Stepping away from The Impressions and into a darker, more politically charged sound, Curtis Mayfield’s 1970 solo debut fused lush orchestration, psychedelic soul and heavy funk with urgent reflections on racism, poverty and Black empowerment.
The record confronted racial inequality, urban tension and political unrest with a new level of honesty, while still carrying Mayfield’s enduring sense of hope, resilience and self-empowerment that characterised the social conscience of post-Civil Rights era soul music.
Label: Curtom Records
Format: 12” Vinyl LP
Tracklist:
A1 (Don't Worry) If There's A Hell Below We're All Going To Go
A2 The Other Side Of Town
A3 The Makings Of You
A4 We The People Who Are Darker Than Blue
B1 Move On Up
B2 Miss Black America
B3 Wild And Free
B4 Give It Up
Stepping away from The Impressions and into a darker, more politically charged sound, Curtis Mayfield’s 1970 solo debut fused lush orchestration, psychedelic soul and heavy funk with urgent reflections on racism, poverty and Black empowerment.
The record confronted racial inequality, urban tension and political unrest with a new level of honesty, while still carrying Mayfield’s enduring sense of hope, resilience and self-empowerment that characterised the social conscience of post-Civil Rights era soul music.
Label: Curtom Records
Format: 12” Vinyl LP
Tracklist:
A1 (Don't Worry) If There's A Hell Below We're All Going To Go
A2 The Other Side Of Town
A3 The Makings Of You
A4 We The People Who Are Darker Than Blue
B1 Move On Up
B2 Miss Black America
B3 Wild And Free
B4 Give It Up
