Let's Do It Again (soundtrack)

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Let's Do It Again
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Released1975
Genre Funk
Soul
Label Curtom
Producer Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Mayfield chronology
There's No Place Like America Today
(1975)
Let's Do It Again
(1975)
Sparkle
(1976)
Singles from Let's Do It Again
  1. "Let's Do It Again"
    Released: October 13, 1975
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Let's Do It Again is the Curtis Mayfield-penned and Staple Singers-performed soundtrack to the highly successful 1975 comedy film starring Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby and Jimmie Walker. The title track hit number one on both the R&B and pop charts in the US. Gil Askey and Rich Tufo were responsible for the arrangements.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed by Curtis Mayfield, except where indicated.

  1. "Let's Do It Again"
  2. "Funky Love"
  3. "A Whole Lot of Love"
  4. "New Orleans"
  5. "I Want to Thank You"
  6. "Big Mac"
  7. "After Sex"
  8. "Chase" (Quinton Joseph, Philip Upchurch, Gary Thompson, Floyd Morris, Joseph Scott, Mayfield)


Personnel

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References

  1. Bowman, Rob. The Staple Singers: Let's Do It Again > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved March 13, 2019 via robertchristgau.com.