THE REVIEW

There's something extraordinary about a record that indicts the film it was written for. Mayfield doesn't celebrate blaxploitation — he dismantles it, critiques it, mourns it.

'Freddie's Dead' and 'Superfly' are built on bass and brass that moves like fragrance. Mayfield sings in falsetto — vulnerability, not machismo.

The record that proves soul was testimony and manifesto before it was romantic music.

Tracklist
  1. A1Little Child Runnin' Wild
  2. A2Pusherman★
  3. A3Freddie's Dead★
  4. B1Give Me Your Love
  5. B5Superfly★
FINAL VERDICT
FINAL VERDICT
One of the great political records of Black American music. Hunt down the original Curtom pressing — the audio quality is exceptional.