The Impressions - One By One & Ridin' High (1998)
BAND/ARTIST: The Impressions
- Title: One By One & Ridin' High
- Year Of Release: 1998
- Label: Kent Soul CDKEND 152
- Genre: Soul, R&B, Chicago Soul
- Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,log,scans) / 320 kbps
- Total Time: 01:05:22
- Total Size: 413/179 MB
- WebSite: Album Preview
A two-for-one combination of two mid-'60s LPs on one compact disc. One by One is a misstep that was not uncommon among soul stars in the '60s: the record is dedicated almost entirely to standards such as "Twilight Time," "I Wanna Be Around," "Nature Boy," and "Mona Lisa." The strategy was to widen their appeal to a more adult pop audience, but supper club ballads are not what you turn to the Impressions (or for that matter, any soul stars) for, and the album sounds mediocre decades later, with the expected syrupy big-band orchestration. Sam Gooden and Fred Cash take leads on one unmemorable song each; the three Curtis Mayfield-penned numbers, in bold contrast, are more soulful and understated, particularly the dramatically arranged "Just One Kiss from You." Ridin' High is a much more palatable kettle of fish, as Mayfield wrote almost all of the tunes and the production was back to business, straight-ahead Chicago soul. It's a bit of a treadmill affair as some of the songs had been previously recorded by Billy Butler, Major Lance, and Jerry Butler, but it's still quality ebullient music with fine leads and harmonies, exemplified by the small hit "I Need You." "Gotta Get Away," previously done by Billy Butler, and the sassy "Too Slow" are other highlights of a pretty solid album.
Tracklist:
1965 - One By One [ABC records]
01 Twilight Time
02 I Wanna Be Around
03 Nature Boy
04 Just One Kiss From You
05 I Want To Be With You
06 Answer Me, My Love
07 It's Not Unusual
08 Without A Song
09 Falling In Love With You
10 My Prayer
11 Mona Lisa
12 Lonely Man
1966 - Ridin' High [ABC records]
13 Ridin' High
14 No One Else
15 Gotta Get Away
16 I Need To Belong To Someone
17 Right On Time
18 I Need You
19 Too Slow
20 Man's Temptation
21 That's What Mama Say
22 Let It Be Me
23 I'm Telling You
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