Give, Get, Take and Have

1976 studio album by Curtis Mayfield

Studio album by

Curtis Mayfield

Released

1976

Genre

Funk, soul

Length

31:50

Label

Curtom

Producer

Curtis Mayfield

Curtis Mayfield chronology

Sparkle (with Aretha Franklin)
(1976)

Give, Get, Take and Have
(1976)

A Piece of the Action (with Mavis Staples)
(1977)

Give, Get, Take and Have is a studio album by Curtis Mayfield, released in 1976 under Curtom Records. The track "P.S. I Love You" was later featured in the film Superbad and on its accompanied soundtrack.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Christgau's Record Guide	B^[1]
Rolling Stone	(not rated) link

In Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), Robert Christgau said the album "meanders more than is conscionable", but was "most pleased to report that the opener, 'In My Arms Again,' is the first top-notch song [Mayfield]'s written for himself since 'Super Fly,' (somebody bad riffing on guitar—sounds like . . . Curtis Mayfield), and that the three that follow rock and roll."^[1]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Curtis Mayfield.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"In Your Arms Again (Shake It)"	4:27
2.	"This Love Is Sweet"	3:11
3.	"P.S. I Love You"	4:00
4.	"Party Night"	3:48
5.	"Give a Little Bit (Give, Get, Take and Have)"	3:36
6.	"Soul Music"	4:01
7.	"Only You Babe"	4:23
8.	"Mr. Welfare Man"	5:36

Personnel

Rich Tufo - arrangements
Fred Breitberg, Roger Anfinsen - engineer
Ed Thrasher - art direction, photography
Curtis Mayfield, Gary Thompson, Phil Upchurch - guitars
Floyd Morris, Rich Tufo - keyboards
Donnell Hagan - drums
Joseph "Lucky" Scott - bass
Henry Gibson - congas, percussion

References

^ ^a ^b Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 7, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.