From the only decent Ellen Foley website I could find:
Black Boys (James Rado / Gerome Ragni / Galt McDermot) - Ellen's version of Black Boys is only available on the Hair movie soundtrack album. The song was first recorded by Diane Keaton, Suzanna Norstrand and Natalie Mosco in the early 70s on the original cast recording from Broadway. The show opened on Broadway at the Biltmore Theatre on April 29, 1968. It closed on July 1, 1972 after 1,742 performances. Ellen got her supporting role in the movie after playing the lead role of Sheila on Broadway in the unsuccessful revival of HAIR in October 1977 which closed after 43 shows.
The Time Is Now (Kenny Young / Perry Ford) - Recorded for a Cleveland International charity album, The Time Is Now has Ellen duetting with Jimmy Hall. Hall was lead vocalist and saxophonist with Wet Willie, and had just released his first solo album, Touch You, when this track was recorded. Royalties from this album would go to the Northern Ohio Children's Performing Music Foundation Inc., a non-profit organisation. The song dates back to 1970, incidentally.
> How shit must a song be if it didn't make the cut for
> "Spirit of St. Louis?"
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