Got to Find a Way

1974 studio album by Curtis Mayfield
Got to Find a Way
Studio album by
Curtis Mayfield
ReleasedNovember 1974 (1974-11)
StudioCurtom Studios, Chicago, Illinois
GenreFunk, soul
Length33:51
LabelCurtom
ProducerCurtis Mayfield
Curtis Mayfield chronology
Sweet Exorcist
(1974)
Got to Find a Way
(1974)
There's No Place Like America Today
(1975)
Singles from Got to Find a Way
  1. "Mother's Son / Love Me (Right in the Pocket)"
    Released: 1974
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Got to Find a Way is a studio album by Curtis Mayfield, released in 1974 under Curtom Records. It peaked at number 76 on the Billboard 200 chart,[2] as well as number 17 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Curtis Mayfield

No.TitleLength
1."Love Me (Right in the Pocket)"7:20
2."So You Don't Love Me"5:50
3."A Prayer"4:06
4."Mother's Son"6:04
5."Cannot Find a Way"7:04
6."Ain't No Love Lost"3:27
Total length:33:51
Reissue edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
7."Mother's Son" (Single Edit)3:31

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Joseph "Lucky" Scott - bass
  • Rich Tufo - organ, keyboards, arrangements
  • Quentin Joseph - drums
  • Henry Gibson - congas
  • Curtis Mayfield - all vocals, second guitar, production
  • Gary R Thompson - lead guitar
Technical
  • Roger Anfinsen – engineering
  • Milton Sincoff – creative packaging design
  • William S. Harvey – cover design, painting
  • Marv Stuart – management

Charts

Chart Peak
position
US Billboard 200[2] 76
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] 17

References

  1. ^ Wynn, Ron. "Got to Find a Way - Curtis Mayfield". AllMusic. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Curtis Mayfield - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Curtis Mayfield - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 15, 2018.

External links

  • Got to Find a Way at Discogs (list of releases)
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Albums
Live albums
Soundtracks
  • Super Fly (1972)
  • Claudine (1974)
  • Let's Do It Again (1975)
  • Sparkle (1976)
  • A Piece of the Action (1977)
  • Short Eyes (1977)
  • The Return of Superfly (1990)
Singles
  • "(Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below, We're All Going to Go"
  • "Move On Up"
  • "Freddie's Dead"
  • "Superfly"
  • "She Don't Let Nobody (But Me)"
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