The Mack (soundtrack)
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| The Mack | ||||
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| Released | 1973 | |||
| Studio | MoWest (Hollywood, California) | |||
| Genre | Soul, funk, proto-disco | |||
| Length | 37:10 | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
| Producer | Willie Hutch | |||
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| Singles from The Mack | ||||
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The Mack is the first soundtrack and fourth album by singer Willie Hutch released on the Motown label. It is the soundtrack of the 1973 film The Mack.
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Ron Wynn from AllMusic stated, "When an act called Sisters Love were offered a cameo in the blaxploitation film The Mack, their manager suggested that Willie Hutch do the soundtrack. It came to be one of the great 1970s film scores, including a pair of classic funk tunes, 'Brother's Gonna Work It Out' and the title cut."[1]
On May 5, 1973, the song from the soundtrack, Brother's Gonna Work It Out, first appeared at No. 47 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.[2] It peaked at No. 18, on June 21, 1973, as reported from Jet.[3] On September 15, 1973, Slick, appeared at No. 65 on the same chart,[4] as it did on August 25, 1973,[5] at No. 81, and on September 1, 1973, at the same position.[6] On September 22, 1973, it peaked at No. 23 on the same chart the next week shortly after peaking at No. 65.[7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Vampin'" | 2:45 |
| 2. | "Theme of the Mack" | 5:36 |
| 3. | "I Choose You" | 3:42 |
| 4. | "Mack's Stroll / The Getaway (Chase Scene)" | 3:08 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Slick" | 3:36 |
| 6. | "Mack Man (Got to Get Over)" | 5:10 |
| 7. | "Mother's Theme (Mama)" | 3:56 |
| 8. | "Now That It's All Over" | 4:31 |
| 9. | "Brother's Gonna Work It Out" | 4:46 |
Personnel
Adapted from Discogs.com.
- Arranged By – Willie Hutch
- Backing Vocals – Carolyn Willis, Julia Waters Tillman, Maxine Waters Willard
- Bass – Wilton Felder
- Congas – Bobye Hall
- Drums – Edward Green
- Engineer – Arthur Stewart, Calvin Harris
- Guitar – David T. Walker, Weldon Dean Parks, Louie Shaldon, Willie Hutch
- Horns – A.D. Brisbois, George Bohanon, Joseph Kelson Jr., Keneth Shruyer, Paul Hubinon, Plass Johnson, William Green
- Horns, Strings – Ernest Watts
- Percussion – Jene Estes
- Performer – Willie Hutch
- Photography By – Jim Britt
- Piano, Clavinet, Organ – Clarence McDonald
- Producer – Willie Hutch
- Strings – Arnold Belnick, Assa Drori, Denzil Lauchton, Douglas Davis, Frederic Seykora, Gareth Nuttycolbe, Gail Vevant, Jerald Vinci*, Israel Baker, Jack Shulman, Jacob Krachmalnick, Lou Raderman, Myron Sandler, Paul Bergstrom, Paul Shure, Henry Ruth, Samuel Boghossian