The Impressions

The Impressions er en amerikansk musikkgruppe fra Chicago dannet i 1958. Deres repertoar inkluderer doo-wop, gospel, Rhythm & Blues og soul.

Gruppen ble startet under navnet The Roosters av  Sam Gooden, Richard Brooks og Arthur Brooks, aller opprinnelig fra Chattanooga i Tennessee, men de hadde flyttet til Chicago. Etter hvert slo de seg sammen med Jerry Butler og Curtis Mayfield under navnet Jerry Butler & the Impressions. I 1962 forlot både Butler og Brooks-brødrene gruppen, og Mayfield og Gooden fortsatte samarbeidet sammen med Fred Cash og ble under navnet The Impressions en suksess innenfor soulmusikken. Mayfield forlot gruppen til fordel for en solokarriere i 1970, men flere erstatninger kom til underveis, blant disse Leroy Hutson, Ralph Johnson, Reggie Torian, Sammy Fender og Nate Evans.

The Impressions ble i 1991 innvalgt til Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Idag er gruppen mest kjent for sine låter inspirert av borgerrettskampen i USA.

 Besetning 

 Jerry Butler (1958–1960)
 Curtis Mayfield (1958–1970)
 Sam Gooden (1958–)
 Arthur Brooks (1958–1962)
 Richard Brooks (1958–1962)
 Fred Cash (1960–)
 Leroy Hutson (1970–1973)
 Ralph Johnson (1973–1976;1983–2000)
 Vandy Hampton (1983–2003)
 Nate Evans (1976–1979)
 Reggie Torian (1973–1983; 200?–)

 Diskografi 

 Studioalbum 
 År Albumtittel Listeplassering Plateselskap USAPop USAR&B1963 The Impressions 43 — ABC-Paramount1964 The Never Ending Impressions 52 — Keep on Pushing 8 41965 People Get Ready 23 1 One by One 104 41966 Ridin' High 79 41967 The Fabulous Impressions 184 16 ABC1968 We're a Winner 35 4 This Is My Country 107 5 Curtom1969 The Young Mods' Forgotten Story 104 21 The Versatile Impressions — — ABC1970 Check Out Your Mind! — 22 Curtom1972 Times Have Changed 192 —1973 Preacher Man 204 311974 Finally Got Myself Together 176 161975 First Impressions 115 131976 Loving Power 195 241979 Come to My Party — — Chi-Sound1981 Fan the Fire — — "—" betyr at albumet ikke nådde hitlistene

 Filmmusikk 
 År Albumtittel Listeplasseirng Plateselskap USAPop USAR&B1974 Three the Hard Way 202 26 Curtom "—" betyr at albumet ikke nådde hitlistene

 Samlealbum
 År Albumtittel Listeplassering Plateselskap USAPop USAR&B1965 Greatest Hits 83 2 ABC-Paramount1968 The Best of the Impressions 172 23 ABC1970 The Best Impressions: Curtis, Sam & Fred — 23 Curtom1971 16 Greatest Hits 180 23 ABC 1973 Curtis Mayfield/His Early Years with the Impressions 180 —1977 The Vintage Years 199 — Sire1997 The Very Best of the Impressions — — Rhino2001 Ultimate Collection — — Hip-O "—" betyr at albumet ikke nådde hitlistene

Singler
 År Singel Listeplassering USAPop USAR&B England 1958 "For Your Precious Love" (as Jerry Butler & The Impressions) 11 3 — "Come Back My Love" (The Impressions featuring Jerry Butler) — 29 — 1961 "Gypsy Woman" 20 2 — 1962 "Grow Closer Together" 99 — — "Little Young Lover" 96 — — "Minstrel and Queen" 113 — — 1963 "I'm the One Who Loves You" 73 — — "Sad, Sad Girl and Boy" 84 — — "It's All Right" 4 1 — 1964 "Talking About My Baby" 12 * — "I'm So Proud" 14 * — "Keep on Pushing" 10 * — "You Must Believe Me" 15 * — "Amen" (A-Side) 7 * — 1965 "Long, Long Winter" (B-Side) — 35 — "People Get Ready" (A-Side) 14 3 — "I've Been Trying" (B-Side) 133 35 — "Woman's Got Soul" 29 9 — "Meeting Over Yonder" 48 12 — "I Need You" (A-Side) 64 26 — "Never Could You Be" (B-Side) — 35 — "Just One Kiss from You" 76 — — "You've Been Cheatin'" 33 12 — 1966 "Since I Lost the One I Love" 90 — — "Too Slow" 91 — — "Can't Satisfy" 65 12 — 1967 "You Always Hurt Me" 96 20 — "You've Got Me Runnin'" — 50 — "I Can't Stay Away from You" 80 34 — "We're a Winner" 14 1 — 1968 "We're Rolling On (Part 1)" 59 17 — "Fool for You" 22 3 — "I Loved and I Lost" 61 9 — "This Is My Country" 25 8 — "Don't Cry My Love" 71 44 — 1969 "My Deceiving Heart" 104 23 — "Seven Years" 84 15 — "Choice of Colors" 21 1 — "Say You Love Me" 58 10 — 1970 "Amen (1970)" (A-Side) 110 44 — "Wherever She Leadeth Me" (A-Side) 128 31 — "Check Out Your Mind" 28 3 — "(Baby) Turn on to Me" 56 6 — 1971 "Ain't Got Time" 53 12 — "Love Me" 94 25 — 1972 "This Loves for Real" — 41 – 1973 "If It's in You to Do Wrong" — 26 — 1974 "Finally Got Myself Together (I'm a Changed Man)" 17 1 — "Something's Mighty, Mighty Wrong" — 28 — 1975 "Sooner or Later" 68 3 — "Same Thing It Took" 75 3 — "Loving Power" 103 11 — "First Impressions" — — 16 1976 "Sunshine" — 36 — "This Time" — 40 — 1977 "You'll Never Find" — 99 — "Can't Get Along" — 42 — 1981 "For Your Precious Love" (re-innspilt versjon) — 58 — 1987 "Can't Wait 'Til Tomorrow" — 91 — "—" betyr at singelen ikke nådde hitlistene

 Samarbeidsutgivelser 

 2001: Reptile – Eric Clapton

 DVD 

 2008: Movin' On  Up- "The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions"

Referanser

 Eksterne lenker 


  The Impressions Vocal Group hall of Fame Page

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