Short Eyes (album)

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.[1] The album contains one of Mayfield's last funk hits, "Do Do Wap is Strong in Here".

Short Eyes
Soundtrack album by Curtis Mayfield
Released	1977
Genre	Funk, soul
Length	35:34
Label	Curtom
Producer	Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Mayfield chronology
A Piece of the Action (with Mavis Staples) (1977) Short Eyes (1977) Never Say You Can't Survive (1977)

Track listing

1. “Do Do Wap is Strong in Here”
2. “Back Against the Wall”
3. “Need Someone to Love”
4. “A Heavy Dude”
5. “Short Eyes/Freak, Freak, Free, Free, Free”
6. “Break It Down” (H.P. Denenberg, Martin Hirch)
7. “Another Fool in Love”
8. “Father Confessor" (Instrumental)

Later Samples

• "Short Eyes"
  • "Turn It Up" by Ashanti featuring Ja Rule from the album Concrete Rose (2004).
  • "American Gangster" by Jay-Z from the album American Gangster (2007)

References

1. Canby, Vincent (28 September 1977). "Film: 'Short Eyes' Eloquently Adapted". New York Times. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2019-11-20.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)