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The Impressions is the debut album by the American soul music group of the same name. It produced six chart hit singles, including their biggest hit, the Billboard top 10 pop smash " It's All Right ", and the top 20 hit " Gypsy Woman ".
Year Album Chart positions Record label US Pop [1]US R&B [1]1963 For Your Precious Love — — Vee-Jay Records: 1965 Greatest Hits: 83 2 ABC-Paramount: 1968
The Impressions were an American music group originally formed in 1958. Their repertoire includes gospel, R&B, doo-wop, and soul. [1]The group was founded as the Roosters by Chattanooga, Tennessee natives Sam Gooden, Richard Brooks and Arthur Brooks, who moved to Chicago and added Jerry Butler and Curtis Mayfield to their line-up to become Jerry Butler & the Impressions.
The album was originally released in 1963 on the Impulse! label. [ 12 ] The studio tracks were performed by the classic Coltrane quartet (pianist McCoy Tyner , bassist Jimmy Garrison , and drummer Elvin Jones ), who are joined by saxophonist Eric Dolphy and bassist Reggie Workman on the tracks recorded live at the Village Vanguard. [ 13 ]
"It's All Right" is a 1963 song recorded by The Impressions and written by the group's lead singer, Curtis Mayfield. The single was the most successful chart entry of the group's career. "It's All Right" was one of two top-ten singles for the group on the Billboard Hot 100, and the first of six number ones on the Billboard R&B chart. [2]
"I'm So Proud" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Curtis Mayfield and recorded by the Impressions in 1963 for the album The Never Ending Impressions. Released as a single in 1964, "I'm So Proud" peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart and number 16 on the Cash Box Top 100 Singles chart.
"Gypsy Woman" is a 1961 rhythm and blues song written by Curtis Mayfield and recorded by his group the Impressions. The group's first single following the departure of lead singer Jerry Butler, it reached No. 2 on the US Billboard R&B chart, No. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 [4] and number 17 on the Cash Box chart.
Pages in category "1963 debut albums" The following 45 pages are in this category, out of 45 total. ... The Impressions (album) Introducing the Seekers; K. The ...