Superfly

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

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 expected this to be just another soul record, which I’d find pleasant enough but a bit dull. I’m not sure if I was just in a good mood, or whether this album was actually good. I found myself enjoying this quite a bit, with its interesting compositions including strings and brass. Add to that the smooth vocals and some nice dry drums, and you end up with a fun listen. It does sound like a soundtrack, but I mean that in a good way.

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

Bangers

Mega!

Faves: Pusherman No Thing On Me

Ja, Curtis Mayfield heeft echt een geweldige stem. Opzich al bekend, zn vorige album was mn grootste kritiek: Erg kort album... Muziek is echt heerlijk, het is gewoon echt een heel erg goed funky album. Is het 5 sterren? Ik denk het toch net niet, maar mijn god wat heeft deze man een dijk van een stem. Het album is binnen no time voorbij, maar eigenlijk verveel ik me geen moment. Ik denk dat ik binnenkort maar eens een deep dive ga doen in zn discografie, want wat ik tot nu toe heb gehoord is echt geweldig. Besef ook even dat dit een soundtrack is van iets he? Hoe goed moet die film dan wel niet zijn... FAVO: Little Child runnin, Pusherman, Freddie's dead, Superfly

Soul with some sophistication. Curtis isn’t crying about heartbreak, he laments it, but ultimately he’s telling you his worth and he’s better without you if you aren’t along for the ride. Well I am, all the way to the iconic Title Track. Pusherman, Freddie’s dead and Eddie Should Know Better (whose instrumentals have inspired so many other modern songs) are other highlights. The music is nothing short of sexy.

nice and jazzy, soundtrack album that actually sounds like an album experience. My favourite Curtis album, 9/10. first listen tracklist ranking: 1. Superfly 2. Freddie’s Dead 3. Pusherman 4. No Thing on Me 5. Little Child Running Wild 6. Think 7. Give Me Your Love 8. Junkie Chase 9. Eddie You Should Know Better

So soulful, love the vibes. Occasionally don't love the vocal style.

I liked it, my favorite was think- solid 4!

soulful, introspective, groovy, funky, fly. the vibe, love all the instruments - the brass, guitar, percussion. and the danger? through storytelling. fave songs probably pusherman & think - instrumental.

super album

Phenomenal soundtrack

Immaculate vibes. Definitely needs this on vinyl. It was perfect to listen to during work 😁😁👍🏻👍🏻

Feeling Funky gotta watch super fly now. Pusherman is my favorite song in the album. 4/5 I’d play league of legends while listening to this.

Solid album really liked this one super funky

Super funky I loved it. Homeboy was using every percussion instrument at his disposal in some songs and it worked. Add in that funky guitar and sax and I'm a happy camper.

this mf was fire, groovy as hell. maybe it's a little bias because it's the first one but I really enjoyed this. folks are sayin the movie doesn't even live up to how good the soundtrack is

silky smooth

bu beyfendiyi ilk defa duydum ve filmden de hiç haberim yoktu. bence güzel bir albümdü in general ben beğendim

Me encanta el funk que propone, sin embargo si tiene un peso narrativo bastante marcado.

this ruled.

some killer soul music with a powerful message. the blaxploitation film it's written for doesn't deserve this soundtrack. i thought the tracks dipped in quality around the middle but it started and ended with strong, engaging stuff. favorites: little child runnin wild, pusherman, freddie's dead, think, superfly

Memorial Day morning stroll sounds. Felt pretty good.

Honestly makes me want to watch the movie just to see how this great soundtrack fits with the movie. Catchy funky rhythms with a lot of interesting and immersive details. 7/10, Favorite Song: Pusherman

So, we're not doing soundtracks unless we do a soundtrack? Cool. I suspect there are some notable omissions. Star Wars by John Williams? That omission would be criminal as there have been - *checks notes* - ZERO classical music representation. But I'm getting distracted. Smooth like butter, funkier than ten-day-old socks, and cooler than the other side of the pillow, Mr. Mayfield delivers.

Must be the first movie OST on this list and absolutely worthwhile to listen to! Not sure if there will be any more movie work here, but this album stands on itself as one of the greatest funk albums of all time clearly. At least 4 stars for sure

cool as hell

Some great bass playing on this album.

Enjoyed this one. I have never seen the movie, but every song invoked a scene that I could imagine in my head, so Curtis Mayfield did a great job with creating a connection between you and the music. Extremely enjoyable.

I liked it. Good background music for studying. Not really my style tough

Smooth, funky, consistent front to back. The story flows and I don't feel like I need to watch the movie anymore (no wonder it was more successful than the film itself).

Great damn album for a good ass movie!

Classic

Only knew Pusherman before the listen but knew I liked that. Glad I listened to the whole album. Soulful, funky, fun.

Heerlijke soul-funk

wel funky 3.5

Kei leuk en toffe overgangen ofzo… ik had ni eens door wanneer het een nieuw nummer was (mogelijks skill issue van mij)

This album is a cool vibe, better than the Shaft soundtrack, but Curtis is the foreground Curtis Mayfield album you need.

Absolute banger, one of my all time fav funk albums

Really great early 70s sound, with Pusherman and the eponymous track being the stand out moments. I see a few listeners commenting this made them really want to go and check out the film that this soundtracks. I couldn't disagree more, from what I can gather it's a fairly unremarkable blackspoiltation film, and this stands as a great piece of storytelling in its own right, which if anything transcends the film which admittedly I haven't seen .

Always enjoyed Curtis Mayfield, nice to listen to an album start to finish. Solid 4/5 for me. (9/10)

I listened to this album as I drove across Glendale to recover a computer from mom's house, then I finished it the next morning. I was delighted to see this album start with Pusherman, a song which Seth has made me very familiar with! That gave me a good sense of expectations for what this album had in store, and that was a lot of incredibly funky soul music with plucking guitars and synth stabs on top of an orchestral bedrock. Traditional African percussion drove quite a few of the songs here, contrasting with Mayfield's beautiful falsetto voice. The cinematic story of this album comes through clear in the lyrics, leaning fully into its identity as a soundtrack album and allowing its story to lean into a theatrical vibe. There is a rapid, manic energy to many songs across the album, creating a hazy atmosphere as if you're on a drug high. When it comes to how much I enjoy each individual song, the vocal rhythms tend to be the make-or-break factor for me, as sometimes they just don't stick. The instrumentals tend to get freer and more sprawling when they don't have to worry about vocals over top of them, creating a larger-than-life atmosphere. I have not seen Superfly, but I can see it in my mind clear as day. This album is a camp, over-the-top performance that simply can't accompany grounded or boring scenes; it must be the soundtrack to a bombastic and explosive film experience, because that's exactly the feeling it injects into my veins. Highlights: Pusherman, Freddie's Dead (Theme From 'Superfly'), Junkie Chase (Instrumental), Eddie You Should Know Better, No Thing on Me (Cocaine Song), Think (Instrumental), Superfly

I was not familiar with the album nor the film. I'll now watch the latter. Soulful and funky, a great collection of songs which obviously tell a story.

The blasting funky beats with the soft vocals of Curtis are a combo on par with PB and chocolate

the superfly was indeed super fly i am gonna have to definitely watch the movie this is a soundtrack to, mainly bc it was just so slick and soulful and fun. some of the basslines in here are actually killer, and the instrumental only tracks were also very funky! he was going ham on those keys. highlights: freddie's dead (theme from superfly), give me your love, no thing on me (cocaine song), superfly.

Hell yeah. Great album. This has it all. Funk and grooves and a cohesive message that’s important all while being a soundtrack. Incredible.

Funky, soulful, with a social message. Makes me think I should see out the movie this is meant to be a soundtrack for. But it stands by itself, taking you back to the 70s ghetto, filled with pimps, drug dealers and poor people trying to get ahead.

This album is just fantastic. Not something I would think to pick up (though I know I’ve heard all of it before), but exactly what ai needed to listen to.

Thought this album was really lovely. His voice is gorgeous, the music is great. I liked the lyrics and I also liked the instrumentals. There were some moments where I lost interest, but overall it was a nice soothing listen with some good emotional moments. Fav song: Freddie's Dead Least fav: Give Me Your Love (Love Song)

Love the general feel of soul albums. This one is a very easy calming listen, it’s nice. Specific rating - 4.1 Fav song - Freddie’s dead Least fav- Give me your love (love song)

I've not seen the film Superfly and I was quite confused about what the scenes that go with some of the songs could possibly look like (but in the film at least Freddie's dead is instrumental, which makes sense). The soundtrack doesn't need the film to be wonderful and entertaining. The music is gorgeous and I really enjoy his voice. Favourite song: No Thing On Me (Cocaine Song) Least: Eddie You Should Know Better

Little Child Runnin' Wild - 8/10. Great brass lines, slick beat, excellent lyrics and very good singing. Pusherman - 9/10. Smooth and slick. Great bass riff. Almost a Steely Dan level of a smooth song about a terrible person. Freddie's Dead - 9/10. More slick music about an awful person. Junkie Chase - 7/10. Cool. Gimme Your Love - 7/10. Very good. Eddie You Should Know Better - 8/10. Awesome beat and music, and the lyrics are good, too. No Thing on Me - 8/10. Great tune. Think - 7/10. Very nice. Superfly - 10/10. Awesome brass lines, funky beat, great beat, and top-notch from beginning to end. No notes. Overall Rating - 4.06/5 (8.11/10). Full-on 70s Soul, and I'm absolutely here for it.

Pretty iconic

Day850 - super cool. pusherman is my favorite in the album

Pretty fun - Would buy vinyl

It's a great vibe. Listened to this on a Sunday morning and it fitted perfectly.

One of my faves yet

i love this album so much!!! glad to have a reason to relisten. title track and pusherman have always been favorites but i was really rocking with freddie's dead too this time around

on this Super sunday™️ i'm feeling SUPAFLY SUPAHOTFIRE BABYYYYY (but im not a #dapper). i really should listen to more curtis mayfield. and/or the impressions for that matter. nonetheless let's get active. the best soul records always have a way of making me feel like i'm in the liminal kitchen/living room (not calling it open concept, go die in a fire) of some relative's place. i'm on a warm beige leather couch with a tv island stuffed to the gills with physical media directly across from it. there's a coffee table with various accoutrements and a kitchen with *insert one of many blood/non blood older relatives here* cheffing meat pies, bofrot, and various nibbles. we're in the go between state of a multi hour mealathon holiday and some form of football's on telly. i'm surrounded by people who don't know me and yet understand. maybe some brown liquor. maybe a dark guinness. maybe a heineken to mix it up. it's homely in a way. despite the horrors seeping in there's still love. and if it's ever too much i can always go play jeopardy on the basement wii. anyways i liked the album. the line "you didn't have to love for me" hit me in a place i probably have to mention to a HIPAA bound professional. freddie's dead is a top 300 song of all time. lmao hi snoop. every fuckfake crackerzoid on this website who understands what "bitches in the bed" means here but make it so TPAB and later glory run kanye albums happen to be "most controversial" can kick fucking rocks. 4.4-4.7.

Great!

Really wonderful soundtraaaack! Wooohooooo!

288/1089 this was a fun and groovy album, some really nice choices were made and it flowed very well Give Me Your Love was a BIG stand out for me faves: Give Me Your Love, No Thing On Me, Freddie’s Dead 74/100

7/10… funky soul / motown / *1972

heard super fly in an uber once. liked that. i’m really feeling this today. chose to listen to this on a walk. good idea. not really taking notes. just vibing.

Pusherman is a hell of a single, but the energy of the rest of the record was pretty impressive also, especially for a soundtrack. This project probably benefits tying itself to such a dramatic script, it gives Curtis a lot of room to work on music for the sake of visuals. Sometimes the words don't even matter, but you need them, so you throw in something like Give Me Your Love. I guess in the end I'm just impressed with the overall production of this record. The deep dive went DEEP today, I ended up watching the movie and tying together the Doggystyle references, which just earns all these lore points for Curtis and Snoop. The experience has made me feel even more positive about this album, but I gotta be honest with myself, I probably won't listen to this again. I added a few songs into my library, but the mood for this well executed funk cheese isn't predictable for me, I wouldn't bet on putting it on again, though I admit spinning this one has been fun today. I'd buy it. 4.2/5

I already know and love this album. It's just so good. All the soul, all the funk, all the cool. Pusher Man is one of the greatest and most iconic tracks of all time.

Second day in a row with Curtis was a surprise, but at least this is super fly.

Groooooovyyyyy

Really fly, but super?

An energized sound that fits a 70s police chase scene and evolves beyond the ballad theme of 60s Motown; the writing provides social commentary that gives the music much more significance than a typical Motown ballad, something Mr. Mayfield, I'm assuming, helped pioneer.

An album I am familiar with, but have never listened to in its entirety. Soul classic.

Mr encantó, re relajado y la trompetista esa buenísima

Honestly a pretty fly album. Never listened much to funk and soul but this was easy listening. Will add the movie to my bucketlist

A fun and funky album! I like the range between serious topics and bouncy music

Great album fully of funk, dynamic and rhythm

Cool

love finding albums like this through this list!!

Very nice but very much of its genre. Great playing and great groove though.

Decent funk/soul album. "Superfly" is the best one for me. Good listen.

4.5

Saw like 10 copies of this at the record store I was at while this was my album of the day. Very fun, but doubt I'll relisten for much beyond Pusherman

Some great songs about some heavier topics. Really enjoyed the music.

Cool as you'd expect from Curtis.

Now, I've never seen Super Fly but if you showed me a picture, I'd know who he is. What's intriguing to me to is the soundtracks on this List. Why are two of them Blaxipolition movies with Shaft & Super Fly? The most modern is 1999 Virgin Suicides by Air. Prince's Purple Rain & Beatles' A Hard Day's Night are music movies. What makes these Soundtracks stand out? Would Daft Punk's Tron: Legacy show up in a later edition? Or what about the soundtrack to The Graduate with Mrs. Robinson? Why these & not others? Great soundtrack. Soulful funky & awesome. Standouts Pusherman Freddy's Dead Superfly 4

This is a favourite genre and a favourite artist. Super Fly is a brilliant track. The rest of the album is not such an amazing standard but great to listen to it in full the same.

Oh, to be a crime fighting, karate chopping police officer in the 70s.

Is there a better title than 'No Thing on Me (Cocaine song)'?

Funkadelic

Insufferably funky soul. I’ve never seen this movie, which may be why I slightly favour the earlier studio albums over Superfly. But that slight favouring amounts to minor percentages of stars, not full stars.

"I should listen to more funk music" - me, after listening to funk music.

Completely out-laps its corresponding album. Genius!

otimo album! soul de qualidade e um som refinadissimo do inicio ao fim, trazendo uma tracklist bem diversa e dificil de desgostar. 9/10

Pretty groovy and chill, I didn't pay close attention to the lyrics though; I just liked hearing some funky music.

Wow, there’s so much to love about this timeless album. Curtis Mayfield’s singing is smooth and gorgeous, and the instrumentation is lush, funky and rich. This was the soundtrack to the Blaxploitation film Super Fly, but it holds together beautifully both as a studio album and social commentary. The arrangements are layered in a way that makes the music feel so rich and deep. Just really satisfying, moving and soulful.

Give it fly

Not my favorite Curtis album (shoutout Roots) but definitely influential and significant from a sonic perspective. Blending funk/soul and soundtrack in a seamless blend. 4/5 from me.

This was really quite good - I'd have to be in the right mood to listen, but if I am, it's solid.

Solid album with nice elements of funk and soul. It's hard not to compare it to the other Blaxploitation soundtrack album I already got, Shaft. While I liked Shaft more than this one, they still had a similar vibe. This one does have less filler than Shaft as it is not a double LP. Won't hunt for this, but if I came across it for cheap, I'd probably pick it it up. Favorite Track - Superfly Least Favorite Track - Think (Instrumental) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Very cool and smooth sounds with dark and gritty subject matter. Also liked the instrumental tracks.

Social consciousness and Mayfield's smooth R & B style make for a great soundtrack album. Never saw the film but this album makes me want to. Love "Pusherman," "Freddie's Dead," and the title track. I'm sure it's often compared to the "Shaft" soundtrack and both are great but I think this one is deeper, more complex, and still relevant today.

Superfly has to be the most mediocre film to ever get such a banger of a soundtrack. Actually it is worth a watch with all its 70s cheese, and for Mayfield's live cameo performances in it. The title theme and especially Pusherman are two of his best songs period. The rest are less memorable but still really atmospheric, soulful, and fun to listen to

LOVED IT its so good, ill defined tly listen to it over and over igs so groovy so nice so cool !!!!!

Smooth easy to listen to 70's funk 7/10

1. Little Child Runnin' Wild: 8.2/10 2. Pusherman: 7.4/10 3. Freddie's Dead: 7.7/10 4. Junkie Chase: 5. Give Me Your Love: 6. Eddie You Should Know Better 7. No Thing On Me 8. Think 9. Superfly

Groovy and soulful, this album one of the best by a legendary artist. Classic soul infused with funk.

Super smooth.

Almost a 5 but weaker tracks keep it down for me. 4.2/5

Pretty darn good record, I regularly put it on when doing dishes and such.

Reminded me Stevie Wonder

🕺🏽🕺🏽🕺🏽🕺🏽

A fascinating amalgam of Blaxploitation hallmarks with sorrowful character studies and expert funk and soul songwriting. There is a depth and richness to the music that isn’t present in Hayes score for Shaft, like Mayfield took the challenge of representing the underbelly of inner city life very seriously, despite whatever story the film tells (I haven’t seen it, so forgive me if it’s not as superficial as it looks). Moreso, Mayfield’s stunning voice elevates the material, which makes the instrumental tracks, however well arranged and executed, not quite as impactful.

So good. Not a ton of range, but the instrumentals break things up and add some variety. Very fun and cool.

Tosi hyvä viba. Ääni todella hyvä myös.

Powerful stuff. Enjoyed that.

Que buen Jaz o algo así

titeltrack is natuurlijk FANTASTISCH maar er zitten zeker nog meer bopjes in. lekker kort ook rustig 36 minuten. dat is super. Curtis Mayfield heeft best wel een uniek geluid & ik mag dat heel erg

Das Album ist einfach ein Film. Die Instrumentals sind Catchy und Funky aber dennoch Atmosphärisch. Durch diesen Dancebale Sound wird die Geschichte die erzählt wird so tragisch weil diese Schicksale der Personen schon fast egal wirken, so wie "ist halt so". Das Konzept und die Lyrics funktionieren einfach, sie malen ein Bild von Drogen, Leid und dem Leben im Ghetto. Hier und da hört sich das Album etwas zu stumpf an aber sonsten ist dieses Album eine interessante Erzählung mit groove, funk und Tragik.

Superfly lives up to its name by being verycool, extremelyrad and extradope

Super fly is right. Definitive groove. You could live on these bass lines. 'Bout time these details came to the front of the line.

Super funky Superfly!

This is excellent. Mayfield sets a mood and delivers a message and while I don't know enough about Superfly (the movie) to say anything useful, it seems significant that this record is part of the blaxplotation chapter of '70s movies and adds another layer of intrigue to the album.

I wonder why I never listened to this before. He's got a great voice and I dig his approach to funky soul. Plus his lyrics were interesting. Thumb's way up.

Curtis was one cool cat. I'd say he was the epitome of Superfly

Just put this on and enjoy the ride. You can gather the plot of the movie from the soundtrack and it's an infectious groove throughout. 3.5 -> 4

First discovered this while going to high school in Frankfurt Germany. So the movie at the same time. Great album

Fun album.

Its an incredible achievement to write a soundtrack so good that it can stand on its own entirely devoid of the context of the film, and Curtis Mayfield managed to do it with amazing success with Superfly. I listened to this by itself before watching the film and loved it, there is such an infectious groove running through the album from head to toe, and when I went to actually watch the film I found that the music shone through fantastically, it almost steals the spotlight from everything else happening. Favourite Track: 3 - Freddie's Dead Best Three Track Run: 1, 2, 3

This album is an absolute masterpiece of 70s soul and funk that somehow manages to be both smooth and incredibly gritty at the same time. It's like a journey through the streets, with lush music and deep basslines. Curtis Mayfield's voice and the socially conscious lyrics hit hard. Tracks like "Pusherman" and "Freddie's Dead" are amazing, blending psychedelic soul with a dark side. It's perfect for a party and tells a powerful story all at once. Every instrument, from guitar to harp, sounds amazing!

Never seen the film but the tracks here are crisp and cinematic, very groovy and atmospheric.

It’s Curtis one of the top 10 maybe top 5 singers, fantastic voice and great songs. A 4/5 maybe shade it lower but still a brilliant album.

Super good

I'd buy drugs from Curtis Mayfield.

Groovy album! Fun!!

Stone cold classic. My intro to proper 70s funk

Fun and funky. I realized my Dad put the last song on this album on his “Chunks of Funk” playlist, so it felt like he was sharing music with me today when I was listening. Thanks, Dad!

I’ve heard of Curtis mayfield, but I don’t think I could name any of his tunes. Genuinely a groovy soundtrack that makes me want to watch the movie. The horns and the wah guitar sounds so good. Such a good 70s soundtrack, not just for the 70s but in general.

Super funky soul music with a conscious. Protest music that everyone could jam to.

Wonder if this is the only movie soundtrack album on this list. I mean this was a great album and the connection to the Blaxpoitation "sound" is just great. Heavy funk and soul and you can just hear it syncing up to the movie. I've never actually seen Super Fly, so i'm not clear on how well the "sound track" follows the movie, but the album heavily focuses on drug abuse and drug dealers. Pusherman and Superfly are the big songs on here. Superfly didn't really sound familiar to me, but Pusherman i've heard many times. Superfly is a great title/intro song though. Overall it's a great album.

Ninguno me tocó pero tengo que reconocer que la instrumental está buenisima. Quiero ver la película de la carátula.

A 70s soul album that is also an action movie soundtrack sounds like a good time. It is a good time, thankfully. Mayfield has an excellent if slightly high pitched voice, and the songcraft is excellent. Lyrics are among the most conscious soul lyrics I've heard, and they are delivered through silky-smooth soul numbers. Granted, there are a couple throwaway instrumentals, and some of the lyrics probably make more sense in the context of the film, but it's still a good standalone album. It's tight, funky, and soulful in equal measures, making it a shining example of conscious early-70s soul music. Notably, it doesn't go out of its way to sound cinematic, which is what allows it to stand alone on its own with such strength of material. An excellent effort from one of music's greatest periods of creativity and experimentation.

A brilliant soul album with great instrumentation and vocals that almost mask a dark subject matter, dealt with in a deft way in this solid album. And at only 36 minutes, a very easy listen.

Me gustó mucho, conocía al artista por algunas canciones pero este álbum en particular no. Me pareció cálido y divertido, noté algunos sonidos o partes que me hicieron acordar a canciones de artistas más actuales, del estilo Jamiroquai entre otros. Se nota que su música fue y es referente para otros artistas y estilos

Smooth, groovy, fantastic! Gotta love the vibe and his silky voice. Musically, it's quite substantial for a soundtrack album. Cool base lines and funky drums. Love those wahhh-chika… wahhh-chika disco guitar vamps. One of the few albums that makes the points about systemic racism without sounding like a lecture or a treatise. "Pusherman" is a good example. I'd heard the Fishbone version of "Freddie's Dead" a dozen times before this original, so it took me a bit of recalibrating to appreciate it. Super cool, though. Oddly, I love it, but I never think to play something like this. Always happy when it pops up, but it's not super common. I'd call this a 4. It's solid and good, but did it change music? Is it influential? Nah, but it is a good representative of the time and style.

Un estilo que no me esperaba pero muy bueno para escuchar en todo momento

Awesome album, stunning instrumentation

Great album

Been awhile since I both saw this film and listened to the soundtrack on it's own. At this point I think the soundtrack is far, far more popular than the film itself and it's not hard to see why, given the great blend of funk and soul music Mayfield provides here. 8.5, maybe 9/10.

Real good funk, probably would have been even better if I saw the movie. Favourite track: Superfly

Funky

smooth and enjoyable soul album, nicely instrumentalized without being annoying.

This was a joy to listen to. I was not expecting this much substance. Extra bonus... Now I know where the Beastie Boys got that sample!

Dope!

4/5. Superfly serves as a soundtrack for the film of the same name. I have not seen the movie so I cannot speak to its quality, but this album is great and manages to be a compelling narrative on its own separate from the film. The instrumentation is great and the lyrics tackle social issues in a very compelling way. great listen.

This was a trip to go back and listen to. Love the soul of this! I’m learning, as I barrel through this countdown, that this type of mid 70s funk is something I really dig. Mayfield’s voice is excellent, but there’s so much more to like about this album than just his vocals. I really liked Little Child Runnin’ Wild, set the table perfectly for what was to follow. Also totally dug Give Me Your Love and No Thing On Me, a couple of great tracks. There’s just such great musicality happening throughout, so many things blending amazingly. 4 stars. Going to revisit this when I am done with my vacation, to see what else I get into. Might eventually change this to 5 stars.

Classic

coolos

Très très sympa en fond

This is a lot of fun. Gonna need to watch the movie now.

I believe Curtis Mayfield to be an overlooked genius. I love his music and this album is no exception.

Superfly is, indeed, super fly. Groovy and fun and dance-able. 8/10

super funky. not surprised this is a soundtrack from the 70s. this soundtrack feels like summer. reminds me of young americans (the album) by david bowie with the soul type of music. junkie chase is beautiful and euphoric and i usually don’t like instrumental tracks so that says a lot. this whole album is so euphoric and majestic it’s insane. favorite songs are give me your love, junkie chase, eddie you should know better, no thing on me.

this was great. really smooth tunes. second half of the album much better. its just groovy stuff. awesome production too! 7/10

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Just an all around great album, the merit of which can be seen by it staying way more known than the film it was composed for. I don't think all of it is standout, a fair bit of background stuff here, but when it's good it comes on strong.

Pretty great soundtrack, makes me want to watch the movie. Pusherman was a highlight. 3.5 rounded up.

No está mal, no me parece una gran obra maestra, pero como musiquita de fondo o en una sesión en una fiesta de verano de las que pincha el Chais queda bien, agradable, al solecito. Según avanza el álbum, mejor.

Rather enjoyed this. It was a nice change of pace from recent offerings and, considering it is a soundtrack album, it did stand up on its own.

Nice change of pace. Was familiar with ‘superfly’ but little else and, considering this was a soundtrack, it was a coherent piece of work that didn’t lull in many places. The drums and bass were particularly tight and some nice accents from the guitar gave this nice funk and soul vibe.

I really like Curtis Mayfield’s voice though.. and that funk. Going 4.1 on this.

Groovy! Enjoyed this more than I expected, especially after learning it was a soundtrack. I don’t have any nostalgia or context for Mayfield. 7/10 Quite Likeable

More my speed (in more ways than one)

3.75 - I think that I need to hear this in the context of the film now.

Some beautiful, groovy songs about coke and stuff, bravo

Wonderful album. What a sound!

So this is where Bruno Mars gets all his vocal inspiration from. Very good album with amazing vocal performance and instrumental arrangements. Can get very repetitive in some songs tho.

LCRW - so smooth, so fine, so hoppy, so jazzy-soul. Excellent. Pusherman - very good. Freddie's Dead - not as a fan of the horns and the tones here, felt a bit repetitive, but still nice. Junkie Chase - excellent lil instrumentral, perfect for the assumed context. Give Me Your Love - good, not obnoxious (which i value in love songs). EYSKB - didn't really leave a mark, but not bad. COCAINE SONG - good track, representative of the album. Think - too whimsical? Just kinda alright. Superfly - FUNK CITY!! Freddie's Dead (single mix) - a bit better balanced at this shorter length.

ooo movie soundtrack I get a feeling this is one of those I heard before without hearing before and that's just part of the influence i feel like pusherman overstays but that might just be my genZ cooked attention span the instrumental is giving buddy cop movie chase scene energy, probably because it's called Junkie Chase Is this album the reason chase scenes in those old movies have that sound? Think Instrumental is amazing ok I KNOW I heard the title track before very entertaining, I feel cultured for having listened to it

wednesday evening, only one small light on and i be groovin to this

Was excited for another Curtis Mayfield after the previous one. Slightly too samey to be a 5 for me but really, really good. High 4. Title track is probably my favourite. Haven’t seen the film but this definitely works without that context.

Good

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4.5

It's been decades since I watched the movie, but I have listened to the soundtrack lots of times since then. I wish it was a longer movie cause Curtis Mayfield knocks it out of the park. I remember enjoying the music more than the movie. I looked it up this is one of the first soundtracks that made a ton of money. Good album, use this album as a reason to listen to more of his music. It turned my day into listening to nothing but Curtis Mayfield for the rest of the day.

Oh my goodness! I need more funny music in my life now!

Super smooth, funk soundtrack. Great listen with Freddie's Dead being my fav song and fav first listen of the album with Superfly and No Thing On Me (Cocaine Song) being my other highlights

très bon 4/5

Cool instrumentals, very spy like!

Bastante guay, aunque no estoy muy acostumbrado al soul, por eso no creo que lo haya disfrutado como debiera.

Pusherman theme

Super! And, indeed, fly!

Classic soundtrack from a fantastic artist….

I quite liked it. Probably a 3.5 star rating is about right, but I'll bump it to a 4 so I seem sophisticated.

This is a really, really good, full bodied album, especially for a soundtrack album which can often be just one or two songs and filler. Curtis Mayfield is a brilliant songwriter. This album goes way beyond just the most famous title track. Highlights include: Little Child Runnin' Wild, Freddie's Dead, No Thing on Me (Cocaine Song), Think - Instrumental

sounds like espresso

The title pretty much says how I feel. Super flyyyyyy babyyy I enjoyed this, felt like I was wearing a corduroy flared suit. Eddie you should know better (belter) No thing on me (belter) I really enjoyed this album, the voice the piano, the drums, the whole assortment of it. Would listen again

Fantastic record , and listening to this sound track really gave the vibe of a 70s American cops and robbers film very vintage sounding , the sounds gave me this imagination of a sprawling urban city and painted a picture with the lyrics of a drug infested downtown neighbourhood And the sounds are epic , from the percussion section which you don’t hear is a prominent in a soundtrack , to the blazing horns the signature wah wah effect going off on the guitar , Curtis soulful voice gave everything and more to this album A 4 for me verging on a 5 but think it’s something I wouldn’t revisit loads although very good

Classic 70s funk vibes on this one, I've already heard a few of these tracks and the famous wah guitar chugs, maybe this is the record which made this famous? Also interesting to have an album that was scored for a film on here. Can't deny the musicianship that went into recording this, it's flawless and many have tried to imitate this style and failed. On par with Marvin Gaye's what's going on, in pioneering the soul genre. They were only released a year apart too! Favourite track: Eddie Should Know Better. The drums and that snare thwack at the start with the percussion, into a controlled dynamic drum performance with poetry from Curtis' smooth buttery voice. And the strings! I really can't fault the production on this either it's very tasteful. I have to go and watch the film this was made for now! I'll also bet money that these drums have been sampled on many songs, they sound so fucking good! Just got to the track Think, the guitar in that is really gentle to play with such a light touch too, so tasteful!

Groovy 💃

Funky, fun, poignant, a battle with drugs. Very much enjoyed this record.

So fun. I think I need to watch the movie???

I liked this quite a lot, more than I expected to. I'm not a big funk/soul person but this was kind of cool and despite being a movie soundtrack, it held my attention pretty well. 3.5 stars.

Great album for a fun movie. It just lags a little for me at the middle and towards the end. The instrumental "Think" is nothing special, so is "No Thing On Me". But this is a short, sweet album that I really like and was happy to see on here. The highs (no pun intended) are fantastic...Freddie's Dead, Pusherman, Superfly...all awesome.

Good

Funky and tragic, solid grooves that had my head bopping the entire time. Could feel myself slipping into a shag carpet wall and floor getting lost in the melodies.

Smooooth

fun and surprising

ладно я переслушал и мне зашло, это круто

This was an enjoyable listen. I am a fan of the genre generally speaking so I figured I would like this. I did find myself kind of going into it with pretty high expectations because I've heard legend of this album but I maybe set them way too high. This is far from a bad record and has some great moments like "Think" Freddy's Dead" and the other instrumentals. But I found that sometimes the tracks, and the pacing of the album in spite of its runtime being fairly short the tracks would meander a little too much for my liking. I can't put this lower than a 4/5 stars but I think I'll definitely have to be in a certain mood to listen to this again in full. Overall, literally everything was perfect from music to themes ...and I've never SEEN the movie. Honestly the amount of swagger laced in each track on the album is impressive. Also Curtis has GREAT vocals.

Great album!

Enjoyable with some recognized songs, Pusherman and Superfly. Fun, fresh feeling for each song, 4 stars.

Listened driving to work. Very smooth, very funky! It was a little bit too cheesy for me though. Great album!

great

Never listened to a full Curtis album before and it didn’t disappoint! Great album that will get many more spins

Absolute Classic. Never seen the movie though. Music is great, though

The highs are really high but then the filler is just filler. It totally makes sense as a movie soundtrack, but is a pretty boring listen as a full album. The string and horn arrangements are sickj though and the production quality is super high. It feels like I'm not learning anything new from it, but I imagine it would have been really fresh when it was released

Funky and soulful, pretty much exactly what I expected

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Pre-listen: Know what vibe I might be getting, but interesting to see just how much this grabs me. Post-listen: Really great stuff, so evocative. The string swells and layering/mixing is just impeccable. Some ‘real shit’ thematically too. What an album, front to back it’s different vignettes of life. Hard to see how this funk sound can sound any better than this.

doida pra escutar de fone. amei os nomes das músicas.

How can you go wrong with 70s funk/soul?

Groovy and fun, had some fantastic tracks.

locked in on this sound