Short Eyes
Encyclopedia
Short Eyes is a Curtis Mayfield
soundtrack
to Robert M. Young's 1977
film, based upon the play
of the same name by Miguel Piñero
. The album contains one of Mayfield's last funk
hits, “Do Do Wap is Strong in Here”.
Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Lee Mayfield was an American soul, R&B, and funk singer, songwriter, and record producer.He is best known for his anthemic music with The Impressions during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's and for composing the soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Super Fly, Mayfield is highly...
soundtrack
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
to Robert M. Young's 1977
1977 in film
The year 1977 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway and Beatrice Straight win Best Actor and Actress and Supporting Actress awards for Network....
film, based upon the play
Short Eyes (play)
Short Eyes is a 1974 drama written by playwright Miguel Piñero. The play premiered off-Broadway at the Joseph Papp Public Theater on 28 February 1974, and transferred after 54 performances to the Vivian Beaumont Theatre on Broadway on 23 May 1974...
of the same name by Miguel Piñero
Miguel Piñero
Miguel Piñero was a Puerto Rican playwright, actor, and co-founder of the Nuyorican Poets Café. He was a leading member of the Nuyorican literary movement.-Early years:...
. The album contains one of Mayfield's last funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
hits, “Do Do Wap is Strong in Here”.
Track listing
- “Do Do Wap is Strong in Here”
- “Back Against the Wall”
- “Need Someone to Love”
- “A Heavy Dude”
- “Short Eyes/Freak, Freak, Free, Free, Free”
- “Break It Down” (H.P. Denenberg, Martin Hirch)
- “Another Fool in Love”
- “Father Confessor" (Instrumental)
Later Samples
- "Short Eyes"
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