Curtis Mayfield - Roots ? Rare Original 1971 Classic Curtom Vinyl Record LP ?
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Roots Studio album by Curtis Mayfield Released October 1971 Recorded RCA Studios, Chicago, Illinois Genre Soul, funk, rhythm and blues Length 39:15 Label Curtom Producer Curtis Mayfield Curtis Mayfield chronology Curtis/Live!
(1971) Roots
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(1972) Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1] Robert Christgau B?[2] Rolling Stone (unfavorable)[3] Rolling Stone (favorable)[4] Rolling Stone [5]
Roots is Curtis Mayfield’s second studio album, released in October 1971. Having received critical praise from a variety of publications, the album is regarded as not just one of Mayfield's best works but also as a classic release of the '70s soul era, with Allmusic critic Bruce Eder stating that "the album soars on some of the sweetest and most eloquent... soul sounds heard up to that time". The album became a commercial success as well, hitting the #6 slot on Billboard's Top R&B Albums chart.
Roots is Curtis Mayfield's visionary album, a landmark creation every bit as compelling and far-reaching in its musical and extra-musical goals as Marvin Gaye's contemporary What's Goin' On. Opening on the hit "Get Down," the album soars on some of the sweetest and most eloquent -- yet driving -- soul sounds heard up to that time. Mayfield's growing musical ambitions, first manifested on the Curtis album, and his more sophisticated political sensibilities, presented with a lot of raw power on Curtis Live!, are pulled together here in a new, richer studio language, embodied in extended song structures ("Underground"), idealistic yet lyrically dazzling anthems ("We Got to Have Peace," "Keep On Keeping On," and, best of all, the soaring "Beautiful Brother of Mine"), and impassioned blues ("Now You're Gone"). The music is even bolder than the material on the Curtis album, with Mayfield expanding his instrumental range to the level of a veritable soul orchestra; and the recording is better realized, as Mayfield, with that album and a tour behind him, shows a degree of confidence that only a handful of soul artists of this era could have mustered.
-AllMusic Review by Bruce Eder
Track listing
Original release
All songs written and composed by Curtis Mayfield, except as noted.
- "Get Down" – 5:45
- "Keep On Keeping On" – 5:08
- "Underground" – 5:15
- "We Got to Have Peace" – 4:44
- "Beautiful Brother of Mine" – 7:23
- "Now You're Gone" (Mayfield, Joseph Scott) – 6:50
- "Love to Keep You in My Mind" – 3:48
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