{"title":"Curtis Mayfield","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"curtis-mayfield-curtis-107337","title":"Curtis","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe sun is shining on the cover of the book \u0026#34;Curtis\u0026#34;, Curtis is sitting there in his cool yellow suit, looking powerful. And he\u0026#039;s right. The whole album is brimming with power. He\u0026#039;s 27 years old, has been successful with the Impressions for more than 10 years, and is now embarking on a solo career, under his own label. In the context of all those great classic LPs that came out in the 1970s, it\u0026#039;s easy to forget that this debut was actually one of the first records to transform and reinvent soul in the new decade. Released in October 1970, before Sly\u0026#039;s \u0026#34;There\u0026#039;s A Riot,\u0026#34; before Marvin Gaye\u0026#039;s \u0026#34;What\u0026#039;s Going,\u0026#34; before \u0026#34;Shaft\u0026#34; and even before Stevie Wonder\u0026#039;s liberating hit \u0026#34;Where I\u0026#039;m Coming From,\u0026#34; this record offered a new perspective, and not just musically, Lyrically, songs like \u0026#34;If There\u0026#039;s A Hell Below\u0026#34; and \u0026#34;We The People Who Are Darker Than Blue\u0026#34; - in keeping with Mayfield\u0026#039;s positive approach - contained a positive civil rights message, but also said that the fight was not over. Above all, however, this disc is an artistic-emancipatory manifesto. Mayfield bids farewell not only to 1960s soul as performed by the Impressions, but also to the commercial, hit-making Motown that was still heavily represented in 1970 (Jackson 5, Supremes, etc.). He focuses on the songs, on the melodies, often putting the guitar in the middle as a supporting instrument and setting the stage for \u0026#34;blaxploitation\u0026#34; with a \u0026#34;wah wah\u0026#34; pedal and clever use of soulful brass sections. On the other hand, the ballads, which are often accompanied by strings, never sound mushy and overwrought, but very organic and down-to-earth. Even as a producer, he puts a very fundamental emphasis here and defines exactly the sound that makes up his next and best albums. As a songwriter, he hasn\u0026#039;t had to prove anything to himself or the world since \u0026#34;People Get Ready\u0026#34; at the latest, but with this album he has pioneered a new, confident and completely independent soul sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDon\u0026#039;t Worry) if There\u0026#039;s a Hell Below, We\u0026#039;re All Going to Go\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe Other Side of Town (LP Version)\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe Makings of You\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWe the People Who Are Darker Than Blue (LP Version)\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMove on Up (Extended Version)\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMiss Black America (LP Version)\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWild and Free (LP Version)\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eGive It Up (LP Version)\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Curtis Mayfield","offers":[{"title":"OS","offer_id":54900943192449,"sku":"518912000","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0628\/8923\/0533\/files\/Curtis-Mayfield_Curtis_Vinyl-LP-180g-Gatefold_s518912_o7759675_a594831_v13670881.5ad58e6c.jpg?v=1761056147"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.bravado.de\/en\/collections\/curtis-mayfield.oembed","provider":"Bravado","version":"1.0","type":"link"}