Do It All Night
Released: 1978
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Released: 1978
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Curtis Mayfield's astrological sign is Gemini, and Do It All Night -- originally released on Curtom Records in 1978 -- reflects the sign's duality trait. On half of the six songs (all of side one...
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Curtis/Live!
Released: 1971
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Released: 1971
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Curtis/Live! is, simply, one of the greatest concert albums ever cut on a soul artist, and one of the legendary live albums of all time. Cut in January of 1971 during four nights at The Bitter End...
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Honesty
Released: 1983
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Released: 1983
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Unlike Mayfield's more well-known work in the 1970s, his 1980s material is more soulful than funky. Songs like "Hey Baby (Give It All to Me)" and "Still Within Your Heart" are missing the...
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Live in Europe
Released: July 1987
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Released: July 1987
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Although Curtis Mayfield's album sales had decreased significantly by the late '70s, the smooth Chicago soul veteran remained a popular live attraction well into the '80s. Audiences still longed to...
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Something to Believe In
Released: 1980
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Released: 1980
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Something to Believe In was the result of previous album Heartbeat's success, a great-selling comeback for Curtis Mayfield in his own style, fully in his control. The album's sales success was...
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Take It to the Streets
Released: February 1990
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Released: February 1990
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In the 1980s and '90s, some soul veterans turned to high-tech urban-contemporary sounds in an effort to appeal to black radio. Curtis Mayfield, however, continued to deliver rewarding albums by...
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Curtis - RHINO
Released: September 1970
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Released: September 1970
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The first solo album by the former leader of the Impressions, Curtis represented a musical apotheosis for Curtis Mayfield -- indeed, it was practically the "Sgt. Pepper's" album of '70s soul,...
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Roots - RHINO
Released: 1971
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Released: 1971
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Curtis Mayfield's visionary album, a landmark creation every bit as compelling and as far-reaching in its musical and extra-musical goals as Marvin Gaye's contemporary What's Goin' On. Opening on...
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