Chocolate Chip is the seventh studio album by American soul musician Isaac Hayes. It was released in 1975 by ABC Records through Hayes' own imprint, Hot Buttered Soul Records, marking Hayes' first release after leaving the then-financially troubled Stax label.Bowman, Rob Soulsville, U.S.A.: the story of Stax Records Music Sales Group, 2003 at Google Books. pp. 332-334. The album was Hayes's segue into the emerging disco scene and featured horns and layered beats, while maintaining his traditional soulful vocals. “Chocolate Chip” was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies. It reached number one on the Billboard R&B Albums chart the week ending August 9, 1975, and stayed in the top position for two weeks. It was his seventh and final number one album.
Track listing All songs written by Isaac Hayes except where noted.
Personnel Isaac Hayes - producer, arranger, vocals, acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, RMI keyboard computer, concert bells Emerson Able - flute, alto saxophone Ben Cauley - trumpet Lewis Collins - flute, tenor saxophone Bill Easley - flute, alto saxophone Roosevelt "Head" Green - engineer Jack Hale - trombone Willie Hall - drums The Movement - guest artist Floyd Newman - flute, baritone saxophone Darrell Smith - flute, Tenor saxophone Lester Snell - Fender Rhodes Errol Thomas - guitar, bass Jackie Thomas - trombone Fred Valentine - photography
Charts Chart (1975) Peakposition Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) 47
See also List of number-one R&B albums of 1975 (U.S.)
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