Review by brother_ike “brother_ike”

Having led The Impressions for longer than anyone can remember, Curtis stepped into 1970 and the solo spotlight with this, his solo debut album, and with it he brings a well of creativity and some serious hard fonk!

From front to back this album flows as a masterpiece, with strong rhythms and heavily muscled horns, including the awesome classic `Move On Up’ and the super tender and breath takingly beautiful `Makings Of You’.

An incredible stand out record of an incredible era, and things were just getting started! My recommendation is that you seek out the original album and not one of these shameful re-releases that tag on NINE songs of subpar material Curtis left on the cutting room floor, included by greedy record label execs.

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1. (Don’t Worry) If There’s A Hell Below We’re All Going To Go
2. The Other Side Of Town
3. The Makings Of You
4. We The People Who Are Darker Than Blue
5. Move On Up
6. Miss Black America
7. Wild And Free
8. Give It Up
9. Power To The People (Demo)
10. Underground (Demo)
11. Ghetto Child (Demo)
12. Readings In Astrology (Demo)
13. Suffer (Demo)
14. Miss Black America (Demo)
15. The Makings Of You (Backing Tracks, Take 32)
16. (Don’t Worry) If There’s A Hell Below We’re All Going To Go (Backing Tracks, Takes 1 & 2)
17. (Don’t Worry) If There’s A Hell Below We’re All Going To Go (Edited Single Version)