorial Coliseum event. Hand-picked by Stax Records the album features live performances from legendary artists including Isaac Hayes, The Staple Singers, The Bar-Kays, Kim Weston, Rufus Thomas, Carla Thomas, Albert King, Eddie Floyd and more. Album Tracks 1. Kim Weston - Lift Every Voice and Sing 2. The Staple Singers - I'll Take You There 3. Louise McCord - Better Get a Move on 4. Debra Manning - Precious Lord Take My Hand 5. Eric Mercury - I Shall Not Be Moved 6. Lee Sain - Them Hot Pants 7. William Bell - I Forgot to Be Your Lover 8. Eddie Floyd - Knock on Wood 9. The Temprees - Explain It to Her Mama 10. Frederick Knight - I've Been Lonely for So Long 11. The Golden 13 - Old Time Religion 12. The Rance Allen Group - Lying on the Truth 13. David Porter - Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One) 14. The Bar-Kays - I Can't Turn You Loose 15. Carla Thomas - B-A-B-Y 16. Albert King - I'll Play the Blues for You 17. Rufus Thomas - the Breakdown 18. Jesse Jackson - I Am, Somebody 19. The Soul Children - Hearsay 20. Isaac Hayes - Theme from Shaft
