This is the discography of musician Curtis Mayfield.
Albums Albums with the Impressions
Year Album Chart positions Record label US US R&B1963 The Impressions 43 — ABC-Paramount1964 The Never Ending Impressions 52 — Keep on Pushing 8 41965 People Get Ready 23 1 One by One 104 41966 Ridin' High 79 41967 The Fabulous Impressions 184 16 ABC1968 We're a Winner 35 4 This Is My Country 107 5 Curtom1969 The Versatile Impressions — — ABC The Young Mods' Forgotten Story 104 21 Curtom1970 Check Out Your Mind! — 22
Solo albums YearAlbumPeak chart positionsCertificationNoteUSUS R&BUK1970Curtis 19 1 30 US: Gold1971Curtis/Live! 21 3 —LiveRoots 40 6 —1972Super Fly 1 1 26 US: GoldSoundtrack1973Back to the World 16 1 — US: GoldCurtis in Chicago — — —Live1974Claudine 35 1 —SoundtrackSweet Exorcist 39 2 —Got to Find a Way 76 17 —1975Let's Do It Again 20 1 —SoundtrackThere's No Place Like America Today 120 13 —1976Give, Get, Take and Have 171 16 —Sparkle 18 1 —Soundtrack1977Never Say You Can't Survive 173 32 —Short Eyes — 59 —SoundtrackA Piece of the Action—51—Soundtrack1978Do It All Night — 52 —Almighty Fire6312—Soundtrack1979Heartbeat 42 19 —1980Something to Believe In 128 33 —The Right Combination 180 53 —1981Love Is the Place — 39 —1983Honesty — 49 —1985We Come in Peace with a Message of Love — 84 —1988Live in Europe — — —Live1990Take It to the Streets — 59 —The Return of Superfly — 72 —SoundtrackPeople Get Ready: Live at Ronnie Scott's — — —Live1996New World Order 137 24 44 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Compilations The Anthology: 1961–1977 (1992) A Man Like Curtis – The Best of Curtis Mayfield (1992) People Get Ready: The Curtis Mayfield Story (1996) Get Down to the Funky Groove (1996) [Charly] The Very Best of Curtis Mayfield (1997) R&B #91 Give It Up – The Very Best of the Curtom Years 1970–1977 (1997) Beautiful Brother. The Essential Curtis Mayfield (2000) Soul Legacy (2001) Greatest Hits (2006)
Singles and charted songs Chart hits by Mayfield YearSinglePeak chart positionsCertificationAlbumUSUS R&BUK1970"(Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below, We're All Going to Go" 29 3 —Curtis1971"Move On Up" — — 12 BPI: Platinum"Get Down" 69 13 —Roots1972"Beautiful Brother of Mine" — 45 —"We Got to Have Peace" — 32 —"Freddie's Dead" 4 2 — US: GoldSuperfly"Superfly" 8 5 — US: Gold1973"Future Shock" 39 11 —Back to the World"If I Were Only a Child Again" 71 22 —"Can't Say Nothin" 88 16 —1974"Mother's Son" — 15 —Got to Find a Way"Sweet Exorcist" — 32 —Sweet Exorcist"Kung Fu" 40 3 —1975"So in Love" 67 9 —There's No Place Like America Today1976"Only You Babe" — 8 —Give, Get, Take and Have"Party Night" — 39 —1977"Do Do Wap Is Strong in Here" — 29 —Short Eyes"Show Me Love" — 41 —Never Say You Can't Survive1978"Do It All Night" — 96 —Do It All Night"You Are, You Are" — 34 —"No Goodbyes" — — 651979"This Year" — 40 —Non-album single"You're So Good to Me" — 46 —Heartbeat1980"Love Me, Love Me Now" — 48 —Something to Believe In"Tripping Out" — 46 —1981"She Don't Let Nobody (But Me)" 102 15 —Love is the Place1982"Toot An' Toot An' Toot" — 22 —"Hey Baby" — 68 —Honesty1985"Baby It's You" — 69 —We Come in Peace with a Message of Love1988"Move On Up (Live)" — — 87Live in Europe1990"Superfly '90" — — 48The Return of Superfly1996"New World Order" — 49 —New World Order1997"Back to Living Again" — 88 —"No One Knows About a Good Thing" — 61 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Chart hits by other artists written by Mayfield Mayfield was a prolific composer. In addition to writing or co-writing almost all of the hit singles he had as a member of The Impressions and as a solo artist, Mayfield also wrote (and sometimes produced) numerous hits for other artists. The following is a list of chart hits, arranged chronologically, that were written (or co-written) by Curtis Mayfield and performed by artists other than Mayfield and/or The Impressions:
YearTitleArtist Peak chart positionsUS R&BUSUK 1960 "He Will Break Your Heart"Jerry Butler17—1961 "Find Another Girl"1027— "I'm A-Telling You"825—1963 "Mama Didn't Lie" Jan Bradley814— "Mama Didn't Lie" The Fascinations—108— "The Monkey Time"Major Lance28— "Hey Little Girl"1213— "Rainbow" Gene Chandler1147— "Found True Love" Billy Butler & the Four Enchanters—134— "Man's Temptation"Gene Chandler1771—1964 "Think Nothing About It"28107— "Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um" Major Lance1540 "Just Be True" Gene Chandler419— "Gotta Get Away" Billy Butler & the Enchanters38101— "It Ain't No Use"Major Lance3368— "Girls"2568— "It's Too Late" Walter Jackson1067— "Nevertheless" Billy Butler & the Chanters—102— "Need to Belong" Jerry Butler231— "Bless Our Love" Gene Chandler439— "Rhythm" Major Lance324—1965 "Rainbow '65 (Part I)" Gene Chandler269— "Sometimes I Wonder" Major Lance1364— "I Can't Work No Longer" Billy Butler & the Chanters660— "Come See" Major Lance2040— "What Now" Gene Chandler1840— "Ain't It a Shame" Major Lance2091— "Nothing Can Stop Me"Gene Chandler31841 "(Gonna Be) Good Times"4092— "(I've Got a Feeling) You're Gonna Be Sorry" Billy Butler —103— "You Can't Hurt Me No More"Gene Chandler4092—1966 "(I'm Just a) Fool for You"—88— "He Will Break Your Heart" The Righteous Brothers—91— "Say It Isn't So"The Fascinations47——1967 "Girls Are Out to Get You"139232 "I'm In Love"47—— "Danger! She's A Stranger"The Five Stairsteps1689— 1968 "Don't Change Your Love"1559—1969 "Baby Make Me Feel So Good"12101— "We Must Be in Love"1788— "I Thank You Baby" June & Donnie (Donny Hathaway & June Conquest)45—— "Stay Close to Me" The Five Stairsteps—91—1970 "Gypsy Woman" Brian Hyland—342 "Stay Away from Me (I Love You Too Much)"Major Lance1367— "Must Be Love Coming Down"31119— "I'm So Proud" The Main Ingredient1349—1972 "I Thank You"Reissue of 1969 recording "I Thank You Baby", with shorter title and modified artist credit. Donny Hathaway & June Conquest4192— "Give Me Your Love" Barbara Mason 9 31 —1974 "(It's Gonna Be) A Long, Long Winter" Linda Clifford 75 — — "On and On" (from Claudine) Gladys Knight & the Pips 2 5 — "Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um" (New version) Major Lance59——1975 "Let's Do It Again" The Staple Singers11— "He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)" Tony Orlando & Dawn—1—1976 "New Orleans" The Staple Singers470— "Something He Can Feel" Aretha Franklin 1 28 — "Jump" 17 72 — "Hooked on Your Love" 17 — — "Look into Your Heart" 10 82 —1977 "A Piece of the Action" Mavis Staples47—— "It's Too Late" New version Walter Jackson75—— "Curious Mind (Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um)" Johnny Rivers—41— 1978 "More Than Just a Joy" Aretha Franklin 51 — — 1979 "Between You Baby and Me" Linda Clifford 14 — — 1983 "I'm So Proud" Deniece Williams 28 — — 1984 "One Love/People Get Ready" Bob Marley and the Wailers — — 5 1985 "People Get Ready" Jeff Beck & Rod Stewart — 48 49 1992 "Giving Him Something He Can Feel" En Vogue 1 6 16 1994 "I'm So Proud" The Isley Brothers 64 — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
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