Johnny Pate

Score composer Johnny Pate had had some small chart success back in 1958 with his Johnny Pate Quintet's ''Swinging Shepherd Blues,'' which grazed the Top 20 of the R&B charts. The signature tune from the movie, ''Are You Man Enough,'' was performed by the Four Tops, who had recently exited their long-term relationship with Motown and had signed to ABC. It captures the flavor of the film magnificently, with classic blaxploitation lyrics such as ''Are you man enough/Big and bad enough/Are you gonna let 'em shoot you down?'' Two minutes and twelve seconds of pop perfection. Everybody who knows some Hip-Hop will recognize some samples on this album.

• 01 you cant even walk in the park
• 02 are you man enough
• 03 aleme finds shaft
• 04 shaft in africs
• 05 headman
• 06 el jardia
• 07 are you man enough
• 08 are you man enough (end title)
• 08 jazars theme
• 09 truck stop
• 10 alemes theme
• 11 el jardia