Short Eyes (album) explained

Short Eyes
Type:	Soundtrack
Artist:	Curtis Mayfield
Cover:	Short Eyes (soundtrack) cover art.jpg
Released:	1977
Genre:	Funk, soul
Length:	35:17
Label:	Curtom
Producer:	Curtis Mayfield
Prev Title:	A Piece of the Action (with Mavis Staples)
Prev Year:	1977
Next Title:	Never Say You Can't Survive
Next Year:	1977

Short Eyes is a studio album released under Curtom Records and the soundtrack to Robert M. Young's 1977 film based upon the play of the same name by Miguel Piñero.^[1] The album contains one of Mayfield's last funk hits, "Do Do Wap is Strong in Here".

Track listing

1. “Do Do Wap is Strong in Here” - 5:28
2. “Back Against the Wall” - 6:34
3. “Need Someone to Love” - 3:11
4. “A Heavy Dude” - 4:07
5. “Short Eyes/Freak, Freak, Free, Free, Free” - 5:40
6. “Break It Down” (H.P. Denenberg, Martin Hirch) - 4:17
7. “Another Fool in Love” - 3:20
8. “Father Confessor" (Instrumental) - 2:40

Personnel

• Curtis Mayfield - vocals, lead guitar
• Gary Thompson - rhythm guitar
• Floyd Morris - keyboards
• Rich Tufo - keyboards, arranger
• Henry Gibson - bongos, congas
• Joseph Scott - bass
• Donnell Hagan - drums
• LeRoy Hutson, Alfonso Surrett, Ricki Linton, and Mystique - background vocals

^[2] Inner sleeve of album.

Later samples

• "Short Eyes"
  • "Turn It Up" by Ashanti featuring Ja Rule from the album Concrete Rose (2004).
  • "American Gangster" by Jay-Z from the album American Gangster (2007)
  • "Brown Eyes" by Paris from the album Pistol Politics (2015)
• "Do Do Wap Is Strong in Here"
  • "Real Hip Hop" by Jadakiss featuring Sheek Louch from Kiss of Death (2004)

Notes and References

1. News: Canby . Vincent . Vincent Canby . Film: 'Short Eyes' Eloquently Adapted . . 2019-11-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612233634/https://www.nytimes.com/1977/09/28/archives/film-short-eyes-eloquently-adapted.html . 2018-06-12 . 28 September 1977 . unfit.
2. Web site: Photographic image. Img10.shop-pro.jp. 27 May 2023.