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Track Listings
| 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 |
| 10. Superfly Theme: Freddie's Dead (Single Mix) |
| 11. Superfly (Single Mix) |
Editorial Reviews
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Media Type: CD
Artist: SUPERFLY
Title: SOUNDTRACK
Street Release Date: 07/20/1999
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Genre: SOUNDTRACK
No Track Information Available
Media Type: CD
Artist: SUPERFLY
Title: SOUNDTRACK
Street Release Date: 07/20/1999
Genre: SOUNDTRACK
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40 of 44 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
God Bless you, Curtis Mayfield.
Okay, so I'm a 41 year old white male, big deal...you think I know nothing about soul...about funk...about groove? Think again. I grew up on this kind of stuff and I still find myself going back to it again and again not out of pure nostalgia, but because to me, it's "real music".
Curtis Mayfield was a genius. It seems like everytime you turn around now somebody who hasn't even paid his/her dues is being called a genius or a diva which is kind of a sad commentary, because those people that they are calling geniuses cannot even hold a candle to Curtis Mayfield. You think Snoop Dog is going to hold up to the test of time? You really think in 30 years you're gonna pull out your Eminem Cds and tell your grandkids, "Oh, yeah...now that was music..." I don't think so...
Mr. Mayfield struck a true chord with this recording. Without being obscene or vulgar he captured the sorrows, the joys, the ups, and the downs of not just people who lived on the city streets, but the everyday ups and downs of just being human and to me, that's a triumph in itself.
I love this CD. You really have to sit and be with it and just allow it to seep into your psyche and know that what affects one affects the whole and what affects the whole affects the one. That's empathy. That's pathos. That's soul. That's life.
God Bless you, Curtis Mayfield...thank you for all you left behind.
Okay, so I'm a 41 year old white male, big deal...you think I know nothing about soul...about funk...about groove? Think again. I grew up on this kind of stuff and I still find myself going back to it again and again not out of pure nostalgia, but because to me, it's "real music".
Curtis Mayfield was a genius. It seems like everytime you turn around now somebody who hasn't even paid his/her dues is being called a genius or a diva which is kind of a sad commentary, because those people that they are calling geniuses cannot even hold a candle to Curtis Mayfield. You think Snoop Dog is going to hold up to the test of time? You really think in 30 years you're gonna pull out your Eminem Cds and tell your grandkids, "Oh, yeah...now that was music..." I don't think so...
Mr. Mayfield struck a true chord with this recording. Without being obscene or vulgar he captured the sorrows, the joys, the ups, and the downs of not just people who lived on the city streets, but the everyday ups and downs of just being human and to me, that's a triumph in itself.
I love this CD. You really have to sit and be with it and just allow it to seep into your psyche and know that what affects one affects the whole and what affects the whole affects the one. That's empathy. That's pathos. That's soul. That's life.
God Bless you, Curtis Mayfield...thank you for all you left behind.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This classic LP (which I recently aquired on vinyl in mint condition!) not only made the movie soundtrack a viable commercial enterprise, but it raised the bar for creativity in popular music. Using grandiose orchestral backings, horns and a FUNKY rhythm section, the late great Curtis Mayfield created a masterpiece of modern black music that teaches but never preaches, cautions but never panders, and scolds but leaves the choices up to the listener. Everything about this album works, from the music and arrangements (tell me you don't want to cry when you hear the moaning strings that close "Little Child Runnin' Wild") to the detailed and cutting lyrics ( the brilliant "Pusherman" comes to mind). You all know the hits "Freddie's Dead" (will this song ever sound less than cool?), "Superfly" (what guy can't resist 'gettin' his gangster lean on' when this comes on the radio!) and "Gimme Your Love(Love Song)", THE love ballad of the 70's. The sustained strings and jazzy feel of "Eddie You Should Know Better" is perfect background, chill-out music, and "Junkies Chase" is one of the best instrumental pieces Mayfield ever composed, it's so evocative, you can actually picture the chase scene from the movie while it's playing. This man was a genius. "Superly" is that rare 70's concept album that doesn't sound embarrassing or dated and taken on it's own, without the film it plays as a great cautionary tale to people living the drug/hustler lifestyle. Not a wasted note or word. Essential Listening. P.S. Curtis Mayfield, you are sorely missed. R.I.P.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I guess the only thing to argue is whether Superfly or Shaft was the better album soundtrack from the era of blaxploitation films. Either way, this is a great piece of music. Curtis Mayfield had a musical career which spanned decades, and moved from the gospel roots of the Impressions to the soundtrack of a movie which glorified drug dealing. Social sensibilities aside, it is hard to say anything bad about this music. Curtis' voice was sweet and plaintive in songs like "Eddie, you Should've Known Better", and "Little Child, Running Wild". Of course, he is like a one man Greek Chorus, as his songs tell of the strife which the movie characters face with their life's choices. Songs like "Superfly" and of course Freddie's Dead let us know via the radio what was happening on the screen. This album is still as fresh today as it was 25 years ago.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Superfly
Great music. Brings back old times. This is by any measure the best R@B recorded.
I need three more words. Sorry that all there is.
I need three more words. Sorry that all there is.
Published 1 month ago by TAW
A soundtrack that can really be called Great
Curtis Mayfield / Superfly - The original Motion Picture Soundtrack written & performed by Curtis Mayfield (2 bonus tracks edition CD): This was the most honest movie soundtrack of... Read more
Published 5 months ago by J. Bynum
Not "nearly perfect". Perfect.
There are a bare handful of records that bear repeated listening, that are great from the first note to the last. This is one of them. Read more
Published 7 months ago by montysano
Mayfield is awesome
Well i just have to say curtis is a legend and this album is stunning one of the best soul funk albums ever i love this album every song is great mayfield is such a good song... Read more
Published 18 months ago by jeffery parsons
SUPERFLY IS SUPER"DOPE"!!
THIS SOUNDTRACK TO ME IS THE GREATEST SOUNDTRACK EVER, PERIOD. I REMEMBER AS A LITTLE "G"(MAYBE AROUND 2 OR 3)STARING AT THE ALBUM COVER. I STARED AT IT FOR QUITE SOME TIME. Read more
Published on May 19, 2010 by Salayo Brown
Stupefied
The only problem that this silky smooth seduction, funk masterwork (and soundtrack legend) has is its short length--reiterated with bonus tracks--, flowing second perhaps only to... Read more
Published on April 16, 2010 by IRate
Mr. Mayfield
ANY LOVER OF REAL MUSIC, WOULD ONLY NEED TO LISTEN TO CURTIS MAYFIELD AND KNOW THAT HE WAS THE REAL DEAL. Read more
Published on March 23, 2010 by Brenda Stephens
A Shining Star
I just received my copy of this land breaking album/movie soundtrack & it's quality was superb. Amy Linden's review was spot on about the sometime over use of the term "Classic" &... Read more
Published on October 29, 2009 by M. Jones
A SOUNDTRACK MASTERPIECE.
This is my favorite Curtis Mayfield album hands down. He really layed it out on this soundtrack for the movie. Read more
Published on September 2, 2008 by Eric Robinson
One of the greats.
1972 was a great year for music. So many classic albums were released that it would be a trying task indeed to name the best.
I've tried. And I've concluded. Read more
I've tried. And I've concluded. Read more
Published on May 30, 2008 by Danny
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