Short Eyes (album)
Short Eyes is a Curtis Mayfield soundtrack to Robert M. Young's 1977 film, based upon the play of the same name by Miguel Piñero.[1] The album contains one of Mayfield's last funk hits, "Do Do Wap is Strong in Here".
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| Released | 1977 | |||
| Genre | Funk, soul | |||
| Length | 35:34 | |||
| Label | Curtom | |||
| Producer | Curtis Mayfield | |||
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Track listing
- “Do Do Wap is Strong in Here”
- “Back Against the Wall”
- “Need Someone to Love”
- “A Heavy Dude”
- “Short Eyes/Freak, Freak, Free, Free, Free”
- “Break It Down” (H.P. Denenberg, Martin Hirch)
- “Another Fool in Love”
- “Father Confessor" (Instrumental)
Later Samples
- "Short Eyes"
- "Turn It Up" by Ashanti featuring Ja Rule from the album Concrete Rose (2004).
- "American Gangster" by Jay-Z from the album American Gangster (2007)
References
- Canby, Vincent (28 September 1977). "Film: 'Short Eyes' Eloquently Adapted". New York Times. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2019-11-20.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- Curtis Mayfield - Lead Guitar , Acoustic Guitar
- Rich Tufo & Floyd Morris - Keyboards
- Gary Thompson - Rhythm Guitar
- Donnelle Hagan - Drums
- Henry Gibson - Percussion.
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