Superfly
Curtis Mayfield, released in 1972 (USA), soul.
- Artist: Curtis Mayfield
- Year: 1972
- Genre: Soul
- Country: USA
Overview
The soundtrack outclassed its blaxploitation film, with Freddie Dead and Pusherman documenting drug trade damage instead of glamorizing it. Mayfield gentle falsetto over Latin percussion made it a number one album and a high point of conscious soul.
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