People Get Ready: The Curtis Mayfield Story

Original Release Date:  February 27, 1996

Track Listing

• 1. Gypsy Woman
• 2. It's All Right
• 3. I'm So Proud
• 4. Keep on Pushing
• 5. Amen
• 6. People Get Ready
• 7. Woman's Got Soul
• 8. We're a Winner
• 9. I Loved and I Lost
• 10. Fool for You
• 11. This Is My Country
• 12. Choice of Colors
• 13. The Makings of You
• 14. (Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below, We're All Going to Go
• 15. Move on Up
• 16. We the People Who Are Darker Than Blue
• 17. Check Out Your Mind
• 18. Mighty Mighty (Spade and Whitey)
• 19. Stone Junkie
• 20. Beautiful Brother of Mine
• 21. Get Down
• 22. We Got to Have Peace
• 23. Freddie's Dead
• 24. Superfly
• 25. Give Me Your Love
• 26. Pusherman
• 27. Future Shock
• 28. If I Were Only a Child Again
• 29. Can't Say Nothin'
• 30. Kung Fu
• 31. Sweet Exorcist
• 32. To Be Invisible
• 33. Mother's Son
• 34. Billy Jack
• 35. So in Love
• 36. Only You Babe
• 37. Party Night
• 38. Mr. Welfare Man
• 39. Show Me Love
• 40. Do Do Wap Is Strong in Here
• 41. You Are, You Are
• 42. Do It All Night
• 43. You're So Good to Me
• 44. Between You Baby and Me
• 45. Love's Sweet Sensation
• 46. Love Me, Love Me Now
• 47. Tripping Out
• 48. She Don't Let Nobody (But Me)
• 49. Baby It's You
• 50. Homeless
• 51. Do Be Down

Credits

• Master Henry Gibson: Percussion
• Hound Dog Taylor: Composer
• Michael Johnson: Project Assistant
• Gary Stewart: Project Supervisor
• Calvin Bridges: Vocals (Background)
• Ray Charles: Composer
• Gene Clark: Composer
• Donny Hathaway: Arranger
• The Impressions: Performer
• The Jones Girls: Vocals (Background)
• Curtis Mayfield: Guitar, Arranger, Horn, Keyboards, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Producer, Engineer, Drum Programming, Photography
• Ross Traut: Guitar
• Phil Upchurch: Guitar
• Chester Thompson: Keyboards
• Mystique: Vocals (Background)
• Gene Page: Arranger
• Bunny Sigler: Keyboards, Producer
• Tony Brown: Guitar
• Michael Sembello: Guitar
• Leroy Hutson: Vocals (Background)
• Michael Brown: Keyboards
• Buzz Amato: Keyboards
• Roger Anfinsen: Engineer
• Gil Askey: Arranger, Horn, ?
• Sol Bobrov: Strings
• Dennis Belfield: Bass
• Peter Bertolino: Strings
• Lorin Binford: Horn
• Frank Borgognone: Strings
• Fred Breitberg: Engineer
• Jim Burgess: Engineer
• Keni Burke: Bass
• George Bussey: Arranger
• Tony Carpenter: Percussion
• Fred Cash: Vocals
• Liz Cifani: Strings
• Dale Clevenger: Horn
• Paulinho Da Costa: Percussion
• Peter Cronin: Photography
• Clifford Davis: Horn
• Bobby Eli: Guitar
• Frank Zappa: Composer
• Mikki Farrow: Vocals (Background)
• Tom Ferrone: Guitar
• Bob Fisher: Project Assistant
• Tom Flye: Engineer
• Johnny Frigo: Strings
• Karl B. Fruh: Strings
• Dean Gant: Keyboards
• Carlos Glover: Engineer, Drum Programming
• Adrian Gola: Strings
• Elliot Golub: Strings
• William Green: Keyboards
• Donnelle Hagan: Drums
• Harry Hagan: Horn
• Riley Hampton: Arranger
• Norman Harris: Guitar, Arranger, Producer
• Michael Hawkins: Vocals (Background)
• Kitty Haywood: Vocals (Background)
• Vivian Haywood: Vocals (Background)
• Dan Hersch: Remastering
• Paul Howard: Horn
• John Howell: Horn
• Arthur Hoyle: Horn
• Bill Inglot: Compilation Producer, Remastering
• Morris Jennings: Drums
• Quinton Joseph: Drums
• Carlton "Cotton" Kent: Keyboards
• Ron Kolber: Horn
• Eddie Kramer: Engineer
• LL Cool J: Composer
• Robert Lewis: Horn
• Ricki Linton: Vocals (Background)
• Robert Lustrea: Horn
• James Mack: Arranger
• David McLees: Compilation Producer
• Craig McMullen: Guitar
• Floyd Morris: Keyboards
• Roger Moulton: Strings
• Ted Myers: Project Supervisor
• George Pappas: Engineer
• Gary Peterson: Discographical Annotation
• Bill Porter: Horn
• Lonnie Reaves: Keyboards
• Arnie Roth: Strings
• Julia Tillman Waters: Vocals (Background)
• Lebron Scott: Bass
• Don Simmons: Drums
• Dwayne "Muffla" Simon: Composer
• Robert Sims: Drums
• Luis Stenfanell: Percussion
• Wendell Stewart: Drums
• Alfonzo Surrett: Vocals (Background)
• Fred Tackett: Guitar
• Tim Tobias: Keyboards
• Efrain Toro: Percussion
• Ron Tyson: Vocals (Background), Producer
• Carlos Vega: Drums
• Larry Washington: Percussion
• Maxine Willard Waters: Vocals (Background)
• Luther Waters: Vocals (Background)
• Oren Waters: Vocals (Background)
• Richard Wells: ?
• Fred Wesley: Arranger, Horn
• Harry Yarmark: Engineer
• Earl Young: Drums
• Pat Ferreri: Guitar
• David Loeb: Keyboards
• Johnny Pate: Arranger, Producer
• Hank Ford: Horn
• Roy Glover, Jr.: Arranger
• David Nathan: Compilation Producer
• William Puett: Horn
• Bill Rinehart: Composer
• Michael Ingram: Percussion
• Sonny Burke: Keyboards
• David Arenz: Strings
• David Redfern: Photography
• Coco Shinomiya: Art Direction
• John Ross: Keyboards
• John McKenna: Design
• Todd Mayfield: Vocals (Background)
• Gary Slavo: Arranger, Horn
• David Corio: Photography
• Michael Putland: Photography
• Bobby Erving: Composer
• Bruce Grailisch: Guitar
• Frances Jeffrey: Strings
• Carl Paroub: Engineer
• Christopher Rex: Strings
• Bill Schoen: Strings
• Rudolph Stauber: Horn
• True Saints: Vocals (Background)
• Rich Turfo: Arranger, Keyboards
• Dino Fakaris: Arranger, Vocals (Background), Producer
• Alice Sanderson: Vocals (Background)
• Ann Haywood: Vocals (Background)
• Angela King: Vocals (Background)
• Barney Conway: Engineer
• James Walker: Bass
• Len Chausow: Strings
• Jimmy Williams: Bass
• Leon Mitchell: Arranger
• Alejo: Percussion
• Tyrone McCullen: Drums
• Frankie Bleu: Composer
• Darryl Pierce: Composer
• Gary Ray Thompson: Guitar