If I Were Only a Child Again
1973 · Curtom CRS 8015 · Chicago, Illinois
- Artist
- Curtis Mayfield
- Title
- If I Were Only a Child Again
- Release
- Back to the World
- Year
- 1973
- Label
- Curtom # CRS 8015
- Format
- LP · Album
- Language
- English
- Country
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Songwriter
- Curtis Mayfield
- Genre
- Soul, Gospel & Funk · Soul
- Primary theme
- Peace, Protest & Anti-War
Notes
Curtom CRS 8015, LP. [From Discogs]
About the artist
American soul singer-songwriter, born 3 June 1942 in Chicago, Illinois; died 26 December 1999 in Roswell, Georgia. [Source: Wikipedia] Curtis Mayfield, a hugely influential soul and funk artist, who helped revolutionise R&B through his band The Impressions. He sits amongst the first African-American to introduce social commentary into his music, dealing with civil rights, Vietnam, and drugs, becoming an inspiration to later generations of hip-hop artists. Born on 3 June 1942, in the Cabrini-Green housing project on the north side of Chicago, Illinois, he started out singing gospel as a child…
Themes
In collections
Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs [War Years] · Soul, Gospel, & Funk Songs