Before that, this article from 2018 looked at the remarkable Super Fly:

As it is a classic and one of the all-time greats, there is hardly anything but absolute praise and respect for Curtis Mayfield’s 1972 masterpiece. I guess having two million-selling singles in the form of Freddie's Dead and the title track means Super Fly actually outgrossed the film itself! I am going to conclude with a couple of reviews for Super Fly. A flawless nine-track album, Super Fly did almost instantly fly off the shelves. A soundtrack that is as powerful now as it was in 1972, there was not a lot of expectation that Super Fly would be a big hit and sell a lot. A hugely popular and big-selling album, Super Fly was one of the pioneering Soul concept albums, with its socially aware lyrics about poverty and drug abuse meaning that it stood out and resonated. It The soundtrack for the Blaxploitation film of the same name, Super Fly is considered a classic of 1970s Soul and Funk music. The third studio album by the late Soul great, it was released on 11th July, 1972. From the film of the same name, it is one of the greatest albums ever.

Fifty years since the release of the Curtis Mayfield album, Super Fly.

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