The Impressions discography explained

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

Albums

Studio albums

YearAlbumChart positionsRecord label
US Pop
[1]
US R&B
1963The Impressions43 - ABC-Paramount
1964The Never Ending Impressions52 -
Keep On Pushing84
1965People Get Ready231
One by One1044
1966Ridin' High794
1967The Fabulous Impressions18416ABC
1968We're a Winner354
This Is My Country1075Curtom
1969The Versatile Impressions - - ABC
The Young Mods' Forgotten Story10421Curtom
1970Check Out Your Mind - 22
1972Times Have Changed192 -
1973Preacher Man20431
1974Finally Got Myself Together17616
1975First Impressions11513
1976Loving Power19524
It's About Time - - Cotillion Records
1979Come to My Party - - Chi-Sound
1981Fan the Fire - -
"—" denotes the album failed to chart

Soundtracks

YearAlbumChart positionsRecord label
US Pop
US R&B
1974Three the Hard Way20226Curtom
"—" denotes the album failed to chart

Compilation albums

YearAlbumChart positionsRecord label
US Pop
US R&B
1963For Your Precious Love - - Vee-Jay Records
1965Greatest Hits832ABC-Paramount
1968The Best of the Impressions17223ABC
1970The Best Impressions: Curtis, Sam & Fred - 23Curtom
197116 Greatest Hits18023ABC
1973Curtis Mayfield / His Early Years with the Impressions180 -
1977The Vintage Years199 - Sire
1989Definitive Impressions - - Kent
1997The Very Best of the Impressions - - Rhino
2001Ultimate Collection - - Hip-O
"—" denotes the album failed to chart

Singles

YearSingleChart positionsAlbum
US Pop
[2]
US R&B
UK
[3]
1958"For Your Precious Love"
b/w "Sweet Was the Wine" (Non-album track)
(as Jerry Butler & The Impressions)
113 - 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"
202 - 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)
41 -
1964"Talking About My Baby"
b/w "Never Too Much Love" (Non-album track)
122 - 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)
142 -
"Keep On Pushing"
b/w "I Love You (Yeah)"
101 - Keep On Pushing
"You Must Believe Me"
b/w "See the Real Me"
153 - People Get Ready
"Amen" /71 - Greatest Hits
1965"Long, Long Winter" - 35 - Keep On Pushing
"People Get Ready" /143 - People Get Ready
"I've Been Trying"13335 - Keep On Pushing
"Woman's Got Soul"
b/w "Get Up and Move"
299 - People Get Ready
"Meeting over Yonder"
b/w "I've Found That I Lost" (from People Get Ready)
4812 - Non-album tracks
"I Need You" /6426 -
"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)
3312 - 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"
6512 - 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"
9620 -
"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"
8034 - The Fabulous Impressions
"We're a Winner"
b/w "It's All Over" (from The Fabulous Impressions)
141 - We're a Winner
1968"We're Rolling On (Part 1)"
b/w "We're Rolling On (Part 2)"
5917 - The Best of the Impressions
"Fool for You"
b/w "I'm Loving Nothing"
223 - This Is My Country
"I Loved and I Lost"
b/w "Up, Up and Away"
619 - We're a Winner
"This Is My Country"
b/w "My Woman's Love"
258 - This Is My Country
"Don't Cry My Love"
b/w "Sometimes I Wonder" (from People Get Ready)
7144 - The Versatile Impressions
1969"My Deceiving Heart"
b/w "You Want Somebody Else" (from This Is My Country)
10423 - The Young Mods' Forgotten Story
"East of Java"
b/w "Just Before Sunrise"
- - - The Versatile Impressions
"Seven Years"
b/w "The Girl I Find"
8415 - The Young Mods' Forgotten Story
"Choice of Colors"
b/w "Mighty Mighty (Spade & Whitey)"
211 -
"Say You Love Me"
b/w "You'll Always Be Mine"
5810 - Check Out Your Mind
1970"Amen (1970)" /11044 - The Best Impressions...Curtis, Sam & Fred
"Wherever She Leadeth Me"12831 - The Young Mods' Forgotten Story
"Check Out Your Mind"
b/w "Can't You See"
283 - Check Out Your Mind
"(Baby) Turn On to Me"
b/w "Soulful Love" (from The Young Mods' Forgotten Story)
566 -
1971"Ain't Got Time"
b/w "I'm So Proud" (from The Best Impressions...Curtis, Sam & Fred)
5312 - Non-album track
"Love Me"
b/w "Do You Wanna Win" (from Check Out Your Mind
)9425 - 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"
171 -
"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)
683 - First Impressions
"Same Thing It Took"
b/w "I'm So Glad"
753 -
"Loving Power" /10311 - Loving Power
"First Impressions" - - 16First 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 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"
- - -
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

DVD release

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Impressions US albums chart history. AllMusic. 2010-01-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20130306022837/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-impressions-mn0000082013/awards. March 6, 2013.
  2. Web site: The Impressions US singles chart history. AllMusic. 2010-01-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20130306022837/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-impressions-mn0000082013/awards. March 6, 2013.
  3. Web site: The Impressions Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. 2010-01-03.
  4. Web site: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions. Amazon. 6 May 2008.