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)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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.

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

Charts

Chart (1970) Peak position
US Billboard Top LPs 29
US Billboard Jazz LPs 11
US Billboard Top Soul LPs 3

References

  1. Duffy, John. The Last Poets at AllMusic
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