Ridin' High (The Impressions album)

Ridin' High is an album by the American soul music group the Impressions, released in 1966.[4]

Ridin' High
Studio album by
The Impressions
Released1966
GenreChicago soul
LabelABC-Paramount[1]
ProducerJohnny Pate
The Impressions chronology
One by One
(1965)		 Ridin' High
(1966)		 The Fabulous Impressions
(1967)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]

Track listing

All tracks written by Curtis Mayfield unless noted. "I Need To Belong To Someone" was recorded by the group three times: first, when they backed Jerry Butler on 1963 solo single (titled "Need to Belong"); second on this LP; and third on the Times Have Changed LP in 1972 featuring LeRoy Hutson (spoken intro) and Sam Gooden (lead).

Side One
  1. "Ridin’ High" 2:25
  2. "No One Else" 2:37
  3. "Gotta Get Away" 2:28
  4. "I Need to Belong to Someone" 3:25 (Curtis and Sam lead)
  5. "Right on Time" 2:43
  6. "I Need a Love" 2:25
Side Two
  1. "Too Slow", 2:44
  2. "Man’s Temptation" 4:45
  3. "That’s What Mama Say" 2:34
  4. "Let It Be Me" (Gilbert Bécaud, Pierre Delanoë, Mann Curtis) 3:02
  5. "I’m a Telling You" 2:41

Personnel
The Impressions

Charts
Year Chart Peak position
1966 Black Albums 4
Pop Albums 79[5]

References
  1. Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). "Goldmine Record Album Price Guide". Penguin – via Google Books.
  2. "Ridin' High - The Impressions | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 464.
  4. Pruter, Robert (May 7, 1992). "Chicago Soul". University of Illinois Press – via Google Books.
  5. Whitburn, Joel (2001). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums, 1955-2001. Record Research. p. 402.


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