Various – The Living Word (Wattstax 2)

Ha ha ha. "Jessie" Jackson. You crack me up.

Side A:
Jesse Jackson talks about nation time and debuts his 'I am somebody' call/response chant
Kim Weston belts out 'Lift Every Voice & Sing' as a hip 3/4 uptown groove
The Rance Allen Group's 'Lying on the Truth' is fast, funky guitar rawk
Jimmy Jones's 'Someone Greater Than You & I' is a slightly subpar 3/4 baritone-led gospel ballad
The Golden 13's 'Old Time Religion' (yes, that one) is rendered as a fast 2/4 with mixed chorus -- some PA
The Emotions's 'Peace Be Still' is a fervid 3/4 ballad with some spoken testifyin', not all that

Side B:
Richard Pryor's piece is listed as having three titles, but it's actually one routine, recorded in studio, about Rick in clubland
The David Porter Show goes like this:
'Introduction' is a trumpet fanfare
'Ain't That Loving You (for More Reasons Than One)' is a raw, punk/disco backbeat thing that isn't as hot as it could be
'Can't See You When I Want to,' his best number here, alternates between 3/4 ballad and manic double-time rocker
'Reach Out & Touch' is some speechifying from DP
'Finale' is a 3/4 band fanfare
Richard Pryor's 'Arrest' and 'Lineup,' also recorded in studio, comprise one hilarious and tragic piece

Side 2A:
The Johnnie Taylor show goes like this:
'Introduction' is just that
'Steal Away' is a very fine backbeater with JT speech and crowd participation
'Stop Doggin' Me' is a decent 6/8 ballad
'Jody's Got Your Girl and Gone' is another very good, menacing uptempo tune
Little Milton's 'Walking the Backstreets and Cryin' is a boring 3/4 blooz shred

Side 2B:
Richard Pryor's 'Niggers' is Rick's short African tribal and post-colonial history treatise, recorded in studio
The Emotions's 'Introduction' is a very short tittyshaker, in which the ladies introduce theyselves. Their two songs are like so:
'So I Can Love You' is five-star summery funk of some subtlety
'Show Me How' is a decent 3/4 ballad
Richard Pryor's 'Negroes': Rick linguistics, extremely funny, rec. in studio
The Dramatics' 'Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get' is the studio recording, a little longer than the single version
Richard Pryor's 'Handshake' is short and hard to decipher, rec. in studio
Mel & Tim's 'I Mya Not Be What You Want' is the studio recording of a dynamite uptown shuffle
Richard Pryor's 'Wino Get a Job' is sad and sublime, rec. in studio
Isaac Hayes's 'Rolling Down a Mountainside' is the studio recording of a very good proto-disco number