Considered by many to be his best album, Superfly spawned three hits–the title-track, "Freddie's Dead", and the powerful "Pusherman"–with the remaining six songs closely their equal in musical mastery. This is the third studio release after his departure from the Impressions, spearheading his 1970 debut Curtis, and followed by the revelatory Roots. Originally released in July 1972 at the height of the blaxploitation movie mania and directed by Gordon Parks, Superfly–along with Shaft the previous year–not only settled scores at the box office via the big screen but set the score for this short-lived subgenre situated at the intersection of Harlem and Chicago, standing at the crossroads of cinematic soul and frenetic funk. It started with some Stevie Wonder releases but what really won me over was their remastering of the Spinners' self-titled LP back in 2015 (see selection #27 from my Top 500 SuperSonic List HERE: ) followed by queen Aretha– Aretha's Gold in 2017 (see below)–and now make way for brother Curtis. These cats aren't dumb, lotta things goin' on–never satisfied to stake familiar territory, it's always refreshing to see them seek out soul-funk history. Lately the Mobile dudes are playing a winning streak, hustling out solid sound on solid ground. In the darkest of night, there's a moon shining bright, MoFi is my man, precious soul for funk fans.
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