Curtis by Curtis Mayfield — album cover
№ 75 of 100

Curtis

Curtis Mayfield · 1970 · Soul / R&B

Curtis by Curtis Mayfield (1970), № 75 in The Lead-In’s 100 greatest albums. Curtis Mayfield leaves the Impressions and immediately releases the most musically ambitious solo soul album of the era. Falsetto over conga, conscience over groove.

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