Salt of the Earth (The Soul Searchers album)

Salt of the Earth
Studio album by The Soul Searchers
Released 1974
Recorded 1974
Studio American Star Studio,
Falls Church, Virginia
Genre
Length 40:34
Label Sussex Records
Producer
  • Carroll Hynson
  • Joe Tate
The Soul Searchers chronology
We the People
(1972)
Salt of the Earth
(1974)
Bustin' Loose
(1979)

Salt of the Earth is the second album by the Washington, D.C.-based group The Soul Searchers.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
ARTISTdirect[2]
Wilson & Alroy [3]

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.

Track listing

Side A
  1. "I Rolled It You Hold It" (John Buchanan) – 4:38
  2. "Blow Your Whistle" (Maxx Kidd, Chuck Brown) – 3:01
  3. "Close To You" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 4:23
  4. "Funk to the Folks" (John Buchanan) – 4:14
Side B
  1. "Ain't It Heavy" (John Buchanan) – 5:58
  2. "Windsong" (John Buchanan) – 5:00
  3. "Ashley's Roachclip" (Lloyd Pinchback) – 5:36
  4. "We Share" (Donald Tillery, John Buchanan) – 2:49
  5. "If It Ain't Funky" (Chuck Brown) – 3:39

Personnel

Samples

References

  1. Ankeny, Jason. The Soul Searchers: Salt Of The Earth > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 04 September 2011.
  2. "Soul Searchers Album Releases & Reviews". ARTISTdirect. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  3. David, David Bertrand. "Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers". David & Alroy. Retrieved 21 October 2016.

External links

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