Today Marks The 52nd Anniversary of Curtis Mayfield’s Motion Picture Soundtrack “Super Fly” Originally Released on July 11, 1972.
“Super Fly” is the third studio album by American soul musician Curtis Mayfield, released on July 11, 1972 on Curtom Records.
The album was released as the soundtrack for the Blaxploitation film of the same name. Widely considered a classic of 1970s soul and funk music, Super Fly was a nearly immediate hit.
Three songs were released from the album "Freddie's Dead", the album’s title track "Superfly" and "Give Me Your Love".
“Freddie's Dead” peaked at #2 on the U.S. Billboard US Black Singles chart and at #4 on the U.S. Billboard Pop Singles chart.
"Superfly" peaked at #5 on the U.S. Billboard US Black Singles chart and at #8 on the U.S. Billboard Pop Singles chart.
"Give Me Your Love" was the third single from the album it failed to reach the Billboard charts.
The singles “Freddie's Dead” and “Super Fly”
both were certified Gold in the United States by the RIAA. The album was also certified Gold by the RIAA selling 1,500,000 copies.
Super Fly was one of the pioneering soul concept albums, with its then-unique socially aware lyrics about poverty and drug abuse making the album a stand out.
The film and the soundtrack may be perceived as dissonant, since the film holds rather ambiguous views on drug dealers.
The album was a surprise hit that record executives felt had little chance at significant sales. Due to its success, Mayfield was tapped for several film soundtracks over the course of the decade.
Track-listing
1. Little Child Runnin' Wild
2. Pusherman
3. Freddie's Dead
4. Junkie Chase" (instrumental)
5. Give Me Your Love (Love Song)
6. Eddie You Should Know Better
7. No Thing on Me (Cocaine Song)
8. Think (instrumental)
9. Super Fly
By Romie Rome for Musique Funkology.
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