Curtis Mayfield

Cannot Find A Way

Cannot Find A Way is taken from the album Gotta Find A Way Curtom 1974. I had to slow it to -3 to fit the mood. The album was produced by Mayfield and arranged by Rich Tufo. Previous to this album we had songs like; Back To The World; Other Side Of Town; Underground; We Got To Have Peace and Beautiful Brother of Mine all in the the same social political vain, but always sung in such a loving way.

The first time I was in the presence of Curtis it was in a Birmingham club, Barbarella's I remember circa '73, the room was so ram that people were passing out, my pal's girl-friend also fainted was carried out of the room. The other over-whelming memory of that occasion was his bongo player he was wild, so much so I brought myself some bongo's and a tambourine the following day.

The next time I bumped into him in Tower Records, London, signing copies of his new album in the entrance passage, Something To Believe in, I think It was. I wish I had spoke to him, I was too busy looking for import CD's. Soon after he was involved in an awful accident when a lighting scaffold was blown over at an out-door charity gig. He was paralysed and his drummer was killed. This guy had done nothing but good he was soft spoken and unassuming and a believer in God - where is the justice?


Albums (as a solo artiste):

• Curtis (1970)


• Roots (1971)


• Curtis/Live! (1971)


• Superfly (1972)
• Rapping (Promo radio show) (1972)


• Curtis in Chicago (TV Show/with Impessions) (1973)


• Back to the World (1973)


• Got to Find a Way (1974)


• Sweet Exorcist (1974)


• There's No Place Like America Today (1975)


• Give, Get, Take and Have (1976)


• Short Eyes (1977)


• Never Say You Can't Survive (1977)


• Do It All Night (1978)


• Heartbeat (1979)
• Something To Believe In (1980)


• Love is the Place (1982)


• Honesty (1983)


• We Come in Peace with a Message of Love (1985)
• Take It to the Streets (1990)


• New World Order (1997)