A Tribute to Curtis Mayfield [Warner Bros.]

by Tribute To Curtis Mayfield / V

Overview

A fabulous assortment of artists from different areas of the rock genre give a glorifying tribute to Curtis Mayfield in a sparkling 17-song package. Stevie Winwood does a partying rendition of "It's All Right"; a version of "Let's Do It Again" is performed by Mayfield and the Repercussions that mimics the Staple Singers' original; Mayfield does Roebuck "Pops" Staples' parts. Bruce Springsteen tackles an early Impressions classic, "Gypsy Woman," and makes the mystical song even more eerie. The number of producers equals the artists on this fine production, so the sound changes from track to track. Rocker Lenny Kravitz does "Billy Jack" in a surprising Mayfield-like falsetto. Phil Collins' dead-slow reading of "I've Been Trying" is a subdued dandy. The album's two best performances are pulled off by the Isley Brothers ("I'm So Proud") and Tevin Campbell ("Keep On Pushing"). Ron Isley outdoes himself on Mayfield's pretty classic redefining soul with his emotive phrasings, and Campbell's taking-you-to-church performance of "Keep On Pushing" could inspire the homeless; the cut will make you a Campbell fan if you're not already. The revised Impressions do a remake of their own "I'm a Fool for You" accompanied by Branford Marsalis' jazzy riffs. For blues lovers, B.B. King rocks the house with an up-tempo, jumping "Woman's Got Soul." Stevie Wonder sings an old, obscure Impressions recording, "I'm the One Who Loves You," in the sassy style he exhibited when he was Little Stevie Wonder. Eric Clapton does a rousing version of "You Must Believe Me." ~ Andrew Hamilton

Product Details

Release Date:	02/22/1994
Label:	Warner Bros.
UPC:	0093624550020
Rank:	64399

Tracks

1. Choice of Colors  - Gladys Knight  - Curtis Mayfield
2. It's All Right!  - Curtis Mayfield  - Steve Winwood
3. Let's Do It Again  - Curtis Mayfield  -  Repercussions
4. Billy Jack  - Lenny Kravitz  - Curtis Mayfield
5. Look Into Your Heart  - Whitney Houston  - Curtis Mayfield
6. Gypsy Woman  - Curtis Mayfield  - Bruce Springsteen
7. You Must Believe Me  - Eric Clapton  - Curtis Mayfield
8. I'm So Proud  -  Isley Brothers  - Curtis Mayfield
9. Fool for You  - Branford Marsalis  - Curtis Mayfield
10. Keep on Pushin'  - Tevin Campbell  - Curtis Mayfield
11. The Makings of You  - Aretha Franklin  - Curtis Mayfield
12. Woman's Got Soul  - B.B. King  - Curtis Mayfield
13. People Get Ready  - Curtis Mayfield  - Rod Stewart
14. (Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below, We're All Going to Go  - Curtis Mayfield  - Narada Michael Walden
15. I've Been Trying  - Phil Collins  - Curtis Mayfield
16. I'm the One Who Loves You  - Curtis Mayfield  - Stevie Wonder
17. Amen  - Elton John  - Curtis Mayfield  - Johnny Pate  -  Sounds of Blackness

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Branford Marsalis   Primary Artist,Sax (Tenor),Sax (Soprano),Saxophone
Aretha Franklin   Primary Artist
The Impressions   Primary Artist
Sounds of Blackness   Primary Artist,Vocals (Background)
Phil Collins   Primary Artist,Multi Instruments
Tevin Campbell   Primary Artist,Vocals
Gladys Knight   Primary Artist,Vocals
Steve Winwood   Primary Artist
Bruce Springsteen   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic)
Curtis Mayfield   Primary Artist,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Eric Clapton   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Lenny Kravitz   Primary Artist,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Bass,Drums
Elton John   Primary Artist,Vocals
Whitney Houston   Primary Artist,Vocals
Rod Stewart   Primary Artist,Banjo,Vocals
Narada Michael Walden   Primary Artist,Drums,Vocals,Tambourine
Repercussions   Primary Artist
Stevie Wonder   Primary Artist,Vocals,Multi Instruments,Vocals (Background)
The Isley Brothers   Primary Artist
B.B. King   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Andy Snitzer   Sax (Alto)
Gene Orloff   Conductor
Kenny Greene   Vocals (Background)
Kenny Kirkland   Piano
Kevin Savigar   Organ,Piano,Accordion
Matt Finders   Trombone
Chuck Kentis   Piano
Kevin Ricard   Percussion
Ernie Isley   Guitar (Electric)
Wayne Wallace   Trombone
Jonathan Maron   Guitar (Bass)
David Spinozza   Guitar
Jeff Golub   Guitar
Johnny Gill   Vocals (Background)
Lew Soloff   Trumpet
Jeremy Lubbock   Conductor
Jim Cregan   Guitar
Louis Biancaniello   Drums,Strings,Keyboards,Synthesizer Strings
Sir Harry Bowens   Vocals (Background)
Skyler Jett   Vocals (Background)
David Mann   Sax (Tenor)
Sterling Campbell   Drums
Tony Rich   Keyboards
Alvino Bennett   Drums
Tower of Power   Horn
Stef Burns   Guitar,Guitar (Rhythm)
Terence Trent D'Arby   Vocals (Background)
Ron Wood   Guitar
Robbie Kondor   Keyboards
Sweet Pea Atkinson   Vocals (Background)
Don Teschner   Mandolin,Guitar,Violin
Dann Huff   Guitar
Neal Larsen   Organ
Sandy Griffith   Vocals (Background)
Arnold McCuller   Vocals (Background)
Arthur Adams   Guitar
Claytoven Richardson   Vocals (Background)
Joe Mardin   Percussion,Synthesizer
L.A. Reid   Drums,Percussion
Vernon "Ice" Black   Guitar,Wah Wah Guitar,Guitar (Rhythm)
"Ready" Freddie Washington   Bass
Gordon "Nappy G" Clay   Percussion,Bongos,Timbales
John Clay   Vocals (Background)
Carmine Rojas   Guitar (Bass)
Emilio Castillo   Sax (Tenor)
Greg Adams   Trumpet
Genji Siraisi   Drums
Craig Ross   Guitar (Electric)
Fred White   Vocals (Background)
Joe Sample   Piano
Lou Marini   Flute,Saxophone,Sax (Alto),Sax (Tenor)
Sal Marquez   Trumpet
Rev. Ron Stallings   Saxophone
Randy Brecker   Trumpet
Phil Parlapiano   Mandolin,Accordion
Henry Hirsch   Mellotron,Strings
Darryl Phinnessee   Vocals (Background)
Richard Hilton   Keyboards
Kayo   Bass
Nile Rodgers   Guitar
Frank Martin   Keyboards
Lee Thorberg   Trumpet
Vernon Black   Guitar
Voncielle Faggett   Vocals (Background)
Rico Marable   Organ
John Powe   Vocals (Background)
Daniel Wyatt   Congas
Nicole Willis   Vocals,Vocals (Background),Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Reggie Burrell   Vocals (Background)
Tommy Sims   Keyboards,Organ (Hammond)
Annie Stocking   Vocals (Background)
Gary Hines   Conductor
Annie Stovking   Vocals (Background)
Dave Bargeron   Trombone
Tony Maiden   Guitar
Tony Lindsay   Vocals (Background)
Stephen "Doc" Kupka   Sax (Baritone)
Angela Winbush   Keyboards,Synthesizer
Paul Griffin   Organ,Piano,Clavinet
Robbie Kwock   Trumpet
Dooney Jones   Vocals (Background)
Freddie Washington   Bass
Louis Fastman   Trumpet
Dorian Holly   Vocals (Background)
Scott Barkham   Fender Rhodes
Shawn Powe   Vocals (Background)
Clinton Wikel   Vocals (Background)
Michael Carabello   Percussion
Jeff Sanders   Vocals (Background)
Dan Huff   Guitar
Lou Saloff   Trumpet
Jim Capaldi   Drums,Vocals (Background)
Jerry McPherson   Guitar
Melecio Magdaluyo   Saxophone
Gordon Clay   Percussion
Mike Mani   Keyboards
Anton Fig   Drums
Myron Dove   Bass,Fuzz Bass,Bass (Electric)
Will Lee   Bass
Mike Carabello   Percussion
Martin Wehner   Trombone
Jackie Simley   Vocals (Background)
Barry Campbell   Guitar (Bass)
Andy Faranda   Guitar
Buddy Wike   Vocals (Background)
Demetrius Peete   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Attala Zane Giles   Arranger,Producer,Rhythm Arrangements
B.B. King   Performer
The Impressions   Performer
Johnny Pate   Composer
John Aguto   Assistant Engineer
Jon Gass   Mixing,Mixing Engineer
Scott Perry   Assistant Engineer
Louis Biancaniello   Programming,Assistant Producer,Associate Producer
Tony Rich   Producer
Gregg Mann   Producer
Sounds of Blackness   Performer
Patrick Leonard   Producer
Patrick Smith   Engineer
Paul Gomersall   Engineer
Phil Collins   Producer,Performer
Tevin Campbell   Performer
Andy Grassi   Assistant Engineer
Gladys Knight   Producer,Performer,Vocal Arrangement,Executive Producer
Bert DeCoteaux   Arranger,Horn Arrangements
Steve Winwood   Producer,Performer
Branford Marsalis   Producer,Performer
Bruce Springsteen   Producer,Performer
David Frazer   Mixing,Engineer,Assistant Producer
John Frye   Mixing,Engineer,Mixing Engineer
Arif Mardin   Arranger,Producer
Tom Laune   Mixing
Toby Scott   Engineer
Tommy Sims   Mixing,Producer,Drum Programming
Joe Mardin   Mixing
L.A. Reid   Mixing,Producer
Elliot Scheiner   Engineer
Curtis Mayfield   Composer,Performer
Danny Duncan   MIDI Programming
Marc Moreau   Assistant Engineer
Daren Klein   Mixing,Engineer
Carlos Franzetti   Arranger
Eric Clapton   Performer
Jeff Lorber   Programming
Greg Adams   Arranger,Horn Arrangements
Genji Siraisi   Producer
Doug Sax   Mastering
Lenny Kravitz   Producer,Performer
Tony Volante   Engineer
Carlos Glover   Engineer
Elton John   Performer
Gary Tole   Mixing,Engineer
Whitney Houston   Performer
Mark Robinson   Assistant Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Jerry Jordan   Mixing,Engineer,Recording
Rod Stewart   Performer
Ronald Isley   Arranger,Producer
Narada Michael Walden   Arranger,Producer,Performer
Nathan Watts   Assistant Producer,Associate Producer
Richard Hilton   Programming
Jim "Z" Zumpano   Engineer
Jimmy C. Newman   Executive Producer
Preston Glass   Assistant Producer,Associate Producer
Repercussions   Producer,Performer
Michael O'Reilly   Mixing,Engineer
Mike Dolan   Engineer
Nile Rodgers   Producer
Mick Guzauski   Mixing,Mixing Engineer
Marv Heiman   Assistant Producer
Tim Nitz   Assistant Engineer
Marc Reyburn   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Daniel Wyatt   Producer
Ron Weisner   Executive Producer
Earl Martin   Assistant Engineer
Cynthia Shiloh   Production Coordination
Chad Munsey   Assistant Engineer
Charles Moore   Photography
Andrew T. Brown   Engineer,Recording
Stevie Wonder   Arranger,Musician,Producer,Performer
David Domanich   Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Jay A. Ryan   Second Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Robert Hoffman   Assistant Engineer
Stephanie Andrews   Production Coordination
Steve Fitzmaurice   Assistant Engineer
Angela Winbush   Arranger,Producer,Drum Programming,Production Coordination
The Isley Brothers   Performer
Conley Abrams   Mixing,Engineer
R.R. Harlan   Assistant Engineer
Paul Lundin   Assistant Engineer
Matt Rohr   Assistant Engineer
Derrick Perkins   Programming
Van Arden   Mixing,Engineer
Michael Thompson   Assistant Engineer
Jeff Taylor   Engineer
Janice Lee   Production Coordination
Mark Seliger   Photography
Mick Dolan   Engineer
Jimmy Newman   Executive Producer
Aretha Franklin   Performer
Stewart Levine   Producer
Henry Hirsch   Mixing,Engineer
Gary Katz   Mixing,Producer
Michael Ostin   Executive Producer
Ben Keys   Assistant Engineer
Linda Cobb   Design,Art Direction
Kevin Walden   Production Coordination
Karim Benzerzour   Assistant Engineer
Derrick Giles   Second Engineer
Budd Tunick   Production Manager,Production Coordination
Stuart Watson   Photography