Name: Impressions / Never Ending Impressions
Brand: Kent (U.K.)
SKU: 160909
Price: 12.5 USD
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Impressions / Never Ending Impressions

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Album: Impressions / Never Ending Impressions
#	Song Title		Time
1)	It's All Right	More Info...	0:03
2)	Gypsy Woman	More Info...	0:02
3)	Grow Closer Together	More Info...	0:02
4)	Little Young Lover	More Info...	0:02
5)	You've Come Home	More Info...	0:02
6)	Never Let Me Go	More Info...	0:02
7)	Minstrel and Queen	More Info...	0:02
8)	I Need Your Love	More Info...	0:02
9)	I'm the One Who Loves You	More Info...	0:02
10)	Sad, Sad Girl and Boy	More Info...	0:02
11)	As Long As You Love Me	More Info...	0:02
12)	Twist and Limbo	More Info...	0:02
13)	Sister Love	More Info...	0:02
14)	Little Boy Blue	More Info...	0:02
15)	Satin Doll	More Info...	0:02
16)	Girl You Don't Know Me	More Info...	0:02
17)	I Gotta Keep On Moving	More Info...	0:03
18)	You Always Hurt the One You Love	More Info...	0:02
19)	That's What Love Will Do	More Info...	0:02
20)	I'm So Proud	More Info...	0:03
21)	September Song	More Info...	0:02
22)	Lemon Tree	More Info...	0:04
23)	Ten to One	More Info...	0:02
24)	A Woman Who Loves Me	More Info...	0:02

Album: Impressions / Never Ending Impressions
#	Song Title		Time
1)	It's All Right	More Info...	0:03
2)	Gypsy Woman	More Info...	0:02
3)	Grow Closer Together	More Info...	0:02
4)	Little Young Lover	More Info...	0:02
5)	You've Come Home	More Info...	0:02
6)	Never Let Me Go	More Info...	0:02
7)	Minstrel and Queen	More Info...	0:02
8)	I Need Your Love	More Info...	0:02
9)	I'm the One Who Loves You	More Info...	0:02
10)	Sad, Sad Girl and Boy	More Info...	0:02
11)	As Long As You Love Me	More Info...	0:02
12)	Twist and Limbo	More Info...	0:02
13)	Sister Love	More Info...	0:02
14)	Little Boy Blue	More Info...	0:02
15)	Satin Doll	More Info...	0:02
16)	Girl You Don't Know Me	More Info...	0:02
17)	I Gotta Keep On Moving	More Info...	0:03
18)	You Always Hurt the One You Love	More Info...	0:02
19)	That's What Love Will Do	More Info...	0:02
20)	I'm So Proud	More Info...	0:03
21)	September Song	More Info...	0:02
22)	Lemon Tree	More Info...	0:04
23)	Ten to One	More Info...	0:02
24)	A Woman Who Loves Me	More Info...	0:02

Performer Notes

2 LPs on 1 CD: THE IMPRESSIONS/THE NEVER ENDING IMPRESSIONS.
Liner Note Authors: Rick Ward; Peter Burns.
Photographer: Bob Ghiraldini.
The Impressions/The Never Ending Impressions is a kind of odd pairing of two LPs on one CD, covering four years of releases by the group in completely different idioms and with partly different lineups -- it's also a good overview of their early history on ABC Records. The contents of The Impressions mostly consisted of their 1961-1963 singles, by the five-man lineup of Curtis Mayfield, Arthur Brooks, Richard Brooks, Sam Gooden, and Fred Cash -- these tend toward the elegant side of soul music (especially on "You've Come Home," "Minstrel and Queen," and "Sad, Sad Girl and Boy"), an attribute that is only enhanced by Ace Records' superb remastering of this material, which brings out all of the subtleties in the singing and playing. The Never Ending Impressions, made by Mayfield, Gooden, and Cash, was the group's first attempt at doing an actual LP, rather than just assembling previously issued singles and it alternates between some superb single-style tracks, such as "Sister Love," "Girl You Don't Know Me," and "I Gotta Keep On Moving," and more sophisticated standards such as "Satin Doll" and "You Always Hurt the One You Love." The latter are a somewhat mixed bag, at their weakest recalling the Mills Brothers to know special purpose but occasionally throwing out an interesting angle, in the beat or chorus. It's not quite as uniformly strong as the albums that preceded it, but the best songs -- half of what's here -- are as good as anything the group recorded in their previous three years, and the repertory experiment has its good moments. ~ Bruce Eder