Ridin' High (The Impressions album)

Ridin' High
Studio album by The Impressions
Released	1966
Genre	Chicago soul
Label	ABC-Paramount [1]
Producer	Johnny Pate
The Impressions chronology
One by One (1965) Ridin' High (1966) The Fabulous Impressions (1967)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]

Ridin' High is an album by the American soul music group the Impressions, released in 1966. ^[4]

Track listing

All tracks written by Curtis Mayfield unless noted. "I Need To Belong To Someone" was recorded by the group three times: first, when they backed Jerry Butler on 1963 solo single (titled "Need to Belong"); second on this LP; and third on the Times Have Changed LP in 1972 featuring LeRoy Hutson (spoken intro) and Sam Gooden (lead).

Side one

1. "Ridin’ High" 2:25
2. "No One Else" 2:37
3. "Gotta Get Away" 2:28
4. "I Need to Belong to Someone" 3:25 (Curtis and Sam lead)
5. "Right on Time" 2:43
6. "I Need a Love" 2:25

Side two

1. "Too Slow", 2:44
2. "Man’s Temptation" 4:45
3. "That’s What Mama Say" 2:34
4. "Let It Be Me" (Gilbert Bécaud, Pierre Delanoë, Mann Curtis) 3:02
5. "I’m a Telling You" 2:41

Personnel

The Impressions

• Curtis Mayfield - lead vocals, guitar
• Fred Cash - tenor vocals
• Sam Gooden - bass vocals

Charts

Year	Chart	Peak position
1966	Black Albums	4
	Pop Albums	79 [5]

References

1. Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). "Goldmine Record Album Price Guide". Penguin – via Google Books.
2. "Ridin' High - The Impressions | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 464.
4. Pruter, Robert (May 7, 1992). "Chicago Soul". University of Illinois Press – via Google Books.
5. Whitburn, Joel (2001). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums, 1955-2001. Record Research. p. 402.