Brother on the Run

• Artist: Johnny Pate
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1973
• Type: Soundtrack
• Genre: Soundtrack

Review

In 2001, Castle Music put the soundtrack to Herbert L. Strock's Brother on the Run back into circulation. Originally issued on Perception, the album had long since become a rarity that fetched three figures from collectors. Scored by Impressions arranger Johnny Pate -- the same year he scored Shaft in Africa -- Brother on the Run falls into the second tier of blaxploitation soundtracks. It's a strong set, a mixed bag of funky chase-scene grooves (wah-wah guitars, nervously pattering percussion, blaring horn charts), low-key numbers for romantic interludes and pensive moments, and a title theme (sung by Adam Wade) that serves as the most significant part of the soundtrack. It's not on the level of Superfly or Shaft, but no self-respecting blaxploitation aficionado should be without it. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Brother on the Run (Opening)	Johnny Pate		(4:53)
Brother (Title)	Johnny Pate		(2:02)
Auto Chase	Johnny Pate		(5:20)
Maude's Intro	Johnny Pate		(1:53)
En Route to Maude's	Johnny Pate		(1:06)
Soulful Brother on the Run	Johnny Pate		(2:37)
Lady Leaving Store	Johnny Pate		(2:38)
Ms Johnston's Sex Scene	Johnny Pate		(4:39)
Car Bumps	Johnny Pate		(:44)
Maude Reminisces	Johnny Pate		(1:14)
[Untitled]	Johnny Pate		(1:40)
Brother on the Run (Closing Theme)	Johnny Pate		(2:12)

Credits

Johnny Pate (Conductor), John Dawson Reed (Coordination), Pat Jacques (Engineer), Alain Beard (Liner Notes), Sarah Southin (Design), Mtume (Percussion), Johnny Pate (Producer), Donald MacDonald (Drums), Fred Stark (Art Direction), Cedric Lawson (Keyboards), Johnny Pate (Arranger), Don Pate (Bass), Jerry Dodgion (Woodwind), John Dawson Reed (Compilation)