jsmith
02-01-2024, 05:05 AM
It's strange how some songs resonate around the world & yet they never really got the recognition they deserved back where they were made.
In the UK, Europe & most of the rest of the world, the most successful Curtis Mayfield song / recording was his early solo effort MOVE ON UP.
It was m massive pop chart hit in the UK immediately it was lifted from his album to form a UK 45 A side. It headed straight for the UK Top 20 and was on the charts here for 10 weeks in 1971 -- it peaked @ #12 on our pop charts.
It became an instant radio / club hit too & the song was soon accepted as a masterpiece.
In the US it never was a hit track. Because of it's anthem status in the UK, many top acts did cover versions. Paul Weller [[the Jam / Style Council) soon started performing it live, he has recorded it a number of times & still included it in his live act. There have been many other UK covers of the song. You can't beat Curtis's original but many covers run it close.
There was even a disco version which did well in the clubs everywhere & sold well / making it onto the US disco charts. The disco group were a US outfit & they had more commercial success with the song than I believe Curtis ever did in the US [[though his LP that it was on was a massive seller / album chart hit).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaVRYHfGnTs
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In the UK, Europe & most of the rest of the world, the most successful Curtis Mayfield song / recording was his early solo effort MOVE ON UP.
It was m massive pop chart hit in the UK immediately it was lifted from his album to form a UK 45 A side. It headed straight for the UK Top 20 and was on the charts here for 10 weeks in 1971 -- it peaked @ #12 on our pop charts.
It became an instant radio / club hit too & the song was soon accepted as a masterpiece.
In the US it never was a hit track. Because of it's anthem status in the UK, many top acts did cover versions. Paul Weller [[the Jam / Style Council) soon started performing it live, he has recorded it a number of times & still included it in his live act. There have been many other UK covers of the song. You can't beat Curtis's original but many covers run it close.
There was even a disco version which did well in the clubs everywhere & sold well / making it onto the US disco charts. The disco group were a US outfit & they had more commercial success with the song than I believe Curtis ever did in the US [[though his LP that it was on was a massive seller / album chart hit).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaVRYHfGnTs
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