''Let's Do It Again'' is the

Curtis Mayfield Curtis Lee Mayfield (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. Dubbed the " Gentle Genius", he is considered one of the most influential musicians of soul and socially conscious Afric ...

-penned and

Staple Singers The Staple Singers were an American gospel, soul, and R&B singing group. Roebuck "Pops" Staples (December 28, 1914 – December 19, 2000), the patriarch of the family, formed the group with his children Cleotha (April 11, 1934 – February 2 ...

-performed soundtrack to the highly successful 1975 comedy film starring

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and

Jimmie Walker James Carter Walker Jr. (born June 25, 1947) is an American actor and comedian. He portrayed James ("J.J.") Evans Jr., the older son of James Evans Sr. and Florida Evans, on the CBS television comedy series ''Good Times''. The show ran from 19 ...

. The title track hit number one on both the R&B and pop charts in the US.

Gil Askey Gilbert Askey (March 9, 1925 – April 9, 2014) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, producer and musical director who was born in Austin, Texas, and emigrated to Australia in 1988. Early and personal life Askey was born in Austin, Texas, ...

and Rich Tufo were responsible for the arrangements.

Track listing

All tracks composed by

, except where indicated. #" Let's Do It Again" #"Funky Love" #"A Whole Lot of Love" #"New Orleans" #"I Want to Thank You" #"Big Mac" #"After Sex" #"Chase" (Quinton Joseph, Philip Upchurch, Gary Thompson, Floyd Morris, Joseph Scott, Mayfield)

Personnel

*Floyd Morris, Rich Tufo - keyboards *Curtis Mayfield, Gary Thompson,

Phil Upchurch Phillip Upchurch (born July 19, 1941) is an American soul music, R&B, jazz and blues guitarist and bassist. Career Upchurch started his career working with the Kool Gents, the Dells, and the Spaniels, before going on to work with Curtis Mayfiel ...

- guitars *Quintin Joseph - drums *

Henry Gibson James Bateman (September 21, 1935 – September 14, 2009), known professionally as Henry Gibson, was an American actor, comedian and poet. He played roles in the television sketch-comedy series ''Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In'' from 1968 to 1971, w ...

- congas, bongos * Lucky Scott - bass

References

{{authority control The Staple Singers albums 1975 collaborative albums Curtis Mayfield soundtracks 1975 soundtrack albums Comedy film soundtracks Albums produced by Curtis Mayfield Curtom Records albums Soul soundtracks Funk soundtracks

Track listing

Personnel

See also

References