Roots, Curtis Mayfield’s third solo album, is a confused and confusing record. It’s undoubtedly been influenced, both conceptually and technically, by Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On? Gaye’s record surprised a lot of people by its strong religious content, coming from someone who had previously recorded only love songs. Curtis, on the other hand, wrote and sang, with the Impressions, many religious and quasi-religious songs like “People Get Ready” and “Keep On Pushing.” Roots is meant to be, among other things, an announcement of his secularization. Source Rolling Sone
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