Curtis Mayfield – Keep On Keeping On: Curtis Mayfield Studio Albums 1970-1974 (Remastered) (2019) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

In honour of the legendary Curtis Mayfield, his first four studio albums are to be released in the new boxset Keep on Keeping on: Curtis Mayfield Studio albums 1970-1974 all newly remastered, marking the 50 years since Mayfield’s Prolific Solo Career came to Start.

A Rock and Roll Hall of Fame honouree, Mayfield’s early solo career includes a collection of newly remastered versions of his first four studio albums: Curtis (1970), Roots (1971), Back to the World (1973) and Sweet Exorcist (1974). KEEP ON KEEPING ON: CURTIS MAYFIELD STUDIO ALBUMS 1970-1974 will be available on February 22.

Mayfield left the Impressions in 1970 and launched his solo career with his debut album, Curtis. The album reached the Billboard Pop Albums Chart Top 20 and was certified gold. It features “(Don’t Worry) If There’s A Hell Below, We’re All Going To Go,” a hit in the U.S., and “Move On Up,” which charted in the U.K. In terms of cultural significance, the album’s potent combination of socially conscious lyrics and soul/funk music helped blaze a trail for later albums like Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On and Stevie Wonder’s Innervisions.

Curtis went on to release More successful albums such as the R&B classic ‘ Roots’ , 1973’s ‘Back to The World’ and finally ‘Sweet Exorcist’ in 1974 which all span hits such as “Future Shock,” “Can’t Say Nothin’” and “If I Were Only A Child Again.”

Tracklist:
1. (Don’t Worry) If There’s Hell Below We’re All Going to Go (Remastered) 07:51
2. The Other Side of Town (Remastered) 04:02
3. The Makings of You (Remastered) 03:43
4. We the People Who Are Darker Than Blue (Remastered) 06:03
5. Move on Up (Remastered) 08:53
6. Miss Black America (Remastered) 02:58
7. Wild and Free (Remastered) 03:16
8. Give It Up (Remastered) 03:44
9. Get Down (Remastered) 05:49
10. Keep On Keeping On (Remastered) 05:46
11. Underground (Remastered) 05:20
12. We Got to Have Peace (Remastered) 04:47
13. Beautiful Brother of Mine (Remastered) 07:31
14. Now You’re Gone (Remastered) 06:55
15. Love to Keep You in Mind (Remastered) 03:50
16. Back to the World (Remastered) 06:49
17. Future Shock (Remastered) 05:19
18. Right on for the Darkness (Remastered) 07:29
19. If I Were Only a Child Again (Remastered) 02:55
20. Can’t Say Nothin’ (Remastered) 05:17
21. Keep On Trippin’ (Remastered) 03:19
22. Future Song (Love a Good Woman, Love a Good Man) (Remastered) 05:02
23. Ain’t Got Time (Remastered) 05:09
24. Sweet Exorcist (Remastered) 03:51
25. To Be Invisible (Remastered) 04:11
26. Power to the People (Remastered) 03:25
27. Kung Fu (Remastered) 06:10
28. Suffer (Remastered) 04:07
29. Make Me Believe In You (Remastered) 05:34