The Impressions discography

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The discography of the Impressions, an American R&B and soul group, includes 20 studio albums and 78 singles.

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Albums

Studio albums

YearAlbumChart positionsRecord label
US Pop
[1]
US R&B
[1]
1963 The Impressions 43 ABC-Paramount
1964 The Never Ending Impressions 52
Keep On Pushing 84
1965 People Get Ready 231
One by One 1044
1966 Ridin' High 794
1967 The Fabulous Impressions 18416 ABC
1968 We're a Winner 354
This Is My Country 1075 Curtom
1969 The Versatile Impressions ABC
The Young Mods' Forgotten Story 10421Curtom
1970 Check Out Your Mind! 22
1972Times Have Changed192
1973Preacher Man20431
1974 Finally Got Myself Together 17616
1975First Impressions11513
1976Loving Power19524
It's About Time Cotillion Records
1979Come to My Party Chi-Sound
1981Fan the Fire
"—" denotes the album failed to chart

Soundtracks

YearAlbumChart positionsRecord label
US Pop
[1]
US R&B
[1]
1974Three the Hard Way20226 Curtom
"—" denotes the album failed to chart

Compilation albums

YearAlbumChart positionsRecord label
US Pop
[1]
US R&B
[1]
1963For Your Precious Love Vee-Jay Records
1965 Greatest Hits 832 ABC-Paramount
1968The Best of the Impressions17223 ABC
1970The Best Impressions: Curtis, Sam & Fred23 Curtom
197116 Greatest Hits18023ABC
1973Curtis Mayfield / His Early Years with the Impressions180
1977The Vintage Years199 Sire
1989Definitive Impressions Kent
1997The Very Best of the Impressions Rhino
2001Ultimate Collection Hip-O
"—" denotes the album failed to chart

Singles

YearSingleChart positionsAlbum
US Pop
[2]
US R&B
[2]
UK
[3]
1958"For Your Precious Love"
b/w "Sweet Was the Wine" (Non-album track)
(as Jerry Butler & The Impressions)
113For Your Precious Love
"Come Back My Love"
b/w "Love Me"
(as The Impressions featuring Jerry Butler)
29Non-album tracks
"The Gift of Love"
b/w "At the County Fair"
For Your Precious Love
1959"Listen"
b/w "Shorty's Got to Go"
Non-album tracks
"Lovely One"
b/w "Senorita I Love You" (from For Your Precious Love)
"All Through the Night"
b/w "Meanwhile, Back in My Heart"
1960"Say That You Love Me"
b/w "A New Love"
For Your Precious Love
1961"Gypsy Woman"
b/w "As Long as You Love Me"
202The Impressions
1962"Don't Leave Me"
b/w "I Need Your Love" (from The Impressions)
Non-album track
"Grow Closer Together"
b/w "Can't You See" (Non-album track)
99The Impressions
"Senorita I Love You"
b/w "Say That You Love Me"
For Your Precious Love
"Little Young Lover"
b/w "Never Let Me Go"
96The Impressions
"Minstrel and Queen"
b/w "You've Come Home"
113
1963"I'm the One Who Loves You"
b/w "I Need Your Love"
73
"I'm So Proud"
b/w "Never Let Me Go" (from The Impressions)
The Never Ending Impressions
"Sad, Sad Girl and Boy"
b/w "Twist and Limbo"
84The Impressions
"It's All Right"
b/w "You'll Want Me Back" (Non-album track)
41
1964"Talking About My Baby"
b/w "Never Too Much Love" (Non-album track)
122Keep On Pushing
"Girl You Don't Know Me"
b/w "Woman Who Loves Me"
Cancelled single
The Never Ending Impressions
"I'm So Proud"
b/w "I Made a Mistake" (from Keep On Pushing)
142
"Keep On Pushing"
b/w "I Love You (Yeah)"
101Keep On Pushing
"You Must Believe Me"
b/w "See the Real Me"
153People Get Ready
"Amen" /71Greatest Hits
1965"Long, Long Winter"35Keep On Pushing
"People Get Ready" /143People Get Ready
"I've Been Trying"13335Keep On Pushing
"Woman's Got Soul"
b/w "Get Up and Move"
299People Get Ready
"Meeting over Yonder"
b/w "I've Found That I Lost" (from People Get Ready)
4812Non-album tracks
"I Need You" /6426
"Never Could You Be"35
"Just One Kiss from You"
b/w "Twilight Time"
76One by One
"You've Been Cheatin'"
b/w "Man, Oh Man" (Non-album track)
3312The Best of the Impressions
1966"Since I Lost the One I Love"
b/w "Falling in Love with You" (from One by One)
90Non-album track
"Too Slow"
b/w "No One Else"
91Ridin' High
"Can't Satisfy"
b/w "This Must End"
6512The Best of the Impressions
"Love's a Comin'"
b/w "Wade in the Water" (Non-album track)
The Fabulous Impressions
1967"You Always Hurt Me"
b/w "Little Girl"
9620
"You've Got Me Runnin'"
b/w "It's Hard to Believe" (from People Get Ready)
50Non-album track
"I Can't Stay Away from You"
b/w "You Ought to Be in Heaven"
8034The Fabulous Impressions
"We're a Winner"
b/w "It's All Over" (from The Fabulous Impressions)
141We're a Winner
1968"We're Rolling On (Part 1)"
b/w "We're Rolling On (Part 2)"
5917The Best of the Impressions
"Fool for You"
b/w "I'm Loving Nothing"
223This Is My Country
"I Loved and I Lost"
b/w "Up, Up and Away"
619We're a Winner
"This Is My Country"
b/w "My Woman's Love"
258This Is My Country
"Don't Cry My Love"
b/w "Sometimes I Wonder" (from People Get Ready)
7144The Versatile Impressions
1969"My Deceiving Heart"
b/w "You Want Somebody Else" (from This Is My Country)
10423The Young Mods' Forgotten Story
"East of Java"
b/w "Just Before Sunrise"
The Versatile Impressions
"Seven Years"
b/w "The Girl I Find"
8415The Young Mods' Forgotten Story
"Choice of Colors"
b/w "Mighty Mighty (Spade & Whitey)"
211
"Say You Love Me"
b/w "You'll Always Be Mine"
5810Check Out Your Mind!
1970"Amen (1970)" /11044The Best Impressions...Curtis, Sam & Fred
"Wherever She Leadeth Me"12831The Young Mods' Forgotten Story
"Check Out Your Mind"
b/w "Can't You See"
283Check Out Your Mind!
"(Baby) Turn On to Me"
b/w "Soulful Love" (from The Young Mods' Forgotten Story)
566
1971"Ain't Got Time"
b/w "I'm So Proud" (from The Best Impressions...Curtis, Sam & Fred)
5312Non-album track
"Love Me"
b/w "Do You Wanna Win" (from Check Out Your Mind!)
9425Times Have Changed
"Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)"
b/w "We Must Be in Love" (from Check Out Your Mind!)
1972"This Love's for Real"
b/w "Times Have Changed"
41
1973"I Need to Belong to Someone"
b/w "Love Me"
"Preacher Man"
b/w "Times Have Changed" (from Times Have Changed)
Preacher Man
"I'm Loving You"
b/w "Thin Line"
"If It's in You to Do Wrong"
b/w "Times Have Changed" (from Times Have Changed)
26Finally Got Myself Together
1974"Finally Got Myself Together (I'm a Changed Man)"
b/w "I'll Always Be Here"
171
"Something's Mighty, Mighty Wrong"
b/w "Three the Hard Way"
28Three the Hard Way (Soundtrack)
1975"Sooner or Later"
b/w "Miracle Woman" (Non-album track)
683First Impressions
"Same Thing It Took"
b/w "I'm So Glad"
753
"Loving Power" /10311Loving Power
"First Impressions"16First Impressions
1976"Sunshine"
b/w "I Wish I'd Stayed in Bed"
36Loving Power
"This Time"
b/w "I'm a Fool for Love"
40It's About Time
"I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"
b/w "Silent Night"
Funky Christmas (Various artists)
1977"You'll Never Find"
b/w "Stardust"
99It's About Time
"Can't Get Along"
b/w "You're So Right for Me"
42Non-album tracks
1979"All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You"
b/w "Sorry"
Come to My Party
1980"All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You"
b/w "Maybe I'm Mistaken"
1981"For Your Precious Love" (re-recorded version)
b/w "You're Mine"
58Fan the Fire
"Love, Love, Love"
b/w "Fan the Fire"
1987"Can't Wait 'Til Tomorrow"
b/w "Love Workin' on Me"
91Non-album tracks
"" denotes the single failed to chart

DVD release

See also

References

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  2. 1 2 "The Impressions US singles chart history". AllMusic. Archived from the original on March 6, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2010.
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