On safari in Lower Hutt

 

Meet and shake the other's hand, work together for the good of the land

Thursday music corner: Soul and R&B legend Curtis Mayfield (b. Chicago 1942, d. Georgia 1999) started his performing career as a teenager in The Roosters, which soon became The Impressions. He quickly matured into a talented performer and songwriter, with a burgeoning talent for socially conscious musical expression. His 1965 Impressions song People Get Ready was an enduring success, and following his 1970 departure from the Impressions his solo career expanded with successful album and single releases, displaying a particular talent for soundtrack albums. 

His 1972 Super Fly soundtrack album reached number one in the US pop charts and was certified Gold. Six of his albums topped the US R&B charts. He also wrote numerous hits for other artists, including two US chart-toppers in 1975: Let's Do It Again by the Staple Singers, and He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) by Tony Orlando & Dawn.

We Got To Have Peace was the third single from Mayfield's second studio album, Roots. It reached number 32 on the US R&B charts in 1972.

Curtis Mayfield - We Got To Have Peace (single edit, 1972)

See also:

Music: The Impressions - People Get Ready (1965)

Music: Curtis Mayfield - Freddie's Dead (1972)

Music: Staple Singers - Let's Do It Again (1975)