Sunday, June 22, 2008

Soundtrack: Foxy Brown
Composer(s): Willie Hutch
Year: 1974
Genre(s): soul, funk


DOWNLOAD -- Foxy Brown

Willie Hutch's soundtrack for the Blaxploitation Flick Foxy Brown is a classic. From the funky guitars, disco strings, charismatic congas and Hutch's own enchanting soulful vocals, this soundtrack embodies the body and soul of mid-70's cheese in black cinema.

In addition to Foxy Brown, Hutch produced albums by acts such as The 5th Dimension, Michael Jackson and Smokey Robinson. Besides writing hit songs such as The Jackson 5's "I'll Be There", Hutch also recorded several albums for Motown (and later for Whitfield Records, run by former Motown producer Norman Whitfield), and had Top 20 R&B hits with singles such as "Brother's Gonna Work It Out" and "Slick" (both 1973). Following in the tradition of Curtis Mayfield, he recorded the soundtrack album for the blaxploitation films The Mack (1973) and Foxy Brown (1974).