Take It to the Streets (Curtis Mayfield album)

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)

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]

Critical reception

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

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

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

References

  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.