Curtis Mayfield: "Superfly" 🎼🎶🎶🎸🥁🎤 October 21, 1972: "Superfly - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" by Curtis Mayfield hits #1 on the Billboard Top 200 for 4 weeks, also topping the R&B album chart for 6 weeks on October 14, 1972. It spins off two singles including "Freddie's Dead" (#2 R&B, #4 Pop) and the title track (#5 R&B, #8 Pop) both being certified Gold. The soundtrack is inducted into the Grammy Hall Of Fame in 1998. "Superfly - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" is certified 2x

Here's an excerpt from our recent Curtis mayfield tribute. "Superfly" is a Curtis Mayfield classic, the title track from his 1972 soundtrack album for the film of the same name. This arrangement by our "Composer In Residence" Vince Mendoza features singer Ledisi and Mike Scott on guitar, with special guests Will Lee on bass, JT Thomas on drums, and Rhani Krija on percussion. Recorded live in the Kölner Philharmonie together with the WDR Funkhausorchester, conducted by Vince mendoza. You can watc