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The Impressions
Complete A- and B-Sides: 1961-1968
Genres: Pop, R&B

Track Listings (30) - Disc #1
1. Gypsy Woman
2. Grow Closer Together
3. Little Young Lover
4. Minstrel and Queen
5. I'm the One Who Loves You
6. Sad Sad Girl and Boy
7. It's All Right
8. Talking About My Baby
9. Girl You Don't Know Me
10. I'm So Proud
11. Keep On Pushing
12. You Must Believe Me
13. Amen
14. People Get Ready
15. Woman's Got Soul
16. Meeting Over Yonder
17. I Need You
18. Just One Kiss From You
19. You've Been Cheatin'
20. Since I Lost the One I Love
21. Too Slow
22. Can't Satisfy
23. Love's a Comin'
24. You Always Hurt Me
25. It's Hard To Believe
26. I Can't Stay Away From You
27. We're a Winner
28. We're Rolling On (Part One)
29. I Loved and I Lost
30. Don't Cry My Love
Track Listings (30) - Disc #2
1. As Long As You Love Me
2. Can't You See
3. Never Let Me Go
4. You've Come Home
5. I Need Your Love
6. Twist and Limbo
7. You'll Want Me Back
8. Never Too Much Love
9. Woman Who Loves Me, A
10. I Made a Mistake
11. I Love You (Yeah)
12. See the Real Me
13. Long Long Winter
14. I've Been Trying
15. Get Up and Move
16. I've Found That I've Lost
17. Never Could You Be
18. Twilight Time
19. Man Oh Man
20. Falling In Love With You
21. No One Else
22. This Must End
23. Wade In the Water
24. Little Girl
25. You've Got Me Runnin'
26. You Ought To Be In Heaven
27. It's All Over
28. We're Rolling On (Part Two)
29. Up Up and Away
30. Sometimes I Wonder

CD Details

All Artists: The Impressions
Title: Complete A- and B-Sides: 1961-1968
Members Wishing: 6
Total Copies: 0
Label: Fontana Int'l
Release Date: 3/23/2010
Album Type: Import
Genres: Pop, R&B
Styles: Oldies, Soul
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPCs: 600753123775, 0600753123775

Synopsis

Album Description

2009 two CD set that collects, chronologically, one of the best runs of any '60s group, Soul or otherwise. Many use the word genius with a wild abandon, yet surely if there is one who deserves to be labeled as such, and who rarely is, it is Curtis Mayfield, a unique man in music. Mayfield was gifted with the pipes of an angel and took the rafter-raising spirit of the church, with its uplifting and hopeful message, and combined it with an indelible songwriting craft to create sublime spiritual Soul music that carried his sermons of civil rights and equality to the masses. Listening to his group, The Impressions, on this selection is a truly spiritual experience: it's like witnessing the birth of Soul over and over again. From the eerie, atmospheric 'Gypsy Woman' in 1962, Curtis Mayfield's gorgeous falsetto floats over a collection of all-time soulful greats, including US #4 hit 'It's All Right', the civil rights anthem 'People Get Ready', and Northern Soul stomper 'Can't Satisfy'. Universal.

CD Reviews

Thanks, curtis

smurdge | 04/24/2010

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This 2 cd set collects some of the most transcendent, breathtakingly beautiful singles ever made. Grow Closer Together, Sad Sad Girl and Boy, I'm so Proud, People Get Ready, Too Much Love, It's hard to Believe... these songs glow like angels- they each come with their own halo. Curtis Mayfield is sometimes compared to Smokey Robinson- a brilliant songwriter & producer who sang in a high voice. His lyrics tend to be less clever, more direct, sometimes even a little clumsy ("sweeter than the taste of a cherry so sweet.."), but that just seems to heighten the sincerity and meaning. Sam Gooden and Fred Cash, the other two Impressions, add a perfect mix of doo-wop and gospel harmonies and an occasional lead. You get the feeling that this was truly a group and not Curtis Mayfield and two anonymous guys. And the arrangements by Johnny Pate, too brassy or schmaltzy, seem more creative the closer you listen. And not least, there's Curtis' guitar playing - listen to the guitar breaks on People Get Ready. It almost seems to be a contradiction that music this flawless can be so filled with life and meaning, but there it is.

Being that all The Impressions ABC Paramount A&B sides are here, there are some let downs- the cover of the 5th Dimension's Up Up and Away is kind of sad- but there are 60 songs so a few misses mean nothing. Most of the set is in stereo, which means most of the selections are not actually the original mono singles if you were to be picky, but the sound quality is fine, and sometimes the stereo is a beautiful thing. The pizzicato strings in It's Hard to Believe seem to shimmer around the room like stars in the sky. The next time someone says to you "nothing's perfect" play them this track. Apparently one thing in this world is."

Impressions! Nuff said.

program director | USA | 06/06/2010

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Immerse yourself in some of the finest soul Chicago ever produced.

Great writing, great harmonies, songs delivered from deep inside, this is what Curtis, Sam and Fred brought to the table.

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