Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song is the soundtrack to Melvin Van Peebles' 1971 feature film of the same name. The soundtrack was performed by then-unknown Earth, Wind & Fire and released in 1971 on Stax Records. To attract publicity for the film without spending significant money, the soundtrack was released before the movie; it performed well, reaching No. 13 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart.[1][4]

Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
Soundtrack album by Earth, Wind & Fire
Released	June 1971
Recorded	1971
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	37:28
Label	Stax
Earth, Wind & Fire chronology
The Need of Love (1971) Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971) Last Days and Time (1972)
Melvin Van Peebles chronology
Watermelon Man (1970) Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971) Ain't Supposed To Die A Natural Death (1972)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Billboard	(favourable)[2]
The Independent	(favourable)[3]

Overview

As a soundtrack the album was ranked at No. 32 on Mojo's "MOJO 1000 – The Ultimate CD Buyers Guide".[5]

Track listing

Side One

1. "Sweetback Losing His Cherry" (2:45)
2. "Sweetback Getting It Uptight And Preaching It So Hard The Bourgeois Reggin Angels In Heaven Turn Around" (5:00)
3. "Come On Feet Do Your Thing" (4:15)
4. "Sweetback's Theme" (7:36)

Side Two

1. "Hoppin' John" (2:25)
2. "Voices" (0:11)
3. "Mojo Woman" (2:43)
4. "Voices" (0:15)
5. "Sanra Z" (3:47)
6. "Voices" (0:17)
7. "Reggins Hanging On In There As Best They Can" (2:58)
8. "Voices" (1:13)
9. "Won't Bleed Me" (2:41)
10. "The Man Tries Running His Usual Game but Sweetback's Jones Is So Strong He Wastes the Hounds (Yeah! Yeah! and Besides That He Will Be Comin' Back Takin' Names and Collecting Dues)" (4:25)

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