The Impressions discography
Introduction The discography of the Impressions, an American R&B and soul group, includes twenty studio albums and seventy-eight singles.
Albums ===Studio albums=== Year Album Chart positions Record label US Pop US R&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 Versatile Impressions'' — — ABC ''The Young Mods' Forgotten Story'' 104 21 Curtom1970 ''Check Out Your Mind!'' — 221972 ''Times Have Changed'' 192 —1973 ''Preacher Man'' 204 311974 ''Finally Got Myself Together'' 176 161975 ''First Impressions'' 115 131976 ''Loving Power'' 195 24 ''It's About Time'' — — Cotillion Records1979 ''Come to My Party'' — — Chi-Sound1981 ''Fan the Fire'' — — "—" denotes the album failed to chart===Soundtracks=== Year Album Chart positions Record label US Pop US R&B1974 ''Three the Hard Way'' 202 26 Curtom "—" denotes the album failed to chart===Compilation albums=== Year Album Chart positions Record label US Pop US R&B1963 ''For Your Precious Love'' — — Vee-Jay Records1965 ''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 — Sire1989 ''Definitive Impressions'' — — Kent1997 ''The Very Best of the Impressions'' — — Rhino2001 ''Ultimate Collection'' — — Hip-O "—" denotes the album failed to chart
Singles  Year Single Chart positions Album US Pop US R&B UK 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'' "Come Back My Love"b/w "Love Me" (as The Impressions featuring Jerry Butler) — 29 —Non-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" 20 2 —''The 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) 99 — —''The 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" 96 — —''The 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" 84 — —''The Impressions'' "It's All Right"b/w "You'll Want Me Back" (Non-album track) 4 1 — 1964 "Talking About My Baby"b/w "Never Too Much Love" (Non-album track) 12 * —''Keep 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'') 14 14 — "Keep On Pushing"b/w "I Love You (Yeah)" 10 * —''Keep On Pushing'' "You Must Believe Me"b/w "See the Real Me" 15 * —''People Get Ready'' "Amen" / 7 * —''Greatest Hits'' 1965 "Long, Long Winter" — 35 —''Keep On Pushing'' "People Get Ready" / 14 3 —''People Get Ready'' "I've Been Trying" 133 35 —''Keep On Pushing'' "Woman's Got Soul"b/w "Get Up and Move" 29 9 —''People Get Ready'' "Meeting over Yonder"b/w "I've Found That I Lost" (from ''People Get Ready'') 48 12 —Non-album tracks "I Need You" / 64 26 — "Never Could You Be" — 35 — "Just One Kiss from You"b/w "Twilight Time" 76 — —''One by One'' "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 "Too Slow"b/w "No One Else" 91 — —''Ridin' High'' "Can't Satisfy"b/w "This Must End" 65 12 —''The 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" 96 20 — "You've Got Me Runnin'"b/w "It's Hard to Believe" (from ''People Get Ready'') — 50 —Non-album track "I Can't Stay Away from You"b/w "You Ought to Be in Heaven" 80 34 —''The Fabulous Impressions'' "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'' "Fool for You"b/w "I'm Loving Nothing" 22 3 —''This Is My Country'' "I Loved and I Lost"b/w "Up, Up and Away" 61 9 —''We're a Winner'' "This Is My Country"b/w "My Woman's Love" 25 8 —''This Is My Country'' "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'' "East of Java"b/w "Just Before Sunrise" — — —''The Versatile Impressions'' "Seven Years"b/w "The Girl I Find" 84 15 —''The Young Mods' Forgotten Story'' "Choice of Colors"b/w "Mighty Mighty (Spade & Whitey)" 21 1 — "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'' "Wherever She Leadeth Me" 128 31 —''The Young Mods' Forgotten Story'' "Check Out Your Mind"b/w "Can't You See" 28 3 —''Check Out Your Mind!'' "(Baby) Turn On to Me"b/w "Soulful Love" (from ''The Young Mods' Forgotten Story'') 56 6 — 1971 "Ain't Got Time"b/w "I'm So Proud" (from ''The Best Impressions...Curtis, Sam & Fred'') 53 12 —Non-album track "Love Me"b/w "Do You Wanna Win" (from ''Check Out Your Mind!'') 94 25 —''Times 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'') — 26 —''Finally Got Myself Together'' 1974 "Finally Got Myself Together (I'm a Changed Man)"b/w "I'll Always Be Here" 17 1 — "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'' "Same Thing It Took"b/w "I'm So Glad" 75 3 — "Loving Power" / 103 11 —''Loving Power'' "First Impressions" — — 16''First Impressions'' 1976 "Sunshine"b/w "I Wish I'd Stayed in Bed" — 36 —''Loving Power'' "This Time"b/w "I'm a Fool for Love" — 40 —''It'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" — 99 —''It's About Time'' "Can't Get Along"b/w "You're So Right for Me" — 42 —Non-album tracks1979 "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" — 58 —''Fan the Fire'' "Love, Love, Love"b/w "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*'''*''' From November 30, 1963, to January 23, 1965, ''Billboard'' did not publish an R&B singles chart.
DVD release * "Movin On Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions" (2008)
See also *Curtis Mayfield discography
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