U-Turn (Isaac Hayes album) explained

U-Turn
Type:Studio
Artist:Isaac Hayes
Cover:Isaac Hayes U-Turn.jpg
Released:1986
Recorded:1986
Genre:Funk
Length:44:03
Label:Columbia
Producer:Isaac Hayes
Prev Title:Lifetime Thing
Prev Year:1981
Next Title:Love Attack
Next Year:1988

U-Turn is a studio album by the American musician Isaac Hayes, released in 1986 through Columbia Records.[1] [2] It was his first album in five years.[3] "Ike's Rap VIII" was a minor radio hit.[4]

Critical reception

The Chicago Tribune called the album "slickly funky to the point of self-parody."[5] The Atlanta Journal-Constitution deemed it "a solid collection of dance-oriented tunes and bedroom-bound ballads."[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amy Hanson . U-Turn - Isaac Hayes | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards . AllMusic . 2015-09-03.
  2. News: Hunt . Dennis . Isaac Hayes Raps Drugs in Comeback . Los Angeles Times . 11 Oct 1986 . Calendar . 1.
  3. Web site: Isaac Hayes Biography by Jason Ankeny . AllMusic . 17 May 2023.
  4. News: Campbell . Mary . Isaac Hayes tries third comeback . Daily Breeze . March 20, 1987 . E12.
  5. News: Brogan . Daniel . Isaac Hayes, U-Turn . Chicago Tribune . 9 Jan 1987 . Friday . 47.
  6. News: Thomas . Keith . Record Reviews . The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . January 5, 1987 . B3.