Got to Find a Way
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{{Infobox album
| name = Got to Find a Way
| type = studio
| artist = Curtis Mayfield
| cover = Curtis Mayfield - Got to Find a Way album cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1974|11}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = Curtom Studios, Chicago, Illinois
| length = {{Duration|m=33|s=51}}
| label = Curtom
| producer = Curtis Mayfield
| prev_title = Sweet Exorcist
| prev_year = 1974
| next_title = There's No Place Like America Today
| next_year = 1975
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Got to Find a Way
| type = studio
| single1 = Mother's Son / Love Me (Right in the Pocket)
| single1date = 1974
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/got-to-find-a-way-mw0000186170|title=Got to Find a Way - Curtis Mayfield|work=AllMusic|first=Ron|last=Wynn|accessdate=January 15, 2018}}
| noprose = yes
}}
Got to Find a Way is the sixth studio album by Curtis Mayfield, released in 1974 under Curtom Records. It peaked at number 76 on the Billboard 200 chart, as well as number 17 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Curtis Mayfield
| title1 = Love Me (Right in the Pocket)
| length1 = 7:20
| title2 = So You Don't Love Me
| length2 = 5:50
| title3 = A Prayer
| length3 = 4:06
| title4 = Mother's Son
| length4 = 6:04
| title5 = Cannot Find a Way
| length5 = 7:04
| title6 = Ain't No Love Lost
| length6 = 3:27
| total_length = 33:51
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Reissue edition bonus track
| title7 = Mother's Son
| note7 = Single Edit
| length7 = 3:31
}}
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Joseph "Lucky" Scott - bass
- Rich Tufo - organ, keyboards, arrangements
- Quentin Joseph - drums
- Henry Gibson - congas
- Curtis Mayfield - all vocals, second guitar, production
- Gary R Thompson - lead guitar
;Technical
- Roger Anfinsen – engineering
- Milton Sincoff – creative packaging design
- William S. Harvey – cover design, painting
- Marv Stuart – management
Charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
!scope="col"| Chart !scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/curtis-mayfield/chart-history/tlp/|title=Curtis Mayfield - Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 15, 2018}}
| 76 |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/curtis-mayfield/chart-history/blp/|title=Curtis Mayfield - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 15, 2018}}
| 17 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|30132|Got to Find a Way}}
{{Curtis Mayfield}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Curtis Mayfield albums
Category:Albums produced by Curtis Mayfield
Category:Curtom Records albums
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