Various - Summer Of Soul (...Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) - Soundtrack

Summer Of Soul (...Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Original Motion Picture Soundtrack accompanies Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson's directorial debut documentary Summer Of Soul, which won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature at the 94th Academy Awards and the Grammy for Best Music Film at the 64th Grammy Awards. Like the documentary, most of the audio recordings that were recorded during the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival have not been heard for over 50 years, keeping this incredible event in America's history lost - until now. The Summer Of Soul (...Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is a joyous musical celebration and the rediscovery of a nearly erased historical event that celebrated Black culture, pride and unity. For the album, Questlove carefully selected 17 live renditions of jazz, blues, R&B, Latin, and soul classics performed over the course of The Harlem Cultural Festival in 1969 as chronicled by the film. Performers include The 5th Dimension, B.B. King, Nina Simone, and Sly & The Family Stone!

Side A:
Uptown - The Chambers Brothers
Why I Sing The Blues - B.B. King
Don't Cha Hear Me Callin' To Ya - The 5th Dimension
Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures) - The 5th Dimension
Side B:
My Girl - David Ruffin
Oh Happy Day - The Edwin Hawkins Singers
It's Been A Change - The Staple Singers
Precious Lord, Take My Hand - The Operation Breadbasket Orchestra & Choir featuring Mahalia Jackson and Mavis Staples
Side C:
I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Gladys Knight & The Pips
Watermelon Man - Mongo Santamaria
Together - Ray Barretto
Hold On, I'm Comin' - Herbie Mann
Side D:
Sing A Simple Song - Sly & The Family Stone
Everyday People - Sly & The Family Stone
Africa - Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach
Backlash Blues - Nina Simone
Are You Ready - Nina Simone