Superfly

A wonderful surprise. Where to start - so many layers. I think I’ll be finding things on the numerous listens to come. Funky, soulful and then some. A great example of how to use an orchestra.

Really enjoyed this, so much that I listened to it multiple times. It has that 70's funk feel to every track which, as someone born in 1970, is very nostalgic and evokes a lot of memories.

little child running wild, give me your love, eddie you should know better, no thing on me, think (smooth)

Sounds very much like the period it was created in- in all the best ways. It's funky, refreshing, and fun listening to that showcases the musical talent involved, especially with the use of so many different sounds

Title track is outstanding, full of soul, an easy listen

This is an easy 5 All timer for me. Grew up on it, love those swirling strings and horn arrangements under Mayfield's falsetto. He saves the best for last. This soundtrack and Across 110th St are unimpeachable funk records.

Never heard this in full before but was blown away. The production and arrangements are fantastic. The songs are interesting and seem to capture a particular moment in time well. I enjoyed the grooves and how Curtis Mayfeild knew when to just let a song breather. The guitar playing on “Think” was really tasteful.

This is one of the greatest soundtrack albums ever made, if not the best. Absolutely my favorite. This is really everything a great soundtrack should be, and it's an outstanding album all on it own. Curtis Mayfield could have phoned this one in and collected the paycheck, but he is on fire creatively here. He has crafted rich, nuanced arrangements that are so much smarter than the film he made them for, but he also never loses sight of the fact that a soundtrack needs to be entertaining. Spicy, funky and intense, the songs reveal the world of the film, with soulful vocals and a side of sly social commentary. The result is a powerful album with a message that transcends its original purpose, one of the finest albums of its genre and its time. Fave Songs (All songs, from most to least favorite): Little Child Runnin' Wild, Pusherman, Superfly, Freddie's Dead, Give Me Your Love (Love Song), Junkie Chase, Eddie You Should Know Better, No Thing on Me (Cocaine Song), Think

Love getting albums I own on record. Just put it on while making Friday dinner and jam along. Superb record from one of Soul's biggest artist.

Great album! I've always been aware of CM, but never actually listened to much. This album was amazing from start to finish, really loved the drums and bass tone.

CLASSIC!

Know it, love it. Utter banger from beginning to end (Love the movie too). Listened to it 3 times in a row because if I had a complaint about this album... Not long enough. Easy 5.

Smooth sailing, not what I usually listen to but this is great!

Wow

It's a funk masterpiece. Just layers and layers to unpack and enjoy.

Sooooo fun and groovy. Great listening

This made me nostalgic for areas of the city that I wouldn't, and shouldn't, go into for any amount of money. This was a very chill album.

A real vibe. The fact the this is a soundtrack is crazy, as it doesn’t feel like it requires context to another medium (a film). Super tight production and A+ grooves.

Great album. Love the strings and percussion. Makes me want to see the movie.

Curtis is sick. His voice is so cool and his records have such a unique sound with the strings and horns. Pusher man and Freddie’s dead are iconic.

This album should be a textbook on how to write funk. The craft on display here is among the best of all time. Not only is Mayfield's voice incredibly smooth and buttery, but the instrumentation and the mixing is next level. I'll be listening to this one again just so I can focus on the drums and bass. It's layer after layer of depth while still sounding simplistic and tight.

Mayfield’s masterclass in funk contains more soul and cinematic vision than even the Blaxploitation film it’s designed to complement.

Omg so great. The movie is fantastic, too.

Incredibly groovy, incredibly tasteful, and incredibly fun. This album stands out for its historical and cultural impact on exploitation films of the 1970s. I feel like a lot of music in this style is ultimately trying to match this sound and style

Never heard this before and wow what a masterpiece. I've heard Junkie Chase a million times because it's been copied. Now I know where it originally started. Freddie's Dead and Little Child Runnin' Wild are incredible songs lyrically, and the way the strings meld so smoothly against the backbeat of these songs is absolutely beautiful.

Wonderful sound, that's what i love 70s for

Great!

I recognized some of the things. Loved the funky vibe!

Quite possibly both the greatest original movie soundtrack of all time and a top 10 soul album of all time.

So good

Good tunes!!!

Another album. Pusher man is my favorite.

This is pure gold

super fly

Super funky, very catchy, definitely sad.

so much style. awesome performances, little sugary details, you can just soak in the psychedelic soul bath

5/5. Not a bad song on this one, even the instrumentals are great. Although I don’t entirely agree with the message, the passion Mayfield sings with makes me feel for him. All the songs flow so smoothly with each other, a classic in its own right. Wild that it’s a soundtrack.

Hot damn smooth n funky

So much better than awesome. And, I'll say it, so much better than Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On". That's the hill I'm willing to die on.

Super and indeed fly.

superfly guy says hi hi hi

This is masterful. Not the sort of thing I normally listen to but I know enough to realise greatness when I hear it. This album has it all- the beats, the groove and the lyrics are cutting.

Best soundtrack album ever? Possibly. Love Curtis, love the laid back funkiness of this, but it still has a hard spine of commentary throughout. A stone-cold classic any way you look at / listen to it.

Pusherman is 🔥

Just a truly fun album to listen to.

this album is so delicious, it’s fun but also chill, I could listen to this doing literally anything and have a great time

Groovy! Lots of songs have been sampled….big impact with Beastie Boys.

Fantastic soul and funk album from the early 1970s. A classic for sure.

One day I will see the film but regardless this is still one of my favourite soundtracks

Damn this was tasty. Some fine funk from a master. What a talent Curtis Mayfield was.

Yeah it is an awesome soundtrack. I feel 3x cooler than I am when I listen to this. 9/10

Classic Curtis, banger

OK loved this. just so chilled with layers and layers on the music. Despite never listening before knew so many hooks from modern hip-hop, not just samples either, pretty much entire tunes.

A great funk album. Curtis, Isaac, Marvin, Stevie. There’s your Mount Rushmore of funk. This album is probably enough to warrant Curtis inclusion.

I had this album on cassette for years. Great driving music. Eventually I picked up a cd copy. And only in the last month I somehow managed to find the vinyl in an op-shop for $1.00. The cover was battered & the record was filthy, but elbow-grease did the trick. Sounds great. And what a great album. As they say, way more successful & popular than the flick it came from, which I have to say I’ve never seen. There is only one track that you hear & think - yeah that’s soundtrack music - the beautiful instrumental Think, totally unlike the funk & soul on the rest of the album. But, like all the rest it’s written by Mayfield - such a talent. Interesting that Johnny Pate is listed as the “orchestrator & arranger”. He was a jazzman who had a big hit in the 50’s with Swingin’ Shepherd’s Blues. He would go on to produce B.B.King’s Live At The Regal LP(1964), regarded as one of the greatest blues albums ever recorded, so he had plenty of form when he got involved here. Highlights : Pusherman, Freddie’s Dead & the title track, but there are no duds here. The softness & quality of Mayfield’s voice is one of the highlights, as is his songwriting. The lyrics certainly tell a stary.

A super funk classic. Lush arrangements, super funky rhythms, Curtis' beautiful vocals. A far better album than the film probably deserved.

With a voice smoother than a baby dolphin's belly, orchestration that's subtle enough to not be overbearing, but still unmistakable in it's distinct sound, Curtis Mayfield manages to craft an album that is both timeless, and distinctly of it's time. CM could sing the phone book here, and it would be a masterpiece. He could sing 5. 📙📙📙📙📙

VERY funky, obviously i'm automatically in love. such great bass and brass. so many faves!!!

The funk instrumentals are a highlight for me. Really pleasant no-skip album.

Funky and awesome

Great

The GOAT of 70s blaxploitation soundtracks, and up there with the best movie soundtracks of all time. Oft imitated but never bettered, every track on here is iconic, and just about all have been sampled by almost everybody in hip hop. ‘Super Fly’s’ legacy remains immense, both musically and culturally and it’s funky as all hell.

OG funk. Love it.

Amazing

Great album. Groovy, funky, lots of hard and fast tracks with catchy hooks, and smooth transitions into strong instrumental ballads throughout the album. Superfly!

Curtis Mayfield will always be classic.

Classic

simply stunning

Brilliant, nothing else to say abut it.

Love it, listen to it all the time!

Super Fly is super fun. Jazzy engaging album capturing an era. Made me want to watch the movie

What a fantastic album.

Chance the Rapper AND Beyonce samples from this one. So good.

Top 5 movie soundtrack of all time Curtis Mayfield created an album you could actually listen to without 2/3 being filler and mood creation tunes The songs stood on their own.

This is an absolutely perfect album full of amazing social commentary. I’ve had a lot of ‘70s R&B and funk, but I was still so excited for this one because of its reputation as one of the all-time greats. Needless to say, it did not disappoint. If you told me this wasn’t a soundtrack, I’d believe you - the songs go so perfectly. Some of my favorite songs are the instrumentals - both ‘Junkie Chase’ and ‘Think’ add a bit of variety to the album. Of course ‘Freddie’s Dead’ is the best song; a great cautionary tale.

Never heard this before. Love it. Absolutely fantastic. A perfect recipe of groove, funk, rhythm and a silky smooth voice. 1 - bad 2 - average 3 - good 4 - great 5 - outstanding

I didn't think I'd ever heard of Curtis Mayfield before until I heard the song Pusherman. Curtis Mayfield is a soul/funk artist who was once a member of the Impressions, before branching off and doing his own thing. He was integral in the pioneering of funk, and was also one of the first soul artists whose lyrics told stories of the pride and struggles of the African American community. This record was recorded for a movie titled 'Superfly' which dealt with the issues around ghettos and drug use. Some hard hitting topics on this record. Curtis' music tells a story like no other. Every song on this record is awesome! His guitar playing is stellar, and the inclusion of brass instruments and Latin-influenced beats makes him stand out amid his counterparts. Overall, a phenomenal record today. One I will definately listen to again! Favourite songs: Pusherman, Superfly, Little Child Runnin' Wild, Freddie's Dead (Theme from 'Superfly') Least favourite song: if forced to pick, Think 5/5

Yeah, love a bit of Curtis and this is pretty much the shit

Wow! Great album! Loved it, although some songs have a 70s feel, obviously. Rather mellow and smooth going. Mayfield’s voice is nice.

HOT DAMN a perfect little album to work to. I hope to score something as funky as this one day

It's absolutely ace. Coolest sounding album on the list. Only has two great 'songs' per se (Pusherman and Superfly) but the overall feel is great too. Even makes suburban Birmingham feel cool.

this is what 5 stars sounds like. listened to this back to back last night, finding new layers to enjoy each time. going to be listening to this a whole whoooole lot this year.

This album sure is funky!! A masterclass in funk/soul music that aged extremely well! This album is so bitchin' groovy, these songs amaze me every time! Super catchy songs, nice guitar licks, solid bass and drums foundation and a great orchestration overall, check check check check! The thing that blows my mind, how this soundtrack really tells you everything about the movie, you don't even need to watch it anymore. One of the greatest records by Curtis and one I love dearly! Favorite lyrics: - We're all built up with progress. But sometimes, I must confess. We can deal with rockets and dreams. But, reality -- what does it mean? - Must be something' that's freezin' his mind. That has made him, through greed, so very blind. And I don't think he's gonna make it this time. - Darkest of night with the moon shining bright. There's a set goin' strong; lotta things goin' on. The man of the hour has an air of great power. The dudes have envied him for so long. Key tracks: Little Child Runnin' WIld, Pusherman, Freddie's Dead (Theme From 'Superfly'), Give Me Your Love (Love Song), Eddie You Should Know Better, No Thing On Me (Cocaine Song), Superfly 9,5 out of 10

Lush, gorgeous. Very bright and uplifting. Good in-between of funk and soul. Curtis really did have the cool, didn't he? Favorite tracks: "Superfly", "Pusherman", "Freddie's Dead"

Everything about this album just fits. The name matches the sound. The cover art matches the vibe. Never heard of this one before, but now it’s easily up there.

An intoxicating journey of funky good time tunes. Top notch musicianship and artistry on display here. Curtis Mayfield has an unforgettable voice, his soft and honey sweet delivery is always so soothing to my ears. And all of it is delivered in a tight 36 minutes! You get a hell of a lot of bang for your buck here, it's the perfect party record to throw on and get people grooving.

sho is funky

Fire

The best soundtrack of all time. A fantastic mix of songwriting and incidental music. A funk masterclass in every way.

I had somehow forgotten that Curtis Mayfield did the soundtrack for Super Fly. The movie was okay, but this soundtrack is way more heartfelt and charged than it deserved.

It's Curtis Mayfield. It's fabulous. I'm a little unsure why Curtis and Roots aren't also here given the preponderance of some other artists. Maybe one or two fewer Steely Dan or Neil Young albums? I mean, we get it. I raise once more the existence of a David Grey album in a list ahead of Curtis.

Curtis Mayfield is a true legend and just consistently great. Usually being a soundtrack will detract from the strength of an album but that's not the case at all here. Huge credit to the production here as well, the drums really stand out. I was going to give this a 4 for a while but I'm just struggling to see how this isn't a 5.

If you put anything lower than 5 stars on this masterpiece something is wrong with you

This album is a masterclass in funk. So many iconic songs on this record. I would beg to say that there is not a bad track on the whole record.

The triplet flow on those initial bongos are amazing. Mayfield assembled a really tight band for this album. No pieces are out of place. This album is great, there’s nothing at all to complain about.

yeah i mean this is incredible. no notes

Rating: 9/10 Best songs: Little child runnin’ wild, Pusherman, Freddie’s dead, No thing on me, Superfly

Dig it big time

Man. Just like. Its so good. Curtis's voice just scratches the right parts of my brian while the smoothest instrumentals play with him. Amazing.

I like this, it is great. Top quality from start to finish, lovely production and important message. I’ve just never been a fan of Curtis Mayfield, his tone doesn’t do it for me. Glad I listened though.

Not only is this the greatest soundtrack - ever - for a film, it also works by critiquing the film itself through its lyrical themes. How often do you encounter something quite so meta that's also a funky, soulful and positive commentary on the art its ostensibly meant to complement? A masterpiece.

ABSOLUTELY THE BEST! Curtis Mayfield was a force to be reckoned with!

One of the best soundtracks of all time. Funky, smooth, socially concious and funky. Yep. I said it twice. Best Tracks: Pusherman; Freddie's Dead (Theme from Superfly); Superfly

Love the vibes, great old soul music that would definitely listen to again

Great album, love it. There's just something about Curtis Mayfield's sound that I loooove so much.

very cool

It’s exactly what I expected a 70’s jazz esque album to sound like. And it ruled

Funk Soul Brotha check it out now

Funky as fuck. Loved mostly everything about this. Favourite Tracks: - Little Child Runnin Wild - Pusherman - Superfly - Eddie You Should Know Better - No Thing on Me (Cocaine Song) - Freddie's Dead Overall Grade: 5/5

Super groovy, adding a few songs to my playlists.

Pusherman is way ahead of it’s time.

Outrageously great. 5/5

Curtis Mayfield was an absolute gem. Front to back this album is just banger after banger. Makes me want to watch the movie too! I am putting this on my "vinyl albums to look out for" list for sure.

Just a beautiful, funky album. Nothing more to say, it can't be improved.

Oooh, like butter baby. This is great. Silky smooth and funky as hell. "Pusherman," "Freddie's Dead," and "Superfly" are all classics but the album is solid front-to-back. Just phenomenal musicianship all around and a fun, funky energy.

Really amazing. I love the 70's funk cop/thriller sound (secretly always wanted to make an album like this). The songs are great, everything is great. I wish it were longer.

Some super funky and soulful jams. Love it.

Such a damn good funk album.

What a fantastic album. The tracks strike a perfect balance between jam and focused song, so they feel nice and loose, but not too much so. The lyrics and vocals were a step up from the very repetitive Chic album. Even though they weren't hitting every note perfectly, it kinda fit the tone of the album. Definitely going to check out more Curtis Mayfield!

First time listening to this album, and this really is brilliant. A funk/soundtrack masterpiece.

Incredible vibes, and it works so well as a standalone that I sometimes forget it's a soundtrack

this is sooo goooooddd mmmm awooooga so beautiful and sexy. i am seduced

Awesome album. One of the few time people may know the album better than the movie.

The funk!

Yes! I haven't listened to this in so long. I went through a short blaxploitation film kick in high school that introduced me to 60s/70s soul music. This album is a masterpiece, even if the film really wasn't.

how much did i LOVE this! Great album.

I’m a fan already

Not just super fly: Super-duper fly. 6 stars

Classic.

Never have I ever felt more gangster than when listening to this album.

I'd heard the title track but nothing else here. Somehow it makes me feel nostalgic - it was released 12 years before I was even born, so that makes no sense. I guess it just gives me vibes of those cool sexy 70s, really sums up what they fed us of that decade in the 1990s. Like a best-of summary - all the cool funky disco bits, none of the mediocre shit that no doubt also existed, and it clocks in at a cruisy 36min. Either way, my life is that bit more complete now that I've heard this, and it's definitely going on the "listen again" pile. For this project, that's pretty uncommon. And for a movie soundtrack? Rare as rocking horse shit. Full marks are deserved. 5/5.

One of these classic soundtrack albums that is hard to listen to without thinking about the movie. In my memory, Curtis Mayfield had written stronger songs for The Impressions or his early solo albums. So 4* for the song writing and 5* for the sound. But now listening to it again, I think 5* also for the song-writing is more appropriate.

Cool

👍🏻

Oh funk me.. Curtis Mayfield is a fucking legend. 5

This one was an easy repeat listen. Again and again. Amazing songs with beautiful orchestrations that tell a compelling story. Start to finish.

Oh yeah, this one hits the spot…all the spots! Loved it!!

Excellent vibe. Super groovy.

I first listened to SUPER FLY on an LP sometime in the 80s. At the time I was collecting a lot of older records and somewhere had run across a used copy of this. I would go on to listen to play list fairly regularly as I really liked its funky groove. Sometime in the 90s I purged my record collection, and Super Fly was one of the albums that left my collection. It is one of many that I regret having parted with. I did have a few compilation CDs that contained tracks off this album (Freddie’s Dead, Super Fly and Pusherman) and had let those tracks replace the album in my collection, but listening to it now realize that it really is better as a whole. I love hearing this again. It is remarkable how great every song is on this, as movie soundtracks tend to have a lot of weaker spots or dull instrumentals. This soundtrack is a fantastic album apart with or without the film.

a super funk classic. Lush arrangements, super funky rhythms, Curtis' beautiful vocals. A far better album than the film probably deserved.

I listened to his first album Curtis before this and I really, really loved it, definitely a 10/10 this album switches up the groove a little bit, which makes sense, this is a movie soundtrack, but it’s still really damn amazing both of these are 10/10s

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Just a classic album on many levels - Curtis Mayfield's falsetto voice just works so well over the fantastic funk/soul music; hard to explain but there's a perfect balance between his voice and the music. Probably as a testament to how good and accessible the music is, so much of this album has been sampled over the years from artists as ranging as Biggie Smalls to Beastie Boys to Alicia Keys. I'll admit to not having seen the movie but even without ... this album really does *feel* like a movie; there's a great flow to it - starting with "Little Child..." and the classic final title track truly feels like an end credits. Those two are probably my favourites although I really love the instrumental "Think" - Curtis was also a masterful guitar player and the tone and melody on this track are gorgeous. Maybe the only drawback would be a general sameness that runs throughout but I think the shortness of the album (37 minutes) helps stave that off enough to keep it nearly perfect. An album for pretty much any occasion. 9/10 5 stars.

A sublime soundtrack with plenty of funky grooves, Latin hand percussion, cinematic strings, funky guitar (and bass) and swirling arrangements; the works. Loads of great tracks like 'Pusherman', 'Freddie's Dead', 'Eddie You Show Know Better', 'No Thing on Me' and 'Superfly'. I wasn't born in the early 70's but gee I felt like I was transported to that time listening to the album. Not to mention the icing on the cake; Curtis Mayfield's unique vocal sound. Superb in all departments. Now I need to go and watch the movie!

Super smooth and funky, great all round.

What an album. Superb, funky, smooth. Yes please, Curtis.

Super Fly is a fantastic soul album by Curtis Mayfield for the blaxploitation film with the same name. I really like this kind of soul from the 1970s with a blaxploitation connection like Isaac Hayes (Shaft), Bobby Womack and the (other) artists from Stax Records.

good, good. funky. good.

Allt gott við þessa plötu. Sannanlega eitthvað sem öll þurfa að heyra áður en þau deyja.

Yass! Pusherman is a truly wonderful track. Mayfield's voice layers superbly with an accompanying bassline from heaven itself and drums and bongos to keep you interested and focused on listening. Freddie's Dead has been part of my listening rotation for years. Superfly itself is just a masterpiece of funk. This is a film soundtrack. I mean, there's no doubt about it, it was written for a movie and it sounds like that. It isn't an album per se, but the quality of the music is just.. Well. Just listen to it.

This album actually got me into Curtis!

Such a beautiful álbum Theinstruments sound so good and his voice too

🤯🤯🤯

Soul perfection

Wow!

Really enjoyed this record.

9/10

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I am pretty familiar with Superfly, and liked the soundtrack from it. But hearing it in a proper album format was really interesting; because it was really good. Like way better than I thought it was going to be. I've listened to this one 3 or 4 times at this point. I Really enjoy Pusherman, No thing on me, and Superfly. They are all really solid I gotta say.

Love Curtis …

9/10 really enjoyable funk album, i think it could've had some stronger hooks.

Sublime instrumentation is the first thing that jumps out into my ears. Harp! Hand percussion! Funky electric something! The breadth and depth here is too rare in concept albums and basically unheard of in music for film. It's the obvious archetype of blaxploitation-in-sound, but also an opinionated text by Mayfield and something more besides. For one thing, each song expands beyond its length, providing a feast of material in a relatively concise album.

Not heard before. Absolutely brilliant. Going into regular rotation for sure.

I get to cheat on this one as I already own it and listen regularly. Curtis at his best and the best Blaxploitation soundtrack.

An album bigger than the movie it was created for. Just a snapshot of life. Perfection.

All timer

What a great album the whole way through. Pusherman reminds me of the one time I accidently found myself on Whalley in Surrey. Got back on that skytrain and felt Superfly again.

Saved Prior: None Saved: 9. Junkie Chase - Instrumental 8. Freddie's Dead 7. Superfly 6. Eddie You Should Know Better 5. Give Me Your Love (Love Song) 4. No Thing On Me (Cocaine Song) 3. Pusherman 2. Think - Instrumental 1. Little Child Runnin' Wild Overall Notes: Every couple of months some tweet along the lines of "Phil Collins didn't have to go THIS hard on the Tarzan soundtrack" will go viral which pisses me off twofold. For one, yes he did it's a Disney movie of course he had to go hard. For two, why the fuck should I have to see that recycled tweet when people could be shouting out this masterpiece of funk and soul. Curtis Mayfield god bless you and thank you for going THIS HARD.

I think about this album as almost a companion of sorts to Marvin Gaye's What's Going On. Curtis Mayfield employs driving ponderous soul/R&B to explore social issues surrounding the cycle of poverty and drug use. He takes an extremely critical approach of drug dealing which is somewhat at odds with the message of the film. The music itself is tight and gives the lyrics room to land. Overall it is incredibly effective and engaging.

Awesome soundtrack! So funky, might have to actually watch the movie now.

This is brilliant not just because everyone says so but because it truly is. The arrangements are like nothing you hear today. It's so evocative of it's time and the movie of course

топппчиккк

I really enjoyed this album, and everything about it. 5/5 stars.

An absolutely classic soul album

Dope lyrics, funky music.

Un poco de soul y otro poco de funk es lo que necesitaba este día. Las letras 👌

Flawless

So funky and tight. Great variety of tunes. Love the additional textures and flourishment added throughout tracks. This is one of my new favorites

CLASSIC. I have listened to this album many many times and wish I had it on vinyl.

Classic soul

Mejor soundtrack ever.

Hyvää kamaa Curtis tykitellyt. Äijän hittibiisi "Move on up" on kyllä ollut tiedossa, ehkä Superflynkin kuullut joskus, mutta ei ole aiempaa kokemusta koko levyllisestä. Ainakin tämä levy oli tosi hyvä, minulle sopiva määrä nuotteja per sekunti ja mukaansatempaavan ja taidokkaan kuuloista kaikin puolin. Ja kun biisit ei ole entuudestaan tuttuja, niin kaikki kuulostaa tuoreelta.

Genre defining. I wish it lasted 24 hours

Muy chido, me gustó. Un sonido chill, limpio, no exagera en el dramatismo, parece un disco "honesto" y despreocupado pero bien producido y con instrumentaciones muy pro. Favs: Give me your love y Superfly. Mood: Wholesome.

Curtis es animado. Genera buen rollo

Fuck yeah

So good

so dope

Super Funk

I love getting funk albums on this list. Much like the soundtrack to Shaft, this album is just wall to wall funky jams. Not a single dull moment on the album 5/5

Satme et lækkert funk album. Fed høj falcetto stemme og lækre funky rytmer. Kort og godt album. Køb!

The world needs more funk like this

funky masterpiece

Chillig

Too sober for this album and too early in the morning.

4.2

multi-dimensional.

I like this record, very chill and fun to listen to, did not realise one of the songs was where the Beastie boys pulled one of their samples

Super funky! This is just great. So 70s, so cool. The movie seems to have very mixed reviews but maybe I should check it out one day. Curtis Mayfield seems like a fascinating person too.

Funky and fun.

Banger funk

🕶️🕺🏿🦋🎶👢

This grooves.

Mayfield kills the rhythm as always. Pusherman is an all timer for me. This album is tight, doing just what it needs to. Amazing drums.

Fun and well performed and produced. Iconic.

Tremendous, the sound of the soul 70s.

A great film, due in no small part to a great soundtrack.

I can explain why but I really like this album, it makes me feel like I am inside a club in the 70s

Si le mot "cool" était une musique

"Superfly" by Curtis Mayfield is a progressive soul soundtrack album. I love this album when I first listened. This album talks about social problem like poverty, drug abuse, racial abuse. This album gives me a groovy vibe and from first to last tracks it was just funky and enjoyable. I love the voice of Curtis Mayfield when he sings prettiest melodies in the tracks. The guitar performance is also funky as heck as it was energetic and uplifting to listen. I also love the string arrangement on this album. My favorite songs are "Little Child Runnin' Wild", "Freddie's Dead," and "Superfly". The album flow smoothly from start to end. Overall wonderful album to listen. One of the greatest soundtrack albums ever which is still influencial and sampled by many artists.

I mean heck it’s groovy shit

So much fun. I played this three times and I danced every single time. Please, more of this and less totally unremarkable Brit pop.

Excellent album that's better than just the main theme song. Favorite tracks: Give Me Your Love, Freddie's Dead, Pusherman

Not too bad. Had never heard of this movie bur decent soundtrack so may be worth checking out.

Underrated. I love the percussion on this one

Rerig goeie album ek moet nog 'n bad song deur hierdie dude hoor

Standouts Little Child Runnin' Wild Pusherman Freddie's Dead Superfly

I haven’t seen the movie, but the soundtrack itself is groovy and chill it’s just a vibe you want to be a part of

This is easily one of the best funk/soul albums I've heard. Pusherman, Freddie's Dead, and Superfly are the highlights... but the music works on every track. I don't feel like I need to see the film to appreciate the music, which definitely elevates it beyond "soundtrack" status. But every track evokes such great imagery, I'd like to see how they were used. It's also a much better album than Mayfield's "There's No Place Like America Today," which I heard earlier in the project. I think the film's subject matter and Mayfield's desire for his songs to be a warning against the lifestyle is exactly the push and pull needed to end up with great lyrics. I'm not a fan of some of Mayfield's overtly-religious stuff, nor would I appreciate a celebration of drugs and violence... so this lands in a great spot.

Me dieron ganas de ver la peli.

Super fly

Chill

can't miss it while you're on the beach with a drink

This album lives up to its title, truly Curtis was Superfly. You could listen to this all day and vibe, lovely stuff

For I while, I honestly don't think I was being fair to this because it's a soundtrack, but it turns out that it's a hell of an album too. Honestly, Superfly is one of the better funk albums I've ever heard, but part of me still feels like I need to watch the film before I consider giving this 5 stars. And to be clear, it isn't *necessarily* going to be a 5 star eventually, but it is *excellent*. As great funk often does, Superfly puts some very dark topics at the forefront of things, namely addiction, the effect dealers have on community, and loss, in a way that I've heard is actually kind of at odds with the film. But regardless, Curtis Mayfield basically just tears it up here with an unstoppable barrage of iconic, soulful, funk songs. I was told this is extremely influential, and I believe it. It's just damn good.

Can’t argue with the pusher man

Cool!

Good.

Neat album, you can see how it was a soundtrack, you can kind of piece together the story from the songs

Great stuff. Solid album that doubles as a soundtrack.

I liked this!

Soulful, sensual voice and nice instrumentals

I had a lot of fun listening to this!! Very good!! Was bopping my head and shi!

Fun and funky and I liked it 😊

What a gentle voice that speaks on such pressing matters with a groovy and funky background track

4/5

I liked it a lot. I enjoyed the overall feel of the album.

own

Funky!

Chill yet sinister, funky yet smooth, a complete master class. Haven't seen the movie but this album makes me feel like I walked into a pre-existing world. Incredible.

The sounds like me. Personally, I think it's a good album to relax on, for those days when you just want to sit down, have a drink and listen to music.

I thought it was a great album with lots of great jazz/soul components. Don't have much to say other than that it was great!

Good funky soul

Blooming funktastick.

I haven’t seen the film but the soundtrack is so good that I don’t think I need to

should be listened to at least once a year. Works well in cold, but also hot hot summer.

Cool soul. Favourites: Superfly, Pusherman

I had low expectations for this as I don't care for funk, but this one was a jam. A fun listen from beginning to end. 4/5

Comme une bonne recette parfaitement équilibrée.

Great soundtrack, great band, great singer, great vibe.

Good

This is some great funky soul.

Great

I was trying to think of how to describe this album and I came across this review that perfectly describes it for me. I couldn't say it any better, thank you random reviewer. "70's porno music mixed with a low budget heist film"

I really liked this very much summer vibes

노래가 전체적으로 꽤 괜찮았다. 신나고 분위기도 좋았다. The song was pretty good overall. It was upbeat and had a great vibe.

Superfly - Great soundtrack. My favorite song is Pusherman. It's like I am in a movie, and honestly, he knows how to get the proper '70s vibe. Pusherman and Superfly are absolute bangers. This is closer to a 5 than a 4, but I am not sure if I can fully give it a 5. Its a 4.6 for me tbh.

kinda jazzy i like it 8.5/10

Lovely summer afternoon music

I don't think I've encountered an album that can take me back to the time it was created quite like this one. The sounds invoke the 70s so well that I find myself transported to a time of suits with oversized collars. Its groovy, funky, and enjoyable to listen to. Now I just need to watch the movie. 3.5 rounded up to a 4/5

😎🎸

Great album and soundtrack overall, like all of the instruments and good singing. Favourite song(s) Superfly and Little child runnin’ wild were really good, I liked the beats Least favourite(s) Think in a soundtrack is good but in a album it didn’t blend with the other ones but good melody Some drug references but I didn’t mind it, throughout the whole pusherman song I thought he was saying butcher man. 4.4 out of 5 SUPERFLY!

A very relaxing melody, his voice is amazing and the instrumentals songs are perfect for a way.

That was interesting. The songs have a really cool rhythm-and-blues vibe. However, I wasn't really a fan of his voice or his singing style.

This was really good, I listened to most of it 3-4 times yesterday.

Bangerrr. Way better than the film itself.

felt like a spy

More like Superfun! Gotta watch this movie now!

I'm usually wary of movie soundtracks on this list, but this was a rare occasion where it absolutely warranted inclusion. The album stands on its own, it didn't even need the movie tie-in to work as a piece of music. Funky beats, cool 70s grooves, and poignant lyrics about the difficulty of poor urban life at the time. Would definitely listen again, 4/5

while not as earthshattering to me as Curtis, this soundtrack certainly earns a spot in the highest echelon of "movie soundtracks known more than their source film". not that i'm uninterested in checking Superfly out, far from it, but this is one of a handful that gets treated like a "real" album. yeah no i really liked this one! wonderful title track. deserves to be one of the 1001? yes!

Son las 6 y pico y no se me guardó la reseña...... 3,5/5 pero le pongo un 4 porque no conocía a este señor (ni la peli) y ha sido un buen descubrimiento. Mi fav la de little child o superfly

very soulful and funky, curtis mayfield never dissapoints !

Heavily enjoyed the album

Famous album. Never listened to it before. Great performances -- beautiful vocals, tight band, fantastic 70s funk sound (amazing sound at times). But the songwriting. Not memorable. Sprawling, loose compositions ... some people seem to like that sort of thing. I need some tighter structures. I get bored, can't find anything to grab hold of. In the end, this becomes an exercise in creating killer background music. Which I guess is a way of saying, the key word here is Soundtrack.

Very enjoyable. Pusherman is a masterpiece. Give Me Your Love was a delightful surprise. I don't know that I would listen to this particular album again but it did remind me of how great Curtis Mayfield is. I love the energy. It feels like an actual band playing together. After the production style of 1980s Dire Straits, this felt particularly welcome.

Neue Reise in eine ganz neue Musikwelt. Was meine Mutter wohl als Geschwurpsel bezeichnen würde, ist für mich voller Seele, voller Power und wird aufgrund der präzisen Produktion nie langweilig!

8.5 / 10

Funky, smooth, and well, super fly.

REALLY enjoyed this. Definitely will be coming back to this one. Just groovy and fun listen.

better to watch the movie alongside the soundtrack too. curtis is definitely one of the flyest african american singers of the modern century.

another one i'm happy to listen to again. great, great score

Superfly come Curtis Mayfield

ikke min sjanger da.. kan høres litt filler ut innimellom

ambient and relatively acoustic, funky and laid back, quite beautiful at times

5.Superfly (1972) - Curtis Mayfield (7.11) Little chuld runnin wild 8/10 pusherman 7/10 freddies dead 7/10 junkie case 6/10 give me your love (love song) 7/10 eddie you shouldve known better 7/10 no thing on me (cocaine song) 8/10 think - instrumental 7/10 superfly 7/10

Preferred this to the other Curtis Mayfield album. It's still not something I can see myself revisiting though

Such a fun record, so funky and full of soul. I've listened to this album so many times but have never watched the movie. I should really do that.

Smooth Fave track: Superfly

I quite like this one. It really does feel like the most 1970s thing to ever exist. The tracks are smooth, relaxed, confident and cool. Listening to it as an album, the themes here tend to feel a bit repetitive. However I won't mark it down for that - it can be forgiven as I believe the songs are intended to be scattered around a film? And not played back-to-back. I've not seen the film to be certain though. I enjoyed Think the most - it stands out from the others. Not to say the others are bad by any means.

Okay, now we're talking! This is considered the blueprint for the Blacksploitation soundtracks, and was one of his best solo works. This is a huge album, and so much better than the No Place Like America album. Also much easier to listen to in my opinion. I'm more familiar with some of the stuff on this album, but never fully listened to it. "Little Child Runnin' Wild" GREAT start to the album, soul, smooth, and just so emotional with strong lyrics and the instrumentation is great, perfect way to begin without a really grating falsetto. "Pusherman" Falsetto is back, but... it's not as grating as later, this feels SMOOTH, and is dropping a great feel and sound for the movie, while standing on it's own two feet. The fact that the album is more driving and up tempo really helps with his voice and style. "Freddie's Dead" First single off the album, and the biggest hit, yes bigger than the title track. And just the GROOOVE... oooh, I love it, everything about this just makes me happy. "Junkie Chase" (instrumental) Funky action soundtrack piece, WOW those brass hits, and the wah-wah guitar... it all goes together so beautifully, it's just a brilliant piece and you can just picture the kind of chase scenes it would underscore. "Give Me Your Love (Love Song)" Slowest track so far, a solid breather after Junkie Chase, and still so stunningly funky with the bass and percussive piano chords. It just keeps moving while being a nice change of pace. "Eddie You Should Know Better" And this is even slower, this points towards the more soul feel of There's No Place Like America, and this is more orchestral feeling, deeper and richer. But this is now too slow, we need to pick back up again after this. "No Thing on Me (Cocaine Song)" Backing beat is picked back up in speed, with a spoken word stat that is high range, and then when the singing starts back into falsetto, starting to grate a little. But SO smooth and nice for the track. "Think" (instrumental) Oh man... the oboe. This is just such a good 70s jazz piece, it feels like something the Not Ready for Primetime Players (SNL's band) would play to close out a night. It's Just a vibe, and with just the right hint of meloncholy. The oboe is what sets it apart, it's not the sound you'd expect on a piece llke this, and it just makes it so much more elevated! "Superfly" And the second single, and title track. SO funky, SO energetic, so *70's* This is one anyone that knows this era knows, and for good reason. It's also VERY much the model for title tracks for Blacksploitation films, compare it to Shaft (which came out a year prior) and the similarities in the styles are obvious. It's just fun, if VERY much of it's era. Overall thoughts: FUN! I mean, it's dated in style, and feels a little exploitative and stereotypical in places, but it not only succeeded at what it was attempting to do, but became the standard for it. This is Curtis's best solo album, and the whole thing is just a blast. Two great singles, and really what I was talking about in There's No Place Like America on how good he can get. Favorite Song: Think Least Favorite Song: Eddie You Should Know Better Album Rating: 8.5/10 Familiarity: 6/8 Would I listen again: Oh *HECK* yeah. This is fun in all the right ways, and the instrumentals are just so damn awesome they set my creativity off! VERY fun!!

OK, this is a *lot* more like what I was expecting yesterday when I put on the other Curtis Mayfield album. I’m not especially familiar with the soul/funk genre, but this one’s more like what I think of in the genre, and the whole thing just feels more… summery? I found myself really getting into a lot of the tracks here, and unlike on *There’s No Place Like America Today*, I can absolutely see myself listening to this album again. The most obvious difference that stands out in Mayfield’s singing in this case is that he seems to be using more of his vocal range, not spending nearly as much time in the higher register that seemed almost hesitant and wispy at times on the later album, particularly in that album’s “Billy Jack”. All of the lyrical songs here feature Mayfield giving it his all, delivering another message album but seeming almost more sure of himself and the strength of his statements against drug use, drug sales, even engaging with the business, with The Man. The A-side opens with a thesis statement in “Little Child Runnin’ Wild”, directly calling out the way that drug use destroys families, pulls people apart, keeps the already poor stuck in a cycle of poverty. This is immediately followed by “Pusherman”, a first-person ode to the life of a drug seller, that draws attention to the façade that hides the uncertainty and fragility lurking underneath. This leads into “Freddie’s Dead”, a flat refutement of even that façade of the Pusherman, pointing an accusing finger at how the drug sellers pull others into their orbit, and just drive them to their deaths in the street. The side ends with an uptempo instrumental track that sounds like exactly what it claims to be, a “Junkie Chase” scene through the streets of the inner city and lets the orchestral aspects of this album’s band show off. It’s an enticing end to the side, to say the least. The B-side comes up in a more mellow manner, a smooth bassline that gets your head bobbing before the horn section jumps in and heralds Mayfield’s love song for this album, “Give Me Your Love”, a promise to stay by his lady no matter what. It’s followed by an outright roasting of the pusher life, “Eddie You Should Know Better” directly calling out how getting into that lifestyle makes you into the kind of person that nobody should be idolising, that everyone knows will turn on so-called friends when it’s a threat to the bottom line. The beat speeds up again for “No Thing On Me”, a song that focuses on the way that keeping your head up high and staying out of the drug game altogether helps you keep your hope and stay out of the spiral of destruction that only drags everyone around you down with you. It mellows into “Think” after that, a wind-heavy instrumental track featuring, of all things, an oboe; this is perfectly placed in the album, a slow moment to focus on what you’ve heard before, the arguments against taking the too-good-to-be-true easy way out of poverty when it just serves to push everyone else deeper. Why go for drugs when you can have your own innate natural high? Better to stay clean and clear. And this leads straight into the title track, “Superfly”, a finale that directly lays it out again: If you get into the selling game, you’re more likely to end up dead than making it to anything like the American Dream. Better to do things the right way. I come out of this with a much greater appreciation for Curtis Mayfield than I was left with after *There’s No Place Like America Today*. There’s more to grab onto here; the message is just as potent as the later album, but the wrapper is more approachable if you’re not familiar with the genre. Solid 8.5/10 for me on this one.

Veryyy smooth

I enjoyed this much more the second time. Funky, fun, and didn't need to understand the movie context to enjoy it, unlike other soundtrack entries in this list. Rating: 8/10 Favorite Song: Think, Pusherman

Beautiful and rich and amazing. Every tone is so good, guitar and strings and BASS are huge highlights, along with Mayfields singing of course. Iconic ah soul record

Some good ass music. Yeah.

Really loved my time listening to this one. I figured it was about drugs, and when I looked up that it was released in 1972, when music about drugs (or the bad side of it) wasn't that common, I found that very cool. Really liked the instrumentals a lot too.

70’s soul/funk at its best. Curtis Mayfield is one of America’s most underrated songwriters.

I'm a huge Curtis Mayfield fan, but I wasn't the biggest fan of this one. Still a 4/5.

Bangers

Mega!