Super Fly
Studio album by Curtis MayfieldWikipedia
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Oct 22, 2026
Luca ScottHOST
listening to right now is Curtis Mayfield, one of the smoothest.
Luca ScottHOST
Superfly.
speaker_5ADVERTISER
Yes.
Luca ScottHOST
One of the smoothest artists, not only of his time, but of all time.
MandalGUEST
I like the soundtrack.
MandalGUEST
I like that Curtis Mayfield Superfly soundtrack.
MandalGUEST
That is riding.
MandalGUEST
I'm going to play that on my way home.
Phil WilliamsHOST
It shined for 40 hours.
Phil WilliamsHOST
This date, 1972, Curtis Mayfield's soundtrack to Super Fly featuring Freddie's Dead at number one on the album charts.
Phil WilliamsHOST
Whoa.
Phil WilliamsHOST
This date, 1975, game six of the series, bottom of the 12th.
Mike RobertsCORRESPONDENT
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Mike RobertsCORRESPONDENT
In 1972, Curtis Mayfield began a four-week run at the top of the US album chart with the soulful soundtrack to Super Fly.
Mike RobertsCORRESPONDENT
The album became one of the few soundtracks in film history to outgross the film it accompanied, thanks in large part to the album's top 10 singles, "Super Fly" and "Freddie's Dead." In 1973, John Paul Getty III's ear was cut off by his kidnappers and sent to a newspaper in Rome with a note, quote, "This is Paul's ear.
Mike RobertsCORRESPONDENT
If we don't get some money within 10 days, then the other ear will arrive.
Mike RobertsCORRESPONDENT
In other words, he will arrive in little bits." In 1977, Meat Loaf released the landmark album Bat Out of Hell.
Dele SosimiGUEST
Oh my God.
Dele SosimiGUEST
Super Fly, all those series of recordings, I was just totally bowled over by him.
Dele SosimiGUEST
But then Trippin' Out, I p- s- picked that one specifically 'cause there was a girl at that point in time, and it was so relevant to the way I felt about that girl.
MichaelHOST
Mm.
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Dele SosimiGUEST
I would have loved to like, uh, to Etta James, uh- Carmen McRae.
Dele SosimiGUEST
Those are crooners I really listen to a lot.
Dele SosimiGUEST
And then of course, uh, there's still the Super Fly album of, uh, Curtis Mayfield
DebsHOST
Yeah.