There's No Place Like America Today is the seventh studio album by Curtis Mayfield, released in 1975 on Curtom Records.[1] It peaked at number 120 on the Billboard 200 chart,[2] as well as number 13 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[3]
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| Released | May 1975 | |||
| Studio | Curtom Studios, Chicago, Illinois | |||
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| Length | 35:23 | |||
| Label | Curtom | |||
| Producer | Curtis Mayfield | |||
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Album cover edit
The album cover was based on a 1937 monochrome photograph by Margaret Bourke-White, titled At the Time of the Louisville Flood, on which the advertising slogan was "There's No Way Like the American Way".[1] The original photograph was published in the February 15, 1937 edition of Life magazine.[4]
Critical reception edit
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | D+[6] |
The album was featured in 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[7] In 2013, NME placed it at number 373 on the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list.[8]
Track listing edit
All tracks are written by Curtis Mayfield
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Billy Jack" | 6:10 |
| 2. | "When Seasons Change" | 5:28 |
| 3. | "So in Love" | 5:15 |
| 4. | "Jesus" | 6:13 |
| 5. | "Blue Monday People" | 4:50 |
| 6. | "Hard Times" | 3:45 |
| 7. | "Love to the People" | 4:07 |
| Total length: | 35:23 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 8. | "Hard Times" (Long Version) | 3:57 |
Personnel edit
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Curtis Mayfield – vocals, guitar, keyboards, production
- Rich Tufo – keyboards, arrangement
- Gary Thompson – guitar
- Phil Upchurch – guitar
- Joseph "Lucky" Scott – bass guitar
- Quinton Joseph – drums
- Henry Gibson – percussion
- Harold Dessent - woodwinds
- Roger Anfinsen – engineering
- Ed Thrasher – art direction
- Peter Palombi – illustration
- Lockart – design
- Marv Stuart – management
Charts edit
| Chart | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[2] | 120 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] | 13 |
References edit
- ^ a b Bennun, David (April 16, 2015). "Revisiting Curtis Mayfield's There's No Place Like America Today". The Quietus. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ a b "Curtis Mayfield - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ a b "Curtis Mayfield - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ Cosgrove, Ben (March 24, 2014). "Behind the Picture: 'The American Way' and the Flood of '37". Time. Archived from the original on June 1, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ Eder, Bruce. "There's No Place Like America Today - Curtis Mayfield". AllMusic. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Dimery, Robert, ed. (2005). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Universe Publishing.
- ^ "The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time: 400-301". NME. October 23, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
External links edit
- There's No Place Like America Today at Discogs (list of releases)
- There's No Place Like America Today (Adobe Flash) at Radio3Net (streamed copy where licensed)
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