''A Tribute to Curtis Mayfield'' is a

compilation album A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one Performing arts#Performers, performer or by several performers. If the recordings are from ...

of various artists, celebrating the music of

Curtis Mayfield Curtis Lee Mayfield (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. Dubbed the " Gentle Genius", he is considered one of the most influential musicians of soul and socially conscious Afric ...

Allmusic AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online database, online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on Musical artist, musicians and Mus ...

/ref> While many tribute albums are recorded after an artist has passed, this album was completed five years before Mayfield's death.

Track listing

All songs written by

except "Amen", by Mayfield and John W. Pate Sr. #" Choice of Colors" –

Gladys Knight Gladys Maria Knight (born May 28, 1944) is an American singer and actress. Knight recorded hits through the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s with her family group Gladys Knight & the Pips, which included her brother Merald "Bubba" Knight and cousins Will ...

– (3:52) #" It's All Right" –

Steve Winwood Stephen Lawrence Winwood (born 12 May 1948) is an English musician and songwriter whose genres include blue-eyed soul, rhythm and blues, blues rock, and pop rock. Though primarily a guitarist, keyboard player, and vocalist prominent for his dis ...

– (4:21) #" Let's Do It Again" – Repercussions and Curtis Mayfield – (4:55) #"Billy Jack" –

Lenny Kravitz Leonard Albert Kravitz (born May 26, 1964) is an American singer, musician, songwriter, record producer, and actor. His debut album ''Let Love Rule (Lenny Kravitz album), Let Love Rule'' (1989) was characterized by a blend of Rock music, rock ...

– (6:18) #"Look Into Your Heart" –

Whitney Houston Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer, actress, film producer, model, and philanthropist. Commonly referred to as "Honorific nicknames in popular music, the Voice", she is List of awards and no ...

– (3:54) #"Gypsy Woman" –

Bruce Springsteen Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American Rock music, rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Nicknamed "the Boss", Springsteen has released 21 studio albums spanning six decades; most of his albums feature th ...

– (3:34) #"You Must Believe Me" –

Eric Clapton Eric Patrick Clapton (born 1945) is an English Rock music, rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is regarded as one of the most successful and influential guitarists in rock music. Clapton ranked second in ''Rolling Stone''s l ...

– (4:28) #"

I'm So Proud ''I'm So Proud'' is an album by American singer Deniece Williams which was released in 1983 by Columbia Records. The album reached No. 10 on the ''Billboard'' Top Soul Albums chart. Singles " Do What You Feel" reached No. 9 on the ''Billboard'' ...

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The Isley Brothers The Isley Brothers ( ) are an American soul group originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, that began as a vocal trio consisting of the brothers O'Kelly Isley Jr., Rudolph Isley and Ronald Isley in the 1950s. With a career spanning over seven decades, ...

– (4:57) #"Fool for You" –

Branford Marsalis Branford Marsalis (born August 26, 1960) is an American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader. While primarily known for his work in jazz as the leader of the Branford Marsalis Quartet, he also performs frequently as a soloist with classical ens ...

and

The Impressions The Impressions were an American music group originally formed in 1958. Their repertoire includes gospel, R&B, doo-wop, and soul. The group was founded as the Roosters by Chattanooga, Tennessee natives Sam Gooden, Richard Brooks and Arthu ...

– (3:45) #"Keep On Pushin'" –

Tevin Campbell Tevin Jermod Campbell (born November 12, 1976) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. He performed gospel in his local church from an early age. Following an audition for jazz musician Bobbi Humphrey in 1988, Campbell was signed to War ...

– (3:21) #"The Makings of You" –

Aretha Franklin Aretha Louise Franklin ( ; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Honored as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Soul", she was twice named by ''Rolling Stone'' magazine as the Roll ...

– (4:26) #"Woman's Got Soul" –

B.B. King Riley B. King (September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015), known professionally as B.B. King, was an American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending, sh ...

– (3:49) #"

People Get Ready "People Get Ready" is a 1965 single by the Impressions, and the title track from the '' People Get Ready'' album. The single is the group's best-known hit, reaching number three on the ''Billboard'' R&B chart and number 14 on the ''Billboard'' ...

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Rod Stewart Sir Roderick David Stewart (born 10 January 1945) is a British singer and songwriter. Known for his distinctive raspy singing voice, Stewart is among the List of best-selling music artists, best-selling music artists of all time, having sold ...

– (5:01) #"

(Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below, We're All Going to Go "(Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below, We're All Going to Go" is a funk/soul song originally recorded by Curtis Mayfield for his album ''Curtis'' (1970). The song was meant to serve as a warning regarding the state of race relations and the tem ...

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Narada Michael Walden Narada Michael Walden ( ; Michael Walden; born April 23, 1952) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He acquired the nickname Narada from Sri Chinmoy. He began his career as a drummer, working primarily in the jazz ...

– (5:09) #"I've Been Trying" –

Phil Collins Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English musician, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and later became the lead singer of the rock band Genesis (band), Genesis and had a successful solo career, ac ...

– (5:01) #"I'm the One Who Loves You" –

Stevie Wonder Stevland Hardaway Morris (; Judkins; born May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American and Ghanaian singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th c ...

– (3:58) #"

Amen Amen (, ; , ; , ; , ) is an Abrahamic declaration of affirmation which is first found in the Hebrew Bible, and subsequently found in the New Testament. It is used in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic practices as a concluding word, or as a respons ...

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Elton John Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is a British singer, songwriter and pianist. His music and showmanship have had a significant, lasting impact on the music industry, and his songwriting partnership with l ...

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Sounds of Blackness Sounds of Blackness is a vocal music, vocal and instrumental ensemble from Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota who perform music from several genres music including gospel, R&B, soul, and jazz. The group scored several hits on the Billboard R&B cha ...

– (4:41)

Personnel

;1. "Choice of Colors" *

– lead vocals *Voncille Faggotte, Jackie Simley Kee and Reggie Burrell – backing vocals ;2. "It's All Right!" *

– lead vocals, piano, organ, bass, guitar *Jim Capaldi – drums, backing vocals ;3. "Let's Do It Again" Repercussions: *Nicole "Bubba Diva" Willis – lead and backing vocals *Gordon "Nappy G." Clay –

timbales Timbales () or pailas are shallow single-headed drums with metal casing. They are shallower than single-headed tom-toms and usually tuned much higher, especially for their size.Orovio, Helio 1981. ''Diccionario de la música cubana: biográfic ...

bongos Bongos (Spanish language, Spanish: ''bongó'') are an Afro-Cubans, Afro-Cuban percussion instrument consisting of a pair of small open bottomed hand drums of different sizes. The pair consists of the larger ''hembra'' () and the smaller ''macho'' ...

, percussion *Andy Faranda – guitar *Jonathan Maron – bass guitar *Genji Siraisi – drums *Daniel "Chief Abbott D." Wyatt –

conga The conga, also known as tumbadora, is a tall, narrow, single-headed drum from Cuba. Congas are staved like barrels and classified into three types: quinto (lead drum, highest), tres dos or tres golpes (middle), and tumba or salidor (lowest ...

s With: *

– lead and backing vocals *Paul Griffin – piano, organ,

clavinet The Clavinet is an electric clavichord invented by Ernst Zacharias and manufactured by the Hohner company of Trossingen, West Germany, from 1964 to 1982. The instrument produces sounds with rubber pads, each matching one of the keys and respond ...

*Scott Barkham –

Fender Rhodes The Rhodes piano (also known as the Fender Rhodes piano) is an electric piano invented by Harold Rhodes, which became popular in the 1970s. Like a conventional piano, the Rhodes generates sound with keys and hammers, but instead of strings, t ...

*Dave Bargeron – trombone *Randy Brecker – trumpet *Lou Soloff – trumpet *

Lou Marini Louis Eugene Marini Jr. (born May 13, 1945), known as "Blue Lou" Marini, is an American saxophonist, arranger, and composer. He is best known for his work in jazz, rock, blues, and soul music, as well as his association with The Blues Brother ...

–

tenor A tenor is a type of male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the countertenor and baritone voice types. It is the highest male chest voice type. Composers typically write music for this voice in the range from the second B below m ...

and

alto saxophone The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgians, Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in the key of E♭ ( ...

, flute ;4. "Billy Jack" *

– drums, bass guitar, acoustic and electric guitars *Craig Ross – electric guitar *Henry Hirsch – mellotron strings ;5. "Look Into Your Heart" *

– lead vocals *Louis "Kingpin" Biancaniello – keyboards,

drum programming Programming is a form of music production and performance using electronic devices and computer software, such as sequencers and workstations or hardware synthesizers, sampler and sequencers, to generate sounds of musical instruments. These mu ...

Moog bass The Moog Taurus is a foot-operated analog synthesizer designed and manufactured by Moog Music. It was originally conceived as a part of the Constellation series of synthesizers. The initial Taurus I was manufactured from 1975 to 1981; a less pop ...

*Narada Michael Walden – magic tambourine *Claytoven Richardson, Sandy Griffith and Annie Stocking – backing vocals ;6. "Gypsy Woman" *

– acoustic guitar, vocals *

Tommy Sims Tommy Sims is an American bassist, songwriter, record producer and bandleader. Music career From 1987 to 1989 Sims was the bassist for the Christian rock band White Heart, which he left to become a Session musician, studio musician and pro ...

– keyboards,

Hammond B-3 The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond and John M. Hanert, first manufactured in 1935. Multiple models have been produced, most of which use sliding #Drawbars, drawbars to vary sounds. Until 1975, sound was created ...

, bass guitar, percussion *Jerry McPherson – guitar *

Dann Huff Dann Lee Huff (born November 15, 1960) is an American record producer, studio guitarist, and songwriter. For his work as a producer in the country music genre, he has won several awards, including the ''Musician of the Year'' award in 2001, 2004 ...

– guitar *Danny Duncan – MIDI programming ;7. "You Must Believe Me" *

– guitar, lead vocals *

Nile Rodgers Nile Gregory Rodgers Jr. (born September 19, 1952) is an American musician, songwriter, guitarist and record producer. The co-founder of Chic, he has written, produced, and performed on records that have sold more than 750 million albums and 1 ...

– guitar *Sterling Campbell – drums *Barry Campbell – bass guitar *Richard Hilton – keyboards *John Powe, Shawn Powe, Demetrius Peete and John Clay – backing vocals ;8. "I'm So Proud" *

Ronald Isley Ronald Isley ( ; born May 21, 1941) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Isley is the lead singer and founding member of the family music group The Isley Brothers. Early life Born in 1941 to Sallye Bernice (née Bell) and O ...

– vocals *

Ernie Isley Ernest Isley (born March 7, 1952) is an American musician best known as a member of the musical ensemble The Isley Brothers, and also the splinter group Isley-Jasper-Isley. Biography Ernie was born in Cincinnati, where his older brothers formed ...

– guitar *Angela Winbush-Isley – synthesizers, keyboards,

;9. "Fool for You" *

– tenor and

soprano saxophone The soprano saxophone is a small, high-pitched member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments invented in the 1840s by Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax. Built in B♭ an octave above the tenor saxophone (or rarely, slightly small ...

s *Kenny Kirkland – piano *Tony Maiden – guitar *Matt Finders – trombone *Sal Marquez – trumpet ;10. "Keep On Pushin'" *

– lead vocals *Narada Michael Walden – drums *Frank "Killer Bee" Martin – keyboards *Vernon "Ice" Black – wah-wah guitar *Stef Burns – guitar *Myron Dove – bass guitar *Clayoven Richardson, Skyler Jett, Tony Lindsay and Dooney Jones – backing vocals

Horn section A horn section is a group of musicians playing horns. In an orchestra or concert band, it refers to the musicians who play the "French" horn, and in a British-style brass band it is the tenor horn players. In many popular music genres, the term ...

: *Wayne Wallace – trombone *Robbie Kwock – trumpet *Melecio Magdaluyo – saxophone *Ron Stallings – saxophone *Martin Wehner – trombone *Louis Fasman – trumpet ;11. "The Makings of You" *

– lead vocals *Robbie Kondor – keyboards *David Spinoza – guitar *Will Lee – bass guitar *Anton Fig – drums *Joe Mardin – percussion, synthesizers *Andy Snitzer – alto saxophone ;12. "Woman's Got Soul" *

– lead guitar, vocals *Joe Sample – piano *Neal Larsen – organ *Arthur Adams – guitar *Freddie Washington – bass guitar *Alvino Bennett – drums *Kevin Ricard – percussion *

Arnold McCuller Arnold McCuller (born August 26, 1950) is an American vocalist, songwriter, and record producer, born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. He was active as a solo artist and session musician, but is perhaps best known for his work as a touring back-u ...

, Sweet Pea Atkinson and Sir Harry Browns – backing vocals Tower of Power Horn Section: *Doc Kupka –

baritone saxophone The baritone saxophone (sometimes abbreviated to "bari sax") is a member of the saxophone family of instruments, larger (and lower-pitched) than the tenor saxophone, but smaller (and higher-pitched) than the bass saxophone, bass. It is the lowe ...

*Emilio Castillo – tenor saxophone *David Mann – tenor saxophone * Greg Adams – trumpet *Lee Thornburg – trumpet ;13. "People Get Ready" *

– vocals,

banjo The banjo is a stringed instrument with a thin membrane stretched over a frame or cavity to form a resonator. The membrane is typically circular, and in modern forms is usually made of plastic, where early membranes were made of animal skin. ...

Ronnie Wood Ronald David Wood (born 1 June 1947) is an English rock musician, best known as a member of the Rolling Stones since 1975, and a member of Faces and the Jeff Beck Group. Wood began his career in 1964, playing lead guitar with several Brit ...

– guitar *Carmine Rojas – bass guitar *Jeff Golub – guitar *Charles Kentiss III – piano, organ *Kevin Savigar – piano, organ,

accordion Accordions (from 19th-century German language, German ', from '—"musical chord, concord of sounds") are a family of box-shaped musical instruments of the bellows-driven free reed aerophone type (producing sound as air flows past a Reed (mou ...

*Jim Cregan – guitar *Don Teschner – guitar, violin,

mandolin A mandolin (, ; literally "small mandola") is a Chordophone, stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is generally Plucked string instrument, plucked with a plectrum, pick. It most commonly has four Course (music), courses of doubled St ...

*Phil Parapiano – accordion, mandolin *Dorian Holly, Darryl Phinessee and Fred White – backing vocals ;14. "(Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below, We're All Going to Go" *

– vocals, drums *Louis "Kingpin" Biancaniello – synth strings *Mike "$" Mani – keyboards *Vernon "Ice" Black – lead guitar *Stef Burns – rhythm guitar *Myron Dove – bass guitar *Michael Carabello – percussion Horn section: *Wayne Wallace – trombone *Robbie Kwock – trumpet *Melecio Magdaluyo – saxophone *Ron Stallings – saxophone *Martin Wehner – trombone *Louis Fasman – trumpet ;15. "I've Been Trying" *

– vocals, all instruments ;16. "I'm the One Who Loves You" *

– lead vocals, all instruments *Terence Trent D'Arby,

Johnny Gill Johnny Gill Jr. (born May 22, 1966) is an American singer and songwriter. He is the sixth and final member of the R&B/ pop group New Edition and was also a member of the supergroup called LSG, with Gerald Levert and Keith Sweat. Gill has rel ...

, Kenny Greene, Clinton "Buddy" Wike, and Jeff Sanders – backing vocals ;17. "Amen" *

– lead vocals *

– backing vocals * "L.A." Reid – drums, percussion *Tony Rich – keyboards *Kayo – bass guitar *Riko Marable – organ

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References

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