There's No Place Like America Today

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There's No Place Like America Today
Studio album by Curtis Mayfield
Released	1975
Genre	R&B
Length	35:23
Label	Curtom
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Curtis Mayfield chronology
Let’s Do It Again (with The Staples Singers) (1975) There's No Place Like America Today (1975) Sparkle (with Aretha Franklin) (1976)

There's No Place Like America Today is a 1975 album by Curtis Mayfield. "Billy Jack" updated the streetwise chic of "Superfly," while "So in Love" was one of his most affecting love songs. The album was featured in 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, published in 2005 by Cassell Illustrated.^[1]

[edit] Track listing

1. "Billy Jack" – 6:10
2. "When Seasons Change" – 5:28
3. "So In Love" – 5:15
4. "Jesus" – 6:13
5. "Blue Monday People" – 4:50
6. "Hard Times" – 3:45
7. "Love To The People" – 4:07
8. "Hard Times (Long Version)" (Bonus Track) – 3:57

[edit] References

v • d • e 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) Related Artcles The Impressions – Curtom Records