Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972) Part 1 (Full Album)

Track List: 1-3

1. Curtis Mayfield - Little Child Runnin' Wild (0:00)
2. Curtis Mayfield - Pusherman (5:25)
3. Curtis Mayfield - Freddie's Dead (10:30)

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Super Fly is the third studio album by American soul musician Curtis Mayfield, released in July 1972 on Curtom Records (in the US). It was released as the soundtrack for the Blaxploitation film of the same name. Widely considered a classic of 1970s soul and funk music, Super Fly was a nearly immediate hit. Its sales were bolstered by two million-selling singles, "Freddie's Dead" (number 2 R&B charts, number 4 Pop charts) and the title track (number 5 R&B, number 8 Pop). Super Fly is one of the few soundtracks to out-gross the film it accompanied.

Super Fly, along with Marvin Gaye's What's Going On (1971), was one of the pioneering soul concept albums, with its then-unique socially aware lyrics about poverty and drug abuse making the album stand out. The film and the soundtrack may be perceived as dissonant, since the film holds rather ambiguous views on drug dealers, whereas Curtis Mayfield's position is far more critical. Like What's Going On, the album was a surprise hit that record executives felt had little chance at significant sales. Due to its success, Mayfield was tapped for several film soundtracks over the course of the decade.

Personnel:
Curtis Mayfield – vocals, guitar, producer
Phil Upchurch - guitar
Joseph Lucky Scott – bass
Master Henry Gibson – percussion
Tyrone McCullen – drums ("Pusherman")
Morris Jennings – drums (all tracks except "Pusherman")[32]
Craig McMullen – guitar
Roger Anfinsen – engineer
Johnny Pate – orchestrator, arranger
Glen Christensen – art direction
Milton Sincoff – packaging
Harry "Slip" Lepp – trombone