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1978 studio album by the Bar-Kays
Money Talks
Studio album by the Bar-Kays
ReleasedOctober 1978
Recorded1972–1975
StudioStax Studios, Memphis, Tennessee
GenreFunk
Length34:19
LabelStax
ProducerAllen Jones
The Bar-Kays chronology
Flying High on Your Love
(1977) 		Money Talks
(1978) 		Light of Life
(1978)

Money Talks is an album by the Memphis, Tennessee-based funk band the Bar-Kays.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

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 (Reborn)" 6:01

NOTE: The most popular version of "Holy Ghost" was the 8:30 extended disco mix released on 12-inch single.

Charts

Chart (1978) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 72 (1979)
Billboard US Soul 21

Singles

Year Single Chart positions
US
R&B
1979 "Holy Ghost" 9

References

  1. Guarisco, Donald A.. The Bar Kays: Money Talks > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
  2. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 36, 37.
  3. ^ "The Bar Kays US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
  4. "The Bar Kays US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-14.

External links

Bar-Kays
Studio albums
Singles
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