| The Young Mods' Forgotten Story | ||||
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| Released | May 1969 | |||
| Genre | Chicago soul | |||
| Length | 25:26 | |||
| Label | Curtom | |||
| Producer | Curtis Mayfield | |||
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| Singles from The Young Mod's Forgotten Story | ||||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [2] |
The Young Mods' Forgotten Story is an album by the American soul music group the Impressions. [3] [4] It was released in 1969 via Curtom Records. [5]
Donny Hathaway worked as an arranger on the album. [6]
Billboard deemed The Young Mods' Forgotten Story a "smooth soul sampler of choice tunes." [7] Colin Larkin called it "quintessential," writing that it "set the framework for [Curtis Mayfield's] solo work." [2] The Edmonton Journal , reviewing a reissue, wrote that "the music, save for touches of wah-wah and (prescient) proto-funk on 'Mighty Mighty', was in many ways a step behind similar groups of the time." [8]
All tracks composed by Curtis Mayfield
USA - Album
| Year | Chart | Peak Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Black Albums | 21 |
| Pop Albums | 104 [9] |
USA - Singles
| Year | Song | Chart | Peak Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Choice of Colors | Black Singles | 1 |
| Pop Singles | 21 | ||
| My Deceiving Heart | Black Singles | 69 | |
| Seven Years | Pop Singles | 84 | |
| Black Singles | 15 |
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