Roots (Curtis Mayfield album)

Roots
Studio album by Curtis Mayfield
Released October 1971
Recorded RCA Studios, Chicago, Illinois
Genre Funk/Soul
Length 38:53
Label Curtom
Producer Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Mayfield chronology
Curtis/Live!
(1971)		 Roots
(1971)		 Superfly
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Robert Christgau (B-)[2]
Rolling Stone (unfavorable)[3]
Rolling Stone (favorable)[4]
Rolling Stone [5]

Roots is Curtis Mayfield’s second studio album, released in October 1971 (see 1971 in music).

Contents

Track listing

Original release

All songs written and composed by Curtis Mayfield, except as noted.

  1. "Get Down" – 5:45
  2. "Keep On Keeping On" – 5:08
  3. "Underground" – 5:15
  4. "We Got to Have Peace" – 4:44
  5. "Beautiful Brother of Mine" – 7:23
  6. "Now You're Gone" (Mayfield, Joseph Scott) – 6:50
  7. "Love to Keep You in My Mind" – 3:48

Bonus tracks

In 1999, Rhino Records re-released the album with four bonus tracks including a demo version of "Underground" and single edits for "Get Down', "We Got to Have Peace" and "Beautiful Brother of Mine".

  1. "Underground [demo version]" – 3:17
  2. "Get Down [Single edit]" – 3:55
  3. "We Got to Have Peace [Single edit]" – 3:39
  4. "Beautiful Brother of Mine [Single edit]" – 3:09

Chart positions

Billboard Music Charts (North America) - album

Year Chart Chart position
1971 Pop Albums #40
1971 Black Albums #6

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Robert Christgau review
  3. ^ Rolling Stone review
  4. ^ Rolling Stone review
  5. ^ Hoard, Christian (November 24, 2004). "Review: Roots". Rolling Stone: 523–524.
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 (1990) · New World Order (1997)
Live albums
Soundtracks
Super Fly (1972) · Claudine (1974) · Let's Do It Again (1975) · Sparkle (1976) · A Piece of the Action (1977) · Short Eyes (1977) · The Return of Superfly (1990)
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