シカゴ・ソウルの伝説的グループ(IMPRESSIONS)を育てあげ、70年、いよいよCURTISは、ソロとしての活動を開始します。MARVIN GAYE/DONNY HATHAWAY/STEVIE WONDERらとNEW SOUL運動の先駆者として、当時黒人解放運動の盛り上がりの中、活動の場を広げていきます。かつて彼が歌っていた(We're A Winner/People Get Ready)のような前向きな力強い曲は影をひそめ、より社会性を持った現実を見つめる内容へと変わって行きました。輝かしい第一歩となるこのアルバムで、当時人気が高まっていたJB/SLYの影響を大きく受けたクールでファンキーな、その後の独創的なCURTIS・サウンドを確立。(Sisters! Niggers! Whities! Jews!)とブラック・ピープルの覚醒をうながすシャウトとから始まるファンク・ナンバー[(Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below, We're All Going to Go]/代表的ファンク・ナンバー名曲(Move On Up)収録! CURTISのスタイルの全てが詰まっている名盤/傑作である。
"(Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below, We're All Going to Go" "The Other Side of Town" "The Makings of You" "We the People Who Are Darker Than Blue"
"Move on Up" "Miss Black America" "Wild and Free" "Give It Up"
PersonnelMusicians - Leonard Druss, John Howell, Harold Lepp, Loren Binford, Clifford Davis, Patrick Ferreri, Richard Single, Rudolph Stauber, Donald Simmons, Robert Lewis, Harold Dessent, Ronald Kolber, Harold Klatz, John Ross, Sol Bobrob, Sam Heiman, Elliot Golub, Henry Gibson, Robert Sims, Gary Slabo, Philip Upchurch
Riley Hampton and Gary Slabo – producer, mixer R.J. Anfinson and Tom Flye – recording engineer Curtis Mayfield - producer
Move on Up-Curtis Mayfield
CURTIS ( 70 ) CURTIS / LIVE ! ( 71 ) ROOTS ( 71 ) SUPER FLY ( 72 ) [ O.S.T ] BACK TO THE WORLD ( 73 ) CURTIS IN CHAGO ( 73 ) SWEET EXORCIST ( 74 ) GOT TO FIND A WAY ( 74 ) THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE AMERICA TODAY ( 75 ) GIVE, GET, TAKE, AND HAVE ( 76 ) NEVE SAY YOU CAN'T SURVIVE ( 77 ) SHORT EYES ( 77 ) [ O.S.T ] DO IT ALL NIGHT ( 78 ) HEARTBEAT ( 79 ) SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN ( 80 ) THE RIGHT -COMBINATION ( 80 ) LOVE IS THE PLACE( 81 ) HONESTY ( 82 ) WE COME IN PEACE WITH A MESSAGE OF LOVE ( 85 ) LIVE EUROPE ( 88 ) PEOPLE GET READY ( 88 ) CD TAKE IT TO THE STREETS ( 90 )
THE IMPRESSIONS WITH JERRY BUTLER "FOR YOUR PRECIOUS LOVE"( 59 ) THE IMPRESSIONS( 63 ) THE NEVER ENDING ( 64 ) KEEP ON PUSHING ( 64 ) PEOPLE GET READY(65 ) ONE BY ONE ( 65 ) RIDIN' HIGHT ( 65 ) THE FABULOUS IMPRESSIONS ( 67 ) WE'RE A WINNER ( 68 ) THE VERSATILE IMPRESSIONS ( 68 ) THIS IS MY COUNTRY ( 68 ) THE YOUNG MODS' FORGOTTEN STORY (69 ) THE BEST IMPRESSIONS CURTIS,SAM & FRED ( 70 ) CHECK OUT YOUR MIND ! ( 70 ) TIME HAVE CHANGED ( 71 ) PREACHER MAN ( 73 ) FINALLY GOT MYSELF TOGETTHER ( 74 )