I’m not usually a fan of tribute albums, but I recently acquired A Tribute to Curtis Mayfield from 1994. I enjoyed Steve Winwood’s version of “It’s All Right” and the Repercussions and Curtis Mayfield singing “Let’s Do It Again.” Whitney Houston belts out “Look Into Your Heart” and The Isley Brothers perform a soulful rendition of “I’m So Proud.”
Rod Stewart had a hit with “People Get Ready” and I liked Phil Collins’ “I’ve Been Trying.”
Mayfield was paralyzed from the neck down after lighting equipment fell on him during a live performance at Wingate Field in Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York, on August 13, 1990. He died from complications of type 2 diabetes at the age of 57 on December 26, 1999. GRADE: A
TRACK LIST:
| All songs written by Curtis Mayfield except “Amen”, by Mayfield and John W. Pate, Sr. “Choice of Colors” – Gladys Knight – (3:52) “It’s All Right” – Steve Winwood – (4:21) “Let’s Do It Again” – Repercussions and Curtis Mayfield – (4:55) “Billy Jack” – Lenny Kravitz – (6:18) “Look Into Your Heart” – Whitney Houston – (3:54) “Gypsy Woman” – Bruce Springsteen – (3:34) “You Must Believe Me” – Eric Clapton – (4:28) “I’m So Proud” – The Isley Brothers – (4:57) “Fool for You” – Branford Marsalis and The Impressions – (3:45) “Keep On Pushin'” – Tevin Campbell – (3:21) “The Makings of You” – Aretha Franklin – (4:26) “Woman’s Got Soul” – B.B. King – (3:49) “People Get Ready” – Rod Stewart – (5:01) “(Don’t Worry) If There’s a Hell Below, We’re All Going to Go” – Narada Michael Walden – (5:09) “I’ve Been Trying” – Phil Collins – (5:01) “I’m the One Who Loves You” – Stevie Wonder – (3:58) “Amen” – Elton John and Sounds of Blackness – (4:41) |
