This is the discography of musician Curtis Mayfield.
See main article: The Impressions discography.
Year | Album | Chart positions | Record label | |
---|---|---|---|---|
US [1] | US R&B | |||
1963 | The Impressions | 43 | - | ABC-Paramount |
1964 | The Never Ending Impressions | 52 | - | |
Keep on Pushing | 8 | 4 | ||
1965 | People Get Ready | 23 | 1 | |
One by One | 104 | 4 | ||
1966 | Ridin' High | 79 | 4 | |
1967 | The Fabulous Impressions | 184 | 16 | ABC |
1968 | We're a Winner | 35 | 4 | |
This Is My Country | 107 | 5 | Curtom | |
1969 | The Versatile Impressions | - | - | ABC |
The Young Mods' Forgotten Story | 104 | 21 | Curtom | |
1970 | Check Out Your Mind | - | 22 | |
Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certification | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US | US R&B | UK [2] | ||||||
1970 | Curtis | 19 | 1 | 30 |
| |||
1971 | Curtis/Live! | 21 | 3 | — | Live | |||
Roots | 40 | 6 | — | |||||
1972 | Super Fly | 1 | 1 | 26 |
| Soundtrack | ||
1973 | Back to the World | 16 | 1 | — |
| |||
1974 | Claudine | 35 | 1 | — | Soundtrack | |||
Sweet Exorcist | 39 | 2 | — | |||||
Got to Find a Way | 76 | 17 | — | |||||
1975 | Let's Do It Again | 20 | 1 | — | Soundtrack | |||
There's No Place Like America Today | 120 | 13 | — | |||||
1976 | Give, Get, Take and Have | 171 | 16 | — | ||||
Sparkle | 18 | 1 | — | Soundtrack | ||||
1977 | Never Say You Can't Survive | 173 | 32 | — | ||||
Short Eyes | — | 59 | — | Soundtrack | ||||
1978 | Do It All Night | — | 52 | — | ||||
1979 | Heartbeat | 42 | 19 | — | ||||
1980 | Something to Believe In | 128 | 33 | — | ||||
The Right Combination | 180 | 53 | — | |||||
1981 | Love Is the Place | — | 39 | — | ||||
1983 | Honesty | — | 49 | — | ||||
1985 | We Come in Peace with a Message of Love | — | 84 | — | ||||
1990 | Take It to the Streets | — | 59 | — | ||||
The Return of Superfly | — | 72 | — | Soundtrack | ||||
1996 | New World Order | 137 | 24 | 44 | ||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certification | Album | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US [5] | US R&B | UK | |||||
1970 | "(Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below, We're All Going to Go" | 29 | 3 | — | Curtis | ||
1971 | "Move On Up" | — | — | 12 | |||
"Get Down" | 69 | 13 | — | Roots | |||
1972 | "Beautiful Brother of Mine" | — | 45 | — | |||
"We Got to Have Peace" | — | 32 | — | ||||
"Freddie's Dead" | 4 | 2 | — |
| Superfly | ||
"Superfly" | 8 | 5 | — |
| |||
1973 | "Future Shock" | 39 | 11 | — | Back to the World | ||
"If I Were Only a Child Again" | 71 | 22 | — | ||||
"Can't Say Nothin" | 88 | 16 | — | ||||
1974 | "Mother's Son" | — | 15 | — | Got to Find a Way | ||
"Sweet Exorcist" | — | 32 | — | Sweet Exorcist | |||
"Kung Fu" | 40 | 3 | — | ||||
1975 | "So in Love" | 67 | 9 | — | There's No Place Like America Today | ||
1976 | "Only You Babe" | — | 8 | — | Give, Get, Take and Have | ||
"Party Night" | — | 39 | — | ||||
1977 | "Do Do Wap Is Strong in Here" | — | 29 | — | Short Eyes | ||
"Show Me Love" | — | 41 | — | Never Say You Can't Survive | |||
1978 | "Do It All Night" | — | 96 | — | Do It All Night | ||
"You Are, You Are" | — | 34 | — | ||||
"No Goodbyes" | — | — | 65 | ||||
1979 | "This Year" | — | 40 | — | Non-album single | ||
"You're So Good to Me" | — | 46 | — | Heartbeat | |||
1980 | "Love Me, Love Me Now" | — | 48 | — | Something to Believe In | ||
"Tripping Out" | — | 46 | — | ||||
1981 | "She Don't Let Nobody (But Me)" | — | 15 | — | Love is the Place | ||
1982 | "Toot An' Toot An' Toot" | — | 22 | — | |||
"Hey Baby" | — | 68 | — | Honesty | |||
1985 | "Baby It's You" | — | 69 | — | We Come in Peace with a Message of Love | ||
1988 | "Move On Up (Live)" | — | — | 87 | Live in Europe | ||
1990 | "Superfly '90" | — | — | 48 | The Return of Superfly | ||
1996 | "New World Order" | — | 49 | — | New World Order | ||
1997 | "Back to Living Again" | — | 88 | — | |||
"No One Knows About a Good Thing" | — | 61 | — | ||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Mayfield was a prolific composer. In addition to writing or co-writing almost all of the hit singles he had as a member of The Impressions and as a solo artist, Mayfield also wrote (and sometimes produced) numerous hits for other artists. The following is a list of chart hits, arranged chronologically, that were written (or co-written) by Curtis Mayfield and performed by artists other than Mayfield and/or The Impressions:
Year | Title | Artist | Peak chart positions | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US R&B [7] | US | UK [8] | |||||
1960 | "He Will Break Your Heart" | Jerry Butler | 1 | 7 | — | ||
1961 | "Find Another Girl" | 10 | 27 | — | |||
"I'm A-Telling You" | 8 | 25 | — | ||||
1963 | "Mama Didn't Lie" | Jan Bradley | 8 | 14 | — | ||
"Mama Didn't Lie" | The Fascinations | — | 108 | — | |||
"The Monkey Time" | Major Lance | 2 | 8 | — | |||
"Hey Little Girl" | 12 | 13 | — | ||||
"Rainbow" | Gene Chandler | 11 | 47 | — | |||
"Found True Love" | Billy Butler & the Four Enchanters | — | 134 | — | |||
"Man's Temptation" | Gene Chandler | 17 | 71 | — | |||
1964 | "Think Nothing About It" | 28 | 107 | — | |||
"Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um" | Major Lance | 1 | 5 | 40 | |||
"Just Be True" | Gene Chandler | 4 | 19 | — | |||
"Gotta Get Away" | Billy Butler & the Enchanters | 38 | 101 | — | |||
"It Ain't No Use" | Major Lance | 33 | 68 | — | |||
"Girls" | 25 | 68 | — | ||||
"It's Too Late" | Walter Jackson | 10 | 67 | — | |||
"Nevertheless" | Billy Butler & the Chanters | — | 102 | — | |||
"Need to Belong" | Jerry Butler | 2 | 31 | — | |||
"Bless Our Love" | Gene Chandler | 4 | 39 | — | |||
"Rhythm" | Major Lance | 3 | 24 | — | |||
1965 | "Rainbow '65 (Part I)" | Gene Chandler | 2 | 69 | — | ||
"Sometimes I Wonder" | Major Lance | 13 | 64 | — | |||
"I Can't Work No Longer" | Billy Butler & the Chanters | 6 | 60 | — | |||
"Come See" | Major Lance | 20 | 40 | — | |||
"What Now" | Gene Chandler | 18 | 40 | — | |||
"Ain't It a Shame" | Major Lance | 20 | 91 | — | |||
"Nothing Can Stop Me" | Gene Chandler | 3 | 18 | 41 | |||
"(Gonna Be) Good Times" | 40 | 92 | — | ||||
"(I've Got a Feeling) You're Gonna Be Sorry" | — | 103 | — | ||||
"You Can't Hurt Me No More" | Gene Chandler | 40 | 92 | — | |||
1966 | "(I'm Just a) Fool for You" | — | 88 | — | |||
"He Will Break Your Heart" | The Righteous Brothers | — | 91 | — | |||
"Say It Isn't So" | The Fascinations | 47 | — | — | |||
1967 | "Girls Are Out to Get You" | 13 | 92 | 32 | |||
"I'm In Love" | 47 | — | — | ||||
"Danger! She's A Stranger" | The Five Stairsteps | 16 | 89 | — | |||
1968 | "Don't Change Your Love" | 15 | 59 | — | |||
1969 | "Baby Make Me Feel So Good" | 12 | 101 | — | |||
"We Must Be in Love" | 17 | 88 | — | ||||
"I Thank You Baby" | June & Donnie (Donny Hathaway & June Conquest) | 45 | — | — | |||
"Stay Close to Me" | The Five Stairsteps | — | 91 | — | |||
1970 | "Gypsy Woman" | Brian Hyland | — | 3 | 42 | ||
"Stay Away from Me (I Love You Too Much)" | Major Lance | 13 | 67 | — | |||
"Must Be Love Coming Down" | 31 | 119 | — | ||||
"I'm So Proud" | The Main Ingredient | 13 | 49 | — | |||
1972 | "I Thank You" Reissue of 1969 recording "I Thank You Baby", with shorter title and modified artist credit. | Donny Hathaway & June Conquest | 41 | 92 | — | ||
"Give Me Your Love" | Barbara Mason | 9 | 31 | — | |||
1974 | "(It's Gonna Be) A Long, Long Winter" | Linda Clifford | 75 | — | — | ||
"On and On" (from Claudine) | Gladys Knight & the Pips | 2 | 5 | — | |||
"Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um" (New version) | Major Lance | 59 | — | — | |||
1975 | "Let's Do It Again" | The Staple Singers | 1 | 1 | — | ||
"He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)" | Tony Orlando & Dawn | — | 1 | — | |||
1976 | "New Orleans" | The Staple Singers | 4 | 70 | — | ||
"Something He Can Feel" | Aretha Franklin | 1 | 28 | — | |||
"Jump" | 17 | 72 | — | ||||
"Hooked on Your Love" | 17 | — | — | ||||
"Look into Your Heart" | 10 | 82 | — | ||||
1977 | "A Piece of the Action" | Mavis Staples | 47 | — | — | ||
"It's Too Late" New version | Walter Jackson | 75 | — | — | |||
"Curious Mind (Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um)" | Johnny Rivers | — | 41 | — | |||
1978 | "More Than Just a Joy" | Aretha Franklin | 51 | — | — | ||
1979 | "Between You Baby and Me" | Linda Clifford | 14 | — | — | ||
1983 | "I'm So Proud" | Deniece Williams | 28 | — | — | ||
1984 | "One Love/People Get Ready" | Bob Marley and the Wailers | — | — | 5 | ||
1985 | "People Get Ready" | Jeff Beck & Rod Stewart | — | 48 | 49 | ||
1992 | "Giving Him Something He Can Feel" | En Vogue | 1 | 6 | 16 | ||
1994 | "I'm So Proud" | The Isley Brothers | 64 | — | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |