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Roots (Curtis Mayfield album)

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critic Bruce Eder stating that "the album soars on some of the sweetest and most eloquent... soul sounds heard up to that time". The album became a commercial success as well, hitting the #6 slot on
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re-released the album with four bonus tracks including a demo version of "Underground" and single edits for "Get Down', "We Got to Have Peace" and "Beautiful Brother of Mine".
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Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies
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Index


Studio album
Curtis Mayfield
Genre
Progressive soul
Label
Curtom
Producer
Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Mayfield
Curtis/Live!
Superfly
Allmusic
Christgau's Record Guide
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide
Rolling Stone
Tom Hull – on the Web
Curtis Mayfield
soul
Allmusic
Billboard's
Top R&B Albums chart
Curtis Mayfield
Joseph Scott
Rhino Records
Joseph "Lucky" Scott
Henry Gibson
Leroy Hutson
Johnny Pate
"Chapter One of Curtis Mayfield's Solo Career Gets a Much-Needed Makeover"

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