Released May 1973 Artist Curtis Mayfield Producer Curtis Mayfield Genres Soul music, Funk | Length 36:09 Release date May 1973 Label Curtom Records | |
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Recorded Curtom Studios, Chicago Back to the World
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Back to the world 1973
Back to the World is the fourth studio album by Curtis Mayfield. "The world" was what American GIs in Vietnam called the United States, and returning to it could be a harrowing experience; Mayfield addresses this problem in the title track. The album also includes the minor hit “Future Shock," which was covered by Herbie Hancock in 1983, and the emotional "If I Were Only a Child Again." Back to the World went to #1 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart and reached the top 20 on the Pop Albums chart. The single "Right on for the Darkness" was featured in the 1995 film Dead Presidents.
Contents
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Track listing
All tracks written and composed by Curtis Mayfield.
- “Back to the World” – 6:45
- “Future Shock” – 5:15
- “Right on for the Darkness” – 7:27
- “Future Song (Love a Good Woman, Love a Good Man)” – 4:58
- “If I Were Only a Child Again” – 2:49
- “Can't Say Nothin'” – 5:13
- “Keep on Trippin'” – 3:12
Personnel
Songs
1Back to the World6:48
2Future Shock5:18
3Right on for the Darkness7:29
References
Back to the World (Curtis Mayfield album) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA