Isaac Hayes produced the entire Shaft soundtrack.
Hayes handled all production duties for the soundtrack.
Related Notes
- Shaft went Platinum within a month of release
- Isaac Hayes' Shaft soundtrack is a double album — mostly instrumentals
- Theme from Shaft hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100
- Theme from Shaft made Isaac Hayes the first African-American Oscar winner in a non-acting category
- Isaac Hayes' Shaft soundtrack arrived in July 1971 on Stax's Enterprise label
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