Never Say You Can't Survive

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]

Never Say You Can’t Survive
Studio album by
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)

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