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Definitive Impressions Vol.2 [CD]

Curtis Mayfield, Impressions Audio CD
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  • Audio CD (29 Sep 2003)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Kent
  • ASIN: B0000C4M18
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 153,090 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

1. (Man Oh Man) I Want To Go Back
2. I'm Getting Ready
3. You Ought to Be in Heaven
4. We're In Love
5. No One Else
6. This Must End
7. Little Brown Boy
8. Love's a Comin'
9. Gotta Get Away
10. I Love You (Yeah)
11. A Woman Who Loves Me
12. Aware Of Love
13. Never Could You Be
14. Let Me Tell The World
15. I Need To Belong To Someone
16. You'll Want Me Back
17. Just Another Dance
18. That's What Love Will Do
19. You've Got Me Runnin'
20. She Don't Love Me
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1-(Man Oh Man) I Want To Go Back 2-I'm Getting Ready 3-You Ought To Be In Heaven 4-We're In Love 5-No One Else 6-This Must End 7-Little Brown Boy 8-Love's A Comin' 9-Gotta Get Away 10-I Love You (Yeah) 11-A Woman Who Loves Me 12-Aware Of Love 13-Never Could You Be 14-Let Me Tell The World 15-I Need To Belong To Someone 16-You'll Want Me Back 17-Just Another Dance 18-That's What Love Will Do 19-You've Got Me Runnin' 20-She Don't Love Me 21-Devil In Your Soul 22-I've Found Out That I've Lost 23-Long, Long Winter 24-Sister Love 25-Puppy Love 26-Don't Cry My Love 27-Falling In Love With You 28-It's All Over (2003/Kent)28 tracks The follow-up to the best-selling Kent CD all the time! The DEFINITVE Impressions Vol.1 (CD KEND 923)! Vol.2 includes four hits and 11 B-sides plus latter-day club favourites!/Die zweite Folge des Kent - Bestsellers The DEFINITIVE Impressions, Vol.1 (CD KEND 923)! Die zweite Folge beinhaltet vier Hits, 11 B-Seiten und vieles mehr!!

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars fABULOUS, YES, BUT DEFINTIVE? 20 Dec 2003
Format:Audio CD
This is a truly wonderful compilation of probably the finest soul group of the 60s - and maybe, in their later incarnations, of the 70s - and an excellent companion to the first 'Definitive Impressions'CD. It is mainly drawn from B sides and LP tracks, but, because of the recent, and excellent, 'abc Rarities' CD there is nothing new to CD here. I would have loved to hear the version of 'can't you see' that is on the vinyl 'Greatest Hits volume 2' and havew a vague suspcion that there is a version of 'Emotions' that hasn't yet made it to CD.
The 'Rarities' liner notes have made teasing references to an unreleased 'live' CD, (one track of which has made it onto an American cheapo vinyl release), and I hope that eventually the Versatile Impressions LP will be coupled with it for a 2 on 1 - although, again, the excellent 'rarities' has the best of that somewhat uneven volume.

As a completist I await the 'lost' gems, is there nothing else 'in the can?' In the meantime I storngly recommend the compelling 2 on 1 Kent CD series of the American LPs to anyone entranced by what they find here.

It is wonderful to see Curtis, Sam and Fred still the subject of releases more than 40 years after they began, and I am still entranced by their sweet soul harmonies, although neither I, nor my mohair suit, are what they were then.....

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb R n B 25 Mar 2006
By MJ King TOP 1000 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:Audio CD
Great stuff - memorable songs, great group harmonies & Curtis Mayfield on lead! What more could any real soul fan ask for?

Good production, esp. allowing for the age of most of the recordings with some 'message' music that's still topical today.

Stand out tracks include:

Gypsy Woman - slowish but really melodic

I'm The One Who Loves You - more up tempo & catchy as anything

It's Alright - great song, uptempo, positive lyrics, great use of the horns

I'm So Proud - slower pace, very catchy song

Amen - almost gospel like, really catchy chorus

People Get Ready - theres a train coming! Manages to be a message song thats also catchy as hell

Essential purchase full of tunes you'll be humming to yourself for ages!
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The greatest hits of the Impressions (with Curtis Mayfield) 12 Jan 2005
By Lawrance M. Bernabo - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
There are so many soul groups where one member was the lead singer from the start or where one singer became bigger than the group and went out on their own (e.g., Diana Ross and the Supremes). What made the Impressions different was that it produced two major stars in Curtis Mayfield and Jerry Butler (Fred Cash was the third member of the trio). Working out of Chicago and originally a doo-wop group called the Roosters, the Impressions had a distinctly different sound from the groups in Motown and Philadelphia. Their harmonies were lighter and the trios would trade off on the vocals, a gospel tradition that was rare for rhythm and blues groups. In terms of instrumentation Mayfield (who wrote almost all of the songs in this cllection) went for minimal guitars and understated rhythms, often with a Latin influence, all of which continued to give the Impressions a distinct sound.

Since "The Very Best of the Impressions" is a Rhino collection it is an excellent collection of the group's greatest hits with stellar liner notes by David Nathan. True fans of the group will quibble with the sixteen songs selected only because the deciding factor is how well they did on the soul charts rather than on their quality irrespective of chart success. The hits are arranged chronologically, from their early successes with "Gypsy Woman" and "It's All Right," when the group was a quintet rather than the trio it is best remembered as being, to the two songs by the Impressions that made it to #1 on the soul on the Black Singles chart were "Choice of Colors" (which asked the question, "If you had a choice of colors, which would you prefer, my brother?") and the post-Mayfield "Finally Got Myself Together (I'm A Changed Man)." In between are the classic tracks Mayfield wrote that were some of the first R&B songs to exhibit a strong social consciousness and reflect Mayfield's religious background.

The biggie here is "People Get Ready," which only made it to #14 on the Billboard chart but which was named by "Rolling Stone" magazine as the 24th greatest song of all-time. Mayfield wrote the song just before a march in Chicago led by Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1965. When the song was released churches in Chicago began singing their own version, which ironically changed the final lyrics so the song was more universal but less religious. The song would eventually be covered by Vanilla Fudge, Bob Dylan, the Chambers Brothers, Glen Campbell, Petula Clark, Rod Stewart, and Aretha Franklin, which certainly speaks to the scope of those who were moved by its message.

"Amen" and "Keep on Pushing" are in a similar religious vein, the former familiar because of Sidney Portier singing the old spiritual in "Lillies of the Field" and now rewritten by Mayfield and producer John W. Pate, Sr. The latter reflects the resolute attitude of the civil rights movement. Other songs reflect Mayfield's last years with the group, such as "We're a Winner," "This Is My Country," and "Check Out Your Mind." One song that I would have liked to have seen included is "Mighty, Mighty Spade & Whitey," the B-Side for "Choice of Colors" which received a lot of air-play because of its provocative title. But what is here is certainly representative of the Impressions, both in terms of their musical style and their cultural significance in the Sixties.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars MUSIC IMORTALITY 30 Dec 1999
By bill - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
Being saddened by the death of Curtis a couple of days ago, I paid my resects by diggin out all of my Impresssons albums and listened to them as I have never before. The music although the same as it was some twenty five years ago sounded more special. This album is one of my favorites. It features Curtis at his best. His guitar licks ever prevalent, unique only to Curtis. Will miss him. I thank God for him and his music....Bill
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars very uplifting 9 Mar 2000
By A customer - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
these songs are timeless.The Genius Mind of Curtis Mayfield is felt all through here.Choice of COlors is a Powerful song.MR.Mayfield made a Incredible Impact on the world of Music.he was so real&forceful with His Work.He WIll be Missed but never forgotten.this is true SOUL MUSIC.everything that is missing badly now in R-N-B.
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