Curtis Mayfield Super Fly

Q: 5 Stars - Indispensable
Super Fly
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item number:  HJ8F
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CD Details

  • Released: July 20, 1999
  • Originally Released: 1972
  • Label: Rhino

Entertainment Reviews:

Rolling Stone - 12/11/03, p.114
Ranked #69 in Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time" - "...An astonishing album, marrying lush string parts to funky bass grooves and lots of wah-wah guitar..."
Rolling Stone - 2/3/00, p.53
4 stars out of 5 - "...this is the seminal blaxploitation soundtrack....And it's history."
Rolling Stone - 2/3/00, p.53
4 stars out of 5 - "...this is the seminal blaxploitation soundtrack....And it's history."
Spin - 1/98, p.88
Ranked #4 on Spin's list of the "Top 10 Reissues." - "A defiantly timeless soundtrack to the ultimate period picture..."
Spin - p.122
"This definitive blaxplotiation-flick soundtrack spiked his do-right nature with just the right amount of baaaaddness."
Entertainment Weekly - 10/12/01, p.28
Ranked #6 in EW's "100 Best Movie Soundtracks" - "...A testament to the powers of a musician at the top of his game..."
Q - 9/94, p.128
5 Stars - Indispensable
Q - 9/94, p.128
5 Stars - Indispensable
Vibe - 12/99, p.164
Included in Vibe's 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century
Mojo (Publisher) - 6/02, p.66
Included in Mojo's "100 Coolest Movie Soundtracks".
Mojo (Publisher) - 11/99, p.133
"One of the few essential blaxploitation soundtracks...more renowned for its Curtis Mayfield score than its on-screen content..."
Mojo (Publisher) - 11/99, p.133
"One of the few essential blaxploitation soundtracks...more renowned for its Curtis Mayfield score than its on-screen content..."
Pitchfork (Website) - "SUPER FLY perfectly encapsulates the post-Civil Rights/early Black Power feel of black America struggling to survive the social and political consequences of the nation's conservative backlash."

Tracks:

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

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NICE!! Music Lover: from MARTINS FERRY, OH US -- August, 2, 2019

Crystal clear sound, good separation, just an awesome cd!


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  • Sales Rank: 16,123
  • UPC: 081227580322
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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