''Salt of the Earth'' is the second album by the

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–based group

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Reception

Released in 1974, this album has become one of the most

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albums in

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with the

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from "

Ashley's Roachclip "Ashley's Roachclip" is an instrumental by funk group the Soul Searchers from the 1974 album ''Salt of the Earth'' on Sussex Records. A portion of the track from 3:30 to 3:50 contains a widely recognized drum break performed by Kenneth Scoggins, t ...

" being the basis of many popular songs of the past thirty years.

Track listing

;Side A #"I Rolled It You Hold It" (John Buchanan) – 4:38 #"Blow Your Whistle" (

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Chuck Brown Charles Louis Brown (August 22, 1936 – May 16, 2012) was an American guitarist, bandleader, and singer known as " The Godfather of Go-Go". Go-go is a subgenre of funk music developed around the Washington, D.C., area in the mid-1970s. While ...

) – 3:01 #" Close To You" (

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) – 4:23 #"Funk to the Folks" (John Buchanan) – 4:14 ;Side B #"Ain't It Heavy" (John Buchanan) – 5:58 #"Windsong" (John Buchanan) – 5:00 #"

" (Lloyd Pinchback) – 5:36 #"We Share" (Donald Tillery, John Buchanan) – 2:49 #"If It Ain't Funky" (

) – 3:39

Personnel

;The Soul Searchers *

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*John "J.B." Buchanan –

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, piano,

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, vocals *Donald Tillery –

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, percussion, vocals *John Euwell –

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*Kenneth Scoggins –

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, percussion *Lino Druitt –

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s, bongos, percussion *Lloyd Pinchback –

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, percussion *Bennie Braxton –

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, vocals ;Technical *Carl Overr – art direction *Ed Mell – cover illustration

Samples

* Eric B. & Rakim sampled "Ashley's Roachclip" on their song " Paid In Full" on their album '' Paid In Full'' in 1987. *

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sampled "Ashley's Roachclip" on his song "Jack The Ripper" on the B-Side of his 12" " Going Back to Cali" single in 1988. *

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sampled "Ashley's Roachclip" on their song "

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" on their album ''

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'' in 1988. *

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sampled "Blow Your Whistle" on their song "Who Stole the Soul?" on their album ''

Fear of a Black Planet ''Fear of a Black Planet'' is the third studio album by American hip hop group Public Enemy. It was released on April 10, 1990, by Def Jam Recordings and Columbia Records, and produced by the group's production team The Bomb Squad, who expanded ...

'' in 1990. *

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sampled "We Share" on his song "Old School" on his album ''

Me Against the World ''Me Against the World'' is the third studio album by American rapper 2Pac. It was released on March 14, 1995, by Interscope Records and Out da Gutta Records and distributed by Atlantic Records. 2Pac draws lyrical inspiration from his impend ...

'' in 1995. *

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sampled "Blow Your Whistle" on her song "

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" on her single in 2007. * Lloyd featuring

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sampled "Ashley's Roachclip" on his song " Girls Around the World" on his album '' Lessons in Love'' in 2008.

References

External links

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