Albums by The Impressions
ALBUMI’m Coming Home (for Christmas)The Impressions
ALBUMCome To My Party + Fan the FireThe Impressions
ALBUMIt's About TimeThe Impressions
ALBUMLoving PowerThe Impressions
ALBUMFirst ImpressionsThe Impressions
ALBUMFinally Got Myself TogetherThe Impressions
ALBUMThree the Hard Way (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)The Impressions
ALBUMPreacher ManThe Impressions
ALBUMTimes Have ChangedThe Impressions
ALBUMCheck Out Your Mind!The Impressions
Artist Playlists
The Impressions Essentials
Fueled by Curtis Mayfield, they brought soul to the civil rights movement.
Artist Biography
The quintessential Chicago soul group, the Impressions' place in R&B history would be secure if they'd done nothing but launch the careers of soul legends Jerry Butler and Curtis Mayfield. But far more than that, the Impressions recorded some of the most distinctive vocal-group R&B of the '60s under Mayfield's guidance. Their style was marked by airy, feather-light harmonies and Mayfield's influentially sparse guitar work. If their sound was sweet and lilting, it remained richly soulful thanks to the group's firm grounding in gospel tradition. Furthermore, Mayfield's interest in the civil rights movement led to some of the first socially conscious R&B songs ever recorded. ~ Steve Huey
Hometown
Chicago, IL, United States
Genre
R&B/Soul