Curtis

Since the early '60s, Curtis Mayfield had been proving to the world what a great commercial writer he was. Not only churning out hits for his own band, The Impressions, he'd also scored serious chart action with acts like Major Lance, Jan Bradley and even Brian Hyland. But while his pop soul credentials were immaculate, he'd also been carving out a name as black music's premier exponent of songs that mirrored the civil rights movement in the USA. By 1970 this strand in his music had morphed into Black power consciousness, and his first full foray into tougher territory came with his first solo album, Curtis.

Vinyl Tracklisting:
1 (Don't Worry) If There Is a Hell Below, We're All Going to Go
2 The Other Side of Town
3 The Makings of You
4 We the People Who Are Darker Than Blue
5 Move on Up (Extended Version)
6 Miss Black America
7 Wild and Free
8 Give It Up
CD Tracklisting:
1 "(Don't Worry) If There Is A Hell Below, We're All Going To Go"
2 The Other Side Of Town
3 The Makings Of You
4 We The People Who Are Darker Than Blue
5 Move On Up
6 Miss Black America
7 Wild And Free
8 Give It Up
9 Power To The People
10 Underground
11 Ghetto Child
12 Readings In Astrology
13 Suffer
14 Miss Black America
15 The Makings Of You
16 "(Don't Worry) If There Is A Hell Below, We're All Going To Go"
17 "[Don't Worry] If There Is A Hell Below, We're All Going To Go [Single Version]"