Branded (Isaac Hayes album)

Branded
Studio album by Isaac Hayes
Released	May 23, 1995
Recorded	1995
Genre	Funk
Length	60:04
Label	Pointblank/Virgin/EMI
Producer	Isaac Hayes
Isaac Hayes chronology
Raw & Refined (1995) Branded (1995)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[3]
Muzik	[4]
NME	9/10[5]
Select	[6]

Branded is the twentieth and final studio album by the American soul musician Isaac Hayes.[7] It was released on May 23, 1995 by Pointblank/Virgin/EMI Records.[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Isaac Hayes, except where indicated.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ike's Plea"		1:18
2.	"Life's Mood"		2:53
3.	"Fragile"	Sting	6:21
4.	"Life's Mood II"		3:21
5.	"Summer in the City"	John Sebastian, Mark Sebastian, Steve Boone	6:55
6.	"Let Me Love You"		4:41
7.	"I'll Do Anything (To Turn You On)"		7:45
8.	"Thanks to the Fool"	Hayes, David Porter	7:40
9.	"Branded"		7:02
10.	"Soulsville"		4:10
11.	"Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic"	Hayes, Alvertis Isbell	12:01

References

1. Richard S. Ginell. "Branded - Isaac Hayes | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
2. Christgau, Robert (2000). Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan. p. 131. ISBN 9780312245603.
3. Bernard, James (2 June 1995). "Branded". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
4. Jones, Bob (June 1995). "Isaac Hayes: Branded" (PDF). Muzik. No. 1. p. 81. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2022.
5. Sutherland, Steve (10 June 1995). "Long Play". NME. p. 50. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
6. Grundy, Gareth (June 1995). "New Albums". Select. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
7. "Artist Biography by Jason Ankeny". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 April 2022.