The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legend

The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legend
Studio album by Baby Huey
Released February 1971
Recorded 1970
Genre Psychedelic soul, funk, rock
Length 40:59
Label Curtom
CRS 8007
Producer Curtis Mayfield

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.

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

Track listing for Curtom CRS 8007

'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

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)[3]

Reviews

References

  1. ↑ Discogs Baby Huey - The Baby Huey Story - The Living Legend
  2. 1 2 3 Rate Your Music The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legend
  3. ↑ All Music The Baby Huey Story [Bonus Tracks
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