THE IMPRESSIONS

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CURTIS MAYFIELDにはまったら、次はTHE IMPRESSIONSを聞きましょう。 最初は５人ぐらいのグループでスタートしましたが、最終的には３人のヴォーカルグループとして、一つのスタイルを確立させます。彼らはbrothers & sistersに対するポジティブなメッセージと、人種差別に対する訴えを続けてきました。 その動きは、時代の流れと適合し、1970年ごろに最高潮となりました。しかし、この時代の流れに対応すべくリーダー兼プロデューサーのCURTIS MAYFIELDが、ソロ活動で独立してしまいます。CURTISはソロで大成功を納めますが、Leroy Hutsonなど優秀なリードボーカルを注入するも、THE IMPRESSIONSは失速してしまいます。しかし、そうはいっても、高い水準は確保していますので、はずれは少ないです。ということは、どの時代のものを買っても大丈夫ということでしょう。とりあえずは、ベスト盤でも買って彼らのすばらしさを体験してもらいたいと思います。

 
1 THE IMPRESSIONS WITH JERRY BETLER AND BETTY EVERETT(DESIGN DLP201)

2 BANADERA R & B AND DOO WOP(JSP 1018)

3 THE IMPRESSIONS WITH JERRY BETLER FOR YOUR PRECIOUS LOVE (VEE-JAY VJS-1075)
A*FOR YOUR PRECIOUS LOVE,1958
  YOUNG LOVER
  LET ME KNOW
  DON'T DRIVE ME AWAY
  SENORITA I LOVE YOU
  A NEW LOVE
B THAT YOU LOVE ME
  THE GIFT OF LOVE
  BELIEVE IN ME
  LOVERS LANE
 *AT THE COUNTRY FAIR,1959
  A LONG TIME AGO

 *FOR YOUR PRECIOUS LOVE / SWEET WAS THE WINE (FALCON 1013 = ABNER 1013),1958
 *COME BACK MY LOVE / LOVE ME (ABNER 1017),1958
 *THE GIFT OF LOVE / *AT THE COUNTRY FAIR(ABNER 1023),1958
  LOVELY ONE / SENORITA I LOVE YOU (ABNER 1025),1959
  SAY THAT YOU LOVE ME / A NEW LOVE (ABNER 1034),1959
  LISTEN / SHORTY'S GOT TO GO (BANDERA 2504), 1959
 *LITTLE YOUNG LOVER,1959

4 HE WILL BREAK YOUR HEART / JERRY BUTTLER(VEE-JAY VJLP1029)

5 CURTIS MAYFIELD WITH THE IMPRESSIONS(UP FRONT UPF164)

6 LOVE ME / JERRY BUTTLER(VEE-JAY VJLP1034)

7 AWARE OF LOVE / JERRY BUTTLER (VEE-JAY VJLP1038)
 
ABC-PARAMOUNT

SHINDIG (ABC-PARAMOUNT ABC-504) (TOMMY ROE, THE TAMS, FATS DOMINO)
 LOVE IS A MISTERY (THE IMPRESSIONS)(WITH THE FAKE APPLAUSE)

  DON'T LEAVE ME / I NEED YOUR LOVE (SWIRL 107), 1960(THE IMPRESSIONS, RICHARD AND ARTHUR BROOKS)

 *GYPSY WOMAN / AS LONG AS YOU LOVE ME (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-10241),9/1961
  SENORITA I LOVE YOU / SAY THAT YOU LOVE ME, (VEE-JAY 424), 1962
 *CAN'T YOU SEE / GROW CLOSER TOGETHER (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-10289), EARLY 1962
  LITTLE YOUNG LOVER /  NEVER LET ME GO (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-10328),1962
  YOU'VE COME HOME / MINSTREL AND QUEEN (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-10357),1962
  [REMEMBER ME] I'M THE ONE WHO LOVES YOU / I NEED YOUR LOVE (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-10386),1963
  SAD,SAD GIRL AND BOY / TWIST AND LIMBO (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-10431),1963

*8 THE IMPRESSIONS (ABC-PARAMOUNT ABCS-450),8/1963
AIT'S ALL RIGHT (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-10487),9/1963
  GYPSY WOMAN (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-10241),9/1961
  GROW CLOSER TOGETHER
  LITTLE YOUNG LOVER
  YOU'VE COME HOME
  NEVER LET ME GO
B MINSTREL AND QUEEN
  I NEED YOUR LOVE
  I'M THE ONE WHO LOVES YOU
  SAD,SAD GIRL AND BOY
  AS LONG AS YOU LOVE ME
  TWIST AND LIMBO
  (CAN'T YOU SEE WAS WITHDRAWN AND REPLACED WITH IT'S ALL RIGHT)

 *IT'S ALL RIGHT / *YOU'LL WANT ME BACK (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-10487),9/1963
 *TALKING ABOUT MY BABY / *NEVER TOO MUCH LOVE (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-10511),12/1963

*9 THE NEVER ENDING IMPRESSIONS (ABC-PARAMOUNT ABCS-468),3/1964
A SISTER LOVE
   LITTLE BOY BLUE
   SATIN DOLL
   GIRL YOU DON'T LNOW ME
   I GOTTA KEEP ON MOVIN'
   YOU ALWAYS HURT THE ONE YOU LOVE
B THAT'S WHAT LOVE WILL DO
  I'M SO PROUD (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-10544),3/1964
  SEPTEMBER SONG
  LEMON TREE
  TEN TO ONE
  A WOMAN WHO LOVES ME
 
 *I'M SO PROUD / *I MADE A MISTAKE (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-10544),3/1964
 *KEEP ON PUSHING / *I LOVE YOU (YEAH)(ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-10554),5/1964

ジャケット写真に思わず笑ってしまいます。KEEP ON PUSHINGといって押しているのが車です。 KEEP ON PUSHING、もちろん名曲です。I'VE BEEN TRYINGやI THANK HEAVENは美しいバラードです。 TALKING ABOUT MY BABYは、IT'S ALRIGHTと同じ曲調です。

 *YOU MUST BELIEVE ME / *SEE THE REAL ME (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-10581),8/1964
 *AMEN / *LONG, LONG, WINTER (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-10602),10/1964
 *PEOPLE GET READY (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-10622),1/1965

*11 PEOPLE GET READY (ABC-PARAMOUNT ABCS-505),2/1965

A WOMAN'S GOT SOUL (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-10647),3/1965
  EMOTIONS
  SOMETIMES I WONDER
  WE'RE IN LOVE
  JUST ANOTHER DANCE
  CAN'T WORK NO LONGER
B PEOPLE GET READY (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-10622),1/1965
  I'VE FOUND THAT I'VE LOST
  HARD TO BELEIVE
  SEE THE REAL ME
  GET UP AND MOVE
  YOU MUST BELIEVE ME (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-10581),8/1964

12 GREATEST HITS (ABC-PARAMOUNT ABCS-515),2/1965
 *IT'S ALL RIGHT (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-10487),9/1963
 *GYPSY WOMAN (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-10241),9/1961
 *KEEP ON PUSHING (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-10554),5/1964
 *AMEN (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-10602),10/1964
 *TALKING ABOUT MY BABY (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-10511),12/1963
 *YOU MUST BELIEVE ME (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-10581),8/1964

 *WOMAN'S GOT SOUL / *GET UP AND MOVE (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-10647),3/1965
  MEETING OVER YOUNDER / *I'VE FOUND THAT I'VE LOST (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-10670),1965

13 ONE BY ONE (ABC-PARAMOUNT ABCS-523),8/1965 (STANDARD SONGS)
A TWILIGHT TIME
  I WANNA BE AROUND
  NATURE BOY
  JUST ONE KISS FROM YOU
  ANSWER ME, MY LOVE
B IT'S NOT UNUSUAL
  WITHOUT A SONG
  FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOU
  MY PRAYER
  MONA LISA
  LONELY MAN

 *NEVR COULD YOU BE / I NEED YOU (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-10710), 10/1965
  JUST ONE KISS FROM YOU / TWILIGHT TIME (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-10725), 1965
  YOU'VE BEEN CEATIN' / *(MAN OH MAN) I WANT TO GO BACK (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-10750), 1965

14 RIDIN' HIGH (ABC-PARAMOUNT ABC545),2/1966
A RIDIN' HIGH
  NO ONE ELSE
  GOTTA GET AWAY
  I NEED TO BELONG TO SOMEONE
  RIGHT ON TIME
  I NEED A LOVE
B TOO SLOW
  MAN'S TEMPTATION
  THAT'S WHAT MAMA SAY
  LET IT BE ME
  I'M A TELLIN' YOU
 
  SINCE I LOST THE ONE I LOVE / FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOU (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-10761), 1966
  TOO SLOW / NO ONE ELSE (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-10789), 1966
  CAN'T SATISFY / *THIS MUST END (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-10831), 1966
 *LOVE'S A COMIN'/ WADE IN THE WATER (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-10869), 1966
 *YOU ALWAYS HURT ME / *LITTLE GIRL (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-10869), 1967
  YOU'VE GOT ME RUNNIN' / IT'S HARD TO BELEIVE (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-10932), 1967
 *I CAN'T STAY AWAY FROM YOU / *YOU OUGHT TO BE IN HEAVEN (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-10964), 1967

*15 THE FABULOUS IMPRESSIONS(ABC ABCS-606),6/1967
A YOU ALWAYS HURT ME
  IT'S ALL OVER
  LITTLE GIRL
  ONE HUNDRED POUNDS OF CLAY
  LOVE'S A COMIN'
  YOU OUGHT TO BE IN HEAVEN
B I CAN'T STAY AWAY FROM YOU
  AWARE OF LOVE
  ISLE OF SIRENS
  I'M STILL WAITIN'
  SHE DON'T LOVE ME
 
 *WE'RE A WINNER / *IT'S ALL OVER (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-11022),12/1967

*16 WE'RE A WINNER(ABC ABCS-635),2/1968
A WE'RE A WINNER (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-11022),12/1967
  MOONLIGHT SHADOWS
  LET ME TELL THE WORLD
  I'M GETTIN'READY
  NOTHING CAN STOP ME
B NO ONE TO LOVE
  LITTLE BROWN BOY
  I LOVED AND I LOST
  ROMANCING TO THE FOLK SONG
  UP UP AND AWAY

 *WE'RE ROLLING ON PART 1 / *WE'RE ROLLING ON PART 2 (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-11071), 1968
 *I LOVED AND I LOST / *UP UP AND AWAY (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-11071), 1968
 *DON'T CRY MY LOVE / *SOMETIMES I WONDER (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-11135), 1968
 *JUST BEFORE SUNRISE / *EAST OF JAVA (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-11188), 1968

17 THE BEST OF THE IMPRESSIONS(ABC ABCS-654),8/1968
 *PEOPLE GET READY (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-10622),1/1965
 *WE'RE A WINNER (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-11022),12/1967
 *YOU'VE BEEN CHEATIN'
 *CAN'T SATISFY
 *THIS MUST END
 *WE'RE ROLLING ON PART 1

18 THE VERSATILE IMPRESSIONS(ABC ABCS-668),3/1969
(PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED MATERIALS,STANDARD ALBUM)
A*ONCE IN A LIFETIME
 *YESTERDAY
 *THIS IS THE LIFE
 *JUST BEFORE SUNRISE
 *THE LOOK OF LOVE
B*DON'T CRY MY LOVE
 *SERMONETTE
 *EAST OF JAVA
 *OO YOU'RE A LIVIN' DOLL
 *FOOL ON THE HILL

19 16 GREATEST HITS(ABC ABCS-727)
 *WE'RE ROLLING ON PART 1

20 DEFNINITIVE IMPRESSIONS(KENT CDKEND923) 28 SONGS
 12 MEETING OVER YOUNDER
 21 WE'RE ROLLING ON

21 GREATEST HITS(MAC MCAD31338)

CURTOM RECORDS

 *FOOL FOR YOU / *MY WOMAN'S LOVE (CURTOM SINGLE CR-1932),8/1968
 *THIS IS MY COUNTRY / MY WOMAN'S LOVE (CURTOM SINGLE CR-1934),11/1968

*22 THIS IS MY COUNTRY (CURTOM CRS8001),11/1968
A THEY DON'T KNOW
  STAY CLOSER TO ME
  I'M LOVING NOTHING
  LOVES HAPPENING
  GONE AWAY (COMPOSED. CURTIS MAYFIELD & DONNY HATHAWAY)
B YOU WANT SOMEBODY ELSE
  SO UNUSUAL
  MY WOMAN'S LOVE
  FOOL FOR YOU (CURTOM SINGLE CR-1934),8/1968
  THIS IS MY COUNTRY (CURTOM SINGLE CR-1934),11/1968

　  STAY CLOSER TO ME この曲は、まるでモータウン風です。なぜわざわざモータウン風にしたのか。理解に苦しみますが、モータウンの作品だと思えば、いい曲ですね。

 *MY DECEIVING HEART / *YOU WANT SOMEBODY ELSE (CURTOM SINGLE CR-1937),1969
 *SEVEN YEARS / *THE GIRL I FIND (CURTOM SINGLE CR-1940),1969

*23 THE YOUNG MODS' FORGOTTEN STORY (CURTOM CRS8003),4/1969
A THE YOUNG MODS' FORGOTTEN STORY
  CHOICE OF COLORS (CURTOM SINGLE CR-1943),6/1969 (ARR.DONNY HATHAWAY & JOHNNY PATE)
  THE GIRL I FIND
  WHEREVER YOU LEADETH ME
  MY DECEIVING HEART
B SEVEN YEARS
  LOVE'S MIRACLE
  JEALOUS MAN
  SOULFUL LOVE
  MIGHTY MIGHTY (SPADE & WHITEY)

 *CHOICE OF COLORS / *MIGHTY MIGHTY SPADE & A WHITEY (CURTOM SINGLE CR-1943),6/1969
  SAY YOU LOVE ME / YOU'LL BE ALWAYS MINE (CURTOM SINGLE CR-1946),1969

24 THE BEST IMPRESSIONS CURTIS, SAM & FRED(CURTOM CRS8004),12/1969
A*GYPSY WOMAN
 *KEEP ON PUSHIN'
 *I'M SO PROUD
 SAY YOU LOVE ME
 *I'VE BEEN TRYING
 *AMEN
B*CHOICE OF COLORS (CURTOM SINGLE CR-1943),6/1969 ARR.DONNY HATHAWAY & JOHNNY PATE
 *FOOL FOR YOU (CURTOM SINGLE CR-1932),8/1968
 *WHEREVER YOU LEADETH ME
 *MIGHTY MIGHTY (SPADE & WHITEY)
 *GONE AWAY
 *THIS IS MY COUNTRY (CURTOM SINGLE CR-1934),11/1968

 *GYPSY WOMAN / *WHEREVER SHE LEADETH ME (CURTOM SINGLE CR-1948),1970
 CAN'T YOU SEE / *CHECK OUT YOUR MIND (CURTOM SINGLE CR-1951),4/1970
 *(BABY) TURN ON TO ME / *SOULFUL LOVE (CURTOM SINGLE CR-1954),1970

*25 CHECK OUT YOUR MIND (CURTOM CRS8006), 12/1970
A CHECK OUT YOUR MIND (CURTOM SINGLE CR-1951),4/1970
  CAN'T YOU SEE (CURTOM PUBLISHING)
  YOU'RE REALLY SOMETHING SADIE
  DO YOU WANNA WIN
  YOU'LL BE ALWAYS MINE
B ONLY YOU
  (BABY) TURN ON TO ME
  MADAM MARY
  WE MUST BE IN LOVE
  SAY YOU LOVE ME

 *AIN'T GOT TIME / *I'M SO PROUD (CURTOM SINGLE CR-1957), 1971
  LOVE ME / DO YOU WANNA WIN (CURTOM SINGLE CR-1959),1971
 *INNER CITY BLUES / *WE MUST BE IN LOVE (MAKE ME WANNA HOLLER) (CURTOM SINGLE CR-1964),1971
  THIS LOVES FOR REAL / *TIMES HAVE CHANGED (CURTOM SINGLE CR-1970),1972
  I NEED TO BELONG TO SOMEONE / LOVE ME (CURTOM SINGLE CR-1973),1972
 *TIMES HAVE CHANGED (CURTOM SINGLE CR-1977),1972 (ISSUED AS A SINGLE BY FRED CASH)

*26 TIMES HAVE CHANGED (CURTOM CRS8012), 4/1972
A STOP THE WAR
 TIMES HAVE CHANGED (ALSO ISSUED AS A SINGLE BY FRED CASH)
 INNER CITY BLUES (MAKE ME WANNA HOLLER)
  OUR LOVE GOES ON AND ON
BPOTENT LOVE
  I NEED TO BELONG TO SOMEONE
  THIS LOVES FOR REAL
  LOVE ME

 LEROY HUSTON, LEAD VOCAL

 *TIMES HAVE CHANGED / *PREACHER MAN (CURTOM SINGLE CR-1982), 1973
 *THIN LINE / I'M LOVING YOU (CURTOM SINGLE CR-1985), 1973

*27 PREACHER MAN (CURTOM CRS8016), 7/1973 (MOVIE SOUND TRACK ALBUM)
A WHAT IT IS
   PREACHER MAN
   SIMPLE MESSAGE
   FIND THE WAY
B THIN LINE
   COLOR US ALL GRAY (I'M LOST)
   I'M LOVING YOU

 FRED CASH, LEAD VOCAL

　THIN LINEが長尺の曲で気合いが入っていてイイ感じです。ボーカルがCURTISならもっとよかったんだろうけど。

 *IF IT'S IN YOU TO DO WRONG / *TIMES HAVE CHANGED (CURTOM SINGLE CR-1994),1973
 *FINALLY GOT MYSELF TOGETHER (I'M A CHANGED MAN) / *I'LL ALWAYS BE HERE (CURTOM SINGLE CR-1997),4/1974

*28 FINALLY GOT MYSELF TOGETHER (CURTOM CRS8019),6/1974
A IF IT'S IN YOU TO DO WRONG
   I'M A CHANGED MAN(FINALLY GOT MYSELF TOGETHER) (CURTOM SINGLE CR-1997),4/1974
   I'LL ALWAYS BE HERE
   MIRACLE WOMAN
B WE GO BACK A WAYS
   GUESS WHAT I GOT
   TRY ME
   DON'T FORGET WHAT I TOLD YOU

何と言ってもFINALLY GOT MYSELF TOGETHERのかっこよさにはかないません。 CURTIS脱退後のTHE IMPRESSIONSのなかでも、特別に好きな曲です。

 REGGIE TORIAN, LEAD VOCAL

 *SOMETHING'S MIGHTY,MIGHTY WRONG / THREE THE HARD WAY (CURTOM SINGLE CR-2003),1974

29 TREE THE HARD WAY (CURTOM CRS8602ST),7/1974(SOUND TRACK)
A*MAKE A RESOLUTION
  THAT'S WHAT LOVE WILL DO
 *SOMETHING'S MIGHTY,MIGHTY WRONG
B MISTER KEYES
  HAVING A BALL
  ON THE MOVE
  THREE THE HARD WAY (CHASE & THREE)

  MIRACLE WOMAN / *SOONER OR LATER (CURTOM SINGLE CMS-0103),4/1975

30 FIRST IMPRESSIONS (CURTOM CU5003),6/1975
A*SOONER OR LATER (CURTOM SINGLE CMS-0103),4/1975
 *SAME THING IT TOOK (CURTOM SINGLE CMS-0106),8/1975
 *OLD BEFORE MY TIME
 *FIRST IMPRESSIONS
B GROOVE
  I'M SO GLAD
  HOW HIGH IS HIGH
  WHY MUST A LOVE SONG BE A SAD SONG

 REGGIE TORIAN, LEAD VOCAL

  I'M SO GLAD/ *SAME THING IT TOOK (CURTOM SINGLE CMS-0106),8/1975
 *LOVING POWER / *FIRST IMPRESSIONS (CURTOM SINGLE CR-0110),1975

31 LOVING POWER (CURTOM CU5009),2/1976
A*LOVING POWER
 *SUNSHINE
 *I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU
 *IF YOU HAVE TO ASK
B YOU CAN'T BE WRONG (ALL THE TIME)
  I WISH I'D STAYED IN BED
  KEEP ON TRYING

 REGGIE TORIAN, LEAD VOCAL

 *SUNSHINE / I WISH I'D STAYED IN BED (CURTOM SINGLE CR-0116),1976

*LASTING IMPRESSIONS (CURTOM CU2006, LP, CD) (BEST OF 30 AND 31)
 SOONER OR LATER (CURTOM SINGLE CMS-0103),4/1975
 SAME THING IT TOOK (CURTOM SINGLE CMS-0106),8/1975
 OLD BEFORE MY TIME
 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
 LOVING POWER
 SUNSHINE
 I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU
 IF YOU HAVE TO ASK

　この時期のIMPRESSIONSとなると、それこそ全盛期のグループと印象が異なるが、リードボーカルの人の声も、全体のサウンド、曲調も結構好きだ。上質なソウルミュージックがたんのうできる。
 SOONER OR LATER (CURTOM SINGLE CMS-0103),4/1975
 SAME THING IT TOOK　シングルよりは長尺バージョンの収録。この曲はすごく好き。
 SUNSHINE どっかで聴いた曲だなあと思っていたら、1993年録音でBOBBY BYRDがやっています。どちらも甲乙付けがたいよさです。オリジナルはO'JAYSだそうですが、それは持っていません。
 I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU あらら、これはHarold Melvin & The Blue Notesかな、と思うほどの雰囲気の曲。いい曲だ。
 IF YOU HAVE TO ASK かっこいい曲ですが、バックでちょっとうっとおしい女性が、"DO YOU LOVE ME?"と何度も聞いてくる。こんな女性につきまとわれて困っている男の歌って感じですかね。

32 IT'S ABOUT TIME (COTILLION SD9912),12/1976
A IN THE PALM OF MY HANDS
  YOU'LL NEVER FIND
  SAME OLD HEARTACHES
  I NEED YOU
B THIS TIME
  STARDUST
  I'M A FOOL FOR LOVE
  WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN

 THIS TIME / I'M A FOOL FOR LOVE (COTILLION 44210),1976
 I SAW MOMMY KISSING SANTA CLAUS / SILENT NIGHT (COTILLION 44211),1976

33 FUNKY CHRISTMAS(COTILLION SD9911),1976
 SILENT NIGHT
 I SAW MOMMY KISSING SANTA CLAUS

34 COME TO MY PARTY(CHI-SOUND T596),8/1979
A*COME TO MY PARTY
  I COULD NEVER MAKE YOU STAY
  THIS CAN'T BE REAL
B SORRY
 *MAYBE I'M MISTAKEN
 *ALL I WANT TO DO IS MAKE LOVE TO YOU
  WHOLE LOT OF GOOD LOVIN'

 *ALL I WANT TO DO IS MAKE LOVE TO YOU / SORRY (CHI-SOUND 2418),1979
 *MAYBE I'M MISTAKEN / *ALL I WANT TO DO IS MAKE LOVE TO YOU (CHI-SOUND 2438),1980

35 FAN THE FIRE(CHI-SOUND T624),6/1981
A*FAN THE FIRE
 *I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOUR LOVE
  LOVE LOVE LOVE
  YOU'RE MINE
B I SURRENDER
  TAKE EVERYTHING
  I DON'T MIND
 *FOR YOUR PRECIOUS LOVE

 YOU'RE MINE / *FOR YOUR PRECIOUS LOVE (CHI-SOUND 2491),1981
 *FAN THE FIRE / LOVE LOVE LOVE (CHI-SOUND 2499),1981
 CAN'T WAIT TILL TOMORROW (MCA SINGLE 52995), 1987

ALL MEN ARE BROTHERS -- A TRIBUTE TO  CURTIS MAYFIELD, 1994
 *FOOL FOR YOU / BRANFORD MARSALIS AND THE IMPRESSIONS

*THE VERY BEST OF THE IMPRESSIONS (RHINO R2 72583), 1997

 1 GYPSY WOMAN (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-10241),9/1961
 2 IT'S ALL RIGHT (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-10487),9/1963
 3 TALKING ABOUT MY BABY (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-10511),12/1963
 4 KEEP ON PUSHING (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-10554),5/1964
 5 YOU MUST BELIEVE ME (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-10581),8/1964
 6 AMEN (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-10602),10/1964
 7 PEOPLE GET READY (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-10622),1/1965
 8 WOMAN'S GOT SOUL (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-10647),3/1965
 9 WE'RE A WINNER (ABC-PARAMOUNT SINGLE #45-11022),12/1967
10 FOOL FOR YOU (CURTOM SINGLE CR-1934),8/1968
11 THIS IS MY COUNTRY (CURTOM SINGLE CR-1932),11/1968
12 CHOICE OF COLORS (CURTOM SINGLE CR-1943),6/1969 ARR.DONNY HATHAWAY & JOHNNY PATE
13 CHECK OUT YOUR MIND (CURTOM SINGLE CR-1951),4/1970
14 I'M A CHANGED MAN(FINALLY GOT MYSELF TOGETHER) (CURTOM SINGLE CR-1997),4/1974
15 SOONER OR LATER (CURTOM SINGLE CMS-0103),4/1975
16 SAME THING IT TOOK (CURTOM SINGLE CMS-0106),8/1975

  rhinoからでたベスト盤。CurtisのCDはかなりもっているのに、気が付いたらImpressionsのアルバムはこれが初めてでした。 Curtis脱退後の3曲も入って、充実した内容です。 いったん聴きはじめるとどの曲も耳に残りつい口ずさんでしまう、そしてまた聴いてしまうと、Curtisの作曲の才能にすっかり洗脳されてしまっている今日このごろ。 私のお気に入りは、9.We're A Winner、14.Finally Got Myself Together(I'm a Changed Man)。

*CHANGING IMPRESSIONS (CHARLEY)
DISK ONE
 1 FOR YOUR PRECIOUS LOVE,1958
 2 COME BACK MY LOVE,1959
 3 LITTLE YOUNG LOVER,1959
 4 AT THE COUNTRY FAIR,1959
 5 GYPSY WOMAN
 6 KEEP ON PUSHIN'
 7 I'M SO PROUD
 8 I'VE BEEN TRYING
 9 AMEN
10 FOOL FOR YOU (CURTOM SINGLE CR-1934),8/1968
11 GONE AWAY (COMPOSED. CURTIS MAYFIELD & DONNY HATHAWAY)
12 THIS IS MY COUNTRY (CURTOM SINGLE CR-1932),11/1968
13 SEVEN YEARS
14 WHEREVER YOU LEADETH ME
15 CHOICE OF COLORS (CURTOM SINGLE CR-1943),6/1969 ARR.DONNY HATHAWAY & JOHNNY PATE
16 MIGHTY MIGHTY(SPADE & WHITEY)
17 (BABY) TURN ON TO ME
18 CHECK OUT YOUR MIND (CURTOM SINGLE CR-1951),4/1970
19 WE MUST BE IN LOVE
20 AIN'T GOT TIME,1971
21 TIMES HAVE CHANGED (ALSO ISSUED AS A SINGLE BY FRED CASH)
22 INNER CITY BLUES (MAKE ME WANNA HOLLER)
23 POTENT LOVE
24 PREACHER MAN

DISK TWO
 1 THIN LINE
 2 I'M A CHANGED MAN(FINALLY GOT MYSELF TOGETHER) (CURTOM SINGLE CR-1997),4/1974
 3 IF IT'S IN YOU TO DO WRONG
 4 I'LL ALWAYS BE HERE
 5 MAKE A RESOLUTION
 6 SOMETHING'S MIGHTY,MIGHTY WRONG
 7 SOONER OR LATER (CURTOM SINGLE CMS-0103),4/1975
 8 SAME THING IT TOOK (CURTOM SINGLE CMS-0106),8/1975
 9 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
10 SUNSHINE
11 LOVING POWER
12 ALL I WANT TO DO IS MAKE LOVE TO YOU
13 FAN THE FIRE
14 I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOUR LOVE
15 FOR YOUR PRECIOUS LOVE

   charlyから出ている、ａｂｃ時代の録音を除いたベスト盤。 Curtomの昔のヒット曲の焼き直しも入っていますので、ａｂｃ中心のベスト盤を持っている人にはありがたいかも。

*ABC RARITIES (KENT CD 170), 1999

 1 CAN'T YOU SEE
 2 LOVE IS A MISTERY
 3 EMOTIONS (WON'T YOU LET ME CRY)
 4 YOU'LL WANT ME BACK
 5 NEVER TOO MUCH LOVE
 6 NEVR COULD YOU BE
 7 (MAN OH MAN) I WANT TO GO BACK
 8 THIS MUST END
 9 I NEED A LOVE
10 YOU'VE GOT ME RUNNIN'
11 WE'RE ROLLING ON (PTS 1 & 2)
12 DON'T CRY MY LOVE
13 JUST BEFORE SUNRISE
14 EAST OF JAVA
15 YESTERDAY
16 ALL MY TRIALS
17 THE LOOK OF LOVE
18 THANKS TO YOU
19 SERMONETTE
20 ONCE IN A LIFETIME
21 PUPPY LOVE
22 BRING A LITTLE WATER SYLVIE
23 OO YOU'RE A LIVIN' DOLL
24 FOOL ON THE HILL
25 DEVIL IN YOUR SOUL
26 THIS IS THE LIFE

　残り物には福がある、ABC RARITIES。とにかく音がよい。 曲数も多く、余り物だからつまらないと言うことは一切ない。 とにかく嬉しかったのが、11 WE'RE ROLLING ON (PTS 1 & 2)。WE'RE A WINNERの続編というか、全く同じなんだけどかっこよすぎる。 PTS 2が長らくRAREだったということだが、これは本当にたまらん。定価は少々高かったが、買う価値は充分にあり。