# The Impressions discography

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

## Albums
### Studio albums

| Year | Album | Chart positions | Chart positions | Record label |
| Year | Album | US Pop | US R&B | Record label |
| 1963 | The Impressions | 43 | — | ABC-Paramount |
| 1964 | The Never Ending Impressions | 52 | — | ABC-Paramount |
| 1964 | Keep On Pushing | 8 | 4 | ABC-Paramount |
| 1965 | People Get Ready | 23 | 1 | ABC-Paramount |
| 1965 | One by One | 104 | 4 | ABC-Paramount |
| 1966 | Ridin' High | 79 | 4 | ABC-Paramount |
| 1967 | The Fabulous Impressions | 184 | 16 | ABC |
| 1968 | We're a Winner | 35 | 4 | ABC |
| 1968 | This Is My Country | 107 | 5 | Curtom |
| 1969 | The Versatile Impressions | — | — | ABC |
| 1969 | The Young Mods' Forgotten Story | 104 | 21 | Curtom |
| 1970 | Check Out Your Mind! | — | 22 | Curtom |
| 1972 | Times Have Changed | 192 | — | Curtom |
| 1973 | Preacher Man | 204 | 31 | Curtom |
| 1974 | Finally Got Myself Together | 176 | 16 | Curtom |
| 1975 | First Impressions | 115 | 13 | Curtom |
| 1976 | Loving Power | 195 | 24 | Curtom |
| 1976 | It's About Time | — | — | Cotillion Records |
| 1979 | Come to My Party | — | — | Chi-Sound |
| 1981 | Fan the Fire | — | — | Chi-Sound |
| "—" denotes the album failed to chart |||||

### Soundtracks

| Year | Album | Chart positions | Chart positions | Record label |
| Year | Album | US Pop | US R&B | Record label |
| 1974 | Three the Hard Way | 202 | 26 | Curtom |
| "—" denotes the album failed to chart |||||

### Compilation albums

| Year | Album | Chart positions | Chart positions | Record label |
| Year | Album | US Pop | US R&B | Record label |
| 1963 | For Your Precious Love | — | — | Vee-Jay Records |
| 1965 | Greatest Hits | 83 | 2 | ABC-Paramount |
| 1968 | The Best of the Impressions | 172 | 23 | ABC |
| 1970 | The Best Impressions: Curtis, Sam & Fred | — | 23 | Curtom |
| 1971 | 16 Greatest Hits | 180 | 23 | ABC |
| 1973 | Curtis Mayfield / His Early Years with the Impressions | 180 | — | ABC |
| 1977 | The Vintage Years | 199 | — | Sire |
| 1989 | Definitive Impressions | — | — | Kent |
| 1997 | The Very Best of the Impressions | — | — | Rhino |
| 2001 | Ultimate Collection | — | — | Hip-O |
| "—" denotes the album failed to chart |||||

## Singles

| Year | Single | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Album |
| Year | Single | US Pop | US R&B | UK | Album |
| 1958 | "For Your Precious Love" b/w "Sweet Was the Wine" (Non-album track) (as Jerry Butler & The Impressions) | 11 | 3 | — | For Your Precious Love |
| 1958 | "Come Back My Love" b/w "Love Me" (as The Impressions featuring Jerry Butler) | — | 29 | — | Non-album tracks |
| 1958 | "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 |
| 1959 | "Lovely One" b/w "Senorita I Love You" (from For Your Precious Love) | — | — | — | Non-album tracks |
| 1959 | "All Through the Night" b/w "Meanwhile, Back in My Heart" | — | — | — | Non-album tracks |
| 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" | 20 | 2 | — | The Impressions |
| 1962 | "Don't Leave Me" b/w "I Need Your Love" (from The Impressions) | — | — | — | Non-album track |
| 1962 | "Grow Closer Together" b/w "Can't You See" (Non-album track) | 99 | — | — | The Impressions |
| 1962 | "Senorita I Love You" b/w "Say That You Love Me" | — | — | — | For Your Precious Love |
| 1962 | "Little Young Lover" b/w "Never Let Me Go" | 96 | — | — | The Impressions |
| 1962 | "Minstrel and Queen" b/w "You've Come Home" | 113 | — | — | The Impressions |
| 1963 | "I'm the One Who Loves You" b/w "I Need Your Love" | 73 | — | — | The Impressions |
| 1963 | "I'm So Proud" b/w "Never Let Me Go" (from The Impressions) | — | — | — | The Never Ending Impressions |
| 1963 | "Sad, Sad Girl and Boy" b/w "Twist and Limbo" | 84 | — | — | The Impressions |
| 1963 | "It's All Right" b/w "You'll Want Me Back" (Non-album track) | 4 | 1 | — | The Impressions |
| 1964 | "Talking About My Baby" b/w "Never Too Much Love" (Non-album track) | 12 | 2 | — | Keep On Pushing |
| 1964 | "Girl You Don't Know Me" b/w "Woman Who Loves Me" Cancelled single | — | — | — | The Never Ending Impressions |
| 1964 | "I'm So Proud" b/w "I Made a Mistake" (from Keep On Pushing) | 14 | 2 | — | The Never Ending Impressions |
| 1964 | "Keep On Pushing" b/w "I Love You (Yeah)" | 10 | 1 | — | Keep On Pushing |
| 1964 | "You Must Believe Me" b/w "See the Real Me" | 15 | 3 | — | People Get Ready |
| 1964 | "Amen" / | 7 | 1 | — | Greatest Hits |
| 1965 | "Long, Long Winter" | — | 35 | — | Keep On Pushing |
| 1965 | "People Get Ready" / | 14 | 3 | — | People Get Ready |
| 1965 | "I've Been Trying" | 133 | 35 | — | Keep On Pushing |
| 1965 | "Woman's Got Soul" b/w "Get Up and Move" | 29 | 9 | — | People Get Ready |
| 1965 | "Meeting over Yonder" b/w "I've Found That I Lost" (from People Get Ready) | 48 | 12 | — | Non-album tracks |
| 1965 | "I Need You" / | 64 | 26 | — | Non-album tracks |
| 1965 | "Never Could You Be" | — | 35 | — | Non-album tracks |
| 1965 | "Just One Kiss from You" b/w "Twilight Time" | 76 | — | — | One by One |
| 1965 | "You've Been Cheatin'" b/w "Man, Oh Man" (Non-album track) | 33 | 12 | — | The Best of the Impressions |
| 1966 | "Since I Lost the One I Love" b/w "Falling in Love with You" (from One by One) | 90 | — | — | Non-album track |
| 1966 | "Too Slow" b/w "No One Else" | 91 | — | — | Ridin' High |
| 1966 | "Can't Satisfy" b/w "This Must End" | 65 | 12 | — | The Best of the Impressions |
| 1966 | "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" | 96 | 20 | — | The Fabulous Impressions |
| 1967 | "You've Got Me Runnin'" b/w "It's Hard to Believe" (from People Get Ready) | — | 50 | — | Non-album track |
| 1967 | "I Can't Stay Away from You" b/w "You Ought to Be in Heaven" | 80 | 34 | — | The Fabulous Impressions |
| 1967 | "We're a Winner" b/w "It's All Over" (from The Fabulous Impressions) | 14 | 1 | — | We're a Winner |
| 1968 | "We're Rolling On (Part 1)" b/w "We're Rolling On (Part 2)" | 59 | 17 | — | The Best of the Impressions |
| 1968 | "Fool for You" b/w "I'm Loving Nothing" | 22 | 3 | — | This Is My Country |
| 1968 | "I Loved and I Lost" b/w "Up, Up and Away" | 61 | 9 | — | We're a Winner |
| 1968 | "This Is My Country" b/w "My Woman's Love" | 25 | 8 | — | This Is My Country |
| 1968 | "Don't Cry My Love" b/w "Sometimes I Wonder" (from People Get Ready) | 71 | 44 | — | The Versatile Impressions |
| 1969 | "My Deceiving Heart" b/w "You Want Somebody Else" (from This Is My Country) | 104 | 23 | — | The Young Mods' Forgotten Story |
| 1969 | "East of Java" b/w "Just Before Sunrise" | — | — | — | The Versatile Impressions |
| 1969 | "Seven Years" b/w "The Girl I Find" | 84 | 15 | — | The Young Mods' Forgotten Story |
| 1969 | "Choice of Colors" b/w "Mighty Mighty (Spade & Whitey)" | 21 | 1 | — | The Young Mods' Forgotten Story |
| 1969 | "Say You Love Me" b/w "You'll Always Be Mine" | 58 | 10 | — | Check Out Your Mind! |
| 1970 | "Amen (1970)" / | 110 | 44 | — | The Best Impressions...Curtis, Sam & Fred |
| 1970 | "Wherever She Leadeth Me" | 128 | 31 | — | The Young Mods' Forgotten Story |
| 1970 | "Check Out Your Mind" b/w "Can't You See" | 28 | 3 | — | Check Out Your Mind! |
| 1970 | "(Baby) Turn On to Me" b/w "Soulful Love" (from The Young Mods' Forgotten Story) | 56 | 6 | — | Check Out Your Mind! |
| 1971 | "Ain't Got Time" b/w "I'm So Proud" (from The Best Impressions...Curtis, Sam & Fred) | 53 | 12 | — | Non-album track |
| 1971 | "Love Me" b/w "Do You Wanna Win" (from Check Out Your Mind!) | 94 | 25 | — | Times Have Changed |
| 1971 | "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)" b/w "We Must Be in Love" (from Check Out Your Mind!) | — | — | — | Times Have Changed |
| 1972 | "This Love's for Real" b/w "Times Have Changed" | — | 41 | — | Times Have Changed |
| 1973 | "I Need to Belong to Someone" b/w "Love Me" | — | — | — | Times Have Changed |
| 1973 | "Preacher Man" b/w "Times Have Changed" (from Times Have Changed) | — | — | — | Preacher Man |
| 1973 | "I'm Loving You" b/w "Thin Line" | — | — | — | Preacher Man |
| 1973 | "If It's in You to Do Wrong" b/w "Times Have Changed" (from Times Have Changed) | — | 26 | — | Finally Got Myself Together |
| 1974 | "Finally Got Myself Together (I'm a Changed Man)" b/w "I'll Always Be Here" | 17 | 1 | — | Finally Got Myself Together |
| 1974 | "Something's Mighty, Mighty Wrong" b/w "Three the Hard Way" | — | 28 | — | Three the Hard Way (Soundtrack) |
| 1975 | "Sooner or Later" b/w "Miracle Woman" (Non-album track) | 68 | 3 | — | First Impressions |
| 1975 | "Same Thing It Took" b/w "I'm So Glad" | 75 | 3 | — | First Impressions |
| 1975 | "Loving Power" / | 103 | 11 | — | Loving Power |
| 1975 | "First Impressions" | — | — | 16 | First Impressions |
| 1976 | "Sunshine" b/w "I Wish I'd Stayed in Bed" | — | 36 | — | Loving Power |
| 1976 | "This Time" b/w "I'm a Fool for Love" | — | 40 | — | It's About Time |
| 1976 | "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" b/w "Silent Night" | — | — | — | Funky Christmas (Various artists) |
| 1977 | "You'll Never Find" b/w "Stardust" | — | 99 | — | It's About Time |
| 1977 | "Can't Get Along" b/w "You're So Right for Me" | — | 42 | — | Non-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" | — | — | — | Come to My Party |
| 1981 | "For Your Precious Love" (re-recorded version) b/w "You're Mine" | — | 58 | — | Fan the Fire |
| 1981 | "Love, Love, Love" b/w "Fan the Fire" | — | — | — | Fan the Fire |
| 1987 | "Can't Wait 'Til Tomorrow" b/w "Love Workin' on Me" | — | 91 | — | Non-album tracks |
| "—" denotes the single failed to chart ||||||
* $^*$ The figures from November 30, 1963, to January 23, 1965, are from the Cashbox, because the Billboard then did not publish an R&B singles chart.

## DVD release

* "Movin On Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions" (2008)