| Sweet Exorcist | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Curtis Mayfield |
| Cover: | Curtis Mayfield - Sweet Exorcist album cover.jpg |
| Studio: | Curtom Studios, Chicago, Illinois |
| Genre: | Progressive soul[1] |
| Label: | Curtom |
| Producer: | Curtis Mayfield |
| Prev Title: | Claudine |
| Prev Year: | 1974 |
| Next Title: | Got to Find a Way |
| Next Year: | 1974 |
Sweet Exorcist is the fifth studio album by Curtis Mayfield, released in May 1974. It peaked at number 39 on the Billboard 200 chart, as well as number 2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
Art Kass, co-founder of Buddah Records, announced Sweet Exorcist in the April 13, 1974 issue of Cashbox magazine. "As a poet and spokesman, as well as a musician, Curtis Mayfield has helped bring black music to its place in the center of American popular music. Sweet Exorcist is a deeply lyrical album and, at the same time, its rhythms and themes capture our times as only Curtis could do," Art Kass said at a press conference.[2]
The original vinyl release cover, designed by Bill Ronalds, shows men like Greek gods holding planets in the middle of a sea of human skeletons.[3] The title of the album Sweet Exorcist is prominently displayed in capital letters. Below is the first verse of "To Be Invisible".
Credits adapted from liner notes.
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[4] | 39 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] | 2 |