The Last Poets (album)

The Last Poets
Studio album by The Last Poets
Released	1970
Genre	Spoken word, jazz, poetry
Length	30:36
Label	Various
Producer	East Wind Associates
The Last Poets chronology
The Last Poets (1970) This Is Madness (1971)

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Allmusic	[1]

The Last Poets is the debut spoken word album, released in 1970, by The Last Poets.

The song "Wake Up, Niggers" is featured on the Performance soundtrack album, also released in 1970.

In the magazine Vanity Fair, Nov. 2003 issue, David Bowie included it in a list of 25 of his favourite albums, "Confessions of a Vinyl Junkie".^[2]

Track listing

1. "Run, Nigger" (Abiodun Oyewole) – 1:14
2. "On the Subway" (Alafía Pudím) – 1:33
3. "Niggers Are Scared of Revolution" (Omar Ben Hassen) – 5:16
4. "Black Thighs" (Hassen) – 1:31
5. "Gashman" (Oyewole) – 2:45
6. "Wake Up, Niggers" (Pudim) – 2:49
7. "New York, New York" (Oyewole) – 3:36
8. "Jones Comin' Down" (Pudim) – 2:51
9. "Just Because" (Oyewole) – 2:31
10. "Black Wish" (Hassen) – 1:34
11. "When the Revolution Comes" (Hassen) – 1:47
12. "Two Little Boys" (Oyewole) – 1:51
13. "Surprises" (Jalaluddin Mansur Nuriddin, Pudim) – 2:09

Personnel

• Abiodun Oyewole — poet
• Omar Ben Hassen — poet
• Jalal Mansur Nuriddin a/k/a Alafía Pudím — poet
• Nilaja — percussion
• Robert Honablue - engineer

Charts

Year	Chart	Peak Position
1970	Black Albums	#3
1970	Jazz Albums	#11
1970	Pop Albums	#29

References

1. Duffy, John. The Last Poets (album) at AllMusic
2. http://scallemang.ca/bowie25albums/