Superfly (soundtrack album) by Curtis Mayfield

From JoaoMoreira 01/01/2023 21:52

I’m guessing that this might not be his best work. Will listen to the rest of the discography.

Great record

Great groovy, funky album.

Underrated Record for sure

inner-city U.S.A '70s funky, silky tragic topic put to music

I've found myself coming back to this album much more often than What's Goin On, the album that inspired it and is often compared to. Both albums are classics tackling similar themes of the plights of black men living in 60's and 70's America, with What's Goin On talking more generally about the government and all Americans and the Vietnam war, while Superfly explores the criminal underbelly of the black ghetto, and how we are all susceptible to corruption and drug abuse no matter where we come from. Superfly is simply a more enjoyable and memorable album with or without the serious subject matter and lyrics. The production is better too with more emphasis on a full band performance, whereas What's Goin On hones in on Gaye's vocal harmonies and the string orchestra. That being said, this album would probably have been very different and not as good if What's Goin On didn't come first.

From Sandrof1969 02/15/2018 21:37

"Shaft" permettendo, "Superfly" è la migliore colonna sonora dei film del genere blaxploitation nonché, probabilmente, il miglior album del Curtis Mayfield solista. E' un soul adattato al nuovo decennio, più ritmato, più sporco, più psichedelico ma non acido.

From planetneutral 01/07/2018 23:58

Good, but the songs you know are the songs you know for a reason.

From wooolf 10/12/2017 10:37

@DJTommy: I agree!
More interesting music. More atmosphere. More Funk.

Man, those horn stabs in the title track are so awesome..

Controversial opinion: This is better than What’s Going On.