(Soul - Rhythm & blues) The Impressions - People Get Ready 1958-76(2008 IMC Music RMB 75141), MP3, 320 kbps

1958-1960
* Jerry Butler (singer)
* Curtis Mayfield
* Arthur Brooks (singer)
* Richard Brooks (singer)
* Sam Gooden
1960-1962
* Curtis Mayfield
* Arthur Brooks
* Richard Brooks
* Sam Gooden
* Fred Cash
1962-1970
* Curtis Mayfield
* Sam Gooden
* Fred Cash
1970-1973
* Leroy Hutson
* Sam Gooden
* Fred Cash
1973-1976
* Ralph Johnson
* Reggie Torian
* Sam Gooden
* Fred Cash

Review by Steve Leggett from Allmusic:
This set collects tracks from the Impressions' early-'60s years with ABC-Paramount and includes classic tracks like "It's All Right," "Keep on Pushing," "Gypsy Woman," "I'm So Proud," and the majestic "People Get Ready" along with later-era Impressions sides like "This Is My Country" and "Choice of Colors," which show lead tenor vocalist and songwriter Curtis Mayfield blossoming toward his subsequent solo career. It all adds up to a fine introduction to the glorious gospel-pop of this influential and just plain wonderful Chicago soul group.
Biography by Steve Huey from Allmusic:
The quintessential Chicago soul group, the Impressions' place in R&B history would be secure if they'd done nothing but launch the careers of soul legends Jerry Butler and Curtis Mayfield. But far more than that, the Impressions recorded some of the most distinctive vocal-group R&B of the '60s under Mayfield's guidance. Their style was marked by airy, feather-light harmonies and Mayfield's influentially sparse guitar work, plus, at times, understated Latin rhythms. If their sound was sweet and lilting, it remained richly soulful thanks to the group's firm grounding in gospel tradition; they popularized the three-part vocal trade-offs common in gospel but rare in R&B at the time, and recorded their fair share of songs with spiritual themes, both subtle and overt. Furthermore, Mayfield's interest in the civil rights movement led to some of the first socially conscious R&B songs ever recorded, and his messages grew more explicit as the '60s wore on, culminating in the streak of brilliance that was his early-'70s solo work. The Impressions carried on without Mayfield, but only matched their earlier achievements in isolated instances, and finally disbanded in the early '80s. ..Read more on Allmusic