Keep On Pushing

by The Impressions

Keep On Pushing cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: July 1964
  • Label: ABC-Paramount
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 31:52
  • Community rating: 3.83/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Curtis Mayfield solidifies the polished, brass-heavy aesthetic of Chicago Soul with intricate vocal arrangements. The title track, driven by gospel-derived falsetto harmonies and a marching rhythm, became heavily utilized as an anthem within the American civil rights movement.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, soulful, harmonies, vocal, rhythmic, ballad

Tracklist

  1. Keep On Pushing (2:35)
  2. I've Been Trying (2:50)
  3. I Ain't Supposed To (2:29)
  4. Dedicate My Song To You (1:56)
  5. Long Long Winter (2:50)
  6. Somebody Help Me (3:17)
  7. Amen (3:31)
  8. I Thank Heaven (2:44)
  9. Talking About My Baby (2:34)
  10. Don't Let It Hide (2:15)
  11. I Love You (Yeah) (2:09)
  12. I Made A Mistake (2:36)

Credits

  • The Impressions - primary artist
  • Johnny Pate - arranged by
  • Sam Gooden - bass vocals
  • Joe Lebow - design [liner]
  • Sam Feldman - lacquer cut by
  • Curtis Mayfield - lead vocals, written-by
  • Rick Ward - liner notes
  • Don Bronstein - photography by [cover]
  • Bob Ghiraldini - photography by [liner]
  • Fred Cash - tenor vocals
  • Alice Beard - written-by
  • Jerry Goldsmith - written-by

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