The film was written and directed by larry cohen and is a sequel to the film titled black caesar. Watch the video for aint it hell up in harlem from edwin starr s hell up in harlem for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Edwin starr january 21, 1942 april 2, 2003 was an american singersongwriter and musician. See more ideas about edwin starr, tamla motown and motown. Tracklist with lyrics of the album hell up in harlem o. With fred williamson, julius harris, gloria hendry, margaret avery. The soundtrack was recorded by edwin starr and was released by motown records in january 1974. Hell up in harlem lp, vinyl record album despite what you think of edwin starr otherwise, he did a great job on this soundtrack, which is eve dusty groove is chicagos online record store. Originally due to be scored by james brown using material from what later became his the payback lp, this soundtrack by fonce mizell and freddie perren nevertheless contains some great funk tracks. Whereas the classic curtis mayfield score superfly in case you asked was filled with a socially conscience undercurrent that made the songs relevant, this edwin starr sung and freddie perren fonce mizell produced soundtrack to the entertaining if flawed sequel to black ceaser, is almost devoid of the.
Edwin starr hell up in harlem original motion picture youtube. Buy mp3 music online edwin starr classic edwin starr. Hell up in harlem is a 1973 blaxploitation american neonoir film, starring fred williamson and gloria hendry. Original video of edwin starr singing his famous song. Edwin starr hell up in harlem lyrics and tracklist genius. Edwin starr samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. Whitfield first produced the song a blatant antivietnam war protest with the temptations as the original vocalists. Starr was famous for his norman whitfieldproduced motown singles of the 1970s, most notably the numberone hit war starr was born in tennessee and raised in ohio, and later lived in detroit while singing for rictic and motown records. Edwin starr was born in nashville, tennessee in 1942. This is the most recent information about edwin starr that has been submitted to amiright. With productions and songs from freddie perren and fonce mizell, hell up in harlem is the scathing and soulful soundtrack of the motion picture starring fred williamson. Runnin lyrics instrumental more on genius runnin track info. View edwin starr song lyrics by popularity along with songs featured in, albums, videos and song meanings. This is one of the best ever songs from our agent 00 soul.
Edwin starr hell up in harlem original motion picture. Edwin starr aint it hell up in harlem instrumental. Weve found 90 lyrics, 115 artists, and 100 albums matching aint it hell up in harlem instrumental by edwin starr. Born charles edwin hatcher in nashville, tennessee, starr is most famous for his norman whitfield produced motown singles of the 1970s, most notably the number one hit war. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. I heard it through the grapevine sympathy for the grapes remix by randy watson experience. Edwin starr simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Listen free to edwin starr hell up in harlem aint it hell up in harlem, easin in and more.
If we have more information about edwin starr, then we provide a link to the section where it appears the actual page whenever possible. Moving to england in 1973, starr continued to record, most notably the song hell up in harlem for the 1974 film hell up in harlem, which was the sequel to black caesar, an earlier hit with a. Hell up in harlem is a 1973 blaxploitation film that stars fred williamson and gloria hendry. A gangster in harlem must rescue his exwife, who has been kidnapped by the mafia. Edwin starr hell up in harlem 1974 original motion picture s. Edwin starr january 21, 1942 april 2, 2003 was an american soul music singer.
Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. This was edwin starrs last album for motown, which probably accounts for the woeful lack of promotion. Edwin starr aint it hell up in harlem instrumental song lyrics. Provided to youtube by universal music group aint it hell up in harlem instrumental edwin starr hell up in harlem.
Hes a very underrated singer who recorded some great music in the 60s and early 70s, well before. He was very popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s starr was an african american who was born in nashville and grew up in cleveland on april 2, 2003, at the age of 61, starr suffered a heart attack and. Edwin starr samples, covers and remixes whosampled. A well worthwhile purchase for edwin fans and simply fans of love songs. Edwin starr biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Search results for aint it hell up in harlem instrumental by edwin starr yee yee. Check out hell up in harlem original motion picture soundtrack by edwin starr on amazon music. Provided to youtube by universal music group easin in edwin starr hell up in harlem. We have 3 albums and 35 song lyrics in our database.
Discover all edwin starrs music connections, watch videos, listen to music, discuss and download. Hell up in harlem original motion picture soundtrack. Hell up in harlem original soundtrack by edwin starr. Hendry in hell up in harlem 1973 fred williamson and mindi miller in hell up in harlem 1973 hell up in harlem 1973.
War original music video from 1969 war is a soul song written by norman whitfield and barrett strong for the motown label in 1969. Hell up in harlem is an oddity among black cinema soundtracks of the early 70s. Paroles musique is the best of music in lyrics and legal. Starr is most famous for his norman whitfield produced motown singles of. The strength to hell up in harlem is edwin starrs vocals. Provided to youtube by universal music group aint it hell up in harlem edwin starr hell up in harlem. Provided to youtube by universal music group jennifers love theme edwin starr hell up in harlem. Written and directed by larry cohen, it is a sequel to the film black caesar.
Edwin starr is in fine form on the slowburn congalead easin in, while the tight funk band. With a terrific score by fonce mizell, the funky, soulful soundtrack tunes were performed by motown artist edwin starr best known for the topten hits war and twentyfive miles. January 21, 1942 april 2, 2003 was an american singer and songwriter. Special thanks to chris yarian, andre lamont starr joe sample appears courtesy of the crusaders and chisa records, inc.
Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. This ost is definitely up there in the top tier of blacksploitation soundtracks. Hell up in harlem original motion picture soundtrack by. The films soundtrack was recorded by edwin starr and released by motown records in january 1974. Two singles were released, hell up in harlem, the first, should have remained an album cut, as its appeal was limited. Starr was a good choice, but its nowhere near as memorable as what james brown.
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