| The Very Best of Curtis Mayfield | |
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| Greatest hits album by | |
| Released | 1997 |
| Genre | Funk/Soul |
| Label | Curtom / Rhino (cat# R2 7284) |
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
The Very Best of Curtis Mayfield is the name of a Curtis Mayfield compilation album released by (at least) four different record labels with four different durations and audio track listings.
On March 10, 1996, it was released on the Castle Music label, containing 16 audio tracks with a duration of 01:16:54. [2] [3] On March 4, 1997, it was released on the Rhino Records label, containing 16 audio tracks with a duration of 01:14:41. [4] [5] On June 9, 1998, it was released on the "Curtis/Cargo" label, containing 14 audio tracks. [6] In 1998, it was released on the Beechwood Music label, containing 14 audio tracks on two vinyl discs. [7] On April 24, 2006, it was released on the Charly Records label, containing 34 audio tracks on two CDs, [8] [9] which was an identical reIssue of The Definitive Collection released in 1996 on the Charly label. [10] On January 29, 2007, it was released on the Charly Records label, containing 18 audio tracks on one CD. [11] [12]
The Very Best of Curtis Mayfield 1997 Rhino Entertainment Company (R2 72584) US & Canada [13]
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This is the discography of musician Curtis Mayfield.
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