Young-Holt Unlimited • Plays Super Fly

 

Review by Jason Ankeny
The final Young-Holt Unlimited album captures their seamless transition into a new era of Chicago soul heralded by Curtis Mayfield's landmark Superfly score. A skilled and deeply funky interpretation of the emerging blaxploitation sound that sacrifices none of the group's signature groove, Plays Super Fly is the rare cash-in record with integrity and invention to spare. Only half of the album reprises Superfly material, most notably a percolating rendition of "Freddie's Dead" -- the remainder of the set casts Y-HU in dramatically different directions, including the loping original "Hey Pancho," a sweet but never saccharine cover of "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love" and a mind-boggling rendition of "Close to You" spotlighting Ken Chaney's future-forward electric piano. 
https://www.allmusic.com/album/plays-super-fly-mw0000599654

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Reseña de Jason Ankeny
El último álbum de Young-Holt Unlimited captura su transición fluida hacia una nueva era del soul de Chicago, anunciada por la emblemática banda sonora Superfly de Curtis Mayfield. Plays Super Fly es una interpretación hábil y profundamente funky del emergente sonido blaxploitation que no sacrifica nada del groove característico del grupo, y es uno de esos raros discos comerciales con integridad e inventiva de sobra. Solo la mitad del álbum retoma material de Superfly, sobre todo una versión vibrante de «Freddie's Dead»; el resto del álbum lleva a Y-HU en direcciones radicalmente diferentes, incluyendo el original «Hey Pancho», una versión dulce pero nunca empalagosa de «Could It Be I'm Falling in Love» y una interpretación alucinante de «Close to You» en la que destaca el piano eléctrico vanguardista de Ken Chaney. 
https://www.allmusic.com/album/plays-super-fly-mw0000599654

 

Tracks:
1 - Freddie's Dead 4:32
2 - Give Me Your Love 3:15
3 - Pusher Man 3:48
4 - Superfly 3:20
5 - Hey Pancho 4:00
6 - Could It Be I'm Falling In Love 4:26
7 - (They Long To Be) Close To You 3:50
8 - People Make The World Go Round 6:00
9 - Mystical Man 3:50


Credits:
    Bass, Saxophone [Alto] – Eldee Young
    Congas – Derf*
    Drums – Issac "Redd" Holt*
    Electric Piano – Ken Chaney
    Organ, Guitar – Ringo (11)
    Photography By, Artwork [Cover Design] – Jerry Griffith
    Producer, Engineer, Artwork By [Cover Design] – Paul Serrano

Recorded at P.S. Studio, Chicago.

Label:    Paula Records – LPS 4002
Country:    US
Released:    1973
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Jazz-Funk
https://www.discogs.com/release/1041427-Young-Holt-Unlimited-Plays-Super-Fly

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