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〕 | rev2 = Robert Christgau | rev2Score = B+ | rev3 = ''Mojo'' | rev3Score = (favorable) | rev4 = ''Q'' | rev4Score = | rev5 = ''Rolling Stone'' | rev5Score = (favorable) | rev6 = ''Rolling Stone'' | rev6Score = |rev7 = ''The Village Voice'' |rev7Score = B }} ''Curtis'' is the debut album by American soul/funk artist Curtis Mayfield, released in September 1970. Produced by Mayfield, it was released on his own label Curtom Records. The musical styles of ''Curtis'' moved further away from the pop-soul sounds of Mayfield's previous group The Impressions and featured more of a funk and psychedelia inspired sound. The album's subject matter incorporates political and social concerns of the time. ''Curtis'' sold well at the time charting at number one on the Billboard Black albums (for five nonconsecutive weeks) and number nineteen on the Billboard Pop albums charts. Only the single "(Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below, We're All Going to Go" charted in the United States, however an edited version of "Move On Up" would spend 10 weeks in the top 50 of the UK Singles Chart. ''Curtis'' receives very high praise from modern day critics with Bruce Eder of Allmusic commenting that the record is "...practically the ''Sgt. Pepper's'' album of '70s soul..." 〔 ==Background== In 1970, Curtis began work on his own self-titled debut album. Although he never intended to leave the Impressions permanently, under recommendation from his business manager Marv Stuart, and the trend for both R&B and rock artists in the seventies was to go solo.〔Pruter 1992, p.306-307〕〔Thompson 2001, p. 158〕 Mayfield wouldn't officially leave The Impressions until 1971.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Curtis (Curtis Mayfield album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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