Curtis Mayfield Curtis Live 1971

Curtis Live is the first live album by Curtis Mayfield after leaving the Impressions and was recorded in January 1971.

Curtis Mayfield Curtis Live

Curtis Mayfield Curtis LiveSet List

  1. Mighty Mighty (Spade and Whitey) – 6:56
  2. Rap – 0:26
  3. I Plan to Stay a Believer – 3:16
  4. We’re a Winner – 4:47
  5. Rap – 0:51
  6. We’ve Only Just Begun – 3:44 (a cover of The Carpenters song)
  7. People Get Ready – 3:47 (a song Curtis Mayfield originally recorded with The Impressions)
  8. Rap – 0:34
  9. Stare and Stare – 6:12
  10. Check Out Your Mind – 3:53
  11. Gypsy Woman – 3:48
  12. The Makings of You – 3:28 (Curtis)
  13. Rap – 2:01
  14. We the People Who are Darker Than Blue – 6:46 (Curtis)
  15. (Don’t Worry) If There’s a Hell Below, We’re All Going to Go – 9:27 (Curtis)
  16. Stone Junkie – 8:05
  17. Superfly – 3:56 (early version of this song before the movie soundtrack was released.)
  18. Mighty Mighty (Spade and Whitey) (Single Version) – 3:16

This set list is slightly extended from the one I’ve owned for many years as a two-for-one with Curtis In Chicago.

I bought it when I was going through a big Curtis Mayfield craze and I was rather under-impressed. I think that’s because the set list draws heavily on his time with the Impressions rather than on his own solo work that I’m more familiar with.

Here is a video of Curtis Mayfield performing live in 1972.

What Other People Say About Curtis Live

This is one of the most highly regarded live soul albums and it’s regularly recommended on the best live albums lists.

In particular the following have included in the lists of greatest live albums:

Q – 2006 – 15
DigitalDreamDoor.com – 26
NME – 28
Slate Readers Poll – 30
Stylus – 47

At the time of writing most of the reviews at Amazon are five stars.

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