Curtis Mayfield - Keep on Keeping On: Curtis Mayfield Studio Albums 1970-1974 (2019 Remaster) (Hi-Res)

In honour of the legendary Curtis Mayfield, his first four studio albums are to be released in the new boxset Keep on Keeping on: Curtis Mayfield Studio albums 1970-1974 all newly remastered, marking the 50 years since Mayfield’s Prolific Solo Career came to Start.

A Rock and Roll Hall of Fame honouree, Mayfield’s early solo career includes a collection of newly remastered versions of his first four studio albums: Curtis (1970), Roots (1971), Back to the World (1973) and Sweet Exorcist (1974). KEEP ON KEEPING ON: CURTIS MAYFIELD STUDIO ALBUMS 1970-1974 will be available on February 22.

Mayfield left the Impressions in 1970 and launched his solo career with his debut album, Curtis. The album reached the Billboard Pop Albums Chart Top 20 and was certified gold. It features “(Don’t Worry) If There’s A Hell Below, We’re All Going To Go,” a hit in the U.S., and “Move On Up,” which charted in the U.K. In terms of cultural significance, the album’s potent combination of socially conscious lyrics and soul/funk music helped blaze a trail for later albums like Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On and Stevie Wonder’s Innervisions.

Curtis went on to release More successful albums such as the R&B classic ‘ Roots’ , 1973’s ‘Back to The World’ and finally ‘Sweet Exorcist’ in 1974 which all span hits such as “Future Shock,” “Can’t Say Nothin’” and “If I Were Only A Child Again.”

Tracklist

01. (Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below We're All Going to Go [2019 Remaster] (Remastered)
02. The Other Side of Town (2019 Remaster) (Remastered)
03. The Makings of You (2019 Remaster) (Remastered)
04. We the People Who Are Darker Than Blue (2019 Remaster) (Remastered)
05. Move on Up (2019 Remaster) (Remastered)
06. Miss Black America (Remastered)
07. Wild and Free (Remastered)
08. Give It Up (2019 Remaster) (Remastered)
09. Get Down (2019 Remaster) (Remastered)
10. Keep on Keeping On (2019 Remaster) (Remastered)
11. Underground (2019 Remaster) (Remastered)
12. We Got to Have Peace (2019 Remaster) (Remastered)
13. Beautiful Brother of Mine (2019 Remaster) (Remastered)
14. Now You're Gone (2019 Remaster) (Remastered)
15. Love to Keep You in My Mind (2019 Remaster) (Remastered)
16. Back to the World (2019 Remaster) (Remastered)
17. Future Shock (2019 Remaster) (Remastered)
18. Right on for the Darkness (2019 Remaster) (Remastered)
19. If I Were Only a Child Again (2019 Remaster) (Remastered)
20. Can't Say Nothin' (2019 Remaster) (Remastered)
21. Keep on Trippin' (2019 Remaster) (Remastered)
22. Future Song (Love a Good Woman, Love a Good Man) [2019 Remaster] (Remastered)
23. Ain't Got Time (2019 Remaster) (Remastered)
24. Sweet Exorcist (2019 Remaster) (Remastered)
25. To Be Invisible (2019 Remaster) (Remastered)
26. Power to the People (2019 Remaster) (Remastered)
27. Kung Fu (2019 Remaster) (Remastered)
28. Suffer (2019 Remaster) (Remastered)
29. Make Me Believe In You (2019 Remaster) (Remastered)