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Biography
The Impressions were an American music group from Chicago, Illinois, active from 1958 until 1983, whose repertoire included doo-wop, gospel, soul, and R&B.n n The group was founded as The Roosters by Chattanooga, Tennessee natives Sam Gooden, Richard Brooks, and Arthur Brooks, who moved to Chicago, Illinois and added Jerry Butler and Curtis Mayfield to their lineup to become Jerry Butler & the Impressions. By 1962, Butler and the Brookses had departed, and after switching to ABC-Paramount Records, Mayfield, Gooden, and new Impression Fred Cash collectively became a top-selling soul act. Mayfield left the group for a solo career in 1970; Leroy Hutson, Ralph Johnson, Reggie Torian, and Nate Evans were among the replacements who joined Gooden and Cash before the group's demise in 1983.n n Inductees into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, The Impressions are best known for their 1960s string of hits, many of which were heavily influenced by gospel music and served as inspirational anthems for the Civil Rights Movement.n n Personnel:n ...
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The Never Ending Impressions
August 30, 1995
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sister Love | 2:22 | |
| 2. | Little Boy Blue | 2:20 | |
| 3. | Satin Doll | 2:22 | |
| 4. | Girl You Don't Know Me | 2:18 | |
| 5. | I Gotta Keep on Moving | 3:47 | |
| 6. | You Always Hurt the One You Love | 2:09 | |
| 7. | That's What Love Will Do | 2:00 | |
| 8. | I'm So Proud | 2:52 | |
| 9. | September Song | 2:17 | |
| 10. | Lemon Tree | 4:14 | |
| 11. | Ten to One | 2:21 | |
| 12. | A Woman Who Loves Me | 2:22 |
We're a Winner
June 12, 1995
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | We're a Winner | 2:22 | |
| 2. | Moonlight Shadows | 3:08 | |
| 3. | Let Me Tell the World | 3:10 | |
| 4. | I'm Getting Ready | 2:30 | |
| 5. | Nothing Can Stop Me | 2:40 | |
| 6. | No One to Love Me | 2:30 | |
| 7. | Little Brown Baby | 2:35 | |
| 8. | I Loved and I Lost | 3:10 | |
| 9. | Romancing to the Folk Song | 2:35 | |
| 10. | Up Up and Away | 2:55 |
First Impressions
January 1, 1975
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sooner or Later | 3:32 | |
| 2. | Same Thing It Took | 5:02 | |
| 3. | Old Before My Time | 5:31 | |
| 4. | First Impressions | 5:02 | |
| 5. | Groove | 5:20 | |
| 6. | I'm So Glad | 3:21 | |
| 7. | How High Is High | 4:40 | |
| 8. | Why Must a Love Song Be a Sad Song | 5:00 |
Finally Got Myself Together
January 1, 1974
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | If It's in You to Do Wrong | 3:09 | |
| 2. | I'm a Changed Man (Finally Got Myself Together) | 3:18 | |
| 3. | I'll Always Be Here | 3:16 | |
| 4. | Miracle Woman | 2:54 | |
| 5. | We Go Back a Ways | 2:42 | |
| 6. | Guess What I Got | 2:58 | |
| 7. | Try Me (One More Time) | 3:15 | |
| 8. | Don't Forget What I Told You | 2:57 |
Times Have Changed
January 1, 1972
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Stop the War | 2:59 | |
| 2. | Times Have Changed | 3:11 | |
| 3. | Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) | 2:49 | |
| 4. | Our Love Goes on and On | 2:50 | |
| 5. | Potent Love | 2:54 | |
| 6. | Need to Belong to Someone | 3:10 | |
| 7. | This Love's for Real | 3:11 | |
| 8. | Love Me | 2:48 |
Check Out Your Mind!
January 1, 1970
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Check Out Your Mind | 3:17 | |
| 2. | Can't You See | 2:48 | |
| 3. | You're Really Something, Sadie | 3:11 | |
| 4. | Do You Want to Win? | 2:54 | |
| 5. | You'll Always Be Mine | 3:15 | |
| 6. | Only You | 3:12 | |
| 7. | Turn on to Me | 2:56 | |
| 8. | Madame Mary | 2:46 | |
| 9. | We Must Be in Love | 2:48 | |
| 10. | Say You Love Me | 2:52 |
The Young Mod's Forgotten Story
January 1, 1969
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | The Young Mods' Forgotten Story | 2:00 | |
| 2. | Choice of Colors | 3:15 | |
| 3. | The Girl I Find | 2:37 | |
| 4. | Wherever You Leadeth Me | 2:32 | |
| 5. | My Deceiving Heart | 2:49 | |
| 6. | Seven Years | 2:21 | |
| 7. | Love's Miracle | 2:24 | |
| 8. | Jealous Man | 2:34 | |
| 9. | Soulful Love | 2:30 | |
| 10. | Mighty Mighty (Spade & Whitey) | 2:21 |
This Is My Country
January 1, 1968
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | They Don't Know | 2:47 | |
| 2. | Stay Close to Me | 2:03 | |
| 3. | I'm Loving Nothing | 2:31 | |
| 4. | Love's Happening | 3:07 | |
| 5. | Gone Away | 3:41 | |
| 6. | You Want Somebody Else | 3:12 | |
| 7. | So Unusual | 2:56 | |
| 8. | My Woman Love | 3:02 | |
| 9. | Fool for You | 2:52 | |
| 10. | This Is My Country | 2:48 |
People Get Ready
January 1, 1965
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Woman's Got Soul | 2:27 | |
| 2. | Emotions (Won't You Let My Try) | 2:52 | |
| 3. | Sometimes I Wonder | 3:06 | |
| 4. | We're in Love | 2:31 | |
| 5. | Just Another Dance | 2:54 | |
| 6. | Can't Work No Longer | 2:25 | |
| 7. | People Get Ready | 2:43 | |
| 8. | I've Found That I've Lost | 2:53 | |
| 9. | Hard to Believe | 2:28 | |
| 10. | See the Real Me | 2:27 | |
| 11. | Get Up and Move | 2:16 | |
| 12. | You Must Believe Me | 2:31 |
The Impressions
October 1, 1963
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | It's All Right | 2:51 | |
| 2. | Gypsy Woman | 2:43 | |
| 3. | Grow Closer Together | 3:07 | |
| 4. | Little Young Lover | 2:48 | |
| 5. | You've Come Home | 3:09 | |
| 6. | Never Let Me Go | 3:02 | |
| 7. | Minstrel and Queen (Queen Majesty) | 2:46 | |
| 8. | I Need Your Love | 3:08 | |
| 9. | I'm the One Who Loves You | 2:51 | |
| 10. | Sad, Sad Girl and Boy | 3:05 | |
| 11. | As Long as You Love Me | 2:40 | |
| 12. | Twist and Limbo | 2:52 |
EP
First Impressions / Old Before My Time
January 1, 1975
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | First Impressions | 3:03 | |
| 2. | Old Before My Time | 2:42 |
Don't Leave Me / I Need Your Love
January 1, 1958
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Don't Leave Me | 1:46 | |
| 2. | I Need Your Love | 2:54 |
Compilations
The Complete A & B Sides 1961 - 1968
July 6, 2009
The Very Best of the Impressions
February 26, 2008
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Gypsy Woman | 2:22 | |
| 2. | It's All Right | 2:51 | |
| 3. | Talking About My Baby | 2:34 | |
| 4. | Keep on Pushing | 2:36 | |
| 5. | You Must Believe Me | 2:35 | |
| 6. | Amen | 3:31 | |
| 7. | People Get Ready | 2:39 | |
| 8. | Woman's Got Soul | 2:19 | |
| 9. | We're a Winner | 2:25 | |
| 10. | Fool for You | 2:56 | |
| 11. | This Is My Country | 2:50 | |
| 12. | Choice of Colors | 3:20 | |
| 13. | Check Out Your Mind | 3:31 | |
| 14. | Finally Got Myself Together | 3:10 | |
| 15. | Sooner or Later | 3:30 | |
| 16. | Same Thing It Took | 3:20 |
Check Out...
February 18, 1999
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | First Impressions | 5:01 | |
| 2. | Check Out Your Mind | 3:28 | |
| 3. | Choice of Colors | 3:18 | |
| 4. | Finally Got Myself Together | 3:06 | |
| 5. | Loving Power | 3:09 | |
| 6. | Preacher Man | 3:12 | |
| 7. | We Must Be in Love | 3:56 | |
| 8. | Mighty Mighty | 2:21 | |
| 9. | Gone Away | 3:43 | |
| 10. | This Is My Country | 2:49 | |
| 11. | Wherever You Leadeth Me | 2:33 | |
| 12. | We Go Back a Ways | 3:48 | |
| 13. | Ain't Got Time | 4:02 | |
| 14. | Fool for You | 2:53 | |
| 15. | Thin Line | 10:28 | |
| 16. | Come to My Party | 6:04 | |
| 17. | I Could Never Make You Stay | 4:32 | |
| 18. | Maybe I'm Mistaken | 3:02 | |
| 19. | For Your Precious Love | 5:10 |
Soundtrack
Three the Hard Way
January 1, 1974
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Make a Resolution | 3:08 | |
| 2. | Wendy | 4:03 | |
| 3. | That's What Love Will Do | 4:03 | |
| 4. | Something's Mighty, Mighty Wrong | 3:33 | |
| 5. | Mister Keyes | 2:44 | |
| 6. | Having a Ball | 3:04 | |
| 7. | On the Move | 4:19 | |
| 8. | Three the Hard Way (Chase & Theme) | 4:31 |
