Never Say You Can't Survive

Never Say You Can’t Survive
Studio album by
Curtis Mayfield
Released1977
GenreFunk, soul
Length33:45
LabelCurtom
ProducerCurtis Mayfield
Curtis Mayfield chronology
Short Eyes
(1977) 		Never Say You Can’t Survive
(1977) 		Do It All Night
(1978)

Never Say You Can't Survive is an album by the American musician Curtis Mayfield, released in 1977.[1][2] It peaked at No. 173 on the Billboard 200.[3] "Show Me Love" was released as a single.[4]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul[6]

Rolling Stone noted that Mayfield's "voice, which grows thinner and more strained with each album, fails to command the focus of the big, multisectioned arrangements."[7]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Curtis Mayfield

No.TitleLength
1."Show Me Love"5:16
2."Just Want to Be with You"3:14
3."When We're Alone"5:27
4."Never Say You Can't Survive"3:22
5."I'm Gonna Win Your Love"4:43
6."All Night Long"4:15
7."When You Used to Be Mine"3:41
8."Sparkle"4:02
  • Note that track 8, "Sparkle", is also on the Mayfield-written and produced soundtrack to the 1976 film Sparkle.

Personnel

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  • Curtis Mayfield - vocals, lead guitar
  • Gary Thompson - rhythm guitar
  • Joseph Scott - bass
  • Floyd Morris, Rich Tufo - keyboards
  • Donnell Hagan - drums
  • Henry Gibson - bongos, congas
  • Cliff Davis, Sonny Seals - tenor saxophone
  • Kitty and the Haywoods - backing vocals
  • James Mack, Rich Tufo - arrangements

References

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  1. ^ Mathieson, Kenny (28 Dec 1999). "Curtis Mayfield". The Scotsman. p. 12.
  2. ^ Thompson, Dave (2001). Funk. Backbeat Books. p. 117.
  3. ^ "Curtis Mayfield". Billboard. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  4. ^ Pruter, Robert (1992). Chicago Soul. University of Illinois Press. p. 309.
  5. ^ Never Say You Can't Survive at AllMusic
  6. ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin. p. 221.
  7. ^ RollingStone.com
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