Curtis Mayfield – Something To Believe In - 1980

One of the last great Curtis Mayfield albums -- often overlooked, but essential in any collection of his work! The sound is still very much in the classic Curtom mode, with less of the uptempo and disco groovers that were showing up on some of the other records from the time -- and more of the sweetly soulful styles that Curtis was also working on as his 70s career progressed. There's a wonderful sense of Mayfield's persons that comes through on every cut here -- the righteous, proud Curtis from the earlier part of the 70s -- and the warmer, mature Mayfield that was showing up a bit later on. Titles include the classic groover "Tripping Out" -- plus "Never Let Me Go", "Something To Believe In", "It's Alright", and "Never Stop Loving Me".