New World Order (album)

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New World Order is Curtis Mayfield’s final album. He was paralyzed during the recording, but still sang and oversaw the production. According to Australian radio station Triple J, Mayfield recorded his songs by lying on his back, the only way he could get enough air into his lungs, and singing one song at a time. After he recorded each song, the songs were edited together. "New World Order" received three Grammy nominations. "Best R&B Album", "Best Male R&B Vocal Performance" For the title track "New World Order". and "Best Male R&B Vocal Performance" for the track "Back To Living Again".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Curtis Mayfield

No.	Title	Length
1.	"New World Order"	5:36
2.	"Ms. Martha"	4:21
3.	"Back to Living Again"	5:11
4.	"No One Knows About a Good Thing (You Don't Have to Cry)"	5:19
5.	"Just a Little Bit of Love"	5:27
6.	"We People Who are Darker than Blue feat. Roger Troutman"	5:02
7.	"I Believe in You"	4:58
8.	"Here But I'm Gone"	5:18
9.	"It Was Love That We Needed"	4:14
10.	"The Got Dang Song"	5:17
11.	"The Girl I Find Stays On My Mind"	3:58
12.	"Let's Not Forget"	3:42
13.	"Oh So Beautiful"	4:38

Reception

The album received a generally positive rating on AllMusic, where it was described as "a touching, moving comeback from Curtis Mayfield". The songs were described as "hit-and-miss", but it was said that the main strength of the record was that it illustrates Mayfield's ability to make music which is still vital.