The Impressions (album)

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The Impressions
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ReleasedAugust 1963
RecordedJuly 1961–March 1962
Genre Chicago soul
Label ABC-Paramount [1]
Producer Curtis Mayfield, Rory Glover, Jr.
The Impressions chronology
The Impressions
(1963)
The Never Ending Impressions
(1964)
Singles from The Impressions
  1. "Gypsy Woman"
    Released: October 1961
  2. "It's All Right"
    Released: October 1963
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The Impressions is the debut album by the American soul music group of the same name. It produced six chart hit singles, including their biggest hit, the Billboard top ten pop smash "It's All Right", and the top 20 hit, "Gypsy Woman". After the departure of original Impressions lead singer Jerry Butler to a successful solo career, the other original members, brothers Arthur and Richard Brooks also left. The remaining original members, Curtis Mayfield, Sam Gooden and Fred Cash, chose not to replace them. Instead, they scaled down to a trio, and went on to become one of America's top R&B vocal groups. [4]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed by Curtis Mayfield; except where indicated

  1. "It's All Right" - 2:49
  2. "Gypsy Woman" - 2:20
  3. "Grow Closer Together" - 2:12
  4. "Little Young Lover" - 2:14
  5. "You've Come Home" - 2:45
  6. "Never Let Me Go" (Joseph Scott) - 2:30
  7. "Minstrel and Queen (Queen Majesty)" - 2:22
  8. "I Need Your Love" (Richard Brooks) - 2:25
  9. "I'm the One Who Loves You" - 2:28
  10. "Sad, Sad Girl and Boy" - 2:40
  11. "As Long as You Love Me" - 2:27
  12. "Twist and Limbo" - 2:29


The original pressing of the album did not include "It's Alright" and instead included "Can't You See" as track 6. This was also included as the B-Side of "Grow Closer Together", and received a CD release first on the 1994 Japanese reissue of the album, and internationally on the ABC Rarities compilation in 1999.

Personnel

The Impressions

Charts

USA - Album

YearChartPeak position
1964Pop Albums43

USA - Singles

YearSongChartPeak position
1962"Gypsy Woman"Pop Singles20
"Grow Closer Together"Pop Singles99
"Little Young Lover"Pop Singles96
1963"It's All Right"Pop Singles4
"I'm the One Who Loves You"Pop Singles73
"Sad, Sad Girl and Boy"Pop Singles84

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