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The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legend

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Released
  
February 1971

Length
  
40:59

Release date
  
February 1971

Label
  
Curtom Records

Recorded
  
1970

Artist
  
Baby Huey

Producer
  
Curtis Mayfield

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Genres
  
Funk, Rock music, Psychedelic soul

Similar
  
There's No Place Like America, Black Merda, Roots, Wake Up!, Look‑Ka Py Py

The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legend is the only album of Baby Huey that has been released to date. It was put together and released 1971 after his death. Despite the title describing Huey as a "Living Legend," he was deceased before it was released.

Contents

Information

Baby Huey was in the midst of recording tracks for his debut album when he died as a result of a heart attack in 1970. Some time lapsed before his manager Marv Stuart aka Marv Heinman and Curtis Mayfield took what had already been recorded, added some instrumental tracks that had been recorded previously and managed to gather up enough for the album's release. It is quite likely that some of the tracks feature Curtom Records session men and not the Babysitters as Mayfield wanted to sign Ramey and not the rest of the band.

A quarter century after its release, The Baby Huey Story went on to become a cult classic among soul musicians and hip-hop fans. Its single "Hard Times" in particular has been sampled many times, by artists such as Ice Cube, A Tribe Called Quest, and Ghostface Killah, and was covered by John Legend & The Roots in 2010 for the album Wake Up!

Release information

The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legend is the only available release of Baby Huey. Several singles, including "Beg Me", "Monkey Man", "Messin' with the Kid" and "Just Being Careful" are not included.

Original releases

  • The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legend - Curtom CRS 8007 - 1971 (U.S.)
  • The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legend - Buddah 940 060 - 1971 (UK)
  • The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legend - Buddah CPF 940 080 - 1971 (France)

    • 'Side 1

    1. "Listen to Me" (Michael Johnson) (6:35)
    2. "Mama Get Yourself Together" (James Ramey) (6:10)
    3. "A Change Is Going to Come" (Sam Cooke) (9:23)

    'Side 2

    1. "Mighty, Mighty" (Curtis Mayfield) (2:45)
    2. "Hard Times" (Mayfield) (3:19)
    3. "California Dreamin'" (John Phillips, Michelle Phillips) (4:43)
    4. "Running" (Mayfield) (3:36)
    5. "One Dragon Two Dragon" (Ramey) (4:02)

    Reissues

  • The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legend - Image Records (Unidisc) AGE - 2003 - 1987 (LP)
  • The Baby Huey Story - Sequel Records NEMLP 405 - 1999 (LP)
  • The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legend -Unidisc AGEK 2003 - 1999
  • The Baby Huey Story - Sequel NEBCD 405 - 1999 (CD)
  • The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legend - Water 142 - 2004 (CD)

    • Track listing for Sequel NEBCD 405

    1. "Listen to Me" (Johnson) (6:40)
    2. "Mama Get Yourself Together" (Ramey) (6:12)
    3. "A Change Is Gonna Come" (Cooke) (9:25)
    4. "Mighty Mighty Children, Pt. 2" (Mayfield) (2:47)
    5. "Hard Times" (Mayfield) (3:21)
    6. "California Dreamin'" (Phillips, Phillips) (4:47)
    7. "Running" (Mayfield) (3:38)
    8. "One Dragon Two Dragon" (Ramey) (4:06)
    9. "Mighty Mighty Children, Pt. 1" (Mayfield) (2:28)
    10. "Running" [Mono Mix] (Mayfield) (2:52)
    11. "Hard Times" [Mono Mix] (Mayfield) (3:20)

    Reviews

  • Revisiting The Baby Huey Story

    • Songs

    1Listen to Me6:35
    2Mama Get Yourself Together6:10
    3A Change Is Going to Come9:23

    References

    The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legend Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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