Curtis Mayfield – Superfly (Vinyl LP) * * *

Curtis Mayfield Superfly On Vinyl LP

Arguably the best and most notorious of the blaxploitation films of the ’70s, starring Ron O’Neal as a Harlem drug dealer out to make one last big score before he cleans up his act for good. You could say Curtis Mayfield’s accompanying landmark 1972 soundtrack is the real star here though. Superfly is a gripping morality tale set to funky grooves and plaintive vocals, the absolute zenith of Mayfield’s socially aware songwriting.

Curtis Mayfield Superfly Track Listing

1.   Little Child Runnin’ Wild
2.   Pusherman
3.   Freddie’s Dead
4.   Junkie Chase (Instrumental)
5.   Give Me Your Love (Love Song)
6.   Eddie You Should Know Better
7.   No Thing On Me (Cocaine Song)
8.   Think (Instrumental)
9.   Superfly