Never Say You Can't Survive
Appearance
Never Say You Can’t Survive | ||||
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Released | 1977 | |||
Genre | Funk, soul | |||
Length | 33:45 | |||
Label | Curtom | |||
Producer | Curtis Mayfield | |||
Curtis Mayfield chronology | ||||
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Never Say You Can't Survive is an album by the American musician Curtis Mayfield, released in 1977.[1][2] It peaked at No. 173 on the Billboard 200.[3] "Show Me Love" was released as a single.[4]
Critical reception
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Rolling Stone noted that Mayfield's "voice, which grows thinner and more strained with each album, fails to command the focus of the big, multisectioned arrangements."[7]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Curtis Mayfield
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Show Me Love" | 5:16 |
2. | "Just Want to Be with You" | 3:14 |
3. | "When We're Alone" | 5:27 |
4. | "Never Say You Can't Survive" | 3:22 |
5. | "I'm Gonna Win Your Love" | 4:43 |
6. | "All Night Long" | 4:15 |
7. | "When You Used to Be Mine" | 3:41 |
8. | "Sparkle" | 4:02 |
- Note that track 8, "Sparkle", is also on the Mayfield-written and produced soundtrack to the 1976 film Sparkle.
Personnel
[edit]- Curtis Mayfield - vocals, lead guitar
- Gary Thompson - rhythm guitar
- Joseph Scott - bass
- Floyd Morris, Rich Tufo - keyboards
- Donnell Hagan - drums
- Henry Gibson - bongos, congas
- Cliff Davis, Sonny Seals - tenor saxophone
- Kitty and the Haywoods - backing vocals
- James Mack, Rich Tufo - arrangements
References
[edit]- ^ Mathieson, Kenny (28 Dec 1999). "Curtis Mayfield". The Scotsman. p. 12.
- ^ Thompson, Dave (2001). Funk. Backbeat Books. p. 117.
- ^ "Curtis Mayfield". Billboard. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ Pruter, Robert (1992). Chicago Soul. University of Illinois Press. p. 309.
- ^ Never Say You Can't Survive at AllMusic
- ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin. p. 221.
- ^ RollingStone.com