Songs from Movies

American Gangster (2007)

Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in the Harlem district of Manhattan. He does so by buying heroin directly from the source in South East Asia and he comes up with a unique way of importing the drugs into the United States. Partly based on a true story.

The movie American Gangster, released in 2007, features 23 songs from artists like Staple Singers, Lowell Fulson, Jerry Butler and Sam & Dave (as Sam and Dave). What is your favorite song from American Gangster?

 

Songs from American Gangster

I'll Take You There (1972)
Staple Singers
Why Don't We Do It in the Road (1968)
Lowell Fulson
Only the Strong Survive (1968)
Jerry Butler
Checkin' Up On My Baby (1965)
Back to Bangkok Blues
Hold On I'm Comin' (1966)
Sam & Dave (as Sam and Dave)
Guess Things Happen That Way (1958)
Johnny Cash
No Shoes (1960)
John Lee Hooker
Do You Feel Me (2007)
Anthony Hamilton
Good Lovin' (1966)
The Rascals
Across 110th Street (1972)
Bobby Womack
What a Time It Was
Daniel May
Wedding March (1842)
Bertalan Hock
Winter Wonderland (1934)
Louis Armstrong
Only The Lonely (Know the Way I Feel) (1960)
How Great Thou Art (1949)
Can't Truss It (1991)
Public Enemy
Stone, Cold (2007)
Anthony Hamilton
Tres Amigos (2007)
Club Jam (2007)
Railroad (2007)
Nicky Barnes (2007)
Afro Beat (2007)