As a fan of a wide variety of popular (and not-so-popular) music from the 1950s (and sometimes even earlier) up through the present, one of my bucket list projects for years has been to put together a list of my 100 favorite songs of all time. At some point I decided that, once I got around to figuring that out, I could put it out on a blog, for the infinitesimally small proportion of the Internet world that might be interested. So, here we are. While the Top 100 will be a major focus, I also plan to post on a variety of other musical (and occasionally non-musical) topics, in which you may or may not be interested. (If a particular posting doesn’t ring your bell, you’re only a few clicks away from a dancing cat video on YouTube.)

Monday, August 10, 2020

LP #37 The Impressions – People Get Ready (1965)

Picking this one was surprisingly difficult.

 

Quite a few years ago, I picked up a 2-fer CD repackaging of the group’s 3rd and 4th albums, this one paired with 1964’s Keep On Pushing. It was on Kent Records, a UK label specialising in reissuing 60s and 70s American soul music, and I probably got it at Roadhouse Oldies in Silver Spring.

 

Previously, everything I had by the group, whether on LP or CD, was a greatest-hits compilation of some kind. I now discovered that many of their album tracks were actually as good as their singles. Going back to the post where I named the Impressions as one of my favorite musical acts of all time and listed my favorite 20 songs by the group, it turns out that 15 of them were from three albums: these two, plus their eponymous 1963 debut. Choosing among them was tough, but the title track wound up being the deciding factor.

 

Favorite tracks:

 

People Get Ready 

It’s Hard To Believe

Just Another Dance

See The Real Me

Woman’s Got Soul

You Must Believe Me

 

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