A Tribute to Curtis Mayfield is a compilation album of various artists, celebrating the music of Curtis Mayfield.[ Allmusic] 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 Curtis Mayfield except "Amen", by Mayfield and John W. Pate Sr.
"Choice of Colors" – Gladys Knight – (3:52) "It's All Right" – Steve Winwood – (4:21) "Let's Do It Again" – Repercussions and Curtis Mayfield – (4:55) "Billy Jack" – Lenny Kravitz – (6:18) "Look Into Your Heart" – Whitney Houston – (3:54) "Gypsy Woman" – Bruce Springsteen – (3:34) "You Must Believe Me" – Eric Clapton – (4:28) "I'm So Proud" – The Isley Brothers – (4:57) "Fool for You" – Branford Marsalis and The Impressions – (3:45) "Keep On Pushin'" – Tevin Campbell – (3:21) "The Makings of You" – Aretha Franklin – (4:26) "Woman's Got Soul" – B.B. King – (3:49) "People Get Ready" – Rod Stewart – (5:01) "(Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below, We're All Going to Go" – Narada Michael Walden – (5:09) "I've Been Trying" – Phil Collins – (5:01) "I'm the One Who Loves You" – Stevie Wonder – (3:58) "Amen" – Elton John and Sounds of Blackness – (4:41)
Personnel
1. "Choice of Colors" Gladys Knight – lead vocals Voncille Faggotte, Jackie Simley Kee and Reggie Burrell – backing vocals
2. "It's All Right!" Steve Winwood – 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, bongos, percussion Andy Faranda – guitar Jonathan Maron – bass guitar Genji Siraisi – drums Daniel "Chief Abbott D." Wyatt – congas
With: Curtis Mayfield – lead and backing vocals Paul Griffin – piano, organ, clavinet Scott Barkham – Fender Rhodes Dave Bargeron – trombone Randy Brecker – trumpet Lou Soloff – trumpet Lou Marini – tenor and alto saxophone, flute
4. "Billy Jack" Lenny Kravitz – drums, bass guitar, acoustic and electric guitars Craig Ross – electric guitar Henry Hirsch – mellotron strings
5. "Look Into Your Heart" Whitney Houston – lead vocals Louis "Kingpin" Biancaniello – keyboards, drum programming, Moog bass Narada Michael Walden – magic tambourine Claytoven Richardson, Sandy Griffith and Annie Stocking – backing vocals
6. "Gypsy Woman" Bruce Springsteen – acoustic guitar, vocals Tommy Sims – keyboards, Hammond B-3, bass guitar, percussion Jerry McPherson – guitar Dann Huff – guitar Danny Duncan – MIDI programming
7. "You Must Believe Me" Eric Clapton – guitar, lead vocals Nile Rodgers – 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 – vocals Ernie Isley – guitar Angela Winbush-Isley – synthesizers, keyboards, drum programming
9. "Fool for You" Branford Marsalis – tenor and soprano saxophones Kenny Kirkland – piano Tony Maiden – guitar Matt Finders – trombone Sal Marquez – trumpet
10. "Keep On Pushin'" Tevin Campbell – 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: Wayne Wallace – trombone Robbie Kwock – trumpet Melecio Magdaluyo – saxophone Ron Stallings – saxophone Martin Wehner – trombone Louis Fasman – trumpet
11. "The Makings of You" Aretha Franklin – 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" B.B. King – lead guitar, vocals Joe Sample – piano Neal Larsen – organ Arthur Adams – guitar Freddie Washington – bass guitar Alvino Bennett – drums Kevin Ricard – percussion Arnold McCuller, Sweet Pea Atkinson and Sir Harry Browns – backing vocals
Tower of Power Horn Section: Doc Kupka – baritone saxophone Emilio Castillo – tenor saxophone David Mann – tenor saxophone Greg Adams – trumpet Lee Thornburg – trumpet
13. "People Get Ready" Rod Stewart – vocals, banjo Ronnie Wood – guitar Carmine Rojas – bass guitar Jeff Golub – guitar Charles Kentiss III – piano, organ Kevin Savigar – piano, organ, accordion Jim Cregan – guitar Don Teschner – guitar, violin, mandolin 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" Narada Michael Walden – 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" Phil Collins – vocals, all instruments
16. "I'm the One Who Loves You" Stevie Wonder – lead vocals, all instruments Terence Trent D'Arby, Johnny Gill, Kenny Greene, Clinton "Buddy" Wike, and Jeff Sanders – backing vocals
17. "Amen" Elton John – lead vocals Sounds of Blackness – backing vocals "L.A." Reid – drums, percussion Tony Rich – keyboards Kayo – bass guitar Riko Marable – organ
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1994) Peak position
Year-end charts Chart (1994) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 83
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