>Please share your top 2 Curtis Mayfield albums that you would
>recommend to someone who's never heard him before.

Most people would say Superfly, but I got to say, one of my favorite albums is Roots. This album and his first album, Curtis, defines Curtis Mayfield and showcases his views better than any of his other albums.

As one poster mentioned, Curtis Live. Not only do you have a live album that once you listen to it, it feels like you are sitting right there in the audience at the Bitter End. No other live album has a intimite feel like this. Also listening to the spoken dialoge between songs by Curtis, makes you see how cool he was.

A few honerable mentions would be Sweet Exorcist, (There's No Place Like) America Today, Short Eyes Soundtrack and Back To The World. You can't go wrong with this cat.