Talk:Curtis (Curtis Mayfield album)

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Move on Up[edit]

Hard to see why the "Move on Up" track needs its own article, so I'm suggesting a merge. -- Mikeblas 23:14, 8 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Please see the list of notable songs, it's listed on the M-L list. More infomation, including a infobox, sould be coming soon. Please don't merge. - Rocket000 08:09, 29 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I don't understand why the "importance" tag was removed; the article hasn't yet been improved to establish the notability of the song. It never charted, and wasn't released as a single. The Kayne West remake wasn't released as a single and didn't chart, either. -- Mikeblas 14:03, 29 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You're right, I'm not too sure why the song is listed as a "notable song" (I didn't make the list). However, the song did chart in the UK at #12 [1] and made it on a few greatest hit albums. I didn't look this up, but the song also should have been on some list like Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" to make it on the Notable Song list. Anyway, I'm not sure what to do with this page. I still think it should have it's own page, but as the article stands right now, it's not much. Your welcome to put back the importance tag if you think it needs it. About the merge, I guess just wait for someone else's input. - Rocket000 17:34, 29 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, there you go. I was looking at the Billboard.com lists. -- Mikeblas 19:52, 29 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It is cerainly a "notable song," although if the article on it is all that's going to be said about it, then it should be merged. Srsrsr 17:45, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've noticed that usually when people merge articles, they move the contents of the previous article onto the new article. Looking in this article, I see no mention of this track on the article. I think it is mainly important to note that the sampling of this song in that kanye west song. (btw, sorry if that sounds passive aggressive--that is completely unintentional)

If there's a hell below[edit]

Eazy-E had a verse on NWA - Niggaz 4 Life which contained Eric Wright himself saying the phrase "Niggers, crackers, jews" part in "(Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below, We're All Going to Go).

I say this should be included as part of a trivia notation or on the "(Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below, We're All Going to Go" article itself.

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BetacommandBot (talk) 21:51, 13 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Musicians[edit]

It's just a jumble of the musicians mentioned in the article when it comes to who performed on the album, without saying who played what (e.g. the bongos in Move on Up). Does anyone know?--Lewi6400youtubeChannel (talk) 17:47, 15 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Assessment comment[edit]

The comment(s) below were originally left at Talk:Curtis (Curtis Mayfield album)/Comments, and are posted here for posterity. Following several discussions in past years, these subpages are now deprecated. The comments may be irrelevant or outdated; if so, please feel free to remove this section.

Article requirements:

Y All the start class criteria
Y A completed infobox, including cover art and most technical details
Y At least one section of prose (excluding the lead section)
Y A track listing containing track lengths and authors for all songs
Y A full list of personnel, including technical personnel and guest musicians
Y Categorisation at least by artist and year

A casual reader should learn something about the album.

Last edited at 03:09, 11 May 2008 (UTC). Substituted at 12:33, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

Anyone with some knowledge?[edit]

I just saw on discogs, that his debut album has the same line-up as The Impressions' Check Out Your Mind! of the same year. Both written and produced by Mayfield. Maybe he recorded and produced them together (the costs alone for studio and 20 musicians!) Does anyone know? The stated difference between the Impressions and his own music should be reconsidered.
https://www.discogs.com/de/Curtis-Mayfield-Curtis/release/9965228
https://www.discogs.com/de/The-Impressions-Check-Out-Your-Mind/release/1334667
MenkinAlRire 21:19, 7 November 2017 (UTC)