Curtis Mayfield

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Curtis Mayfield (June 3, 1942 - December 26, 1999) was an African American soul, funk and R&B singer-songwriter and guitarist probably best known for his soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Superfly.

Perhaps because he didn’t cross over to the pop audience as heavily as Motown’s stars, it may be that the scope of Curtis Mayfield’s talents and contributions have yet to be fully recognized. Judged merely by his records alone, the man’s legacy is enormous. As the leader of the Impressions, he recorded some of the finest soul vocal group music of the 1960s. As a solo artist in the 1970s, he helped pioneer funk and helped introduce hard-hitting urban commentary into soul music. “Gypsy Woman,” “It’s All Right,” “People Get Ready,” “Freddie’s Dead,” and “Superfly” are merely the most famous of his many hit records.

But Curtis Mayfield wasn’t just a singer. He wrote most of his material at a time when that was not the norm for soul performers. He was among the first — if not the very first — to speak openly about African-American pride and community struggle in his compositions. As a songwriter and a producer, he was a key architect of Chicago soul, penning material and working on sessions by notable Windy City soulsters like Gene Chandler, Jerry Butler, Major Lance, and Billy Butler. In this sense, he can be compared to Smokey Robinson, who also managed to find time to write and produce many classics for other soul stars. (read more)

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Track	Time	Listeners	Download
Add this track to your playlist Move On Up	0:30	49,804	Buy mp3
Add this track to your playlist Superfly	0:30	48,867	Buy mp3
Add this track to your playlist Pusherman	0:30	36,630	Buy mp3
Add this track to your playlist Freddie's Dead	0:30	27,031	Buy mp3

Curtis

Super Fly

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–	1	Add this track to your playlist Move On Up	1,717
–	2	Add this track to your playlist Superfly	1,425
–	3	Add this track to your playlist Pusherman	1,103
–	4	Add this track to your playlist Freddie's Dead	736
–	5	Add this track to your playlist Eddie You Should Know Better	390
–	6	Add this track to your playlist Little Child Runnin' Wild	366
–	7	Add this track to your playlist Give Me Your Love	293
–	8	Add this track to your playlist People Get Ready	260
–	9	Add this track to your playlist Get Down	251
–	10	Add this track to your playlist No Thing on Me (Cocaine Song)	202
1	11	Add this track to your playlist We Got to Have Peace	180
1	12	Add this track to your playlist So in Love	170
–	13	Add this track to your playlist The Makings of You	149
1	14	Add this track to your playlist Give It Up	143
–	15	Add this track to your playlist Wild and Free	138
1	16	Add this track to your playlist Future Shock	130
5	17	Add this track to your playlist Kung Fu	129
3	17	Add this track to your playlist (Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below We're All Going to Go	129
3	19	Add this track to your playlist If I Were Only a Child Again	127
2	20	Add this track to your playlist Give Me Your Love (Love Song)	125

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–	1	Add this track to your playlist Move On Up	19,092
–	2	Add this track to your playlist Superfly	17,898
–	3	Add this track to your playlist Pusherman	14,680
–	4	Add this track to your playlist Freddie's Dead	9,733
–	5	Add this track to your playlist Eddie You Should Know Better	5,685
–	6	Add this track to your playlist Little Child Runnin' Wild	5,294
1	7	Add this track to your playlist Give Me Your Love	4,084
1	8	Add this track to your playlist People Get Ready	4,046
–	9	Add this track to your playlist Get Down	3,943
–	10	Add this track to your playlist The Makings of You	3,133
–	11	Add this track to your playlist No Thing on Me (Cocaine Song)	3,100
–	12	Add this track to your playlist So in Love	2,535
1	13	Add this track to your playlist Billy Jack	2,378
1	14	Add this track to your playlist We Got to Have Peace	2,344
–	15	Add this track to your playlist Give Me Your Love (Love Song)	2,152
–	16	Add this track to your playlist Give It Up	2,096
1	17	Add this track to your playlist Wild and Free	2,029
1	18	Add this track to your playlist (Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below We're All Going to Go	1,996
3	19	Add this track to your playlist If I Were Only a Child Again	1,972
1	20	Add this track to your playlist Future Shock	1,949
1	21	Add this track to your playlist Junkie Chase (instrumental)	1,923
3	22	Add this track to your playlist We The People Who Are Darker Than Blue	1,919
2	23	Add this track to your playlist Tripping Out	1,812
1	24	Add this track to your playlist Think	1,784
1	25	Add this track to your playlist Think (instrumental)	1,779
–	26	Add this track to your playlist Kung Fu	1,759
1	27	Add this track to your playlist Beautiful Brother of Mine	1,707
1	28	Add this track to your playlist Do Do Wap Is Strong In Here	1,689
–	29	Add this track to your playlist Junkie Chase	1,674
–	30	Add this track to your playlist Right on for the Darkness	1,531
–	31	Add this track to your playlist Miss Black America	1,440
1	32	Add this track to your playlist Underground	1,398
1	33	Add this track to your playlist No Thing On Me	1,367
1	34	Add this track to your playlist Little Child Runnin Wild	1,359
1	35	Add this track to your playlist You're So Good to Me	1,324
1	36	Add this track to your playlist Sweet Exorcist	1,256
1	37	Add this track to your playlist P.S. I Love You	1,198
1	38	Add this track to your playlist Hard Times	1,163
1	39	Add this track to your playlist Freddie's Dead (Theme From "Superfly")	1,161
2	40	Add this track to your playlist The Other Side of Town	1,130

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