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Take It to the Streets (Curtis Mayfield album)

Take It to the Streets is an album by the American musician Curtis Mayfield, released in 1990 on Curtom Records.[1][2] "He's a Fly Guy" first appeared on the soundtrack to I'm Gonna Git You Sucka.[3] The album peaked at No. 59 on Billboard's Top R&B Albums chart.[4]

Take It to the Streets
Studio album by
Curtis Mayfield
Released1990
RecordedDecember 1989–April 1990
GenreFunk, soul
Length37:39
LabelCurtom
ProducerCurtis Mayfield
Curtis Mayfield chronology
People Get Ready: Live at Ronnie Scott's
(1988) 		Take It to the Streets
(1990) 		New World Order
(1996)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [5]
Chicago Tribune    [6]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music     [7]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide     [8]

The Chicago Tribune deemed the album "a solid return from one of Chicago's most distinguished musical sons."[6]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Curtis Mayfield, except "Got to Be Real" and "Don't Push" by Michael Brown and Tony Brown

No.TitleLength
1."Homeless"7:31
2."Got to Be Real"4:44
3."Do Be Down"4:07
4."Who Was That Lady?"4:55
5."On and On"3:41
6."He's a Fly Guy"4:54
7."Don't Push"4:23
8."I Mo Git U Sucka"4:59

Personnel

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Technical
  • Curtis Mayfield, Nina Easton - cover concept and design
  • Andrew Wilson - photography

References

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  1. ^ Mills, David (23 Sep 1990). "Curtis Mayfield, Back With a 'Superfly' Sound". The Washington Post. p. G8.
  2. ^ Seigal, Buddy (October 17, 1989). "Mayfield's hit influence in black music continues". The San Diego Union-Tribune. p. D5.
  3. ^ Hoekstra, Dave (March 15, 1990). "Mayfield News". Features. Chicago Sun-Times. p. 45.
  4. ^ "Curtis Mayfield". Billboard. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Take It to the Streets Review by Alex Henderson". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  6. ^ a b Kening, Dan (12 Apr 1990). "Curtis Mayfield Take It to the Streets". Chicago Tribune. p. 19D.
  7. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 588.
  8. ^ (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. pp. 523, 525.
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