There's No Place Like America Today | ||||
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Released | May 1975 | |||
Studio | Curtom Studios, Chicago, Illinois | |||
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Length | 35:23 | |||
Label | Curtom | |||
Producer | Curtis Mayfield | |||
Curtis Mayfield chronology | ||||
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Singles from There's No Place Like America Today | ||||
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There's No Place Like America Today is the seventh studio album by Curtis Mayfield, released in 1975 on Curtom Records. [1] It peaked at number 120 on the Billboard 200 chart, [2] as well as number 13 on the Soul LPs chart. [3]
The album cover was based on a 1937 monochrome photograph by Margaret Bourke-White, titled At the Time of the Louisville Flood, on which the advertising slogan was "There's No Way Like the American Way". [1] The original photograph was published in the February 15, 1937 edition of Life magazine. [4]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Christgau's Record Guide | D+ [6] |
Paste | 10/10 [7] |
The album was featured in 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die . [8] In 2013, NME placed it at number 373 on the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list. [9]
All tracks are written by Curtis Mayfield.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Billy Jack" | 6:10 |
2. | "When Seasons Change" | 5:28 |
3. | "So in Love" | 5:15 |
4. | "Jesus" | 6:13 |
5. | "Blue Monday People" | 4:50 |
6. | "Hard Times" | 3:45 |
7. | "Love to the People" | 4:07 |
Total length: | 35:23 |
No. | Title | Length |
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8. | "Hard Times" (Long Version) | 3:57 |
Credits adapted from liner notes.
Chart | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 [2] | 120 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [3] | 13 |