Claudine (soundtrack)
| Claudine | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | March 1974 | |||
| Recorded | Curtom Studios (Chicago, Illinois) | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 30:18 | |||
| Label | Buddah | |||
| Producer | Curtis Mayfield | |||
| Gladys Knight & the Pips chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | A−[2] |
| Rolling Stone | (not rated)[3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Claudine is a
20th Century Fox motion picture Claudine, starring James Earl Jones and Diahann Carroll. The album was released in March 1974 on the Buddah
label.
The first single release, "
UK Singles Chart. The album also included one instrumental, "Claudine Theme". The album was also their third of five R&B albums chart-toppers
. Also included is a cover of Mayfield's "The Makings of You".
Track listing
All tracks are written by Curtis Mayfield
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mr. Welfare Man" | 5:30 |
| 2. | "To Be Invisible" | 3:45 |
| 3. | "On and On" | 3:44 |
| 4. | "The Makings of You" | 2:24 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Claudine Theme" (Instrumental) | 4:30 |
| 6. | "Hold On" | 5:17 |
| 7. | "Make Yours a Happy Home" | 4:35 |
Personnel
- Rich Tufo – arranger
- Roger Anfinsen – engineer
- Milton Sincoff – creative packaging director
- Joseph "Lucky" Scott - bass
- Curtis Mayfield, Phil Upchurch - guitars
- Quentin Joseph - drums
- Henry Gibson - congas
- Rich Tufo - keyboards, organ.
Charts
| Chart (1974) | Peak [5] |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 35 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 1 |
- Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions[5] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
UK[6]
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| 1974 | "On and On" | 5 | 2 | — |
| 1976 | "Make Yours a Happy Home" | — | 13 | 35 |
See also
- List of number-one R&B albums of 1974 (U.S.)
References
- AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
- ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 28, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Holden, Stephen. "Claudine review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 5, 2008. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 405.
- ^ Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
External links
- Claudine at Discogs
- How Curtis Mayfield and Gladys Knight Created a Sound for Working-Class Black America an essay by Criterion Collection
