With Hot Buttered Soul, Hayes influenced a new generation of progressive, modern, and expansive soul recordings featuring oft-slow burning, sometimes slinky, and inevitably hip-swaying smooth grooves. Adding in introspective and (at times) politically aware lyrics astride a rich bed of sophisticated musicality ā orchestral strings, horns, soaring post-psychedelic electric guitar, synthesizers, and more ā proved to be a tasty recipe for success.
Source: Analog Planet
