The Right Combination

The Right Combination is a 1980 duet album by Linda Clifford and Curtis Mayfield.

This article is about the Curtis Mayfield album. For the Porter Wagoner/Dolly Parton album, see The Right Combination: Burning the Midnight Oil. For the Joe Albany album, see The Right Combination (Joe Albany album).
The Right Combination
Studio album by
Linda Clifford and Curtis Mayfield
ReleasedSeptember, 1980
GenreFunk, soul
Length32:09
LabelRSO/Curtom
ProducerCurtis Mayfield, Gil Askey, Norman Harris, Bruce Gray
Linda Clifford chronology
Here's My Love
(1979)		 The Right Combination
(1980)		 I'm Yours
(1980)
Curtis Mayfield chronology
Something to Believe In
(1980)		 The Right Combination
(1980)		 Love is the Place
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Smash Hits4/10[2]

History

Originally released on Curtom, it was recorded in Chicago except "It's Lovin' Time (Your Baby's Home)" recorded in Philadelphia. The album was produced by Curtis Mayfield and Gil Askey except “Ain't No Love Lost” solely by Mayfield and “It's Lovin' Time (Your Baby's Home)” by Curtis Mayfield, Norman Harris and Bruce Gray. Gil Askey arranged the album except “It's Lovin' Time (Your Baby's Home)” which was arranged by Norman Harris. Linda Clifford has collaborated with Gil Askey and Curtis Mayfield on her previous four albums for Curtom and with Norman Harris on an album released just before (Here's My Love). In 1980 she would sing "Red light" for the Fame soundtrack and collaborate with Isaac Hayes for her next album. The album was reissued on CD in 1999 in Britain with 11 bonus tracks (8 by Clifford, 3 by Mayfield) and a bonus 1972 radio interview of Mayfield on an additional CD.

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rock You to Your Socks"Joey Carbone, Louis Lambert4:34
2."The Right Combination"Keith Echols, Alice Sanderson, Anthony Miller4:43
3."I'm So Proud"Curtis Mayfield3:36
4."Ain't No Love Lost"Curtis Mayfield4:25
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."It's Lovin' Time (Your Baby's Home)"Bruce Gray6:21
6."Love's Sweet Sensation"Frankie Blue3:49
7."Between You Baby and Me"Curtis Mayfield4:40

Personnel
  • Lucky Scott, Keni Burke – bass
  • Sonny Seals – saxophone
  • Bruce Gaitsch, Ross Traut, Tom Ferrone, Curtis Mayfield – guitars
  • Lonnie Reaves, Tim Tobias – keyboards
  • Wendell Stewart – drums
  • Alejo, Tony Carpenter, Henry Gibson – percussion, toys
  • Curtom String and Horn Players – horns, strings
  • Sol Bobrov – strings contractor
  • Lenard Druss, Arthur Hoyle – horns contractor
  • Henry Hicks, Jr., Alphonzo Surrett, Ricky Linton – background vocals on "Ain't No Love Lost", "Rock You to Your Socks", and "The Right Combination"

References
  1. Wynn, Ron. The Right Combination review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
  2. Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (August 7–20, 1980): 28.
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