Something to Believe In (Curtis Mayfield album)

Something to Believe In
Studio album by Curtis Mayfield
Released	1980
Length	35:41
Label	Curtom
Producer	Curtis Mayfield, Gil Askey, Keni Burke
Curtis Mayfield chronology
Heartbeat (1979) Something to Believe In (1980) The Right Combination (with Linda Clifford) (1980)

Something to Believe In is a studio album by the American musician Curtis Mayfield, released in 1980.[1][2] It peaked at No. 128 on the Billboard 200.[3] The cover art is by Ernie Barnes.[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul	[6]

In 2015, The Guardian wrote: "The choicest track off the 1980 set, 'Tripping Out' was a dreamy love song that swapped Mayfield’s typical syncopated grooves for a solid 4/4 stomp, wreathed in his trademark strings, a bassline thick and sturdy enough to rest a pint on, and Mayfield’s gleeful, thankful love cries."[7]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Curtis Mayfield, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Love Me, Love Me Now"		Mayfield	7:58
2.	"Never Let Me Go"	Joseph Scott	Mayfield	3:07
3.	"Tripping Out"	Bunny Sigler	Mayfield	7:02
4.	"People Never Give Up"		Mayfield	5:52
5.	"It's All Right"		Mayfield	3:56
6.	"Something to Believe In"		Mayfield	4:47
7.	"Never Stop Loving Me"	Mayfield, Keni Burke, Deidra Burke	Mayfield	3:34

Personnel

• Curtis Mayfield - vocals, guitar
• Keni Burke, Joseph "Lucky" Scott - bass
• Wendell Stewart - drums
• Ross Traut, Tom Ferrone - guitar
• Arthur Hoyle, Bill Porter, Dale Clevenger, Gil Askey, Lenard Druss, Paul Howard, Robert Lustrea, Sonny Seals - horns
• Rich Tufo, Tim Tobias - keyboards
• Alejo, Tony Carpenter - percussion
• Adrian Gola, Arnie Roth, Elizabeth Cifani, Frank Borgognone, Fred Spector, Harold D. Klatz, John Frigo, Karl Fruh, Leonard Chausow, Roger Moulton, Sol Bobrov, William Schoen - strings

Technical

• Fred Breitberg, Roger Anfinsen - engineer
• Ernie Barnes - cover painting

References

1. Questlove (2021). Music Is History. Abrams.
2. Werner, Craig (2007). Higher Ground: Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Curtis Mayfield, and the Rise and Fall of American Soul. Crown.
3. "Curtis Mayfield". Billboard. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
4. Rivers, Patrick; Fulton, William (2017). Camp Lo's Uptown Saturday Night. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 114.
5. "Something to Believe In Review by Bruce Eder". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
6. The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin Books. 1998. p. 221.
7. Chick, Stevie (Aug 5, 2015). "Curtis Mayfield – 10 of the Best". The Guardian.