| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Theme From Shaft | Isaac Hayes | 3.55 | 4:37 |
| 2 | The Ghetto | Donny Hathaway | | 6:51 |
| 3 | Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)- engineer:
- Rudy van Gelder (in 1971-09)
- producer:
- Creed Taylor
- baritone saxophone:
- Don Ashworth (in 1971-09)
- bass:
- Ron Carter (in 1971-09)
- cello:
- Maurice Brown (in 1971-09), Charles McCracken (in 1971-09), Alan Shulman (in 1971-09) and Anthony Sophos (in 1971-09)
- drums (drum set):
- Idris Muhammad (in 1971-09)
- electric piano:
- Bob James (in 1971-09)
- flugelhorn and trumpet:
- Eugene Young (in 1971-09)
- French horn and trumpet:
- Thad Jones (in 1971-09)
- guitar:
- Eric Gale (in 1971-09)
- organ:
- Richard Tee (in 1971-09)
- percussion:
- Airto Moreira (in 1971-09)
- saxophone:
- Grover Washington, Jr. (in 1971-09)
- trombone:
- Wayne Andre (in 1971-09)
- violin:
- Julius Brand (in 1971-09), Paul Gershman (in 1971-09), Julius Held (in 1971-09), Leo Kahn (in 1971-09), Harry Katzman (in 1971-09), Raoul Polikian (in 1971-09), Max Pollikoff (in 1971-09) and Paul Winter (in 1971-09)
- conductor:
- Bob James (in 1971-09)
- arranger:
- Bob James
- recorded at:
- Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (in 1971-09)
- instrumental cover recording of:
- Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) (in 1971-09)
- composer:
- Marvin Gaye and James Nyx
- publisher:
- Jobete Music (UK) Ltd.
| Grover Washington, Jr. | | 7:10 |
| 4 | Superfly | Curtis Mayfield | 4.65 | 3:53 |
| 5 | The Bottle | Gil Scott‐Heron & Brian Jackson | 4 | 5:16 |
| 6 | Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone | The Temptations | | 9:59 |
| 7 | Woman of the Ghetto | Marlena Shaw | | 6:03 |
| 8 | Am I Black Enough for You | Billy Paul | 5 | 5:18 |
| 9 | Death Wish | Herbie Hancock | | 6:13 |
| 10 | The Boss | James Brown | 5 | 3:12 |
| 11 | Trouble Man | Marvin Gaye | 4.2 | 3:50 |
| 12 | Home Is Where the Hatred Is- engineer:
- Rudy van Gelder
- producer:
- Creed Taylor
- alto saxophone:
- Hank Crawford (in 1971-12)
- baritone saxophone:
- David Liebman (in 1971-12)
- bass:
- Gordon Edwards (in 1971-12)
- cello:
- Charles McCracken (in 1971-12) and Alan Shulman (in 1971-12)
- drums (drum set):
- Bernard Purdie (in 1971-12)
- flugelhorn and trumpet:
- John Eckert (in 1971-12) and John Gatchell (in 1971-12)
- flute:
- David Liebman (in 1971-12) and Frank Vicari (in 1971-12)
- guitar:
- Cornell Dupree (in 1971-12) and Eric Gale (in 1971-12)
- harp:
- Margaret Ross (in 1971-12)
- organ and piano:
- Richard Tee (in 1971-12)
- percussion:
- Airto Moreira (in 1971-12)
- tenor saxophone:
- Frank Vicari (in 1971-12)
- trombone:
- Sam Burtis (in 1971-12) and Dick Griffin (in 1971-12)
- viola:
- Harold Coletta (in 1971-12) and Harry Zaratzian (in 1971-12)
- violin:
- Michael Comins (in 1971-12), Max Hollander (in 1971-12), Leo Kahn (in 1971-12), Charles Libove (in 1971-12), Guy Lumia (in 1971-12), Max Pollikoff (in 1971-12), Alvin Rogers (in 1971-12), Paul Winter (in 1971-12) and Jack Zayde (in 1971-12)
- lead vocals:
- Esther Phillips (in 1971-12)
- vocals:
- Hilda Harris (in 1971-12), Joshie Armstead (in 1971-12), Barbara Massey (in 1971-12), Louis St. Louis (in 1971-12) and Tasha Thomas (in 1971-12)
- conductor:
- Pee Wee Ellis (in 1971-12)
- strings arranger:
- Don Sebesky
- arranger:
- Pee Wee Ellis
- recorded at:
- Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (in 1971-12)
- cover recording of:
- Home Is Where the Hatred Is (in 1971-12)
- lyricist and composer:
- Gil Scott‐Heron
| Esther Phillips | | 3:26 |
| 13 | Ain’t No Love in the Heart of the City | Bobby “Blue” Bland | | 3:47 |
| 14 | I’m Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down | Ann Peebles | 5 | 2:47 |
| 15 | Celestial Blues | Gary Bartz NTU Troop | 4 | 7:31 |