Back to the World (Curtis Mayfield album)

Back to the World
Studio album by Curtis Mayfield
Released May 1973
Recorded Curtom Studios, Chicago
Genre Funk, soul
Length 36:09
Label Curtom
Producer Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Mayfield chronology
Superfly
(1972)
Back to the World
(1973)
Curtis in Chicago
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Robert ChristgauC [2]
Warr.org [3]

Back to the World is the fourth studio album by Curtis Mayfield. "The world" was what American GIs in Vietnam called the United States, and returning to it could be a harrowing experience; Mayfield addresses this problem in the title track. The album also includes the minor hit “Future Shock," which was covered by Herbie Hancock in 1983, and the emotional "If I Were Only a Child Again." Back to the World went to #1 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart and reached the top 20 on the Pop Albums chart. The single "Right on for the Darkness" was featured in the 1995 film Dead Presidents.

Track listing

All tracks written and composed by Curtis Mayfield.

  1. “Back to the World” – 6:45
  2. “Future Shock” – 5:15
  3. “Right on for the Darkness” – 7:27
  4. “Future Song (Love a Good Woman, Love a Good Man)” – 4:58
  5. “If I Were Only a Child Again” – 2:49
  6. “Can't Say Nothin'” – 5:13
  7. “Keep on Trippin'” – 3:12

Personnel

Chart positions

Chart (1973) Peak
position
Billboard Top LPs 16
Billboard Top Soul LPs 1

See also

References


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