Got to Find a Way

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Got to Find a Way
Curtis Mayfield - Got to Find a Way album cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1974 (1974-11)
StudioCurtom Studios, Chicago, Illinois
Genre Funk, soul
Length33:51
Label Curtom
Producer Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Mayfield chronology
Sweet Exorcist
(1974)
Got to Find a Way
(1974)
There's No Place Like America Today
(1975)
Singles from Got to Find a Way
  1. "Mother's Son / Love Me (Right in the Pocket)"
    Released: 1974
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Got to Find a Way is a studio album by Curtis Mayfield, released in 1974 under Curtom Records. It peaked at number 76 on the Billboard 200 chart, [2] as well as number 17 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. [3]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Curtis Mayfield

No.TitleLength
1."Love Me (Right in the Pocket)"7:20
2."So You Don't Love Me"5:50
3."A Prayer"4:06
4."Mother's Son"6:04
5."Cannot Find a Way"7:04
6."Ain't No Love Lost"3:27
Total length:33:51
Reissue edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
7."Mother's Son" (Single Edit)3:31

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Technical

Charts

ChartPeak
position
US Billboard 200 [2] 76
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [3] 17

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References

  1. Wynn, Ron. "Got to Find a Way - Curtis Mayfield". AllMusic . Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Curtis Mayfield - Billboard 200". Billboard . Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Curtis Mayfield - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard . Retrieved January 15, 2018.