℗ 1972 Curtom Records
| Released | December 11, 2015 |
| Duration | 36m 48s |
| Record Label | Rhino |
| Genre | R&B (Soul) |
Superfly
Curtis Mayfield
Available in MQA and 192 kHz / 24-bit, 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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Little Child Runnin' Wild
Curtis Mayfield |
5:24 | |||
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1.2
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Pusherman
Curtis Mayfield |
5:04 | |||
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1.3
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Freddie's Dead (Theme from 'Superfly')
Curtis Mayfield |
5:28 | |||
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1.4
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Junkie Chase (Instrumental)
Curtis Mayfield |
1:40 | |||
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1.5
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Give Me Your Love (Love Song)
Curtis Mayfield |
4:18 | |||
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1.6
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Eddie You Should Know Better
Curtis Mayfield |
2:20 | |||
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1.7
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No Thing on Me (Cocaine Song)
Curtis Mayfield |
4:56 | |||
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1.8
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Think (Instrumental)
Curtis Mayfield |
3:47 | |||
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1.9
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Superfly
Curtis Mayfield |
3:51 |
Super Fly is the third studio album by American soul musician Curtis Mayfield, released in July 1972 on Curtom Records. It was released as the soundtrack for the Blaxploitation film of the same name. Widely considered a classic of 1970s soul and funk music, Super Fly was a nearly immediate hit. Super Fly is one of the few soundtracks to out-gross the film it accompanied.
Super Fly, along with Marvin Gaye's What's Going On (1971), was one of the pioneering soul concept albums, with its then-unique socially aware lyrics about poverty and drug abuse making the album stand out. The film and the soundtrack may be perceived as dissonant, since the film holds rather ambiguous views on drug dealers, whereas Curtis Mayfield's position is far more critical. Like What's Going On, the album was a surprise hit that record executives felt had little chance at significant sales. Due to its success, Mayfield was tapped for several film soundtracks over the course of the decade.
192 kHz / 24-bit, 96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Rhino Studio Masters
Tracks 1-9 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
Tracks 1-9 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.06 -0.25 to -0.01 | -16.97 -18.48 to -15.30 | -13.68 -14.70 to -12.30 | 12 11 to 13 | |
| 1 | Little Child Runnin' Wild | -0.01 | -17.54 | -13.8 | 12 |
| 2 | Pusherman | -0.01 | -17.05 | -14.4 | 13 |
| 3 | Freddie's Dead (Theme from 'Superfly') | -0.01 | -16.19 | -12.8 | 11 |
| 4 | Junkie Chase (Instrumental) | -0.02 | -18.48 | -14.5 | 13 |
| 5 | Give Me Your Love (Love Song) | -0.01 | -17.35 | -14.3 | 12 |
| 6 | Eddie You Should Know Better | -0.18 | -16.23 | -13.2 | 11 |
| 7 | No Thing on Me (Cocaine Song) | -0.01 | -16.29 | -13.1 | 12 |
| 8 | Think (Instrumental) | -0.25 | -18.30 | -14.7 | 12 |
| 9 | Superfly | -0.01 | -15.30 | -12.3 | 11 |