The 1972 blaxploitation film Super Fly starred Ron O’Neal and featured a soundtrack by former Impressions member Curtis Mayfield. Two songs from the soundtrack were released as singles, "Freddie’s Dead" in 1972 (#4 Hot 100, #2 Soul chart), and the title track, which reached #8 on the Hot 100 and #5 on the Soul chart in 1973.
Hi John – thanks for sharing this … I didn’t know much about him – so I’ve got a little more background now. So interesting … thank you – Hilary
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You’re welcome! Glad you enjoyed it…
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Another great tune! Wow, you’re on a hot track lately!
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I certainly try… thanks!
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Such a fun and groovy, get-down tune
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For sure!
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Curtis Mayfield, what a voice! 💜
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Great voice, decent guitar player, remarkable songwriter. He was living here in Atlanta when he died. I wish I had met him…
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There are many people we wish we had met 💜
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A couple of years ago my son and I went to see this movie at a theater that was showing it. Seeing it on the big screen was really cool…and the music of course was great.
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He was a hell of a songwriter. Left us too soon…
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I agree and it was awful about what happened to him. This is a great album…forget the soundtrack part…just great through and through.
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