title: Never Say You Can't Survive
text: # Never Say You Can't Survive
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | Allmusic | |
  | Rolling Stone | (not rated) |
  | Billboard | (not rated) |
  
  Never Say You Can't Survive is a studio album by Curtis Mayfield.
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All tracks are written by Curtis Mayfield.
  
  * Note that track 8, "Sparkle", is also on the Mayfield-written and produced soundtrack to the 1976 film Sparkle.
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Curtis Mayfield - vocals, lead guitar
  * Gary Thompson - rhythm guitar
  * Joseph Scott - bass
  * Floyd Morris, Rich Tufo - keyboards
  * Donnell Hagan - drums
  * Henry Gibson - bongos, congas
  * Cliff Davis, Sonny Seals - tenor saxophone
  * Kitty and the Haywoods - backing vocals
  * James Mack, Rich Tufo - arrangements
  