The Anthology: 1961–1977

~ Release by Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Gypsy Woman
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 8)
recording of:
Gypsy Woman
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
EMI Tunes Ltd, EMI Waterford Music, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and Curtom Publishing Co Inc (from 1961 to ????)
The Impressions52:20
2Grow Closer Together
recording of:
Closer Together
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Curtom Publishing Co Inc (from 1962 to ????)
The Impressions2:14
3Never Let Me Go
cover recording of:
Never Let Me Go
lyricist and composer:
Joseph Scott (Joseph Wade Scott)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated) (in 1954)
The Impressions2:30
4Little Young Lover
recording of:
Little Young Lover
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Curtom Publishing Co Inc (from 1962 to ????)
The Impressions2:14
5Minstrel and Queen
recording of:
Minstrel and Queen
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Curtom Publishing Co Inc (from 1963 to ????)
The Impressions2:18
6I’m the One Who Loves You
recording of:
I’m the One Who Loves You
writer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Impressions2:27
7Sad Sad Girl and Boy
recording of:
Sad, Sad Girl and Boy
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Curtom Publishing Co Inc (from 1963 to ????)
The Impressions2:42
8It’s All Right
recording of:
It’s All Right
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Curtom Publishing Co Inc (from 1963 to ????)
The Impressions2:48
9Talking About My Baby
recording of:
Talking About My Baby
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Curtom Publishing Co Inc (from 1964 to ????)
The Impressions2:32
10I’m So Proud
recording of:
I’m So Proud
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
writer:
Momiji Tsukada (songwriter and producer; aka. Qrion)
publisher:
EMI Waterford Music, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and Curtom Publishing Co Inc (from 1964 to ????)
The Impressions42:50
11Keep on Pushing
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (recordings) (number: 17)
recording of:
Keep On Pushing
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Curtom Publishing Co Inc (from 1964 to ????)
The Impressions2:34
12You Must Believe Me
recording of:
You Must Believe Me
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Curtom Publishing Co Inc (from 1964 to ????)
The Impressions2:33
13See the Real Me
recording of:
See The Real Me
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Curtom Publishing Co Inc (from 1964 to ????)
The Impressions2:24
14Amen
recording of:
Amen
writer:
Johnny W. Pate, Sr. and Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
recording of:
Amen
writer:
Jerry Goldsmith (American score composer)
The Impressions3:29
15I’ve Been Trying
recording of:
I’ve Been Trying
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Curtom Publishing Co Inc (from 1965 to ????)
The Impressions2:46
16People Get Ready
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 24), Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (recordings) (number: 28) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 122)
recording of:
People Get Ready
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Mijac Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Impressions42:39
17It’s Hard to Believe
The Impressions2:25
18Woman’s Got Soul
recording of:
Woman’s Got Soul
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Curtom Publishing Co Inc (from 1965 to ????)
The Impressions2:18
19Meeting Over Yonder
recording of:
Meeting Over Yonder
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Impressions2:20
20I Need You
recording of:
I Need You
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Impressions2:48
21You’ve Been Cheatin’
recording of:
You’ve Been Cheatin’
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Impressions2:36
22Man Oh Man
recording of:
Man, Oh Man
writer:
Curtis Mayfield
The Impressions3:06
23Can’t Satisfy
recording of:
Can’t Satisfy (I Can’t Satisfy)
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Impressions2:38
24We’re a Winner
recording of:
We’re a Winner (in 1967)
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Impressions42:25
25I Loved and I Lost
recording of:
I Loved and I Lost
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Impressions3:15
26We’re Rolling On (Part One)
The Impressions2:18
2▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Fool for You
recording of:
Fool for You
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and Camad Music Company (from 1968 to ????)
The Impressions2:55
2This Is My Country
recording of:
This Is My Country
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Camad Music Company (from 1968 to ????)
The Impressions2:48
3Choice of Colors
recording of:
Choice of Colors
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and Camad Music Company (from 1969 to ????)
The Impressions3:18
4Check Out Your Mind
recording of:
Check Out Your Mind
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Camad Music Company (from 1970 to ????)
The Impressions3:29
5Move on Up
assistant engineer:
Danny Turbeville
engineer:
Tom Flye and R.J. Anfinson
producer:
Curtis Mayfield
vocals:
Curtis Mayfield
arranger:
Riley Hampton and Gary Slabo
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 474)
recording of:
Move On Up
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Camad Music Company (ended), Curtom Publishing Co Inc (ended), EMI Tunes Ltd, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Curtis Mayfield58:55
6(Don’t Worry) If There’s a Hell Below We’re All Going to Go
assistant engineer:
Danny Turbeville
engineer:
Tom Flye and Roger Anfinson
producer:
Curtis Mayfield
baritone saxophone:
Ron Kolber (Saxophone)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Robert Sims (drummer) and Donald Simmons
guitar:
Patrick Ferreri and Phil Upchurch
horn:
Robert Lewis (horn)
instruments:
Sam Heiman, Harold Lepp, Richard Single and Gary Slabo
keyboard [keyboards]:
John Ross (keyboards)
percussion:
Master Henry Gibson (Percussionist with Curtis Mayfield, Stan Getz, Ramsey Lewis) and Robert Sims (drummer)
saxophone:
Clifford Davis and Leonard Druss
trombone:
Lorin Binford
trumpet:
John Howell (trumpet) and Rudolph Stauber
viola:
Harold Klatz
violin:
Sol Bobrob and Elloit Golub
woodwind [woodwinds]:
Harold Dessent
vocals:
Curtis Mayfield
arranger:
Riley Hampton and Gary Slabo
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Curtom Records (in 1970)
recording of:
(Don’t Worry) If There’s a Hell Below, We’re All Going to Go
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Curtom Publishing Co Inc (from 1970 to ????)
Curtis Mayfield4.57:53
7The Makings of You
assistant engineer:
Danny Turbeville
engineer:
Roger Anfinsen and Tom Flye
producer:
Curtis Mayfield
baritone saxophone:
Ron Kolber (Saxophone)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Robert Sims (drummer) and Donald Simmons
guitar:
Patrick Ferreri and Phil Upchurch
horn:
Robert Lewis (horn)
instruments:
Sam Heiman, Harold Lepp, Richard Single and Gary Slabo
keyboard [keyboards]:
John Ross (keyboards)
percussion:
Master Henry Gibson (Percussionist with Curtis Mayfield, Stan Getz, Ramsey Lewis) and Robert Sims (drummer)
saxophone:
Clifford Davis and Leonard Druss
trombone:
Lorin Binford
trumpet:
John Howell (trumpet) and Rudolph Stauber
viola:
Harold Klatz
violin:
Sol Bobrob and Elloit Golub
woodwind [woodwinds]:
Harold Dessent
vocals:
Curtis Mayfield
arranger:
Riley Hampton and Gary Slabo
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Curtom Records (in 1970)
recording of:
The Makings of You
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Curtom Publ. Co. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Curtis Mayfield3:46
8Beautiful Brother of Mine
recording of:
Beautiful Brother of Mine
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Camad Music Company (from 1971 to ????)
Curtis Mayfield7:27
9Freddie’s Dead
engineer:
Roger Anfinsen
producer:
Curtis Mayfield
bass guitar:
Joseph Scott (US funk/soul bassist)
drums (drum set):
Morris Jennings
guitar:
Curtis Mayfield and Craig McMullen
percussion:
Master Henry Gibson (Percussionist with Curtis Mayfield, Stan Getz, Ramsey Lewis)
lead vocals:
Curtis Mayfield
arranger and orchestrator:
Johnny Pate
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Curtom Records (in 1972)
recording of:
Freddie’s Dead
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Todd Mayfield Publishing, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Curtom Publishing Co Inc (from 1972 to ????)
recording of:
Freddie’s Dead (William Parker arrangement)
composer:
Curtis Mayfield
arranger:
William Parker (US free jazz double bassist, multi-instrumentalist, poet & composer)
publisher:
Centering Music (publisher for William Parker)
arrangement of:
Freddie’s Dead
Curtis Mayfield55:27
10Superfly
engineer:
Roger Anfinsen
producer:
Curtis Mayfield
bass guitar:
Joseph Scott (US funk/soul bassist)
drums (drum set):
Morris Jennings
guitar:
Curtis Mayfield and Craig McMullen
percussion:
Master Henry Gibson (Percussionist with Curtis Mayfield, Stan Getz, Ramsey Lewis)
lead vocals:
Curtis Mayfield
arranger and orchestrator:
Johnny Pate
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Curtom Records (in 1972)
recording of:
Superfly
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Todd Mayfield Publishing, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Curtom Publishing Co Inc (from 1972 to ????)
Curtis Mayfield4.653:53
11Pusherman
engineer:
Roger Anfinsen
producer:
Curtis Mayfield
bass guitar:
Joseph Scott (US funk/soul bassist)
drums (drum set):
Tyrone McCullen
guitar:
Curtis Mayfield and Craig McMullen
percussion:
Master Henry Gibson (Percussionist with Curtis Mayfield, Stan Getz, Ramsey Lewis)
lead vocals:
Curtis Mayfield
arranger and orchestrator:
Johnny Pate
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Curtom Records of Atlanta Inc. (from 1972 to present) and Curtom Records (in 1972)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 261)
recording of:
Pusherman (Pusher Man)
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (ended), Mayfield Music (BMI), Todd Mayfield Publishing and Camad Music Company (from 1972 to ????)
Curtis Mayfield4.655:04
12So in Love
engineer:
Roger Anfinsen
producer:
Curtis Mayfield
bass guitar:
Joseph Scott (US funk/soul bassist)
guitar:
Curtis Mayfield and Phil Upchurch
membranophone:
Quinton Joseph
percussion:
Master Henry Gibson (Percussionist with Curtis Mayfield, Stan Getz, Ramsey Lewis)
lead vocals:
Curtis Mayfield
arranger:
Richard Tufo
recording of:
So in Love
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Mayfield Music (BMI) and Todd Mayfield Publishing
Curtis Mayfield5:13
13Only You Babe (single edit)
edit of:
Only You Babe by Curtis Mayfield
recording of:
Only You Babe
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Mayfield Music (BMI), Todd Mayfield Publishing and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Curtis Mayfield3:32
14Do Do Wap Is Strong in Here (single edit)
engineer:
Roger Anfinsen and Fred Breitberg
producer:
Curtis Mayfield
arranger:
Richard Tufo
edit of:
Do Do Wap Is Strong in Here by Curtis Mayfield
recording of:
Do Do Wap Is Strong in Here
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Mayfield Music (BMI), Todd Mayfield Publishing and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Curtis Mayfield3:28