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The Impressions Were An American Music Group From Chicago Illinois Active From 1958 Until 1983 Whose Repertoire Included Doo-Wop Gospel Soul And R&B. The Group Was Founded As The Roosters By Chattanooga Tennessee Natives Sam Gooden Richard Brooks And Arthur Brooks Who Moved To Chicago Illinois And Added Jerry Butler And Curtis Mayfield To Their Lineup To Become Jerry Butler & The Impressions. By 1962 Butler And The Brookses Had Departed And After Switching To ABC-Paramount Records Mayfield Gooden And New Impression Fred Cash Collectively Became A Top-Selling Soul Act. Mayfield Left The Group For A Solo Career In 1970 Leroy Hutson Ralph Johnson Reggie Torian And Nate Evans Were Among The Replacements Who Joined Gooden And Cash Before The Group's Demise In 1983. Inductees Into Both The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame And The Vocal Group Hall Of Fame The Impressions Are Best Known For Their 1960s String Of Hits Many Of Which Were Heavily Influenced By Gospel Music And Served As Inspirational Anthems For The Civil Rights Movement. Personnel Jerry Butler 1958 - 1960 Curtis Mayfield 1958 - 1970 Sam Gooden 1958 - 1983 Arthur Brooks 1958 - 1962 Richard Brooks 1958 - 1962 Fred Cash 1960 - 1983 Leroy Hutson 1970 - 1973 Ralph Johnson 1973 - 1976 Nate Evans 1976 - 1979 Reggie Torian 1973 - 1983 Discography Albums
1963 The Impressions 1964 Keep On Pushing 1964 The Never Ending Impressions 1965 One By One 1965 People Get Ready 1966 Ridin' High 1967 The Fabulous Impressions 1968 We're A Winner 1968 This Is My Country 1969 The Young Mods' Forgotten Story 1969 The Versatile Impressions 1969 Amen 1970 Check Out Your Mind! 1972 Times Have Changed 1973 Preacher Man 1974 Finally Got Myself Together 1974 Three The Hard Way 1975 First Impressions 1975 Sooner Or Later 1976 It's About Time 1976 Originals 1976 Loving Power 1979 Come To My Party 1981 Fan The Fire
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"People Get Ready" Was A 1965 Single By The Impressions And The Title Track From The Album Of The Same Name. The Single Is Today The Group's Best-Known Hit Reaching Number-Three On The Billboard R&B Chart And Number 14 On The Billboard Pop Chart. The Gospel-Influenced Track Was A Curtis Mayfield Composition And Displayed The Growing Sense Of Social And Political Awareness In His Writing. Rolling Stone Magazine Named "People Get Ready" The 24th Greatest Song Of All Time. The Song Was Included In The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock And Roll. People Get Ready Has Also Been Chosen As One Of The Top 10 Best Songs Of All Time By A Panel Of 20 Top Industry Songwriters And Producers Including Paul McCartney Brian Wilson Hal David And Others As Reported To Britain's Mojo Music Magazine. Cover Versions It Has Been Covered By Many Musicians Including Bob Marley As "One Love" Ziggy Marley Dionne Warwick The Everly Brothers Kenny Rankin Vanilla Fudge Jeff Beck And Rod Stewart This Version Reached #45 In The US Phil Collins Jimmy Little Eva Cassidy Hed PE John Denver Steve Perry U2 Aretha Franklin The Housemartins The Walker Brothers Trin-I-Tee 5 7 Margaret Becker The Chambers Brothers John Oates The Meters Seal The Doors The Blind Boys Of Alabama Human Nature Alicia Keys Joss Stone And Lyfe Jennings Maceo Parker Ladysmith Black Mambazo Taylor Hicks Kevin Max Terry Callier Ed Motta Oficina G3 Dan McLean Jr And The Idea Of North. Christian Band NewSong Have Also Done Their Own Version Of The Song With Slightly Modified Lyrics. John Mayer's "Waiting On The World To Change" Is Set To The Same Chord Progression And Instrumental Rhythm. Canadian Country Music Singer Michelle Wright Covered The Song On The 1997 Compilation Album Peace In The Valley. Her Version Peaked At #49 On The RPM Adult Contemporary Charts. Bob Dylan Has Recorded Three Different Known Versions Of The Song In Three Different Decades. Dylan Recorded The Song With The Band In 1967 During The Famed Basement Tapes Sessions. This Version Has Never Been Officially Released But Is Widely Available On The Various Bootlegs Of The Basement Tapes. He Recorded A Second Version In 1978 Which Was Released In The Same Year On A Four Song Promotional Record For His Film Renaldo And Clara. That Version Was One Of The 42 Rarities On The ITunes Anthology Of Dylan's Output. Dylan Recorded A Third Version In 1988 For The Film Flashback.
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The Impressions Were An American Music Group From Chicago Illinois Active From 1958 Until 1983 Whose Repertoire Included Doo-Wop Gospel Soul And R&B. The Group Was Founded As The Roosters By Chattanooga Tennessee Natives Sam Gooden Richard Brooks And Arthur Brooks Who Moved To Chicago Illinois And Added Jerry Butler And Curtis Mayfield To Their Lineup To Become Jerry Butler & The Impressions. By 1962 Butler And The Brookses Had Departed And After Switching To ABC-Paramount Records Mayfield Gooden And New Impression Fred Cash Collectively Became A Top-Selling Soul Act. Mayfield Left The Group For A Solo Career In 1970 Leroy Hutson Ralph Johnson Reggie Torian And Nate Evans Were Among The Replacements Who Joined Gooden And Cash Before The Group's Demise In 1983. Inductees Into Both The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame And The Vocal Group Hall Of Fame The Impressions Are Best Known For Their 1960s String Of Hits Many Of Which Were Heavily Influenced By Gospel Music And Served As Inspirational Anthems For The Civil Rights Movement. Personnel Jerry Butler 1958 - 1960 Curtis Mayfield 1958 - 1970 Sam Gooden 1958 - 1983 Arthur Brooks 1958 - 1962 Richard Brooks 1958 - 1962 Fred Cash 1960 - 1983 Leroy Hutson 1970 - 1973 Ralph Johnson 1973 - 1976 Nate Evans 1976 - 1979 Reggie Torian 1973 - 1983 Discography Albums
1963 The Impressions 1964 Keep On Pushing 1964 The Never Ending Impressions 1965 One By One 1965 People Get Ready 1966 Ridin' High 1967 The Fabulous Impressions 1968 We're A Winner 1968 This Is My Country 1969 The Young Mods' Forgotten Story 1969 The Versatile Impressions 1969 Amen 1970 Check Out Your Mind! 1972 Times Have Changed 1973 Preacher Man 1974 Finally Got Myself Together 1974 Three The Hard Way 1975 First Impressions 1975 Sooner Or Later 1976 It's About Time 1976 Originals 1976 Loving Power 1979 Come To My Party 1981 Fan The Fire read less
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1963 The Impressions 1964 Keep On Pushing 1964 The Never Ending Impressions 1965 One By One 1965 People Get Ready 1966 Ridin' High 1967 The Fabulous Impressions 1968 We're A Winner 1968 This Is My Country 1969 The Young Mods' Forgotten Story 1969 The Versatile Impressions 1969 Amen 1970 Check Out Your Mind! 1972 Times Have Changed 1973 Preacher Man 1974 Finally Got Myself Together 1974 Three The Hard Way 1975 First Impressions 1975 Sooner Or Later 1976 It's About Time 1976 Originals 1976 Loving Power 1979 Come To My Party 1981 Fan The Fire read less
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"People Get Ready" was a 1965 single by The Impressions, and the title track from the album of the same name. The single is today the group's best-known hit, reaching number-three on the Billboard R&B Chart and number 14 on the Billboard Pop Chart. The gospel-influenced track was a Curtis Mayfield composition, and displayed the growing sense of social and political awareness in his writing.
Rolling Stone magazine named "People Get Ready" the 24th greatest song of all time. The song was included in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. People Get Ready has also been chosen as one of the Top 10 Best Songs Of All Time by a panel of 20 top industry songwriters and producers, including Paul McCartney, Brian Wilson, Hal David, and others as reported to Britain's Mojo music magazine.
Cover versions
It has been covered by many musicians, including Bob Marley (as "One Love"), Ziggy Marley, Dionne Warwick, The Everly Brothers, Kenny Rankin, Vanilla Fudge, Jeff Beck and Rod Stewart (this version reached #45 in the US), Phil Collins, Jimmy Little, Eva Cassidy, Hed PE, John Denver, Steve Perry, U2, Aretha Franklin, The Housemartins, The Walker Brothers,Trin-i-tee 5:7, Margaret Becker, The Chambers Brothers, John Oates, The Meters, Seal, The Doors, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Human Nature, Alicia Keys, Joss Stone and Lyfe Jennings, Maceo Parker, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Taylor Hicks, Kevin Max, Terry Callier, Ed Motta, Oficina G3, Dan McLean Jr, and The Idea of North. Christian band NewSong have also done their own version of the song, with slightly modified lyrics. John Mayer's "Waiting on the World to Change" is set to the same chord progression and instrumental rhythm.
Canadian country music singer Michelle Wright covered the song on the 1997 compilation album Peace in the Valley. Her version peaked at #49 on the RPM Adult Contemporary charts.
Bob Dylan has recorded three different known versions of the song in three different decades. Dylan recorded the song with The Band in 1967 during the famed Basement Tapes Sessions. This version has never been officially released, but is widely available on the various bootlegs of The Basement Tapes. He recorded a second version in 1978, which was released in the same year on a four song promotional record for his film Renaldo and Clara. That version was one of the 42 rarities on the iTunes anthology of Dylan's output. Dylan recorded a third version in 1988 for the film Flashback. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.