Keep on Pushing

Keep on Pushing
Studio album by The Impressions
Released	July 1964
Genre	Chicago soul
Label	ABC-Paramount
The Impressions chronology
The Never Ending Impressions (1964) Keep on Pushing (1964) People Get Ready (1965)

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Keep on Pushing is an album and song by the American soul music group The Impressions. It was the biggest album of their career, reaching the Top 10 on the Billboard Pop Album chart. It produced no less than 5 Pop & R&B Top 40 hit singles, two of which,("Amen" & "Keep on Pushing"), hit the Billboard Pop Top 10, and a third of which, "Talking about My Baby", came close, peaking at #12.

Track listing

All songs written by Curtis Mayfield except as noted.

1. "Keep on Pushing"
2. "I've Been Trying"
3. "I Ain't Supposed To"
4. "Dedicate My Song to You"
5. "Long Long Winter"
6. "Somebody Help Me"
7. "Amen" (Mayfield, Johnny Pate)
8. "I Thank Heaven"
9. "Talking About My Baby"
10. "Don't Let it Hide"
11. "I Love You (Yeah)"
12. "I Made a Mistake"

This album was The Impressions' biggest album ever, reaching the Top 10 on both the Billboard Pop and R&B album charts. Its songs have inspired numerous cover versions by other artists, such as the following:

• Keep On Pushing: Ike & Tina Turner, The Black Seeds and numerous others.

• I've Been Trying : Jerry Butler, The Bar-Kays, Archie Bell & The Drells, Phil Collins, Jewel, Pat Kelly , The Heptones, The Hour Glass, The Blues Brothers, Eric Clapton.

• I Made A Mistake Bob Marley & The Wailers

• Amen : Numerous Artists

• Talking About My Baby : Cliff Bennett, Chuck Bernard, The Doc Thomas Group, Bob Marley & The Wailers (as Diamond Baby) .

• Long Long Winter: Bob Marley & The Wailers

Charts

USA - Album

Year	Chart	Peak Position
1965	Black Albums	4
1964	Pop Albums	8

USA - Singles

Year	Song	Chart	Peak Position
1964	Keep On Pushing	Pop Singles	10
1964	Talking About My Baby	Pop Singles	12
1965	Amen	Pop Singles	7
1965	Amen	Black Singles	17
1965	I've Been Trying	Black Singles	35
1965	Long, Long Winter	Black Singles	35

Miscellaneous

• "Keep On Pushing" was used as the theme to Barack Obama's renowned 2004 Democratic National Convention keynote address, when he endorsed John Kerry.

• The album is also particularly noted for its cover: a photo of The Impressions, Curtis, Sam, and Fred, "pushing" the rear end of a Jaguar XKE.

Credits – The Impressions

• Curtis Mayfield- lead vocals, principal songwriter, producer
• Fred Cash- lead and background vocals
• Sam Gooden- lead and background vocals

Orchestra arranged by Johnny Pate.

The album cover is visible between Bob Dylan and Sally Grossman on the Bob Dylan album Bringing It All Back Home.