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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 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 — 1977 The Vintage Years: 199 — Sire: 1989 Definitive Impressions — — Kent: 1997 The Very Best of the Impressions — — Rhino: 2001 ...
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 ".
"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.
Keep On Pushing is a studio album by the Impressions, released on ABC-Paramount in 1964. This was the group's biggest hit album ever, reaching number 8 on the Billboard 200 chart, the band's highest position on the chart, [1] and number 4 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. [2]
"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]
Jerry Butler Jr. (born December 8, 1939) [1] is an American soul singer-songwriter, producer, musician, and retired politician. [2] He was the original lead singer of the R&B vocal group the Impressions, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991.
People Get Ready is a studio album by the Impressions, released on ABC-Paramount in 1965. It contains Curtis Mayfield's "People Get Ready", which was a successful single that had a significant impact on the civil rights movement. [1] The album reached number 23 on the Billboard 200 chart [2] and number 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. [3]