A Tribute To Curtis Mayfield is a compilation album

Compilation album

A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

 of various artists, celebrating the music of Curtis Mayfield

Curtis Mayfield

Curtis Lee Mayfield was an American soul, R&B, and funk singer, songwriter, and record producer.He is best known for his anthemic music with The Impressions during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's and for composing the soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Super Fly, Mayfield is highly...

. While many tribute albums are recorded after an artist has passed, this album was completed five years before Mayfield's death.

Track listing

All songs written by Curtis Mayfield except "Amen", written by Curtis Mayfield & John W. Pate, Sr.

1. "Choice Of Colors
   Choice of Colors
   "Choice of Colors" is a 1969 pop/soul single by The Impressions. The song hit #1 on Billboards R&B chart for one week, and went to #21 on the Billboard Hot 100.-Chart positions:...
   
   " – Gladys Knight
   Gladys Knight
   Gladys Maria Knight , known as the "Empress of Soul", is an American singer-songwriter, actress, businesswoman, humanitarian, and author...
   
    – (3:52)
2. "It's All Right!" – Steve Winwood
   Steve Winwood
   Stephen Lawrence "Steve" Winwood is an English international recording artist whose career spans nearly 50 years. He is a songwriter and a musician whose genres include soul music , R&B, rock, blues-rock, pop-rock, and jazz...
   
    – (4:21)
3. "Let's Do It Again
   Let's Do It Again (song)
   "Let's Do It Again" was a hit song for The Staple Singers. Written by Curtis Mayfield, it was part of the soundtrack for the Bill Cosby/Sidney Poitier movie, Let's Do It Again. The single reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in December 1975 , and also spent two non-consecutive...
   
   " – Repercussions and Curtis Mayfield
   Curtis Mayfield
   Curtis Lee Mayfield was an American soul, R&B, and funk singer, songwriter, and record producer.He is best known for his anthemic music with The Impressions during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's and for composing the soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Super Fly, Mayfield is highly...
   
    – (4:55)
4. "Billy Jack" – Lenny Kravitz
   Lenny Kravitz
   Leonard Albert "Lenny" Kravitz is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and arranger, whose "retro" style incorporates elements of rock, soul, R&B, funk, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, folk and ballads...
   
    – (6:18)
5. "Look Into Your Heart" – Whitney Houston
   Whitney Houston
   Whitney Elizabeth Houston is an American singer, actress, producer and a former model. Houston is the most awarded female act of all time, according to Guinness World Records, and her list of awards include 1 Emmy Award, 6 Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards, among...
   
    – (3:54)
6. "Gypsy Woman" – Bruce Springsteen
   Bruce Springsteen
   Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen , nicknamed "The Boss," is an American singer-songwriter who records and tours with the E Street Band...
   
    – (3:34)
7. "You Must Believe Me" – Eric Clapton
   Eric Clapton
   Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE, is an English guitarist and singer-songwriter. Clapton is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist, and separately as a member of The Yardbirds and Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and...
   
    – (4:28)
8. "I'm So Proud" – The Isley Brothers
   The Isley Brothers
   The Isley Brothers are a highly influential, successful and long-running American music group consisting of different line-ups of six brothers, and a brother-in-law, Chris Jasper...
   
    – (4:57)
9. "Fool For You" – Branford Marsalis
   Branford Marsalis
   Branford Marsalis is an American saxophonist, composer and bandleader. While primarily known for his work in jazz as the leader of the Branford Marsalis Quartet, he also performs frequently as a soloist with classical ensembles and has led the group Buckshot LeFonque.-Biography:Marsalis was born...
   
    and The Impressions – (3:45)
10. "Keep On Pushin'" – Tevin Campbell
    Tevin Campbell
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     – (3:21)
11. "The Makings Of You" – Aretha Franklin
    Aretha Franklin
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     – (4:26)
12. "Woman's Got Soul" – B.B. King – (3:49)
13. "People Get Ready
    People Get Ready (song)
    "People Get Ready" was a 1965 single by The Impressions, and the title track from the album of the same name. The single is today the group's best-known hit, reaching number-three on the Billboard R&B Chart and number 14 on the Billboard Pop Chart...
    
    " – Rod Stewart
    Rod Stewart
    Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE is a British singer-songwriter and musician, born and raised in North London, England and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English ancestry....
    
     – (5:01)
14. "(Don't Worry) If There's A Hell Below, We're All Going To Go
    (Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below, We're All Going to Go
    " If There's a Hell Below, We're All Going to Go" is a funk/soul song originally recorded by Curtis Mayfield for his album Curtis...
    
    " – Narada Michael Walden
    Narada Michael Walden
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     – (5:09)
15. "I've Been Trying" – Phil Collins
    Phil Collins
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     – (5:01)
16. "I'm The One Who Loves You" – Stevie Wonder
    Stevie Wonder
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     – (3:58)
17. "Amen
    Amen (The Impressions song)
    "Amen" was a song popularized by The Impressions. The song was written by Jester Hairston, for the Sidney Poitier film Lilies of the Field . Curtis Mayfield said "I'd gone to see 'Lilies of The Field,' and the song in it, 'Amen,' was very inspiring for me as was the movie . . . Of course, I'd...
    
    " – Elton John
    Elton John
    Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
    
     and Sounds Of Blackness
    Sounds of Blackness
    Sounds of Blackness is a Grammy Award-winning vocal and instrumental ensemble from Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota who perform music from several genres music including gospel, R&B, soul, and jazz. The group scored several hits on the Billboard R&B chart and Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play...
    
     – (4:41)

Personnel

1. "Choice Of Colors"

• Gladys Knight – lead vocals
• Voncille Faggotte, Jackie Simley Kee & Reggie Burrell – background vocals

2. "It's All Right!"

• Steve Winwood – lead vocals
• Jim Capaldi – drums, backing vocals

3. "Let's Do It Again"
Repercussions:

• Nicole "Bubba Diva" Willis – lead and background vocals
• Gordon "Nappy G." Clay – timbales, bongos, percussion
• Andy Faranda – guitar
• Jonathan Maron – bass
• Genji Siraisi – drums
• Daniel "Chief Abbott D." Wyatt – congas

with:

• Curtis Mayfield – lead and background vocals
• Paul Griffin – piano, organ, clavinet
• Scott Barkham – Fender Rhodes
• Dave Bargeron – trombone
• Randy Brecker – trumpet
• Lou Soloff – trumpet
• Lou Marini – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, flute

4. "Billy Jack"

• Lenny Kravitz – drums, bass, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Craig Ross – electric guitar
• Henry Hirsch – mellotron strings

5. "Look Into Your Heart"

• Whitney Houston – lead vocals
• Louis "Kingpin" Biancaniello – keyboards
• Narada Michael Walden – magic tambourine
• Claytoven Richardson, Sandy Griffith & Annie Stocking – background vocals

6. "Gypsy Woman"

• Bruce Springsteen – acoustic guitar, vocals
• Tommy Sims – keyboards, Hammond B-3, bass, percussion
• Jerry McPherson – guitar
• Dan Huff – guitar
• Danny Duncan – Midi programming

7. "You Must Believe Me"

• Eric Clapton – guitar, lead vocals
• Nile Rodgers – guitar
• Sterling Campbell – drums
• Barry Campbell – bass
• Richard Hilton – keyboards
• John Powe, Shawn Powe, Demetrius Peete & John Clay – background vocals

8. "I'm So Proud"

• Ronand Isley – vocals
• Ernie Isley – guitar
• Angela Winbush-Isley – synthesizers, keyboards, drum programming

9. "Fool For You"

• Branford Marsalis – tenor & soprano saxophones
• Kenny Kirkland – piano
• Tony Maiden – guitar
• Matt Finders – trombone
• Sal Marquez – trumpet

10. "Keep On Pushin'"

• Tevin Campbell – lead vocals
• Narada Michael Walden – drums
• Frank "Killer Bee" Martin – keyboards
• Vernon "Ice" Black – Wah-Wah guitar
• Stef Burns – guitar
• Myron Dove – bass
• Clayoven Richardson, Skyler Jett, Tony Lindsay & Dooney Jones – background vocals

Horn Section:

• Wayne Wallace – trombone
• Robbie Kwock – trumpet
• Melecio Magdaluyo – saxophone
• Ron Stallings – saxophone
• Martin Wehner – trombone
• Louis Fasman – trumpet

11. "The Makings Of You"

• Aretha Franklin – lead vocals
• Robbie Kondor – keyboards
• David Spinoza – guitar
• Will Lee – bass
• Anton Fig – drums
• Joe Mardin – percussion, synthesizers
• Andy Snitzer – alto saxophone

12. "Woman's Got Soul"

• B.B. King – lead guitar, vocals
• Joe Sample – piano
• Neal Larsen – organ
• Arthur Adams – guitar
• Freddie Washington – bass
• Alvino Bennett – drums
• Kevin Ricard – percussion
• Arnold McCuller, Sweet Pea Atkinson & Sir Harry Browns – background vocals

Tower Of Power Horn Section:

• Doc Kupka – baritone saxophone
• Emilio Castillo – tenor saxophone
• David Mann – tenor saxophone
• Greg Adams – trumpet
• Lee Thorberg – trumpet

13. "People Get Ready"

• Rod Stewart – vocals, banjo
• Ronnie Wood – guitar
• Carmine Rojas – bass
• Jeff Golub – guitar
• Charles Kentiss III – piano, organ
• Kevin Savigar – piano, organ, accordion
• Jim Cregan – guitar
• Don Teschner – guitar, violin, mandolin
• Phil Parapiano – accordion, mandolin
• Dorian Holly, Darryl Phinessee & Fred White – background vocals

14. "(Don't Worry) If There's A Hell Below, We're All Going To Go"

• Narada Michael Walden – vocals, drums
• Louis "Kingpin" Biancaniello – synth strings
• Mike "$" Mani – keyboards
• Vernon "Ice" Black – lead guitar
• Stef Burns – rhythm guitar
• Myron Dove – bass
• Michael Carabello – percussion

Horn Section:

• Wayne Wallace – trombone
• Robbie Kwock – trumpet
• Melecio Magdaluyo – saxophone
• Ron Stallings – saxophone
• Martin Wehner – trombone
• Louis Fasman – trumpet

15. "I've Been Trying"

• Phil Collins – all instruments

16. "I'm The One Who Loves You"

• Stevie Wonder – lead vocals, all instruments
• Terence Trent D'Arby, Johnny Gill, Kenny Greene, Clinton "Buddy" Wike & Jeff Sanders – background vocals

17. "Amen"

• Elton John – lead vocals
• Sounds Of Blackness – background vocals
• "L.A." Reid – drums, percussion
• Tony Rich – keyboards
• Kayo – bass
• Riko Marable – organ