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Curtis Lee Mayfield (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. Dubbed the Gentle Genius, he is considered one of the most influential musicians of soul and socially conscious African-American music. Mayfield first achieved success and recognition with the vocal group the Impressions during the civil rights movement of the late 1950s and the 1960s, and later worked as a solo artist. Mayfield started his musical career in a gospel choir. Moving to... [more on Wikipedia]
As a songwriter, Curtis Mayfield first charted in 1960 with A Lonely Soldier .The artist placed 104 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 14 of which reached the Top‑10, including 2 number‑ones.The artist scored 29 UK Top‑75 entries, including 6 Top‑10 placements.On US AC the artist achieved 3 Top‑10s, 1 of which hit number‑one.On US Dance the artist achieved 3 Top‑10s, 1 of which hit number‑one.On US Rock the artist achieved 1 Top‑10.On US RnB the artist achieved 48 Top‑10s, 11 of which went to number‑one.
Top songs: #1: He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) - #2: Let's Do It Again - #3: Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um - #4: It's Alright - #5: Freddie's Dead (Theme from Superfly)
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1.
2.
10/1960
[Vee-Jay 354]
written by Jerry Butler, Curtis Mayfield
&
Calvin Carter
3.
[Vee-Jay 375]
written by Curtis Mayfield
& Jerry Butler
4.
07/1961
[Vee-Jay 390]
written by Jerry Butler & Curtis Mayfield
5.
10/1961
[Vee-Jay 405]
written by Curtis Mayfield
& Jerry Butler
6.
10/1961
[ABC-Paramount 10241]
written by Curtis Mayfield
7.
[ABC-Paramount 10289]
written by Curtis Mayfield
8.
07/1962
[ABC-Paramount 10328]
written by Curtis Mayfield
9.
[Chess 1845]
written by Curtis Mayfield
10.
01/1963
[ABC-Paramount 10387]
written by Curtis Mayfield
11.
02/1963
[ABC-Paramount 10386]
written by Curtis Mayfield
12.
02/1963
B side to You Threw A Lucky Punch
[Vee-Jay 468]
written by Curtis Mayfield
13.
05/1963
[ABC-Paramount 10431]
written by Curtis Mayfield
14.
07/1963
[Okeh 7175]
written by Curtis Mayfield
15.
08/1963
[Vee-Jay 536]
written by Curtis Mayfield
16.
09/1963
[ABC-Paramount 10487]
written by Curtis Mayfield
17.
10/1963
[Okeh 7181]
written by Curtis Mayfield
18.
11/1963
as Billy Butler & the Four Enchanters
[Okeh 7178]
written by
William Butler & Curtis Mayfield
19.
11/1963
[Vee-Jay 567]
written by Curtis Mayfield
20.
12/1963 #3 Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um Major Lance
from
Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um/The Best of Major Lance
[Okeh 7187]
written by Curtis Mayfield
21.
[ABC-Paramount 10511]
written by Curtis Mayfield
22.
02/1964
[Constellation 112]
written by Curtis Mayfield
23.
04/1964
[ABC-Paramount 10544]
written by Curtis Mayfield
24.
04/1964
[Okeh 7189]
written by Curtis Mayfield
25.
05/1964
as Billy Butler & the Enchanters
[Okeh 7192]
written by Curtis Mayfield
26.
06/1964
[Okeh 7197]
written by Curtis Mayfield
27.
06/1964
[ABC-Paramount 10554]
written by Curtis Mayfield
28.
06/1964 Girls Major Lance
from
Major's Greatest Hits
B side to It Ain't No Use
[Okeh 7197]
written by Curtis Mayfield
29.
06/1964
[Constellation 130]
written by Curtis Mayfield
30.
08/1964 Rhythm Major Lance
from
Major's Greatest Hits
[Okeh 7203]
written by Curtis Mayfield
31.
09/1964
[ABC-Paramount 10581]
written by Curtis Mayfield
32.
10/1964
as Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders
written by Curtis Mayfield
33.
10/1964
[Okeh 7204]
written by Curtis Mayfield
34.
11/1964 Amen The Impressions
from
Keep on Pushing
35.
11/1964
[Constellation 141]
written by Curtis Mayfield
36.
12/1964
as Billy Butler & the Chanters
[Okeh 7207]
written by Curtis Mayfield
37.
12/1964
[Okeh 7209]
written by Curtis Mayfield
38.
US B side to Amen
written by Curtis Mayfield
39.
02/1965
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #24]
[ABC-Paramount 10622]
written by Curtis Mayfield
40.
02/1965
US B side to People Get Ready
[ABC-Paramount 10622]
written by Curtis Mayfield
41.
03/1965 Come See Major Lance
from
Major's Greatest Hits
[Okeh 7216]
written by Curtis Mayfield
42.
03/1965
[Constellation 146]
written by Curtis Mayfield
43.
04/1965
[ABC-Paramount 10647]
written by Curtis Mayfield
44.
04/1965
[Constellation 149]
written by Curtis Mayfield
45.
06/1965
[ABC-Paramount 10670]
written by Curtis Mayfield
46.
06/1965
as Billy Butler & the Chanters
[Okeh 7221]
written by Curtis Mayfield
47.
08/1965
[ABC-Paramount 10710]
written by Curtis Mayfield
48.
08/1965
[Constellation 160]
written by Curtis Mayfield
49.
09/1965
[Okeh 7227]
written by Curtis Mayfield
50.
10/1965
[ABC-Paramount 10725]
written by Curtis Mayfield
51.
10/1965
US B side to I Need You
[ABC-Paramount 10710]
written by Curtis Mayfield
52.
11/1965
[ABC-Paramount 10750]
written by Curtis Mayfield
53.
11/1965
live R [Constellation 158]
written by Curtis Mayfield
54.
[ABC-Paramount 10761]
written by Curtis Mayfield
55.
03/1966
[Constellation 167]
written by Curtis Mayfield
56.
04/1966
[ABC-Paramount 10789]
written by Curtis Mayfield
57.
06/1966
B side to He
[Verve 10406]
written by Jerry Butler, Curtis Mayfield
& Calvin Carter
58.
08/1966
[ABC 10831]
written by Curtis Mayfield
59.
09/1966
[Mayfield 7711]
written by Curtis Mayfield
60.
10/1966
[Atlantic 2347]
written by Curtis Mayfield
61.
62.
01/1967
[Mayfield 7714]
written by Curtis Mayfield
63.
03/1967
[ABC 10900]
written by Curtis Mayfield
64.
07/1967
[ABC 10932]
written by Curtis Mayfield
65.
07/1967
[Mayfield 7716]
written by Curtis Mayfield
66.
08/1967
[Shout 216]
written by Curtis Mayfield
, Calvin Carter & Jerry Butler
67.
09/1967
[ABC 10964]
written by Curtis Mayfield
68.
12/1967
[ABC 11022]
written by Curtis Mayfield
69.
[ABC 11071]
written by Curtis Mayfield
70.
07/1968
[ABC 11103]
written by Curtis Mayfield
71.
08/1968
[Chess 2052]
written by Curtis Mayfield
72.
08/1968
as Five Stairsteps & Cubie
[Curtom 1931]
written by Curtis Mayfield
73.
09/1968
[Curtom 1932]
written by Curtis Mayfield
74.
11/1968
[ABC 11135]
written by Curtis Mayfield
75.
11/1968
[Curtom 1934]
written by Curtis Mayfield
76.
12/1968
as Five Stairsteps & Cubie
[Curtom 1933]
written by Curtis Mayfield
77.
as Five Stairsteps & Cubie
[Curtom 1936]
written by Curtis Mayfield
78.
02/1969
R written by Curtis Mayfield
79.
02/1969
80.
02/1969
[Curtom 1937]
written by Curtis Mayfield
81.
04/1969 Seven Years The Impressions
from
The Young Mods' Forgotten Story
[Curtom 1940]
written by Curtis Mayfield
82.
06/1969
[Curtom 1943]
written by Curtis Mayfield
83.
08/1969
as Five Stairsteps & Cubie
[Curtom 1944]
written by Curtis Mayfield
84.
10/1969
[Curtom 1946]
written by Curtis Mayfield
85.
10/1969
as Five Stairsteps & Cubie
[Curtom 1945]
written by Curtis Mayfield
86.
US B side to Amen (1970)
[Curtom 1948]
written by Curtis Mayfield
87.
05/1970
[Curtom 1951]
written by Curtis Mayfield
88.
07/1970
[Curtom 1953]
written by Curtis Mayfield
89.
09/1970
[Curtom 1954]
written by Curtis Mayfield
90.
09/1970
produced by Del Shannon
[Uni 55240]
written by Curtis Mayfield
91.
11/1970
[Curtom 1955]
written by Curtis Mayfield
92.
12/1970
[RCA Victor 0401]
written by Curtis Mayfield
93.
[Curtom 1956]
written by Curtis Mayfield
94.
02/1971
[Curtom 1957]
written by Curtis Mayfield
95.
07/1971
[Curtom 1959]
written by Curtis Mayfield
96.
07/1971
written by Curtis Mayfield
97.
11/1971
[Curtom 1966]
written by Curtis Mayfield
98.
[Curtom 1968]
written by Curtis Mayfield
99.
04/1972
[Epic 10845]
written by Jerry Butler, Curtis Mayfield
& Calvin Carter
100.
05/1972
[Curtom 1972]
written by Curtis Mayfield
101.
05/1972
R [Curtom 1971]
written by Curtis Mayfield
102.
08/1972
[Curtom 1975]
written by Curtis Mayfield
103.
11/1972
[Curtom 1978]
written by Curtis Mayfield
104.
12/1972
produced by Curtis Mayfield
[Buddah 331]
written by Curtis Mayfield
105.
[Capricorn 0017]
written by Curtis Mayfield
106.
07/1973
[Curtom 1987]
written by Curtis Mayfield
107.
10/1973
[Curtom 1991]
written by Curtis Mayfield
108.
12/1973
[Curtom 1993]
written by Curtis Mayfield
109.
[Paramount 0269]
written by Curtis Mayfield
110.
05/1974
from the movie Claudine [Buddah 423]
written by Curtis Mayfield
111.
06/1974
[Curtom 1999]
written by Curtis Mayfield
112.
10/1974
[Curtom 2005]
written by Curtis Mayfield
113.
10/1974
R [disco version]
[Playboy 6017]
written by Curtis Mayfield
114.
[Curtom 2006]
written by Curtis Mayfield
115.
03/1975
as Tony Orlando & Dawn
[Elektra 45240]
written by Jerry Butler, Calvin Carter & Curtis Mayfield
116.
08/1975
[Curtom 0105]
written by Curtis Mayfield
117.
10/1975
[Curtom 0109]
written by Curtis Mayfield
118.
12/1975
119.
produced by Curtis Mayfield
[Curtom 0113]
written by Curtis Mayfield
120.
03/1976
[Buddah 523]
written by Curtis Mayfield
121.
05/1976
produced by Curtis Mayfield
[Atlantic 3326]
written by Curtis Mayfield
122.
08/1976
[Curtom 0118]
written by Curtis Mayfield
123.
10/1976
produced by Curtis Mayfield
[Atlantic 3358]
written by Curtis Mayfield
124.
11/1976
as The Staples
[Warner 8279]
written by Curtis Mayfield
125.
11/1976 Party Night Curtis Mayfield
from
Give, Get, Take and Have
[Curtom 0122]
written by Curtis Mayfield
126.
produced by Curtis Mayfield
[Atlantic 3373]
written by Curtis Mayfield
127.
02/1977
as The Staples
[Warner 8317]
written by Curtis Mayfield
128.
04/1977
[Curtom 0125]
written by Curtis Mayfield
129.
08/1977
R [new version]
[Chi-Sound 1044]
written by Curtis Mayfield
130.
10/1977
[Curtom 0131]
written by Curtis Mayfield
131.
11/1977
[Curtom 0132]
written by Curtis Mayfield
132.
12/1977
[Big Tree 16106]
written by Curtis Mayfield
133.
charted as No Goodbyes / You Are, You Are in US dance charts
[Curtom 0135]
written by Curtis Mayfield
134.
04/1978
[Atlantic 3468]
written by Curtis Mayfield
135.
07/1978
[Atlantic 3495]
written by Curtis Mayfield
136.
09/1978
charted as No Goodbyes / You Are, You Are in US dance charts
written by Curtis Mayfield
&
Gil Askey
137.
09/1978
[Curtom 5022]
written by Curtis Mayfield
& Gil Askey
138.
[RSO/Curtom 919]
written by Curtis Mayfield
139.
06/1979
[Solar 11590]
written by Curtis Mayfield
&
Keni Burke
140.
08/1979
[RSO/Curtom 941]
written by Curtis Mayfield
141.
08/1979
charted as Move On Up / Up Up Up / Destination's Theme in US dance charts
[Butterfly 41084]
written by Curtis Mayfield
&
Elton Farokh Ahi
142.
12/1979
[RSO/Curtom 941]
written by Curtis Mayfield
& Gil Askey
143.
[RSO/Curtom 1017]
written by Curtis Mayfield
144.
02/1980
145.
06/1980
[RSO/Curtom 1036]
written by Curtis Mayfield
146.
08/1980
147.
148.
12/1981
[Boardwalk 132]
written by Curtis Mayfield
149.
[Boardwalk 155]
written by Curtis Mayfield
150.
produced by David Foster
[Capitol 5254]
written by Curtis Mayfield
151.
08/1983
[Columbia 04037]
written by Curtis Mayfield
152.
written by Curtis Mayfield
153.
04/1984
as Bob Marley & the Wailers
written by
Bob Marley & Curtis Mayfield
154.
05/1984
155.
[Columbia 04912]
written by Curtis Mayfield
156.
06/1985
[Epic 05416]
written by Curtis Mayfield
157.
09/1985
158.
[TNP 75005]
written by Curtis Mayfield
, Jerry Butler & Calvin Carter
159.
R written by Curtis Mayfield
160.
08/1988
[Warner 27780]
written by Curtis Mayfield
161.
10/1988
charted as I'm Your Pusher / Girls L.G.B.N.A.F. in US dance charts
[Sire 27768]
written by
Ice-T ,
Afrika Islam & Curtis Mayfield
162.
[album cut]
written by Curtis Mayfield
163.
09/1990
featuring
Ice-T written by Curtis Mayfield
164.
written by Bob Marley & Curtis Mayfield
165.
R written by Curtis Mayfield
166.
06/1992
[EastWest 98560]
written by Curtis Mayfield
167.
[
US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[Shanachie LP Cut]
written by Curtis Mayfield
168.
09/1993
written by Curtis Mayfield
& Dino Fekaris
169.
12/1993
live written by Curtis Mayfield
170.
[
US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Curtis Mayfield
171.
05/1994
[Warner 18146]
written by Curtis Mayfield
172.
11/1994
173.
[Kaper/RCA 64310]
written by Curtis Mayfield
174.
175.
08/1996
176.
09/1996
[Warner 17568]
written by Curtis Mayfield
177.
10/1996
178.
179.
06/1997
180.
06/1997
[Elektra 64164]
written by Curtis Mayfield
181.
08/1997
182.
as Trickster
written by Curtis Mayfield
183.
10/1998
written by Curtis Mayfield
184.
185.
01/1999
186.
187.
188.
03/2002
written by Curtis Mayfield
189.
190.
191.
09/2004
featuring
Christina Aguilera [Derrty album cut]
written by Nelly, Dorian Moore, Tegemold Newton & Curtis Mayfield
192.
written by Curtis Mayfield
193.
11/2005
194.
195.
04/2006
196.
10/2006
[Burgundy LP Cut]
written by Curtis Mayfield
197.
10/2006
198.
199.
07/2007
R written by Kanye West, Justin Smith, Wasalu Muhammad Jaco & Curtis Mayfield
200.
08/2007
201.
202.
203.
written by Curtis Mayfield
204.
11/2010
featuring Mark Salling & Kevin McHale
[20th Century Fox TV]
written by Bob Marley & Curtis Mayfield
205.
206.
11/2012
207.
208.
[1501 Certified]
written by
Marcello Valenzano ,
Andre Lyon ,
Ricknoleon Perez ,
Jazmine Sullivan , Missy Elliott,
Cainon Lamb ,
Doug E. Fresh ,
Slick Rick , Mary J. Blige, Diddy, Arlene DelValle, Jean-Claude Olivier, Curtis Mayfield
&
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