Back to the World (Curtis Mayfield album)

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Back to the World
Back to the World cover
Studio album by Curtis Mayfield
Released September, 1973
Genre Funk/Soul
Length 36:09
Label Curtom
Producer Curtis Mayfield
Professional reviews
Curtis Mayfield chronology
Super Fly
(1972)		 Back to the World
(1973)		 Curtis in Chicago
(1973)

"The World" was what US GIs in Vietnam called America, and acclimating back into the world could be a harrowing experience. Curtis Mayfield addresses this problem in the title track to his 1973 album, Back to the World. The album also included his minor hit “Future Shock,” and his emotional appeal, “If I Were Only a Child Again.”

[edit] Track listing

  1. “Back to the World” (Curtis Mayfield) – 6:45
  2. “Future Shock” (Mayfield) – 5:15
  3. “Right on for the Darkness” (Mayfield) – 7:27
  4. “Future Song (Love a Good Woman, Love a Good Man)” (Mayfield) – 4:58
  5. “If I Were Only a Child Again” (Mayfield) – 2:49
  6. “Can't Say Nothin'” (Mayfield) – 5:13
  7. “Keep on Trippin'” (Mayfield) – 3:12

[edit] Chart positions

Billboard Music Charts (North America) - album

Year Chart Chart position
1973 Pop Albums #16
1973 Black Albums #1
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Curtis Mayfield
Albums
Curtis (1970) – Roots (1971) – Back to the World (1973) – Got to Find a Way (1974) – Sweet Exorcist (1974) – There's No Place Like America Today (1975) – Give, Get, Take and Have (1976) – Never Say You Can't Survive (1977) – Do It All Night (1978) – Heartbeat (1979) – Something to Believe In (1980) – Love Is the Place (1982) – Honesty (1983) – We Come in Peace with a Message of Love (1985) – Take It to the Streets (1988) – New World Order (1997)
Live albums
Curtis/Live! (1971) – Curtis in Chicago (1973) – Live in Europe (1987) – Live at Ronnie Scott's (1988)
Soundtracks
Super Fly (1972) – Claudine (1974) – Let's Do It Again (1975) – Sparkle (1976) – A Piece of the Action (1977) – Short Eyes (1977)
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