The Last Poets (album)

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The Last Poets
Studio album by The Last Poets
Released	1970
Genre	Spoken word, Jazz, Poetry
Length	30:36
Label	Various
Producer	East Wind Associates
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The Last Poets chronology
The Last Poets (1970) This Is Madness (1971)

The Last Poets is a 1970 (see 1970 in music) spoken word album by The Last Poets.

The song "Wake Up, Niggers" is featured on the Performance soundtrack album, also released in 1970.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Run, Nigger" (Abiodun Oyewole) – 1:14
2. "On the Subway" (Alafía Pudím) – 1:33
3. "Niggers Are Scared of Revolution" (Omar Ben Hassen) – 5:16 (Lyrics: [1] )
4. "Black Thighs" (Hassen) – 1:31
5. "Gashman" (Oyewole) – 2:45
6. "Wake Up, Niggers" (Pudim) – 2:49
7. "New York, New York" (Oyewole) – 3:36
8. "Jones Comin' Down" (Pudim) – 2:51
9. "Just Because" (Oyewole) – 2:31
10. "Black Wish" (Hassen) – 1:34
11. "When the Revolution Comes" (Hassen) – 1:47
12. "Two Little Boys" (Oyewole) – 1:51
13. "Surprises" (Jalaluddin Mansur Nuriddin, Pudim) – 2:09

[edit] Personnel

• Abiodun Oyewole — poet
• Omar Ben Hassen — poet
• Alafía Pudím — poet
• Nilaja — percussion

[edit] Charts

Year	Chart	Peak Position
1970	Black Albums	#3
1970	Jazz Albums	#11
1970	Pop Albums	#29