Soundtrack
| Watermelon Man | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Melvin Van Peebles | ||||
| Released | 1970 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Melvin Van Peebles chronology | ||||
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Van Peebles wrote the music to Watermelon Man himself, in order to have creative control. A soundtrack album was released in 1970, and "Love, that's America", a song from the film and soundtrack, was released as a single in the same year. The single was mentioned as a top pick in Billboard Magazine's Oct 31, 1970 issue.
The song is narrated from the point of view of someone walking around America, and seeing "people run through the streets, blood streaming from where they been beat", and declaring "naw, this ain't America, you can't fool me".
The soundtrack album was never released on compact disc, although it was released as a digital download through Amazon MP3 and iTunes. In 2011, "Love, that's America" gained new notice as part of a video set to footage of Occupy Wall Street.
- Track listing
All songs are written and composed by Melvin Van Peebles.
| Side one | |||
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| No. | Title | Length | |
| 1. | "Love, that's America" | 4:55 | |
| 2. | "Great Guy" | 2:34 | |
| 3. | "Eviction Scene" | 5:21 | |
| 4. | "Soul'd on You" | 3:43 |
| Side two | |||
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| No. | Title | Length | |
| 1. | "Where are the Children" | 3:39 | |
| 2. | "Erica's Theme" | 2:41 | |
| 3. | "Fugue 1" | 2:09 | |
| 4. | "Fugue 2" | 2:37 | |
| 5. | "Fugue 3" | 4:36 | |
| Total length: | 31:51 | ||
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