Very Best Of Curtis Mayfield CD

MUSIC

R&B / SOUL

Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

1. If There's A Hell Below We're All Going To Go, (Don't Worry) ~ Curtis Mayfield

2. Makings Of You, The ~ Curtis Mayfield

3. Move On Up ~ Curtis Mayfield

4. Get Down ~ Curtis Mayfield

5. We Got To Have Peace ~ Curtis Mayfield

6. Freddie's Dead - (from "Superlfy") ~ Curtis Mayfield

7. Superfly ~ Curtis Mayfield

8. Pusherman ~ Curtis Mayfield

9. Future Shock ~ Curtis Mayfield

10. Can't Say Nothin' ~ Curtis Mayfield

11. Kung Fu ~ Curtis Mayfield

12. So In Love ~ Curtis Mayfield

13. Only You Babe ~ Curtis Mayfield

14. Do Do Wap Is Strong In Here ~ Curtis Mayfield

15. Between You Baby And Me - (with Linda Clifford) ~ Curtis Mayfield

16. Do Be Down ~ Curtis Mayfield

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	Producer: Curtis Mayfield.
	Compilation producers: David Nathan, David McLees, Bill Inglot.
	Includes liner notes by David Nathan.
	Digitally remastered by Bill Inglot and Dan Herssch (DigiPrep).
	Audio Remasterers: Dan Hersch; Bill Inglot.
	Liner Note Author: David Nathan.
	Arrangers: Curtis Mayfield; Gary Slabo; Rich Tufo; Gil Askey; Johnny Pate; Riley Hampton.
	This single-disc Rhino compilation culls Curtis Mayfield's biggest '70s hits. One of the brightest lights of soul and funk music in the late 20th century, Mayfield's impact on music as a singer, songwriter, producer, and spokesman on issues of social concern, first as a member of The Impressions in the '60s, then as a solo performer, is incalculable.
	THE VERY BEST OF samples his distinctive and varied palette, from 1970's chilling call to equality "(Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below We're All Going to Go" to the smooth, understated R&B of 1990's "Do Be Down." In between are smoldering bedroom ballads ("The Makings of You," "So in Love"), irrepressible dance tracks ("Move On Up"), and appeals to social conscience ("We Got to Have Peace," "Future Shock"). Also included are three killer entries from the SUPERFLY soundtrack: "Freddie's Dead," "Pusherman," and the eternally grooving theme song. As always, Mayfield's tasteful guitar work, ambitious arrangements, and sweet, powerfully soulful falsetto vocals shine throughout. While fans seeking a more complete exploration of the man's discography should seek the three-disc Rhino box, THE VERY BEST OF provides a superior shortlist of this seminal figure's solo work.

Artist Overview

After leaving his position as leader of the Impressions, one of the most successful black vocal groups of the 1960s, Curtis Mayfield made progressive and highly influential funk/R&B records, most notably the soundtrack to the cult movie SUPERFLY. His unique, simultaneous rhythm/lead guitar style and fragile falsetto vocals have been much imitated but never duplicated. In 1990, Mayfield was the victim of an onstage accident that made him a quadriplegic, but it didn't stop him from making music. He released an album of new material in '96, though he would pass away three years later.

Compilation Appearances

	Dead Presidents
	Vol. 1-Pure Funk
	What It Is Funky Soul And Rare Groove
	What It Is Funky Soul And Rare Groove
	Top Of The Pop Hits:70's Vol 2
	Watch The Throne (Explicit Version) (Jay-Z & Kanye West)
	Hangover Part 2 (Ost)(Explicit Version)

Associated Artists and Works

	Original Soundtrack
	Russell, Devon
	Staple Singers (The)
	Womack, Bobby

Technical Info

	Release Date : 03/04/1997
	Original Release Date : 1996
	Catalog ID : 72584
	Label : Rhino (Label)
	Number of Discs : 1
	Studio/Live : Studio
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00081227258429