Young-Holt Unlimited - Plays Super Fly (1990) [Hi-Res]

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. ~ Jason Ankeny

Tracklist:
01 - Young-Holt Unlimited - Freddie's Dead (4:33)
02 - Young-Holt Unlimited - Give Me Your Love (3:16)
03 - Young-Holt Unlimited - Pusher Man (3:49)
04 - Young-Holt Unlimited - Superfly (3:15)
05 - Young-Holt Unlimited - Hey Pancho (4:02)
06 - Young-Holt Unlimited - Could It Be I'm Falling in Love (4:17)
07 - Young-Holt Unlimited - (They Long to Be) Close to You (3:50)
08 - Young-Holt Unlimited - People Make the World Go Round (5:59)
09 - Young-Holt Unlimited - Mystical Man (3:51)