Something to Believe In (album)

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Something to Believe In
Something to Believe In cover
Studio album by Curtis Mayfield
Released September, 1980
Genre Funk/Soul
Label Curtom
Producer Curtis Mayfield, Gil Askey, Keni Burke
Professional reviews
Curtis Mayfield chronology
Heartbeat
(1979)		 Something to Believe In
(1980)		 The Right Combination (with Linda Clifford)
(1980)

Curtis Mayfield’s 1980 album contained the ambitious title track, but re-makes of Impressions classics such as "It's All Right" and their version of "Never Let Me Go" suggested a creative slowing down.

[edit] Track listing

  1. “Love Me, Love Me Now”
  2. “Never Let Me Go”
  3. “Tripping Out”
  4. “People Never Give Up”
  5. “It's All Right”
  6. “Something to Believe In”
  7. “Never Stop Loving Me”

[edit] Personnel

  • Drums - Wendell Stewart
  • Guitar - Ross Traut, Tom Ferrone
  • Horns - Arthur Hoyle, Bill Porter, Dale Clevenger, Gil Askey, Lenny Druss, Paul Howard, Robert Lustrea, Sonny Seals
  • Keyboards - Rich Tufo, Tim Tobias
  • Percussion - Alejo, Tony Carpenter
  • Strings - Adrian Gola, Arnie Roth, Elizabeth Cifani, Frank Borgogne, Fred Spector, Hal Klatz, John Frigo, Karl Fruh, Leonard Chausow, Roger Moulton, Sol Bobrov, William Schoen
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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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