Money Talks (The Bar-Kays album)


Money Talks is an album by the Memphis, Tennessee-based group The Bar-Kays.

Reception

Made up of tracks recorded for Stax Records before its 1975 collapse, Money Talks was released on Stax by its new owner, Fantasy Records, in October 1978 to capitalize on The Bar-Kays' newfound success at Mercury Records. This album would chart at number twenty one on the Billboard Soul Album charts. The single "Holy Ghost" would chart at number nine on the Soul Singles Charts.

Track listing

  1. "Holy Ghost" 3:56
  2. "Feelin' Alright" 4:56
  3. "Monster" 6:50
  4. "Money Talks" 6:51
  5. "Mean Mistreater" 5:45
  6. "Holy Ghost " 6:01
NOTE: The most popular version of "Holy Ghost" was the 8:30 extended disco mix released on 12-inch single.

Charts

Singles

Samples

sampled "Holy Ghost" on their song "Pump Up the Volume" on their 12" single in 1987. As did The Bucketheads
with their 1995 hit, "The Bomb! ".