Possibly the most faultless run of singles by any soul group in the sixties. Curtis Mayfield was their leader with a sweet, high registered voice, truly beautiful. He radiated yearning on their first hit, 1961's Latin-flavoured Gypsy Woman, a minimalist one-act soul tableau; radiated devotional love on 1964's deathlessly pretty I'm So Proud. He radiated kindness and innocence. Saint Curtis - nobody ever doubted his sincerity. He got to the nub of the issue with a universal message on It's All Right in 1963:
When you wake up early in the morning
Feeling sad like so many of us do
Hum a little soul
Make life your goal
And surely something's got to come to you
Sleevenotes penned by new generation beat girl and Mojo writer Lois Wilson while she sat in rainy Blackheath contemplating a move to snowy Chicago.
