Willard's Wormholes

Foxy Brown (1974)
The Mack (1973)
Two Soulful 70s Blaxploitation Soundtracks

Two worthwhile soul soundtracks from the underrated writer/producer, Willie Hutch. After getting hired at Motown (for his co-write of The Jackson Five’s “I’ll Be There”), Hutch became a heavy hitter with his score for The Mack, one of the better blaxploitation film soundtracks. Unfortunately, he was neither as flashy or charismatic as some of the other names in the soundtrack game, Curtis Mayfield or Issac Hayes. As for Foxy Brown, Motown only released a single for the film in 1974. The entire soundtrack didn’t see the light of day until 1996, no doubt helped along by the upcoming release of Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown, an updated genre vehicle for Foxy star, Pam Grier.

THE MACK
Vampin (2:45)
Theme Of The Mack (5:36)
I Choose You (3:42)
Mack’s Stroll / The Getaway (Chase Scene) (3:09)
Slick (3:36)
Mack Man (Got To Get Over) (5:11)
Mother’s Theme (Mama) (3:56)
Now That It’s All Over (4:32)
Brother’s Gonna Work It Out (4:48)

FOXY BROWN
Chase (2:31)
Theme Of Foxy Brown (2:24)
Overture Of Foxy Brown (0:58)
Hospital Prelude Of Love Theme (2:51)
Give Me Some Of That Good Old Love (3:43)
Out There (2:44)
Foxy Lady (4:02)
You Sure Know How To Love Your Man (3:52)
Have You Ever Asked Yourself Why (All About Money Game) (3:26)
Ain’t That (Mellow, Mellow) (2:59)
Whatever You Do (Do It Good) (3:04)