Sweet Exorcist (album) explained

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.

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Curtis Mayfield – production
• Rich Tufo – arrangement (except "Power to the People", "Kung Fu", and "Suffer")
• Gil Askey – arrangement (on "Power to the People", "Kung Fu", and "Suffer")
• R. Anfinsen – engineering
• J. Janus – engineering
• Milton Sincoff – creative packaging design
• Bill Ronalds – illustration
• Marv Stuart – management

Charts

Chart	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[2]	39
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[3]	2

Notes and References

1. Donovan. Charles. March 6, 2019. Chapter One of Curtis Mayfield's Solo Career Gets a Much-Needed Makeover. PopMatters. January 31, 2021.
2. Curtis Mayfield - Billboard 200. Billboard. January 15, 2018.
3. Curtis Mayfield - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Billboard. January 15, 2018.