The Impressions discography

See also: Curtis Mayfield discography and Jerry Butler § Discography

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

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album Chart positions Record label
US Pop
[1] 		US R&B
[1]
1963 The Impressions 43 — ABC-Paramount
1964 The Never Ending Impressions 52 —
Keep On Pushing 8 4
1965 People Get Ready 23 1
One by One 104 4
1966 Ridin' High 79 4
1967 The Fabulous Impressions 184 16 ABC
1968 We're a Winner 35 4
This Is My Country 107 5 Curtom
1969 The Versatile Impressions — — ABC
The Young Mods' Forgotten Story 104 21 Curtom
1970 Check Out Your Mind! — 22
1972 Times Have Changed 192 —
1973 Preacher Man 204 31
1974 Finally Got Myself Together 176 16
1975 First Impressions 115 13
1976 Loving Power 195 24
It's About Time — — Cotillion Records
1979 Come to My Party — — Chi-Sound
1981 Fan the Fire — —
"—" denotes the album failed to chart

Soundtracks

Year Album Chart positions Record label
US Pop
[1] 		US R&B
[1]
1974 Three the Hard Way 202 26 Curtom
"—" denotes the album failed to chart

Compilation albums

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 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 Ultimate Collection — — Hip-O
"—" denotes the album failed to chart

Singles

Year Single Chart positions Album
US Pop
[2] 		US R&B
[2] 		UK
[3]
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 2 — 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 2 —
"Keep On Pushing"
b/w "I Love You (Yeah)" 		10 1 — Keep On Pushing
"You Must Believe Me"
b/w "See the Real Me" 		15 3 — People Get Ready
"Amen" / 7 1 — 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 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
  • * The figures from November 30, 1963, to January 23, 1965, are from the Cashbox, because the Billboard then did not publish an R&B singles chart.

DVD release

  • "Movin On Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions" (2008)[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "The Impressions US albums chart history". AllMusic. Archived from the original on March 6, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "The Impressions US singles chart history". AllMusic. Archived from the original on March 6, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2010.
  3. ^ "The Impressions Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 3, 2010.
  4. ^ "The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions". Amazon. May 6, 2008.