Back to the World (Curtis Mayfield album)

Back to the World
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1973 (1973-05)
StudioCurtom Studios, Chicago, Illinois
GenreProgressive soul
Length36:11
LabelCurtom
ProducerCurtis Mayfield
Curtis Mayfield chronology
Super Fly
(1972)
Back to the World
(1973)
Curtis in Chicago
(1973)
Singles from Back to the World
  1. "Future Shock / The Other Side of Town"
    Released: 1973
  2. "If I Were Only a Child Again / Think (Instrumental)"
    Released: 1973
  3. "Can't Say Nothin' / Future Song (Love a Good Woman, Love a Good Man)"
    Released: 1973
  4. "Kung Fu / Right On for the Darkness"
    Released: 1974
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Christgau's Record GuideC
Rolling Stonefavorable

Back to the World is the fourth studio album by Curtis Mayfield, released in 1973 under Curtom Records. It peaked at number 16 on the Billboard 200 chart, as well as number 1 on the Top R&B Albums chart.