Honesty (Curtis Mayfield album)

{{Infobox album

| name = Honesty

| type = Album

| artist = Curtis Mayfield

| cover = Honesty.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1983

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Funk, soul

| length = 33:47

| label = Boardwalk Labelhttp://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/article/epm/18001?q=Curtis+Mayfield&search=quick&source=omo_epm&pos=1&_start=1 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}

| producer = Curtis Mayfield

| prev_title = Love is the Place

| prev_year = 1982

| next_title = We Come in Peace with a Message of Love

| next_year = 1985

}}

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = Allmusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r44360|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]

}}

Honesty is a 1983 album by Curtis Mayfield.

Track listing

All songs written and produced by Curtis Mayfield.

{{tracklist

| total_length =

| title1 = Hey Baby

| length1 = 4:42

| title2 = Still Within Your Heart

| length2 = 4:24

| title3 = Dirty Laundry

| length3 = 4:07

| title4 = Nobody But You

| length4 = 4:41

| title5 = If You Need Me

| length5 = 5:06

| title6 = What You Gawn Do

| length6 = 5:25

| title7 = Summer Hot

| length7 = 5:13

}}

Personnel

  • Curtis Mayfield - vocals, guitar, backing vocals
  • Michael Ingram - percussion
  • Joseph Scott - bass
  • Rich Tufo - clavinet, electric piano
  • Theodis Rodgers - organ, piano, synthesizer
  • Charles "Skip" Lane - alto & baritone saxophone, flute
  • William Puett - alto saxophone, flute
  • Curtis Mayfield III - flute
  • David Arenz - violin
  • Christopher Rex - cello
  • Frances Jeffrey - violin
  • Harry Hagan - trombone
  • George Rawlin - trumpet
  • Ronald Mendola - trumpet
  • Peter Bertolino - viola
  • Morris Jennings - drums
  • Nella Rigell-Colson - harp
  • Jay Norem - harmonica on "Dirty Laundry"

;Technical

  • Richard Wells - engineer
  • Jim Salvati - cover illustration

References