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| 01. | (Don't Worry) If There's A Hell Below We're All Going To Go (LP Version) | 7:51 |
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| 02. | The Other Side Of Town (LP Version) | 4:02 |
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| 03. | The Makings Of You (LP Version) | 3:44 |
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| 04. | We The People Who Are Darker Than Blue (LP Version) | 6:06 |
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| 05. | Move On Up (Extended LP Version) |
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8:55 |
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| 06. | Miss Black America (LP Version) | 2:59 |
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| 07. | Wild And Free (LP Version) |
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3:16 |
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| 08. | Give It Up (LP Version) |
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3:49 |
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| 09. | Power To The People (Demo Version) | 2:47 |
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| 10. | Underground (Demo Version) | 3:12 |
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| 11. | Ghetto Child (Demo Version) | 5:10 |
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| 12. | Readings In Astrology (Demo Version) | 3:31 |
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| 13. | Suffer (Demo Version) | 2:32 |
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| 14. | Miss Black America (Demo Version) | 2:23 |
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| 15. | The Makings Of You (Take 32) | 4:35 |
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| 16. | (Don't Worry) If There Is A Hell Below, We're All Going To Go | 4:18 |
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| 17. | [Don't Worry] If There's A Hell Below We're All Going To Go [Single Version] | 3:27 |
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CURTIS is the first solo album by R&B/soul legend Curtis Mayfield. After leaving the Impressions, Mayfield began to write lyrics that were more politically charged. With the 1970 release of CURTIS, he became one of the most important socially conscious artists of his generation. The album's opener, "(Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below We're All Going to Go" uses racial epithets openly, as Mayfield asserts the shiftlessness of America. Set to a funky groove, with smart horn arrangements and wah-wah guitar, this song is a brazen attack on social mores, racism, the Vietnam War, religious impropriety, and Nixon-era politics. more...
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Reviews
Rolling Stone (2/3/00, p.53)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "Cut for cut, Mayfield's solo debut is stronger than SUPERFLY....Rare items: the achingly empathetic 'Other Side of Town' and 'Miss Black America,' featuring one of his many children."
Q (12/00, p.144)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "...It wedded the big issues of the day to peerless songwriting that yielded such enduring classics as 'Move On Up'..."
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